False Claims Act Law
 
State of Oklahoma v Matthew Paul Cazes

Newkirk, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 1. DOMESTIC ASSAULT, BATTERY, OR A&B WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON (FEL) 2. ASSAULT, BATTERY, OR ASSAULT AND BATTERY W/DANGEROUS WEAPON (FEL) Under Oklahoma law (21 O.S. § 644(D)(1)), domestic assault, battery, or assault and battery with a dangerous weapon is a felony charge involving an assault or batter

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State of Oklahoma v. J.Z.H.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony pointing a firearm, in violation of 21 O.S. 1289.16, which provides: A. It shall be lawful to point a firearm, knife, or any other deadly weapon at another person or persons by: 1. A person who can legally own or possess a weapon pursuant to the provisions of Section 1272 of this title: a. during an act

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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Miland Attai

Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f malicious wounding and use of a firearm after injuring a man in a road rage shooting. Miland Attai, age 26, was accused of shooting that injured Baffour Frimpong, 26, in May, 2026. Virginia's malicious wounding law under Virginia Code § 18.2-51 makes it a serious felony to maliciously shoot, stab, cut, wo

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United States of America v. Frank Michael Rodgers

Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stole ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Frank Michael Rodgers, Jr., age 50, of Montvale, Virginia, was employed by Big Boyz Guns (BBG), a federally licensed firearms dealer in Botetourt County, from approximately August 19, 2020, through February 15, 2025. Beginning as early as August 2021, Rodgers engag

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United States of America v. Violetta Mailyan

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and attempted obstruction of criminal investigations of health care offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1518. Dr. Violetta Mailyan, age 45, of Glendale, California ran an enormous fraud operation through her Healthy Way Medical Center Clinic, , submitting fraudulen

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United States of America v. Jald Jensen

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. om violation of 15 U.S.C.78, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Jald Jensen, age 73, was a regional sales manager for BizJet, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG, which provides aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services. During

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United States of America v. Johnny Barros Branado

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements on a temporary emergency passport application. Brandao applied for this replacement passport at the U.S. Embassy in Senegal after he fled Cape Verde, where he was facing two homicide charges. The government's theory was that Brandao, an American citizen, faced serious charges in Cape

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State of New Mexico v. Matt Martinez

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with voyeurism, in violation of New Mexico Statutes Section 30-9-20 defines voyeurism as intentionally viewing or recording the intimate areas of an unconsenting person without their knowledge in a private space or anywhere with a reasonable expectation of privacy. Definition and Prohibited Acts Under New Mexic

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United States of America v. Sophie Dufort

Ocala, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341, conspiracy to defraud the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371, and payment of illegal kickbacks, in violation of 42 U.S.C. 1320. Sophie Dufort, age 57, or Gainesville, Florida, , conspired with Paula Pirone, 70, of Ocala, Florida, and others to

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State of Florida v. Anthony Rivers III

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with eleven counts of 1 counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a delinquent. Anthony Rivers III, age 15, shot eleven people after a college football game in Tallahassee, Florida. Rivers will be tired as an adult and not a juvenile. Florida attempted second-degree mu

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New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime, in violation of 18 USC 249. Scott Schunzel, age 33, stabbed a black female victim (the “Victim”) with a knife because of her actual and perceived race and color while the Victim was standing next to a parked fruit truck. The Victim sustained a deep wound to her left hamstring a

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United States of America v. Felix Cordobas

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing false tax returns containing fictious children, fictitious solar expenses and fictitious business expenses, and related charges of wire fraud. Felix Cordoba, age 66, of East Elmhurst, Queens, New York, for the tax years 2020 and 2021, prepared false and fraudulent Forms 1040 and associated schedules an

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United States of America v. Village of Atlantic Beach, New York

Brooklyn, New York, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) law. The Village of Atlantic Beach, New York was accused of violating the RLUIPA, ) by enacting and enforcing zoning provisions that treat religious land uses worse than comparable secular uses. The Religious Land Use and Institutiona

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Janice Steidley, et al. v. John Singer, et al.

Claremore, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on defamation and libel theories. Janice Steidley, the former district attorney for District 12 (Craig, Mayes, and Rogers Counties, Oklahoma), and David Iski, a former assistant district attorney in District 12, sued John Singer, an investigator for the Claremore Police Department. Steidley was elec

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United States of America v. Michael Reilly

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate transmission of threatening communications and stalking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 875. Between Nov. 14, 2025 and Nov. 18, 2025, Michael Reilly, age 53, used a Facebook account with the public username of “Mike Reilly” to post numerous threatening communications concerning an individual, ident

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United States of America v. Lenin Nova-Nova

Bangor, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing controlled drugs with intent to distribute. In November 2023, Lenin Nova-Nova, 45, Dominican Republic national, was a passenger in a vehicle that East Millinocket police officers stopped due to a headlight issue. An officer observed an unnatural bulge under Nova-Nova’s clothing. Nova-Nova identified hims

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Rachelle Rand, et al. v. Eyemart Express, L.L.C.

Dallas, Texas, personal injury lawyers represented the on an unauthorized disclosure of private health information. Plaintiffs are five Facebook users who used the Site. They brought suit under the Federal Wiretap Act, the Missouri Wiretap Act, and the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, in addition to an intrusion upon seclusion tort claim and breach of contract claims. They contend that the inform

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Lizette Lucio, et al. v Brownsville Independent School District, et al.

Houston, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories. Coach and teacher Marc Lucio refused to shake the hands of several Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) board members and employees during a meeting he was invited to attend to celebrate the successes of a team he coached. He claims his actions were motivate

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United States of America v. John P. Skubinski and Melvin A. Slawik, Jr.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. John P. Skubinski (55, Naples) and Melvin A. Slawik, Jr. (68, Naples), participated in a scheme to obtain money from a victim by using false representations and promises. In 2020, Skubinski and Slawik owned and operated a business called Blue Hill Buffalo Consulting, LLC, lo

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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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State of Oklahoma v. S.R.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Glen Graham represented the Defendant trafficking in illegal drugs in violation of 63 O.S. 2-415(B), which provides: B. Except as otherwise authorized by the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Knowingly distribute, manuf

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State of Oklahoma v. Christopher Paul Suder

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with indecent exposure, in violation of 1021, which provides: A. Every person who willfully and knowingly either: 1. Lewdly exposes his or her person or genitals in any public place, or in any place where there are present other persons to be offended or annoyed thereby; provided, however, for purposes of this section

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State of Oklahoma v. Dillon OCO Foster

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making, possessing, or displaying a false ID, in violation of 21 O.S. 1550.41(C), which provides: C. It is a Class D1 felony offense for any person: 1. To create, publish or otherwise manufacture an identification document, identification card or identification certificate or facsimile thereof, or to create, manu

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State of Illinois v. Shahid Hussain

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of hate crime, and one count of institutional vandalism, all class 2 felony offenses. On January 30, 2026, surveillance video showed Shahid Hussain, age 43, of Niles, Illinois, enter the Northwestern campus drawing swastikas and other Nazi symbols on numerous signs and other university property. The vi

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The People of the State of California v. Paige Gratn McQuay

Auburn, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted lewd and lascivious acts on a minor under 14 and communicating with a minor with the intent commit an unlawful sexual offense. Paige Grant McQuay, a former Fresno police sergeant, age 56, was arrested by the Roseville Police Department in a sting operation that resulted in the arrest of 19 total indivi

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