False Claims Act Law
 
United States of America v. Carlos A Lopez, Barrett R. Howell

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Unauthorized Disposal of Government Records

Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today the filing of a bill of information in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, charging former federal prosecutor CARLOS A. LOPEZ (“LOPEZ”),

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United States of America v. Matthew Alan Stacy

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two federal drug counts under the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.

This criminal case arose from Matthew Allen Stacy’s use of a two-entity business structure to help his clients circumvent
Oklahoma’s medical-marijuana laws. In 2018, Oklahoma legalized the possession, growth,

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United States of America v. Juan Carmen Padron Mendez and Juan Carlos

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with choking federal agent

Between Sept. 19-25, a total of 511 individuals have been charged in immigration and related matters as part of ongoing enforcement actions along the South Texas border, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Among those are 180 people charged with illegally reentering the

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State of Idaho v. Robin Lee Row

Boise, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder.

Robin Lee Row was sentenced to death in 1993 for murdering her husband and two
children in their sleep on February 10, 1992. Over the next 30 years, Row filed five petitions for
post-conviction relief in state court and two federal habeas corpus claims, all of which were
unsuccessful.

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United States of America v. Kamal Khalid, Fnu Shahrukh

Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy and conspiracy and securities fraud and odometer rollback scheme.

Chief Judge George L. Russell, III, sentenced Kamal Khalid, 44, of Pasadena, Maryland, to 36 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he pled guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud stemmi

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United States of America v. Gabriel Cowan Metcalf

Billing, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violation of the Gun-Free School Zones Act, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2)(A),

Gabriel Cowan Metcalf lives in Billings, Montana,
across the street from a public elementary school. For
several days in August 2023—before the schoolyear
started—Metcalf patrolled outside his home with a shotgun,
incl

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Christina St. Clair v. County of Okanogan and Isaiah Holloway

Spokane, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory
under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

Christina St. Clair brough claims against Okanogan County Sheriff Deputy Isaiah Holloway and his employer, Okanogan County, based on Holloway’s sexual misconduct. St. Clair alleges constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a violation of the Washington

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United States of America v. Crandall Speights

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with filing false claims on government benefit programs

U.S. Attorney Julianne E. Murray of the District of Delaware announced today that a Wilmington man was sentenced on September 18, 2025, to 70 months in prison for amassing over $900,000 in fraudulent proceeds through multiple fraud schemes over the course

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Sherry H. Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center, et al.

Portland, Oregon, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination theory.

Sherry M. Detwiler worked as a Privacy Officer and the Director of Health Information for Defendant-Appellee
Mid-Columbia Medical Center (“MCMC”), a hospital in The Dalles, Oregon, from September 14, 2020, through
December 20, 2021. In her own words, Detwiler is a practicing

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Judah Rosenwald, et al. v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation

San Francisco, California, consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on class action theory.

Plaintiffs allege that they purchased Kleenex Germ Removal Wet Wipes. They sued Kimberly-Clark in August
2022, claiming that the wipes’ labels misled them into believing that the wipes contained germicides, not just soaps, and would kill germs, not just wipe them away. The district cou

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United States of America v. James Michael Wells

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murdering two co-workers at a U.S.
Coast Guard maintenance facility.

This case concerns the extent to which the funds in a federal retirement savings account, known as a Thrift
Savings Plan (“TSP”) account,1 are available to compensate crime victims under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act

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United States of America v. Andrew Do

Newark, N.J. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Billing Practices and Kickbacks

An Orange County, California resident entered into settlement agreements with the United States resolving allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks in exchange for the referral of certain prescriptions, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorne

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Brandon King v. United Parcel Service, et al.

Des Moines, Iowa, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued job discrimination theory.

Brandon King ended up in federal court because he did not want to work on
Saturdays. The district court1 denied his motion to remand the case to state court
and granted judgment on the pleadings to his employer, United Parcel Service, Inc.

Not all UPS drivers follow the s

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Anushka Bubey, et al. v. Department of Homeland Security

Chicago, Illinois, immigration lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking review of adverse administrative decisions made by HHS.

Five citizens of India, who came to the United States as students with F-1 visas, returned home for short periods and sought reentry. Officials at the air- ports where they arrived revoked their visas. The officials ordered expedited removal with respect to fou

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United States of America v. Robert Orvaets

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felon in possession of fiarearm and ammunition.

Robert Oravets committed a series of serious felonies. He claims that the Second Amendment nonetheless protects his right to possess a firearm.

Six years ago, Ohio indicted Oravets on two counts of drug trafficking with a firearm. Prosecutors dropped the

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Julie A. Tamm and Rosannea M. Przybylski v. Milan Nerad

Grand Rapids, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued Count I—First Amendment Retaliation (42 U.S.C. § 1983) (official and personal capacity); Count II—Llewellyn Preemption (state-law claim); Count III— Reasonableness Challenge – Square Lake (state-law claim); Count IV—Selective Enforcement Equal Protection) (§ 1983) (official and personal capacity); Count V

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Thomas Michael Smith and Monaleto Sneed v. P.A.M. Transports, Inc.

Nashville, Tennessee, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a 42 U.S.C. § 2000e adn Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA) violation theories.

Plaintiffs Thomas Michael Smith and Monaleto Sneed brought this action against their former employer, P.A.M. Transport, Inc. (“P.A.M. Transport”), under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.; 42 U.S.C.

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United States of America, et al. v. Amazon, Inc.

Seattle, Washington, commercial litigation lawyers represented Amazon accused of consumer fraud and abuse.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the states and territories of New York,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode
Island, Vermont, an

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United States of America v. Michael Palleschi

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Accounting Fraud

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that MICHAEL PALLESCHI, the former chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FTE Networks, Inc. (“FTE”), was sentenced today to 12 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon for leading a year

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United States of America v. Allen Brown

Augusta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy

On September 25, 2025, a Richmond County man who operated a “ghost” tax preparation business in Augusta, Georgia, has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for defrauding the IRS.

Allen Brown, 41, of Augusta, Georgia, was sentenced to 46 months in prison

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United States of America v. James Wiley Kelley, Jr.

Tallahassee, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act weapon, possession of a machinegun, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.

James Wiley Kelley, Jr., 50, of Altha, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act weapon, posse

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United States of America v. Blake Richard Hoover

Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Arson Of Jewish Center

United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the issuance of a complaint and arrest warrant charging Blake Richard Hoover (31, Punta Gorda) with arson. If convicted on all counts, Hoover faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison.

Accor

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Janice Hughes Barners, et al. v. Roberto Felix, Jr., et al.

Houston, Texas, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a excessive force wrongful death civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

Ashtian Barners was shot and killed by Officer Roberto Felix, Jr. during a traffic stop.

Barnes’s parents sued Felix and Harris County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.5 The district court granted summary judgment on the
p

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Abraham Watkins Nicholas Agosto Aziz & Strogner v. Edward Festeryga

Houston, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in tort theories.

Abraham Watkins Nichols Agosto Aziz & Stogner, a Texas law firm, sued its former associate, Edward Festeryga, in Texas state court for various state-law torts. The firm secured a temporary restraining order and moved for expedited discovery to obtain communications and documents in Festeryga’s possession.

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United States of America v. Celia Ignacia Esquivel-Bataz

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry after deportation following conviction of a felony offense.

Esquivel-Bataz, a citizen and national of Mexico, was convicted in
2011 of making a false statement to obtain credit. She was subsequently
deported in May 2012. In April 2025, United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE)

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