| United States of America v. Bryan Steven Etheridge |
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Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer. Reported by Kent Morlan On May 10, 2025, Bryan Steven Etheridge, age 40, Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, attempted to purchase a . $ (08-05-2026 - FL) |
| United States of America v. Stephen Dubin, M.D. |
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Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud in violation of 18 USC 1349 and health care fraud in violation of 18 USC 1347. Reported by Kent Morlan Stephen Dubin, M.D., 74, of Henderson, Nevada, is accused o $ (08-05-2026 - NV) |
| United States of America v. Sangsoo Kim |
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San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry following removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326 and false use of a passport in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1543. Digested by Kent Morlan Sangsoo Kim, 56, a national of South Korea, admi $ (07-31-2026 - CA) |
| United States of America v. Olof Kyros Gustafsson aka “El Silencio" |
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Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Digested by Kent Morlan Olof Kyros Gustafsson, 32, a.k.a. “El Silencio,” was the CEO of Escobar Inc., a corporation registered in Puerto Rico that held $ (07-31-2026 - CA) |
| United States of America v. Cynthia Marie Marabella and William Keolanui Costa |
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Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and engaging in transactions in unlawful proceeds in violation of 18 U.S.C. 195l7. Digested by Kent Morlan From January 1, 2018, to about February 28, 2025, Cyn $ (07-31-2026 - NV) |
| United States of America v. Miran Kostic |
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Boise, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with making material false statements and attempted naturalization fraud. Digested by Kent Morlan Miran Kostic, 66, of Boise, Idaho, was a high-level official in the so-called Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia ( $ (07-31-2026 - ID) |
| United States of America v. Tasha Hoggatt |
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Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds in violation of 18 U.S.c. 666(a)(1). Digested by Kent Morlan Between October 1, 2021, and October 31, 2022, Tasha Hoggatt, age 51, of Valencia, Californ $ (07-31-2026 - WA) |
| United States of America v. Jalal Nimer Asad |
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Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371 and structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements in violation of 31 U.S.C. 5324. Digested by: Kent Morlan Jalal Nimer Asad, $ (07-27-2026 - IL) |
| United States of America v. Thomas Goldstein |
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Greenbelt, Maryland, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7201, aiding and assisting the preparation of false and fraudulent tax returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7206, willful failure to pay taxes in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7203. and making false statements on loan applications in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1014. Digested by: $ (07-26-2026 - MD) |
| United States of America v. Magnolia Diagnostics, John Baines, and Kelly Bains |
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Dallas, Texas, qui tam lawyers represented the United States of America on a False Claims Act violation theory. Digested by: Kent Morlan Magnolia Diagnostics, a clinical laboratory based in Dallas, Texas, and its owners, John Bains and Kelly Bains, billed Medicare for medically unneces $19200000 (07-24-2026 - TX) |
| Bobbie Jo Horocofsky v. City of Lawrence, Kansas, et al. |
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Kansas City, Kansas, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights claim. Digested by: Kent Morlan Bobbie Jo Horocofsky alleged that she was raped by a law-school classmate. But officers of the City of Lawrence Police Department (LPD) ended up investigating her fo $ (07-24-2026 - KS) |
| United States of America v. Kenneth Bardwell |
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Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obtaining millions of dollars in investment funds based on false pretenses. Digested by: Kent Morlan Kenneth Bardwell, 66, of West Bloomfield, was the operator of a company called “Motown Sports Group $ (07-23-2026 - MI) |
| United States of America v. Jesus Espinosa |
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El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with deprivation of rights under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242 and making false statements to a U.S. Government agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001. Digested by Kent Morlan While acting under color $ (07-21-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Loyd Waiter Hall |
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Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to provide firearms to the Sinaloa Cartel. Digested by Kent Morlan Loyd Walter Hall, 27, of Amarillo, is charged with conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, $ (07-21-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Joseph F. Wallace |
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Spartanburg, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with credit card fraud. Digested by Kent Morlan Joseph F. Wallace, 51, of Duncan, South Carolina, marketed himself as “a self-made serial entrepreneur leading multiple business entities and living $ (07-21-2026 - SC) |
| The State of Oklahoma v. Cody Owen Russell |
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Newkirk, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography in violation of 21 O.S. 1040.12a. Digested by Kent Morlan On September 25, 2023, Blackwell Police Officers executed a search warrant on Russell's residence searching for ev $ (04-16-2026 - OK) |
| United State of America v. LS Cable and System USA, Inc. |
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Raleigh, North Carolina Department of Justice lawyer represented the United States which sued the Defendant on a False Claims Act theory. Reported by Kent Morlan LS Cable & System USA, Inc. knowingly misrepresented the number of its employees and affiliated personnel and unlawfully sou $ (07-21-2026 - NC) |
| United States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman |
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Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University (ODU), and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. Reported by Kent Mo $ (07-17-2026 - VA) |
| United States of America v. Ty Mauldin |
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Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028 and health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1347. Reported by Kent Morlan Ty Mauldin, 35, used his access as a medical biller and credential $ (07-17-2026 - DE) |
| United States of America v. Mark Snedden |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit federal program bribery in violation of 18 U.S.c. 371 and making a false claim in violation of 18 U.S.C. 287. Mark 1 Restoration Company (“Mark 1”) and its owner Mark Snedden have agreed to a $7,257,232.12 resolution of civil claims arising from kickbacks that Mark 1 paid to an A $ (07-17-2026 - PA) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Jamisa Otomewo |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false representation in obtaining food stamps over $500 in violation of 56 O.S. 243.B.1, which provides: B. 1. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a: a. misdemeanor, if the aggregate amount of food stamps or coupons, or the aggregate value of any b $ (07-16-2026 - OK) |
| State of Oklahoma v. A.M.B. |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receiving and possession stolen property in violation of 21 O.S. 1713 (A), which provides: A. Every person who buys or receives, in any manner, upon any consideration, personal property of a value of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more that has been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false pretense or robbery, know $ (07-13-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Benjamin Paul Wiener |
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344, and aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1018. Reported by Kent Morlan Benjamin Paul Wiener, $ (07-16-2026 - SD) |
| State of New York v. Juan Valoy |
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New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony. Reported by Kent Morlan Juan Valoy, age 47, stole approximately $25,000 from three victims through an apartment rental scam. From March to Jul $ (07-16-2026 - NY) |
| United States of America v. Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp) |
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Boston, Massachusetts, Department of Justice lawyers represented the United Stare on a False Claims Act claim that the Defendant submitted medically unnecessary claims for urine drug testing (UDT) to Medicare for payment. Labcorp offered clients a testing panel called “Toxassure Comprehensive,” which contained both “Presumptive” and “Definitive” testing methods. Generally, Presumpt $ (07-16-2026 - MA) |
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