Missouri False Pretense Law
 

United States of America v. Briauna Adams

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and more than $3,000,000 in stolen Treasury checks.


A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for her leadership role in two cases that resulted in more t... More...
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United States of America v. Gary Wilds

St. Louis, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Fraudulently Register Vehicles in Missouri.

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison for bribing employees of Missouri motor vehicle license offices to fraudulently register motor vehicles.

Judge Schelp also ordered Gary Wilds, 48, to pay res... More...
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United States of America v. Dontrell A. Powell

Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.

A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy involving 19 defendants and over $1.8 million worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl.

Dontrell A. Powell, 36, was sentenced by U.S. Distric... More...
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United States of America v. Emma M. Cunningham, Jervonz L. Williams

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged who attempted to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint.

Two people who attempted to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint in 2024 have been sentenced to prison for that and other crimes.

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced ... More...
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United States of America v. Gary Wilds

St. Loui, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison for bribing employees of Missouri motor vehicle license offices to fraudulently register motor vehicles.

Judge Schelp also ordered Gary Wilds, 48, to pay restitution of $335,218, including $319,778 to the stat... More...
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Raymond Thompson v. Joshua Cockrell and Robert Gerholdt

St. Louis, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory.

On March 30, 2020, Thompson purchased a 100-year anniversary edition
custom 2003 Harley Davidson trike motorcycle (“motorcycle”) from Nathan Rench
for $5,000. Thompson paid off the two lienholders and gave Rench the remainder.
The parties signed ... More...
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United States of America v. Scott A. Taylor

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money

St. Louis County Fossil Company Operator Admits Disability Fraud




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United States of America v. Darius R. Thomas

Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally illegally possessing a firearm and making a false statement during a firearm purchase.

Springfield Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearms


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United States of America v. Darius R. Thomas

Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm and making a false statement during a firearm purchase

Springfield Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearms


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United States of America v. Anthony M. Alford

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ‘Swatting’ Phone Call That Targeted IRS Employee

KC Man Sentenced to Three Years for ‘Swatting’ Phone Call That Targeted IRS Employee, Led to Lockdown

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United States of America v. Edward James Mitchell Jr., a/k/a Musa Muhammad

St. Louis, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one felony count of bank fraud

St. Louis Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Mortgages Worth More Than $1.2 Million



A man from St. Louis, Missouri on Tuesday admi... More...
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United States of America v. Joelle Fouse

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three felony counts of wire fraud

Former Official of St. Louis County Charity Admits Stealing Nearly $700,000



A former official of a charity that hous... More...
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United States of America v. Joelle Fouse

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzling about $690,000

Former Official of St. Louis County Charity Admits Stealing Nearly $700,000



A former official of a charity that houses adult... More...
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United States of America v. Christopher Lee Carroll

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Pandemic Fraud, Witness Tampering, Clean Air Act Violations

Missouri Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for $3 Million Pandemic Fraud, Witness Tampering, Clean Air Act Violations

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United States of America v. Andres “Manny” Lopez

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Missouri Customer, Others Out of $1.4 Million

Arizona Mechanic Admits Defrauding Missouri Customer, Others Out of $1.4 Million



A purported au... More...
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United States of America v. Prayshana Washington

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently receiving more than $800,000 in Missouri and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act unemployment benefits

Houston Woman Sentenced for $800,000 Covid Fraud Scheme

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United States of America v. Elijah A. Goshert

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Investors in Sports Betting Fund

Man who Defrauded Investors in Sports Betting Fund Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison



Elijah A. Goshert sto... More...
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United States of America v. Charles Welch Jr.

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally obtaining fentanyl from a hospital for his own use.

Osage Beach Nurse Pleads Guilty to Illegally Obtaining Fentanyl from Hospital



An Osage... More...
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United States of America v. James L. McGinnis

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements on a personal tax return.

Co-founder of Medical Charity in St. Joseph Sentenced for $8 Million Fraud Scheme



A co-founder of ... More...
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United States of America v. Michael Sylvara

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Social Security Fraud, Perjury

Ozark Business Owner Sentenced for Social Security Fraud, Perjury



A former Harrisonville, Mo., man has been sentenced ... More...
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United States of America v. Melissa T. Stevenson

St. Louis,. Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one felony count of bank fraud

St. Louis County Woman Sentenced for Obtaining $263,000 in Fraudulent Pandemic Loans



U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel... More...
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United States of America v. Armani Taum


St. Louis, Missouri making false statements to a federal agent.


