Bankruptcy Law
 
Re: Brent Morgan and Summit Development and Lending Group

Salt Lake City, Utah bankruptcy lawyer represented bankruptcy appealing from a judgment of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah.... More...   $0 (11-24-2021 - UT)

United States of America v. Bruce H. Matson

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with obstructing an official proceeding in connection with his attempts to thwart an investigation into his own fraudulent conduct as a bankruptcy trustee.

Bruce H. Matson, 64, misled the U.S. Trustee’s Office in 2019 when he made false statements in response to allegations that he misappropriated funds as a court-... More...
   $0 (11-22-2021 - VA)

United States of America v. LUCIANO VEGA-MARTÍNEZ, aka Lucio; RENÉ GARAY-RODRÍGUEZ, aka Gary

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with charged with mail fraud and violations of section 1 of the Sherman Act.



In 2013, Vega-Martínez, Garay-Rodríguez, and their codefendants owned competing bus companies that sought to provide
busing for low-income students from Caguas to public schools... More...
   $0 (11-22-2021 - MA)

United States of America, ex rel Roberto Romero v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans (Archdiocese of New Orleans) has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims for payment to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the repair or replacement of certain facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The settlement, whic... More...   $0 (11-16-2021 - LA)

LEONARD E. HUTCHINSON; SONYA C. HUTCHINSON v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; JAMES SALVEN, Chapter 7 Trustee

San Francisco, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented Plaintiffs-Appellants with affirming the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s decision affirming the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of Chapter 7 debtors’ adversary complaint concerning tax liens charge.



In 2011, the IRS recorded liens for unpaid taxes, interest,
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United States of America v. Susan Bala

St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with federal gambling and money laundering chargers. Bala now petitions for a certificate of innocence, the statutory prerequisite to an action in the Court of Federal Claims seeking damages from the government for wrongful imprisonment



In United States v. ... More...
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Arcangelo Capozzolo v. Grow America Fund, Inc.

Buffalo, New York bankruptcy lawyer represented Appellant who appealed a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York.... More...   $0 (10-26-2021 - NY)

JOHN H. CARNEY v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

New Orleans, LA - Tax Debt lawyer represented Appellant with challenging the validity of tax deficiency claims made against him by the Internal Revenue Service.



Carney, an attorney licensed to practice in Texas,
participated as a limited partner in the Cinema ‘84 and Cinema
‘85 limited partnerships (the Cinema... More...
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STEVEN M. HICKMAN; GINA L. HICKMAN versus STATE OF TEXAS

New Orleans, LA - Bail Bond lawyer represented Appellees with arguing that a bail bond forfeitures is not dischargeable.



For nearly ten years, Gina Lynn Hickman (“Hickman”) owned and
operated a bail bonding business in Tarrant County, Texas. She
served as a surety on criminal bail bonds; when a criminal
de... More...
   $0 (10-23-2021 - LA)

In re: Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin

Los Angeles, CA: Bankruptcy lawyer represented appellant who filed a notice of appeal in a bankruptcy matter.

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   $0 (10-19-2021 - CA)

United States of America v. VICKRAM BEDI and DATALINK COMPUTER PRODUCTS, INC.

New York, NY - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with
arguing that the Government may not use the procedures of the FDCPA to collect the unpaid wages charge.



This appeal turns on a question of statutory interpretation:
whether the FDCPA authorizes the United States to collect on an
administrati... More...
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United States of America v. Joseph A. Kostelecky

Bismarck, ND: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant who was charged with fraud.

oseph A. Kostelecky, 60, of Dickinson, admitted that he engaged in a scheme to defraud while serving as the highest-ranking U.S. executive of Poseidon Concepts Corporation (Poseidon) from approximately November 2011 to December 2012. Kostelecky admitted that, in his role, he caused Poseidon to falsely ... More...
   $0 (10-13-2021 - ND)

In re Debtor: Ardeshir Farokhirad and Fariba Farokhirad

Santa Ana, CA: Bankruptcy lawyer represented appellants who filed a notice of appeal in a bankruptcy matter.... More...   $0 (10-04-2021 - CA)

In re Debtor: Bruce Elieff

Santa Ana, CA: Bankruptcy lawyer represented appellant in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding who appealed and adverse decision.... More...   $0 (09-22-2021 - CA)

United States of America v. Jonathon Edward Warren; Antonio Enrique Martinez

New Orleans, LA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with multiple federal
charges for their roles in a telemarketing timeshare-exit scam that bilked millions from owners.



