Arizona Fraud Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ivan Wilbur Seales </h2> </center>
Tucson, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Ivan Wilbur Seales, 58, a resident of New York and citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, laundered nearly $1 million in proceeds for a fraud scheme network that preyed on elderly victims from around the country, including Arizona. Seales kept a portion of the ill-gotten... More...
$ (11-10-2026 - AZ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mohammed Maio </h2> </center>
Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire and Bank Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, Bank Fraud, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Materially False Statement During the Acquisition of a Firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Mohammed Maio, 44, of Phoenix, conspired to fraudulently obtain and misuse multiple Payc... More...
$ (10-15-2026 - AZ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rita Ntusa Anagho </h2> </center>
Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/118050/jason-lamm/" target="_new">Jason Lamm</a> represented the Defendant charged with Medicaid fraud. Rita Ntusa Anagho, 54, of San Tan Valley, Arizona, fraudulently billed Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $69 million in less than one year for addiction treatment therapy. Anagho owned and operated Tus... More...
$ (09-17-2026 - AZ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Thvoughn Lynden Curry and Alexis Daneen Curry </h2> </center>
Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit health Care Fraud. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Thvoughn Lynden Curry and Alexis Daneen Curry defrauded AHCCCS through “1 Family Clinic, LLC,” their purported outpatient behavioral h... More...
$ (06-09-2026 - AZ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Charles Lewis Davis </h2> </center>
Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with fraud and making false statements. Reported by Kent Morlan Charles Lewis Davis, age 33, was accused of making false statements on his tax returns. Davis owns and operates Forever Investments LLC, a social media entity that posts videos involving Davis to YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, among other social media ... More...
$ (05-20-2026 - AZ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mughith Faisal <h2> </center>
Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Mughith Faisal, age 29, of Glendale, Arizona, enaged in a sophisticated fraud scheme against Amazon. Abdullah Alwan, 28, of Surprise, Arizona, was an employee of Amazon working in the company’s logistics division. After leaving the company in 2021, Alwan used his knowledge of Amazon's proprietar... More...
$ (03-08-2026 - AZ)United States of America v. Thvoughn Lynden Curry and Alexis Daneen Curry
Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Thvoughn Lynden Curry, age 34, and Alexis Daneen Curry, age 34, were accused of ne count of Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud, three counts of Health Care Fraud, and eight counts of Transactional Money Laundering. the Currys defrauded AHCCCS through “1 Family Clinic, LLC,” their purported outpat... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - AZ)<H2> United States of America v. Shawntavia Maloney
Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.... More...
$0 (11-18-2025 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Betty Nora Anderson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, and Falsification of Records in a Bankruptcy Proceeding. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Phoenix Woman Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Narcotics Trafficking and Bankruptcy Fraud </h2></cen... More...
$0 (05-23-2025 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Corie M. Boyer </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Bookkeeper Accused of Embezzling At Least $400,000 From Church</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A former parish se... More...
$0 (03-14-2025 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Ahmed Maqbul Syed </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Launder Fraudulent Proceeds </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Participants in "Tech Support†Scheme Charged with Conspiracy to Launder Fraudulent Proceeds</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <b... More...
$0 (12-30-2024 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Briarwood Country Club, Inc. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Country Club to Pay Over $630,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program Loan</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cente... More...
$0 (11-13-2024 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Freddie Lee Davis III </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Oakland, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud And Identity Theft </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> East Bay Man Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Fraud And Identity Theft</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Freddie Lee Davis III, who pleaded guilty to... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Linh Cao Nguyen, M.D. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Arizona Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Linh Cao Nguyen, M.D., 51, of Peoria, was sentenced by United States District ... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Likishe Jhanell Kelly; Antoinette Coleman; Christine Boston </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on Behalf of Ineligible Persons </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three Individuals Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on Behalf of Ineligible Person... More...
$0 (09-19-2024 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Maurice Fitzgerald Alexander, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking Charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sex Offender Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Earlier this year, Maurice Fitzgerald Alexander, Jr., 33,... More...
$0 (08-19-2024 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Diana Marie Moore </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Exploiting the American Indian Health Plan </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mesa Business Owner Who Exploited the American Indian Health Plan Sentenced to Over 5 Years for AHCCCS Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> D... More...
