False Claims Act Law
 
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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Mesquite Asset Recovery Group, LLC, et al. v. City of Mesquite, Texas

Dallas, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in breach of contract theory.

In 2008, Appellants purchased from the City approximately 60.31
acres of land in Mesquite, Texas (the Property), the majority of which sits on
a federally designated flood zone. Appellants also applied for and received
from the City a variance waiving their obligation to obtain a Cond

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United States of America v. Dr. Samuel R. Chacon

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding health care benefit programs

An OB-GYN in Reno made his initial court appearance today for allegedly defrauding health care benefit programs by submitting false claims for unnecessary gynecologic tests and surgical procedures, some resulting in serious medical complications.

According to court

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United States of America v. Raymond Marcellous Blair

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering

A Great Falls man with prior felony convictions who lied about his income and his criminal history to obtain COVID funds was found guilty by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris yeste

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United States of America v. Raymond Marcellous Blair

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering for fraudulent use of COVID funds

A Great Falls man with prior felony convictions who lied about his income and his criminal history to obtain COVID funds was found guilty by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris yesterday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.

Follo

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United States of America v.

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged
with publishing private or identifying information about an individual on the internet with malicious intent

A Santa Monica man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with doxxing – publishing private or identifying information about an individual on the internet with maliciou

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United States of America v. Junn Alan Quinto Coleman

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Hobbs Act Robbery

Junn Alan Quinto Coleman, 35, of Phoenix, was sentenced on September 22, by United States District Judge Sharad H. Desai to 18 years in prison. Coleman previously pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery, a federal crime that prohibits actual or attempted robbery that affects interstate commerce

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Patrick Alston v. AY Logistics, Inc., et al.

Charlotte, North Carolina pro se Plaintiff unsuccessfully attempted to presented himself without the help of a lawyer on prosecuring claims brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42
U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C.
§§ 621 to 634.*

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Thomas L. Ford v. Daniel P. Discroll, Secretary of the Army

Richmond, Virginia, pro se Plaintiff, unsuccessfully attempted to present himself without the help of a lawyer on multiple employment-related claims, including claims brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, the American with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 to 12213, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.

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United States of America v. Demario Covington, a/k/a Booger

Florence, South Carolina, pro se defense without a lawyer represented himself seeking compassionate releasse e pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A).

The Defendant was charged with:

CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE NARCOTICS knowingly did conspire with each other and with others, to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base, c

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United States of America v. Charles Page

Greenville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with use of a
communication facility to facilitate a felony, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), (d).

Under 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), it is a federal crime to knowingly or intentionally use any communication facility to commit, cause, or facilitate the commission of a drug-related felony.

The

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United States of America v. Todd Wilson

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm

Todd Wilson, 52, of Charlestown, Indiana, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.

According to cou

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United States of America v. Keith Davenport III,

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements on federal firearms forms

The leader of a large-scale gun trafficking operation was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 72 months in prison.

Keith Davenport III, 22, of Columbus, and five others were indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2024 for conspiring to commit

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United States of America v. Earl Hardy Morrow

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of heroin with:
possession of child porn and distribution and receipt of child pornography.

Motion to post-conviction relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

(a) A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by Act of Congress claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the

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United States of America v. Christian Lopez-Burgos

Austin, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multiple Armed Robberies in Austin

A Honduran national pleaded guilty in federal court this week to committing multiple armed robberies.

According to court documents, on Dec. 31, 2023, Christian Lopez-Burgos, 27, used a black-over-tan pistol during an attempted robbery of a fast-food restaurant on Inter

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State of New York v. Desean Mayat

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Placing a False Bomb or Hazardous Substance in the First Degree and Making a Threat of Mass Harm.

“As alleged, Desean Maryat placed an imitation pipe bomb that forced police to clear the Crossroads of the World for more than an hour on a busy Monday morning,” said District Attorney Bragg. “He spe

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George Santos v. James C. Kimmel, et al.

New York City, New York, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a copyright violation theory.

In a copyright action, the affirmative defense of fair use “excuses what
might otherwise be considered infringing behavior, allowing courts to avoid
rigid application of the Copyright Act when it would stifle the very creativity the4
Act is meant to promote.”

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United States of America v. Bill Dessaps

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of money laundering, and one count of bank fraud

An Easton man was convicted today, following an eight-day trial of using Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds to secretly purchase a home in the name of a close relative.

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United States of America v. Antonio Gasillas-Montero, a/k/a Stone City Kennel

San Juan, Puerto Rico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts under the Animal WelfareAct ("AWA"): one count for conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act and two counts for possession of dogs for use in an animal fighting venture.

For 35 years, Casillas operated Stone City Kennel, where he and at least one co-conspirator bred and trained
dogs

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Lashonda Peeples v. National Data Research, Inc. and Background Information Group, LLC d/b/a Integrascan, et al.

Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.

In 2021, Lashonda Peeples applied to a pre-medical program at the
American International College of Arts and Sciences – Antigua
(“AICASA”) for which prospective students had to submit a crimi-
nal background report. AICASA required that the backgro

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State of Oklahoma v. B.D.F.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: FFP, OBTAINING MONEY BY TRICK OR DECEPTION, in violation of 21 O.S. 1500-1545,1550.42,1631-1674
Date of Offense: 05/31/2018
FREY, BEDAH DONALD
Disposed: DISMISSED, 09/17/2025. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: OBTAINING MONEY BY TRICK

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State of Texas v. Angel Hinojo

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Angel Hinojos, 23, was found guilty of one count of murder, a first-degree
felony. Hinojos shot at his aunt and uncle, Maria and Jesus Lopez, on May 29, 2022, outside the
Jalisco Cafe in the Segundo Barrio neighborhood of South El Paso. Maria Lopez was wounded,
but survived. Jes

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State of Texas v. Christian Moreno and Abilene Schnieder

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter.

On February 24, 2023, Ramon Najera and his wife, Juanita Najera, were viciously attacked by two pit bulls owned by the Christian Moreno and Abilene Schnieder. This occurred while Mr. and Mrs. Najera were running an errand near the defendants’ residence. The unprovoked attack was the direct r

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State of Florida v. Ohad Fiserman

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual battery.

Ohad Fisherman was charged with one count of Sexual Battery/Multiple Perpetrators as a principal, in that he aided and assisted Oren and Alon Alexander to commit sexual batteries on M.W. nearly nine years ago.

As in all prosecutions, after the filing of charges, we continued to investig

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