Grand Rapids, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. On January 23, 2025, officers with the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET), a multijurisdictional narcotics enforcement team working in the Kalamazoo County area, stopped a van carrying over 12 pounds of methamphetamine as it returned from Det

Oxford, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and money laundering. An investigation was begun after the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) received a tip Docterance Atkins, age 32, had committed COVID-19 Fraud. IRS-CI conducted a thorough investigation unveiling Atkins’ scheme. In essence, Atkins recruited unsophisticated individuals in the commun

New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. On or about September 18, 2024, a confidential informant met Gary Feast, age 29, of Metairie, Louisiana, in the courtyard of the Bellemont Apartments in Metairie. Feast then led the infor

Wilmington, Delaware, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of improperly obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for which it was not eligible. PPP was an emergency loan program established by Congress in March 2020 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act and adm

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and crack, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. From in and around December 2021 to in and around March 2023, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, Middlebrook conspired with others to distribute and possess

Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Christian Sturdivant, of Mint Hill, allegedly planned to use knives and hammers to execute a deadly New Year’s Eve attack at a grocery store and a fast food restaurant in support of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has been arrest

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry into the United States after previously been removed. Eleo Francisco Lemus-Moreno, 40, a native and citizen of Honduras admitted that he was in the United States illegally with no valid immigration status and was taken into custody. Subsequent investigation determined that Lemus-Moreno was physical

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a scheme to falsify Country of Origin declarations to avoid Section 301 duties owed on products of Chinese origin. David Guimond, the former Chief Operating Officer of MGI International, LLC was charged by criminal information with engaging in a conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States. In 2021

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtained approximately $177,030 in COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans, along with her codefendant, Timothy Lopez, which they did not qualify for. She was also sentenced to two years’ supervised release and ordered by the court to pay $177,030 in restitution, of which $48,507 is to be

San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with evading more than $109 million in anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, and other duties imposed on quartz surface products, wooden cabinets and vanities, and ceramic tiles manufactured in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and imported into the United States. Xin Mian Pan, 63, of San Francis

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and one count of possession of unregistered firearms. The defendants were charged with one count each of providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and one count of possession of unregistered firearms:

Fayetteville, Arkansas, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a product liability theory. Jamie Frantom sued Waltmart and Midea America Corporation on product liability theories. Midea America Corporation is the U.S. arm of China's global home appliance giant, Midea Group, providing a wide range of affordable, innovative cooling, cooking, laundry, and floor care prod

Milwuakee, Wisconsin qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sue on a False Claims Act Violation theory. The Greenland USA Entities own and develop real estate projects and are part of a large multinational corporation ultimately owned by the Greenland Holding Group Company Limited, a Chinese company with tens of thousands of employees worldwide. In applying for their PPP loans, the Gr

Grand Rapids, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing and intending to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl. During a search of Nazzarie Acoy Carmouche-Heath's Battle Creek, residence in March 2025, officers found over 1 kilogram of fentanyl, two firearms, thousands of dollars of cash, and what appeared to be an area designed to manufacture counterfe

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act. Ceratizit USA LLC (Ceratizit), a Charlotte, North Carolina-based distributor of tungsten carbide products, has agreed to pay $54.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly and improperly failing to pay duties owed on tungsten carbide product

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, by committing crop insurance fraud. Larry Walden, age 69, owned and rented farmland in Barren County, on which he grew burley tobacco, among other crops. He maintained insurance coverage over his tobacco crop from at least 2014 to 2023. For Crop Years 2014 through 2019, Wa

Aberdeen, Mississippi, one count of Wire Fraud, and a separate count of Money Laundering. The investigation began after IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) received a tip Docterance Atkins, 32, had committed COVID-19 Fraud. IRS-CI conducted a thorough investigation unveiling Atkins’ scheme. In essence, Atkins recruited unsophisticated individuals in the community, and convinced them to fraud

Austin, Texas, qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a False Claims Act fraud claim. Dr. Mark Malone, Advanced Pain Care, and related entities have agreed to pay the United States and the State of Texas $13,625,000 to resolve allegations they submitted false claims for urine drug testing to federal and state healthcare programs. The United States will receive $13,590,544.88 and Texas will

Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants with participating in an an expansive bank fraud conspiracy resulting in significant losses to small businesses and community banks in more than a dozen states. Carlos Aquino Sosa, 26 years old, of Honduras, was sentenced to 41 months in prison followed by 1 year of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false federal tax returns. HOLTZ is the owner and chief executive officer of The Holtz Group and was the leader of the fraudulent scheme in which tax preparers at The Holtz Group, including HOLTZ, PELLOT, and SCOTT

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Medicare of $172 million, commit money laundering, and pay kickbacks and bribes in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Neil John Aaron Williamsky, 65, of Marlboro, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit

New York City, New York commercial litigation lawyer represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by falsely certifying that it was eligible for a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan. The PPP, administered by the SBA, was created to assist small businesses nationwide adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations such as MMC were

Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with in a scheme to defraud homeowners in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, said Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. John O’Brien, 28, pleaded guilty on December 10,2025, to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. O’Brien will be sentenced on March 11, 2026. The sentence imposed will be det

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. On December 15, 2025, a truckdriver who operated a “ghost” tax preparation business on the side was sentenced to federal prison for making claims for refunds of false COVID-19 related employment tax credits. Dantavious Jackson, 39, Union City, Georgia, owned and operated a trucking business in Union Ci

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiring to traffic large quantities of cocaine in and around Miami-Dade County and elsewhere in the Southern District of Florida. The eight-count superseding indictment charges the following defendants—each a resident of Miami unless otherwise indicated—with drug trafficking conspiracy and related offenses: B