Bank Fraud Law
 
United States of America v. Frank Nappo

Corcord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Rye man Frank Nappo, 56, owned Op4G and Slice market research companies based in New Hampshire and Illinois, respectively. Clients would hire the companies to conduct market research surveys. As part of their business model, Op4G and Slice maintai

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United States of America v. Brent Kovar

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. From late 2017 to July 2021, Brent C. Kovar owned Profit Connect, a Las Vegas-based company that purportedly used artificial intelligence software on a supercomputer to mine cryptocurrency and verify other cryptocurrency

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United States of America v. The Villages Health System LLC (TVH)

Tampa, Florida insurance defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with violation of the False Claims Act. The Villages Health System LLC knowingly submitted false diagnosis codes to increase their payments from the Medicare Advantage program and increase their profits. From 2020 through 2024, TVH violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 2729-3733, by knowingly submitting false

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United Sates of America v. Sierra Werth

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with falsifying money orders in order to embezzle from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Reported by Kent Morlan Sierra Werth, 32, of Quinter issued and voided at least 10 money orders on the same day. She issued

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United States of America v. Daniel Keith McDougal

Cheyenne, Wyoming, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with passing a counterfeit U.S. Treasury check, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Reported by Kent Morlan In January 2023, McDougal and Kennard Bouk trav

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United States of America v. Aaron Kern

St. George, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking of children by force, fraud or coercion in violation of 18 U.S.C.1591, and transportation for prostitution purposes in violation of 18 U.S.C.2421. Reported by Kent Morlan Aaron Kern manipu

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United States of America v. Brent Kovar

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Reported by Kent Morlan From late 2017 to July 2021, Brent C. Kovar owned Profit Connect, a Las Vegas-based

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United States of America v. Marice L. Curry

Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation of False Tax Returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7206(2). Marice Curry, 35, of Fresno, filed more than 50 fraudulent tax returned in 2023. United States Sentencing Commision: Of the 66,662 cases reported to the Commission in fiscal year 2025, 324 involved tax fraud.

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United States of America v. Brittany Hudson

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy and intent to commit fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, fraud by wire in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957, and wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Reported by

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United States of America v. Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir, 34, of Lakeville, Minnesota, participated in a food stamp fraud scheme.

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United States of America v. Holsey Ellinburg, Jr.

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery. A jury convicted him in August 1996. He was sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay $7,567.25 in restitution in November 1996. After his release in 2022, he sued to block the continued enforcement of his restitution order. He argued that the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (“MVRA”)

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United States of America v. Kaheem Archer, Calvin Bent, Christine Ferguson, Lamont Martin, Ajani McChriston, and Chad Reed

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with engaging in a multi-year scheme to steal rental cars worth millions of dollars using stolen credit cards and forged driver’s licenses. They are charged with conspiracy to receive, possess, and dispose of stolen vehicles; conspiracy to commit wire fraud; and aggravated identity theft. Reported by:

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United States of America v. Teresa Palmer

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of bank fraud. From 2014 through December 2022, Teresa Palmer worked as the branch manager of a Credit Union 1 office in Columbus, Indiana. In her role, Palmer had access to customer accounts and was authorized to withdraw funds or issue cashier’s checks when a customer approved a transaction. I

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United States of America v. Kevin Ryan Straw

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charted with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Reported by: Kent Morlan Between 2021 and 2024, Kevin Ryan Straw, 40,, of Lexington, Kentucky served as President of Metropolitan Lodge 32, Fraternal Order of

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United States of America v. Stacy Allen Taylor

Louisivlle, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Reported by: Kent Morlan Stacy Allen Taylor, 59, of Shepherdsville, conspired with others in an international wire fraud scheme to defrau

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United States of America v. Sajju Khatiwada

Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956, and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Reported by: Kent Morlan Sajju Khatiwada, 45, of Frankli

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United States of America v. Tronown Thomas

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Pay and Receive Healthcare Kickbacks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, Healthcare fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1347; and Conspiracy to Launder Money. Reported by: Kent Morlan Tronown T

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United States of America v. Adedayo Fateru, Lisa Farrow, William Atwater, and Victoria Stone

Greensboro, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(h). Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation and the United States Postal Inspection Services (“USPIS”) investigated Adedayo Fateru, a Nigerian citizen and U.S. Permanent Resident, Lisa Farrow, William Atwater, and Victoria S

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United States of America v. Katrina McCant

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341 and aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028 A. Reported by: Kent Morlan Beginning in January 2021, and continuing until December 2021, Katrina

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United States of America v. Maksim Silnikau

Alexandira, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Conspiracy to Commit Offenses Against the Untied States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 471 Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 Reported by: Kent Morlan

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United States of America v. Daryl F. Heller

Allentown, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud in violation of 15 U.S.C. 78j(b) and wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Reported by: Kent Morlan Daryl F. Heller, 56, of Lititz, Pennsylvania, controlled and was the majorit

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United States of America v. William D. Brenner

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and unlawful monetary transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Reported by: Kent Morlan William D. Brenner, age 62, allegedly defrauded an elderly vic

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United States of America v. Clarence Semmon, et al.

Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud banks by depositing stolen checks and withdrawing the funds, The following individuals each pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to a one-count Information charging them with conspiracy to commit bank fraud: Britany Brown, 39, of Phi

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United States of America v. Asante Kwaku Berko

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371 and 3551, engaging in illegal foreign securities exchanged in violation of 15 U.S.C 1 and 3551, laundering monetary instruments in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956, and paying bribes to Ghanaian government officials in connection with the development

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United States of America v. Bermun Deamon McGhee

Birmingham, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to a federally insured institution in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1014, bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344, making false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001, and making unlawful monetary transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Reported by More...   $ (08-07-2026 - AL)

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