Consumer Fraud Law
 
United States of America v. Joshua Lybolt

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer 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 April 2020 until around August 2022, Joshua Lybolt applied for and received $4,950,000 in COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and $41,667 in Paycheck Protec

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United States of America v. Tahnya Hyung Shafer

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. For approximately two years between 2023 and 2025, Tahnya Hyung Shafer, 48, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, stole from her employer using multiple fraudulent schemes, including inflating her paychecks and causing apparently legitimate payments to vendors to be sent to her

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United States of America v. Hasan Korkmaz

San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344. money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957, and identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028. Hasan Korkmaz, the owner and operator of San Diego Logistics Group Inc., a Santee trucking company, admitted that he obtained names, dates of birth, social security

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United States of America v. Brett Blackman

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States by making false statements in connection with health care matters, in violation of 18 U.S.C., 371, attempted to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, and conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371. Reported by:

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United States of America v. Antonio Ross

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represeted the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Antonio Ross and others paid kickbacsk to the former Evanston/Skokie School District 65, Superintendent. The Defendant admitted that he paid kickbacks to District 65’s then-Superintendent, DEVON HORTON, in exchange for Horton’s efforts to steer District 65 contrac

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United States of America v. Cristian Popescu

Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer 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. Cristian Popescu, 46, of Bothell, Washington, claimed to own and operate a Bellevue company called Followone, Inc. Popescu claimed the company had an internet platform that was both an online global marketplace and

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United States of America v. Daejon Labrayae Delenar Love

Portland, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 Daejon Labrayae Love, age 35, from Sacramento, California, represented himself to be a wealthy real estate investor or a current or former NFL playes.

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United States of America v. Joshua Wander

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and securities fraud. Joshua Wander, the founder and former CEO of 777 Partners, a Miami-based investment firm, schemed to defraud the lenders and investors of 777 Partners. As part of his plea, Wamder agreed to forfeit at least $500,000,000 in proceeds from his illegal scheme. Wander, the

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United States of America v. Sarkis Sarkisyan, a.k.a. “Samuel Shaw”

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a series of fraud schemes that caused nearly $5 million in losses to federal COVID 19 relief and small business lending programs. Sarkis Sarkisyan, a.k.a. “Samuel Shaw,” 38, of North Hollywood, fabricated businesses, payrolls, IRS tax forms, and financial records to obtain federally backed

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United States of America v. Mohammed Maio

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

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United States of America v. Judith A. Hetzell

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344. Judtih A. Hetzell, age 64, , the former business manager for a non-profit guardianship agency based in the Western District of Pennsylvania, fraudulently drafted checks against individuals’ bank accounts to which the agency had access as a provider of guardianshi

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United States Of America v. Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu

Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with attempted and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of 18 u.S.C. 1349. Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu, 25, and Harafat Mogaji, 26, both of whom were members of the United States Air Force at the time, attacked business victims across the United States with email “spamming” and phishing campaigns to steal u

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United States of America v. Angela M. Hoover

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Angela M. Hoover, age 46, of Benton, Arkansas, was a certified public accountant, was initially hired as the administrator of a medical clinic located in Central Arkansas. Hoover was eventually promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the clinic.

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United States of America v. Shenghan Jin

East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Shenghan Jin, age 27, a Chinese national, who should have been gone in 2022 was still here in 2025, abused our immigration system and helping fleece a Belleville man of his life savings. The victim is estimated to have lost approximately $2.5 million through c

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United States of America v. Dorothy Barber

Moline, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.1. Dorothy Barber, age 54, of Texas City, Texas, along with others, recruited and assisted other individuals to fraudulently apply for Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. PPP loans were supposed to be used for certain qualifying bus

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United States of America v. Darren Carlyle Sadler

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.\ Darren Carlyle Sadler, age 40, of Sacramento, California, participated in a scheme to fraudulently obtain loans pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was created by the CARES Act to provide financial relief for small businesses during the Covid-19

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United States of America v. Destinee Ruffin

Indianapolis, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of United States Postal Service mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1708. Destinee Ruffin, 29, of Indianapolis, conspired with others to commit bank fraud by stealing checks from the U.S. Mail. Potential victims may include anyone who lived or worked along the Bacon Station route, mailed a paper check b

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United States of America v. Yousif Abdulraouf Alhallaq

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with naturalization fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1425. Yousif Abdulraouf Alhallaq, 47, of Canton, was born in Kuwait and entered the United States on an H1B visa in 2006. In 2011, he filed an application to become a permanent resident of the United States and was approved. Alhallaq began work as an internal medical

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United States of America v. Le Thu

Newark, New Jersey, criminal Defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the federal anti-kickback statute, 18 U.S.C. 371. From May 2014 through April 2017, Le Thu, age 71, of Boston, Massachusetts, participated in a conspiracy in which she received kickbacks from a telemedicine company in exchange for approving hundreds of prescriptions for durable medical equi

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United states of America v. ARC Automotive, Inc.

Knoxville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733. ARC Automovie, Inc allegedly knowingly made false statements in obtaining a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and also when seeking forgiveness of the loan, in violation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”). It is a manufacturer of auto

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United States of America v. American Plastics, L.L.C.

Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733. The False Claims Act (FCA, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733), also known as "Lincoln's Law," is the United States government's primary civil anti-fraud statute. It makes it illegal to knowingly submit, or cause to be submitted, false or fraudulent claims for pa

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United States of America v. Carissa Jordan

Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Carrisa Jordan, age 48, used the personal identifying information of various individuals to submit false Pandemic Unemployment Assistance applications. Jordan had obtained the personal identifying information through social media, with and without the individuals’ k

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United States of America .v Trenikia Lashae Banks

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 271, wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956. Trenikia Lashae Banks, age 42, submitted fraudulent applications for funds through the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds

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State of Texas v. Gheorge-Ciprian Hilitanu, Victor Tecu and Ionut Firan-Alexandrau

Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with engaging in a financial fraud scheme targeting customers at CVS and Walgreens stores across North Texas during July 2025.

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United States of America v. Jonathan Spalletta, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta"

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with computer fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1030B, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956-4999. Jonathan Spalletta, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta" Jonathan Spalletta, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta," age 36, of Rockville, Maryland, engaged in a deceptive series of transactions with

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