$21730674 (08-23-2024 - AZ)United States of America v. Jesus Anibal Celaya-Gonzalez
<h2><br> Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with re-entry of removed alien in violation of 8 U.S.c. 1325(a)(1).<br> </h2><br> <br> (a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts<br> <br> Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated ... More...
$0 (06-28-2024 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Nidal Awawdah, aka Kifah Dalia </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Scheme to Defraud Refugees </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Tucson Resident Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Defraud Refugees</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Nidal Awawdah, aka Kifah Dalia, 34, of Bakersfield, ... More...
$0 (06-20-2024 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Victoria Totten </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Efthymois&l=Katsarelis&i=141924&z=85701" target="_new">Efthymios Stefanos Katsarelis</a> represented the Defendant charged with </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> <b>Former Arizona Licensed Insurance Agent Sentenced to Prison f... More...
$0 (05-18-2024 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. David Allen Harbour </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Investment Fraud. </b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> David Allen Harbour, 50, of Scottsdale, was sentenced to eight years in prison. After a five-week trial, a jury convicted Harbour of crimes involving wire fraud and transactional money laundering on March 2, 20... More...
$0 (02-02-2024 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Whitney Adams </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Tucson, Arizona Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant for Money Laundering Role in Online Scams</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> – Whitney Adams, 27, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay over $1 million in restitution to 17 vi... More...
$0 (01-09-2024 - AZ)<h1> United States of America v. Corleen Ladawn Thompson </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Tucson, Arizona Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant on a Fraudulent Tax Return Scheme Nets Prison Term</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> On Jan. 16, 2013, Corleen Ladawn Thompson, 36, of Casa Grande, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collinsto 37 months in federal prison and was ordered to pay $403,002.00 in ... More...
$0 (01-14-2024 - AZ)United States of America v. Daniel Bahena Ortiz
Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation 18 U.S.C. 371, which provides:<br> <br> <br> <br> If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to ef... More...
$0 (11-08-2023 - AZ)United States of America v. Patrick Green
Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> Patrick Green, 48, of Longview, Texas, was the final co-conspirator to be sentenced in this case. Jonathan Blake, 30, of Tucson, Arizona, and Bethany Helene Green, 46, of Longview, Texas, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in this case. In early August, Judge Hinderaker sentence... More...
$0 (09-07-2023 - AZ)United States of America v. Willie Mitchell, aka Blu Mitchell, Sean Swaringer, Kimberly Coleman, and Jason Coleman
Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in a scheme to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, a federal loan initiative designed to help businesses pay their employees and meet expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. <br> <br> Willie Mitchell, Sean Swaringer, Kimberly Coleman, and Jason Coleman pleaded guilty ... More...
$0 (06-08-2023 - AZ)United States of Solomon Ekunke Okpe
Phoenix, Arizona financial fraud scam criminal defense lawyer represent Defendant.<br> <br> Between December 2011 and January 2017, Solomon Ekunke Okpe, 31, of Lagos, and his co-conspirators devised and executed business email compromise (BEC), work-from-home, check-cashing, romance, and credit card scams that targeted unsuspecting individuals, banks, and businesses in the United States and elsewh... More...
$0 (03-24-2023 - AZ)Daniel McDonald v. Southwest Auto Sales and Finance LLC, et al.
Phoenix, Arizona consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a Federal Odometer Act violation theory under 49 U.S.C. 32710<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Phoenix_AZ_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Phoenix, Arizona"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Phoenix, Arizona</a><br> <P><br> <a fo... More...
$1 (02-17-2023 - AZ)United States of America v. Anthony Henry Williams
Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with one count of Conspiracy, seven counts of False Claims to the IRS, eight counts of Money Laundering, and one count of Mail Fraud. <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/arizona/news/phoenix/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Phoenix</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> ... More...
$0 (01-20-2023 - AZ)United States of America v. Joshua Russell
Phoenix, Arizona criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with sending threatening communications to an election official with the Arizona Secretary of State's Office.<br> <br> On or about Aug. 2, Joshua Russell, 44, of Bucyrus, allegedly left the following voicemail for an election official with the Arizona Secretary of State's Office (Victim‑1): "This message is for traitor [Vict... More...
