The Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP announced today that it has entered into national agreements with three mortgage servicers to address past mortgage servicing deficiencies impacting homeowners in bankruptcy. The agreements with Nationstar Mortgage, LLC (Nationstar), U.S. Bank National Association (U.S. Bank), and PNC Bank, NA (PNC) address noncompliance with the Bankruptcy C... More...   $0 (12-08-2020 - DC)

Kansas City, Missouri social security fraud criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with Social Security and bankruptcy fraud.

Carol L. Dille, age 68, was chargred with Social Security and bankruptcy fraud. Dille admitted that she filed an online application for Social Security retirement insurance benefits in September 2013, using the identity – including the name, date ... More...   $0 (11-26-2020 - )

Newark, New Jersey white collar criminal defense lawyers represented Purdue Pharm, L.P., which was charged with conspiracies to defraud the United States by violating the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

“Purdue admitted that it marketed and sold its dangerous opioid products to healthcare providers, even though it had reason to believe those p... More...   $0 (11-24-2020 - NJ)

Miami, Florida health and wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, five counts of health care fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and eleven counts of money laundering.

Sebastian Ahmed, 42, of Delray Beach, Florida, was charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, five co... More...   $0 (11-11-2020 - FL)

Roanoke, Virginian lawyer represented Laura Wright on a bankruptcy fraud theory.

A Roanoke woman, was charged with failing to disclose her family’s ownership stakes in a series of show ponies as part a bankruptcy proceeding.

Laura Wright, 52, admitted to concealing property in relation to a bankruptcy proceeding.

According to court documents, on September 2, 2014, Laura... More...   $0 (11-04-2020 - VA)

Miami, Florida white collar criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, five counts of health care fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and eleven counts of money laundering.

Sebastian Ahmed, 42, of Delray Beach, Florida, was charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, five counts of h... More...   $0 (10-31-2020 - FL)

East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with producing child pornography.

Avery Smartt, Jr. The 43-year-old East St. Louis native was charged with producing child pornography and attempting to tamper with the victim’s testimony before trial. The charges were contained in a two-count superseding indictment filed in August 2020. The original indictment... More...   $0 (10-29-2020 - IL)

Honolulu, Hawaii wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged in connection with a fraudulent mortgage relief scheme.

Anthony T. Williams, 49, of Pineville, Louisiana was charged with wire fraud and mail fraud in connection with a fraudulent mortgage relief scheme. A federal jury convicted Williams on March 3, 2020 of 32 counts of wire fraud and mail fraud after a four... More...   $0 (10-29-2020 - HI)

New York, NY - The United States of America charged Purdue Pharma, L.P. on civil and criminal theories relating to the manufacture and sale of opoids by the Sackler family.

“The abuse and diversion of prescription opioids has contributed to a national tragedy of addiction and deaths, in addition to those caused by illicit street opioids,” said Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen. “... More...   $0 (10-21-2020 - NY)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana bank and wire fraud charged criminal defense lawyer represented Michael Allen Worley.

The United States of America charged Michael Allen Worley, age 60, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with bank fraud and wire fraud.

According to admissions made as part of his guilty plea, Worley executed schemes to defraud both banks and private equity firms by submitting mu... More...   $0 (10-15-2020 - LA)

Tulsa, Oklahoma bankruptcy lawyer represented Courtney Grogan, Successor Trustee of the Joe C Cole Revocable Trust, under trust agreement Dated March 28, 2002. who appealed a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.... More...   $0 (09-30-2020 - OK)

Raleigh, NC - The United States of America charged Anthony Wayne March with wire fraud.

According to court documents, Anthony Wayne March, 49 years old, operated the non-profit 501(c)(3) entity Asset Trader, located in Rolesville, NC, between 2012 to 2015. March represented that Asset Trader offered educational services to professionals and taxpayers in the area of exit planning. Asset ... More...   $0 (08-04-2020 - NC)

Philadelphia, PA - The United States of America charged Scott H. Korn with bankruptcy fraud.

Scott Korn, 57, of Villanova, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, three years of supervised release and a $50,000 fine by United States District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno for false statements and financial fraud.

In August 2019, Korn pleaded guilty to an Indictme... More...   $0 (07-03-2020 - PA)

Plaintiffs Sukru and Gulay Bayramoglu, like many others, sought to modify their
home loan in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis. They eventually succeeded in doing
so in late 2011, obtaining at that time a lower interest rate and a lower monthly payment
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from their loan servicer, Nationstar Mortgage LLC (Nationstar). But, in their view, all
was not well with the loan modi... More...   $0 (07-02-2020 - CA)

A funnel hovered over the American West. Into the large
end went investor dollars and investor dreams. Out the little end
streamed dollars into Las Vegas, where a Nevada intermediary
made loans to Nevada land developers who had high hopes for big
projects. The funnel channeled over $40 million in 2006 and
2007. But remember what happened next: the subprime
meltdown. The inv... More...   $0 (06-11-2020 - CA)