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United States of America v. Ebens Louis-Loradin

Kansas City, Mo criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud, False Tax Returns

KC Tax Preparer Sentenced for Wire Fraud, False Tax Returns



A Kansas City, Mo., tax preparer was sentenced in federal court t... More...
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United States of America v. Steven Cook

St. Louis, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Falsifying Records

Illinois Bank President Sentenced to Jail for Falsifying Records



The former president of a bank in southern Illinois was sentenced Thursday... More...
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United States of America v. Stacia Wilson

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme

Former Osceola Bank Executive Sentenced for $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme



On May 9, 2024, Stacia Wilson, 60, pleaded guilty to ... More...
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United States of America v. Christopher J. Spencer

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Home Health Care Fraud

St. Louis Man Sentenced for Home Health Care Fraud



U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Tuesday sentenced a man who used his... More...
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United States of America v. Zella Rives

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Helping Her Son Fake a Disability

St. Louis County Woman Sentenced for Helping Her Son Fake a Disability



U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Tue... More...
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United States of America v. Craig Anthony Reynolds


Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $8 Million Fraud Scheme

Co-founder of Medical Charity in St. Joseph Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for $8 Million Fraud Scheme



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Mark Eugene Woodworth v. Kenneth Holshof, et al.

St. Joseph, Missouri civil rights lawyers Robert Brooks Ramsey, Joseph Fredrick Yeckel, and Michele C. Puckett represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants claiming that they violated his civil rights by failing to comply with Brady v. Maryland in the prosecution of criminal charges against him in the Circuit Court, Livingston, Missouri in 1995.

According to the Judge Gaitan:
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State of Missouri v. Claude Mark Woodworth

Chillicothe, Missouri when Defendant Claude Mark Woodwoth was convicted of murder.

The Missouri Court of Appeals described the case as follows:

Mark Woodworth appeals his convictions by a jury of the murder of Catherine Robertson, assault in the first degree on her husband, Lyndel Robertson, burglary and two counts of armed criminal action. He was sentenced, respectively, to con... More...
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United States of America v. Michael Lee Gene Stapleton; Latoya Marie Brown

Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Insurance Fraud Scheme.


Columbia Man, Woman Sentenced in $1.1 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme



Two Columbia, Mo., residents were sentenced in federal court today for their rol... More...
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Shauna Bohlken v. Landmark Hospital of Columbia, L.L.C.

Jefferson City, Missouri qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a False Claims Act violation theory.

The FCA provides that any person who knowingly submits, or causes to submit, false claims to the government is liable for three times the government's damages plus a penalty that is linked to inflation . US DOJ

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Lori Monserrate v. Heartland Regional Medical Center, et al.

St. Joseph, Missouri qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on False Claims Act violation theories.

The FCA provides that any person who knowingly submits, or causes to submit, false claims to the government is liable for three times the government's damages plus a penalty that is linked to inflation . US DOJ

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Connie Curts v. Edgewell Personal Care Company, et al.

Kansas City, Missouri personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a fraud theory.

This case was filed in the Jackson County Circuit Court, 2016-CV17871, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Fraudulent acts, penalties. — 1. A person who shall knowingly make any false or fraudulent statement or representation in or relating to any application for ... More...
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United States of America v. Jose Antonio Soto Herrera

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with misprision of a felony.

"Misprision of a felony is a crime that occurs when a person has knowledge of a felony that has been committed and fails to report it to the authorities. In order to be convicted of misprision of a felony, the person must have:

Knowledge that a felony has been committe... More...
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United States of America v. Justin G. LaMonda

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with making false statements relating to health care matters.

Justin G. LaMonda’s crimes originated after the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts suspended his medical license for 30 days in 2017 after he was accused of engaging in sexual activity with his office manager and prescribing... More...
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United States of America v. Clarissa Pogue and Christina Barrera

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States of America.

Clarissa Pogue, age 40, of DeSoto, Missouri and Christina Barrera, age 64 of St. Louis, Missouri were convicted by a jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in February of one felony count of conspiracy to defraud the Social Security Administration, along wi... More...
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United States of America v. Lynn Eich

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with misleading federal authorities about lead contamination in a Granby, Mo., city park after he was hired to conduct remediation at the site.

Lynn Eich, 65, of Dewitt, Iowa, was accused of misleading federal authorities about lead cotaimination in a Granby, Missouri city park.

Eich’s employer, Enviro... More...
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United States of America v. Anthony Omar Brockman

Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with accepting Kansas City Chiefs playoffs tickets and a new Chevrolet Tahoe in exchange for facilitating a $12.4 million Covid fraud scheme by a Jefferson City, Mo., business owner, as well as a separate fraud scheme to receive unemployment benefits.

Anthony Omar Brockman, 48, who currently resides in Benning... More...
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United States of America v. Bryan C. Perry and Jonathan S. O'Dell

Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiraing to go “to war with border patrol” have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to a conspiracy to murder Border Patrol officers, which ended in a shootout with FBI agents who arrested them on the eve of their planned trip to the United States – Mexico border.

Bryan C. ... More...
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