This case involves the “heat pitch,” a high-pressure scheme to
defraud those hoping to extricate themselves. Telemarketers fro... More...
   $0 (09-20-2021 - LA)

United States of America v. Mary Cossey

Hammond, IN: Bankruptcy fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Mary Cossey, age 54, of Munster, Indiana, who engaged in a scheme to defraud the Chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee and her creditors in order to take advantage of the benefits of bankruptcy—including the imposition of a stay on collection and elimination of debts—without making the financial sacrifices required under Chap... More...   $0 (09-06-2021 - IN)

United States of America v. Connections Community Support Programs, Inc.

Wilmington, DE: False Claims Act Qui Tam lawyers represented the United States claiming that Connections Community Support Programs, Inc. alleging health care fraud arising under the federal False Claims Act and violations of the Controlled Substances Act. Prior to the sale of its assets in bankruptcy, CCSP provided a variety of mental health and addiction treatment services at numerous locations... More...   $15000000 (09-02-2021 - DE)

United States of America v. Seth A. Bernstein

Miami, FL: Seth A. Bernstein, the owner of jet charter company All in Jets LLC dba JetReady, located in Florida, was accused of misappropriating Payment Protection Program (PPP) loan proceeds for his personal use. JetReady is a jet charter operator with its principal place of business in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The United States alleged that Bernstein, on behalf of JetReady, applied fo... More...
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United States of America v. Kevin O. Johnson

Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bankruptcy fraud.

Kevin O. Johnson, also known as “K.O. Johnson,” 55, of Sycamore, Ill., was convicted Friday on four counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of making a false entry in a document in a bankruptcy proceeding, one count of withholding records from the Bankruptcy Trustee, and one count of concealm... More...
   $0 (08-16-2021 - IL)

In re: Purdue Pharma

New York, New York bankruptcy lawyers represented petitioner which filed for bankruptcy protection from its creditors. It is estimated that 500,000 Americans died as a result of Purdue Pharma's sale of OxyContin and other opioid painkillers.... More...   $0 (08-12-2021 - NY)

United States of America v. JOSEPH MALDONADO-PASSAGE, a/k/a Joseph Allen Maldonado, a/k/a Joseph Allen Schreibvogel, a/k/a Joe Exotic

Denver, CO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with twenty-one counts, most for wildlife crimes, but two for using interstate facilities in the commission of his murder-for-hire plots charges.



Joseph Maldonado-Passage goes by many names: The Tiger King, Joe Exotic,
and Joe Gone Wild to name a few—all a... More...
   $0 (08-10-2021 - CO)

LOCAL 705 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS PENSION FUND v. ANTHONY PITELLO and PAT PITELLO

Chicago, IL - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) lawyer represented Defendants-Appellants with a unfunded vested benefits claim.



In 2000, Anthony and Pat Pitello purchased the property
at 2035 N. 15th Avenue, Melrose Park, Illinois (“Melrose Park
Property”) with their father, Pat M. Pitello. Gradei’... More...
   $0 (07-28-2021 - IL)

Richard Gore Betty Tayor, et al.

¶1 The dispositive issue presented for review in this abuse of process action filed by the counterclaimants is whether the third-party plaintiff's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence should have been sustained and a verdict directed for the third-party plaintiff.

¶2 We answer in the affirmative and reverse the judgment appealed.

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¶3 Underlying the lawsuit - ... More...
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TRACY CONLEY v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Milwaukee, WI - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant or his participation in a “fake stash house” sting charge.



Our opinion affirming Conley’s convictions on direct ap‐
peal sets out the facts of his case. United States v. Conley, 875
F.3d 391 (7th Cir. 2017). Here we focus on the facts relevant to
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United States of America v. Bruce H. Matson

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with obstructing an official proceeding in connection with his attempts to thwart a 2019 investigation into his own fraudulent conduct as a bankruptcy trustee.

According to court documents, Bruce H. Matson, 64, misled the U.S. Trustee’s Office in 2019 when he made false statements in response to allegations that he... More...
   $0 (07-23-2021 - VA)

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