$0 (12-14-2022 - AZ)United States of America v. Michael Feinberg and Betsy Feinberg
Tucson, Arizona criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with securities and wire fraud.<br> <br> Michael and Betsy Feinberg operated Catharon Software Corporation as husband and wife. The Feinbergs claimed they had produced revolutionary software called VDelta that would generate enormous returns for investors and philanthropists. For almost 15 years, the Feinbergs lured investors with f... More...
$0 (11-21-2022 - AZ)Kari Lake, et al. v. Katie Hobbs, et al. </center
Phoenix, Arizona civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiffs allege that the United States' transition to electronic systems and computer technology for voting has "created unjustified new risks of hacking, election tampering, and electronic voting fraud.†(Doc. 3, First Amended Complai... More...
$0 (08-26-2022 - AZ)State of Arizona v. Christopher Clements
Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with theft, second degree burglary and fraud.<br> <br> Christopher Clements was charged burglary in connection with the deaths of 13-year-old Maribel Gonzalez and 6-year-old Isabel Celis.<br> <br> Defendant's DNA was linked to the remains of Maribel Gonzalez which Defendant helped them find.... More...
$0 (06-07-2022 - AZ)United States of America v. Sarah Nicole Kelley,
Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud and 8 counts of money laundering by a federal jury in October 2021.<br> <br> Sarah Nicole Kelley, 41, of Coolidge, Arizona defrauded a family friend out of $185,000 in savings. Kelley, a former real estate agent, convinced the victim to invest in a real estate project and send additional money for a short-term ... More...
$0 (04-25-2022 - az)United States of America v. Michael Feinberg and Betsy Feinberg </h2> </center>
Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fraud.<br> <br> Michael Feinberg, age 73, and Betsy Feinberg, age 80, both from Tucson, operated Catharon Software Corporation as husband and wife. The Feinbergs claimed to have produced revolutionary software called VDelta that would generate enormous returns for investors and philanthropists. For almost 15 years, the coup... More...
$0 (04-08-2022 - AZ)United States of America v. Koreasa M. Williams
Tucson, Arizona criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> Koreasa M. Williams, 46, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 51 months in prison. Williams previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud.<br> <br> In her guilty plea, Williams, a licensed insurance agent, admitted that she devised a scheme to defraud nine annuity cl... More...
$0 (12-20-2021 - AZ)United States of America v. Joseph Andre Batts
Tucson, Arizona criminal defense attorney represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud.<br> <br> Joseph Andre Batts, 44, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, was indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud.<br> <br> Between 2013 and 2018, Batts participated in a scheme where Jamaica... More...
$0 (11-17-2021 - AZ)Bruce P. Kingsley, ex rel. United States of America v. Neurosurgical Associates, LTD and Dignity Health, d/b/a St. Joseph’s Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona False Claims Act lawyers represented Neurosurgical Associates, LTD and Dignity Health, d/b/a St. Joseph's Hospital, which were accused of violating the Act.<br> <br> Neurosurgical Associates, LTD and Dignity Health, d/b/a St. Joseph's Hospital, agreed to pay $10 million to resolve civil allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA).<br> <br> Dignity Health is o... More...
$0 (05-09-2021 - AZ)United States of America v. Omar Stephenson
Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.<br> <br> Omar Stephenson, 32, a Jamaican-born man living in Snellville, Georgia, was charged, along with four co-defendants who have been charged, in connection with a lottery fraud scheme. <br> <br> Starting in 2015 through mid-2019, Stephenson participated in a scheme where Jamaican-... More...
$0 (04-29-2021 - AZ)United States of America v. Frances Jones
Tucson, Arizona health care fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Frances Jones, 52, of Chandler, Arizona, who was charged with health care fraud.<br> <br> Jones, a licensed Medicare provider of durable medical equipment and the owner and operator of Oxicheck Northwest, admitted that she fraudulently billed Medicare between 2011 and March 2018 for durable medical equipment th... More...
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