Grand Rapids, MI: False claims act violation lawyer represented Defendant, Van Andel Research Institute.

“Full disclosure is essential not only in validating scientific research, but also in the intense competition for scientific funding from the federal government,” U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge said. “NIH’s application process is intended to yield information that is critica... More...   $0 (09-06-2021 - )

Tulsa, OK: Conspiracy to make false statements to firearm dealer criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Devon Jamyll Jones, age 28.

Defendant admitted that he conspired with Latoya Dythe, to illegally purchase a firearm. The two agreed that she would buy a firearm in her name then transfer the gun to Jones. On April 11, 2020, Jones and Dythe drove to a Bass Pro Shop in Broken Arro... More...   $0 (09-03-2021 - TX)

Baltimore, MD: False personation of a U.S. Marshal, an officer of the United States criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Renul Forbes a/k/a “Michael Renul,” age 32, of Glen Burnie, Maryland.

From January 2019 to September 26, 2020, Forbes falsely pretended to be a “Supervisory Deputy” of the United States Marshals Service and possessed a fraudulent seal of the United S... More...   $0 (09-03-2021 - MD)

Dallas, TX: Wire fraud and identity theft criminal defense lawyer represented the owner of a for-profit trade school convicted of bilking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr ruled that Jonathan Dean Davis, the 43-year-old owner of Retail Ready Career Center, will forfeit $72,480,225.03 – the total amount the VA paid him for military veterans’ st... More...   $0 (09-02-2021 - TX)

Wilmington, DE: False Claims Act Qui Tam lawyers represented the United States claiming that Connections Community Support Programs, Inc. alleging health care fraud arising under the federal False Claims Act and violations of the Controlled Substances Act. Prior to the sale of its assets in bankruptcy, CCSP provided a variety of mental health and addiction treatment services at numerous locations... More...   $15000000 (09-02-2021 - DE)

Philadelphia, PA: Conspiracy to to unlawfully export night-vision goggles and thermal-imaging devices to buyers in Russia criminal defense lawyer represented Anton Perevoznikov, age 34.

In October 2018, the defendant pleaded guilty to one count of a federal Indictment charging him with conspiracy to unlawfully export defense articles. Between February 2011 and November 2013, the defendan... More...   $0 (09-02-2021 - PA)

Scranton, PA: Conspiracy to commit wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Matthew Gershkoff, age 64, who was charged with for conspiring to commit wire fraud, and for aggravated identity theft offenses.

Gershkoff was convicted of preparing false invoices for nonexistent automobile repairs at multiple automobile repair shops located in Rhode Island and in Massachusett... More...   $0 (09-02-2021 - PA)

Buffalo, NY: Wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Shaneesha White, age 25, who was charged with committing wire fraud involving benefits connected to a Presidentially declared national emergency. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.

Between June 2020 and February 2021, the defendant defrauded the New York State Department o... More...   $0 (09-02-2021 - NY)

Brookyn, New York: Mortgage fraud by unlicensed broker criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Brent Kaufman, age 50, who was charged by indictment stealing $4.7 million in mortgage refinancing proceeds that were meant to pay off the existing mortgages of his clients. Defendant was accused for stealing nearly $5 million in mortgage refinancing proceeds.

“With today’s guilty pl... More...   $0 (09-02-2021 - NY)

Miami, FL: Illegal product labeling criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant David Winsauer, 35, charged with conspiring to defraud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by concealing information about illegal products labeled as dietary supplements.

Defendant of Delray Beach, worked from 2014 to 2018 for Blackstone Labs, LLC, a Boca Raton company that sold products labeled as dietar... More...   $0 (09-02-2021 - FL)

Boston, MA: Money laundering to fraudulently obtain customer bank accounts charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendants, Lindsley J. Georges, age 27, and Dave Guillaume, age 24.

In December 2017 and January 2018, co-conspirators fraudulently withdrew more than $900,000 from customer accounts at Santander Bank and TD Bank. The funds were used to purchase bank checks in the names o... More...   $0 (09-01-2021 - MA)

Miami, FL: Wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Fifty-eight-year-old Willie Curry, of Miami-Dade County, pled guilty in Miami federal court to a felony Information charging him with wire fraud in connection with his fraudulent application to the U.S. Small Business Administration for a low-interest COVID-19 relief loan.

According to the facts admitted at the change of... More...   $0 (08-31-2021 - FL)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: FFP, FALSE PRETENSE OVER $500 OR CON GAME, in violation of 21 O.S. 1541.2
Date of Offense: 02/05/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
SIMON, STEPHEN JAMES Disposed: DISMISSED WITH COSTS, 08/30/2021. Dismissed with Costs
Count as Disposed: FALSE PRETENSE OVER $500... More...   $0 (08-30-2021 - OK)

San Francisco, CA: Civil litigation health care lawyers represented Defendants accused by the United States of America with wrongfully billing inaccurate information about the health status of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans.

Sutter Health, a California-based health care services provider, and several affiliated entities including Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (dba Palo... More...   $0 (08-30-2021 - CA)

San Francisco, CA: Wire fraud and tax evasion criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Prithviraj “Roger” Bhikha, a former Senior Director of Global Supplier Management of Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cisco), was indicted on wire fraud and tax conviction violations.

Bhikha, 52, of San Francisco, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aiding and assisting in the filing of a... More...   $0 (08-27-2021 - CA)

Tacoma, WA: Wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Cova Campbell, a former Pierce County Housing Authority executive, who was indicted for sealing nearly $7 million from her employer.

Campbell pleaded guilty in January 2021, admitting that between March 2016 and July 2019, she used a variety of schemes to divert $6.9 million in public money to her own bank accounts. A... More...   $0 (08-27-2021 - WA)

Omaha, NE: Bank fraud and aggravated identity theft criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Patrick R. Graves, age 35, from Mississippi.

On November 18, 2020, Graves was arrested in Omaha when he attempted to withdraw funds from an actual customer’s account using genuine account information but false identity documents. Further investigation revealed that Graves and others trave... More...   $0 (08-27-2021 - NE)

St. Louis, MO: Wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Joshua McDonald.
McDonald was the owner and operator of Perfection PR Firm LLC, that conducted business in the Eastern District of Missouri. McDonald told potential and actual clients that Perfection PR traded in the Foreign Exchange Market (Forex) for clients by pooling their funds.

McDonald was not registered... More...   $0 (08-27-2021 - MO)