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:

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

Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U,S,C 1957. Cristian Popescu, 46, of Bothell, Washington, claimed to own and operate a Bellevue company called Followone, Inc. Popescu claimed the company had an internet platform that was both an online global marketplace and

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire and Bank Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, Bank Fraud, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Materially False Statement During the Acquisition of a Firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Mohammed Maio, 44, of Phoenix, conspired to fraudulently obtain and misuse multiple Payc

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.\ Darren Carlyle Sadler, age 40, of Sacramento, California, participated in a scheme to fraudulently obtain loans pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was created by the CARES Act to provide financial relief for small businesses during the Covid-19

Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production and advertisement of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251. Juan Carlos Barturen, 47, of Loretto, Tennessee, sexually abused a minor victim for a period of almost five years and that Barturen had first raped the victim when she was ten years old. The victim also disclosed that Barturen dem

Newark, New Jersey, criminal Defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the federal anti-kickback statute, 18 U.S.C. 371. From May 2014 through April 2017, Le Thu, age 71, of Boston, Massachusetts, participated in a conspiracy in which she received kickbacks from a telemedicine company in exchange for approving hundreds of prescriptions for durable medical equi

Knoxville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733. ARC Automovie, Inc allegedly knowingly made false statements in obtaining a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and also when seeking forgiveness of the loan, in violation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”). It is a manufacturer of auto

Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733. The False Claims Act (FCA, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733), also known as "Lincoln's Law," is the United States government's primary civil anti-fraud statute. It makes it illegal to knowingly submit, or cause to be submitted, false or fraudulent claims for pa

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with identity theft, in violation of 21 O.S. 1533.1, Violation of Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, in violation of 21 O.S. 1953.A, and obtaining money/property by signature under false pretenses, in violation of 21 O.S. 1542.A.

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement in application for a passport in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1542, and impersonating a citizen of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 911. Gabriel Covarrubias, 44, an alien residing in Lawrenceville, Georgia, is alleged to have voted in person using a false name in the November 5, 2024 f

Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Carrisa Jordan, age 48, used the personal identifying information of various individuals to submit false Pandemic Unemployment Assistance applications. Jordan had obtained the personal identifying information through social media, with and without the individuals’ k

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with filing false tax returns. Natasha Sheree Banks-Brown, 45, owned and operated a tax preparation business named “Tasha’s Total Tax Service,” beginning in 2016. Banks-Brown filed individual tax returns on behalf of her clients which included false and fraudulent deductions and credits which significantly

Dallas, Texas, qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a False Claims Act , 31 U.S.C. 3729, theory claiming that the Defendants knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Health Resources & Services Administration COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and Facilities for Testing, Treatment, and Vaccine Administration for the Uninsured Program (the “

Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and misuse of visas and other documents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1546. Roberto Almeida-Santos, age 57, an illegal alien born in Mecisco confessed to knowingly making materially false statements under penalty of perjury on his application to obtain a U-Visa when he submitted it to U.S. Citizenship an

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with Embezzlement from an Employee Benefit Plan, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 664, Engaging in Monetary Transactions in Criminally Derived Property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 195, and Aggravated Identity Theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Seku N. Shabazz, fka Jason Brooks, age 54, of Cleveland, ohio, carried out a s

Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering. Jerod Timothy Vannatter, 43, of Barboursville, was the clinic’s manager from approximately February 2018 to approximately February 2025 and oversaw all administrative functions, including payroll and vendor payments. As part of his guilty plea, Vannatter admitted that he conducted his

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Michael Conner, age 58, formerly of Lake George, New York, was a self-styled inventor of household goods who owned three patents. Between 2008 and 2023, Conner obtained money from investors under false pretenses. Conner claimed that he needed loans from investors to sell his

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with violating the Lacey Act by illegally hunting dozens of wild Bobcats in New Hampshire in order to ship the animals’ pelts to Canada. Sherwood Dubrey, jr., Randy Inman, and Sherwood Dubrey, Sr. conspired to violate the Lacey Act by poaching Bobcats in New Hampshire, transporting them to New York where Dub

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Shaun U. Christian, age 57, of Lindsay, Oklahoma, and FNBL’s former president and CEO, Danny Seibel, submitted false information in connection with multiple loans in 2021. Court records al

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false personate another to create liability, possession of controlled dangerous drug, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Reported by: Kent Morlan

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in preparation of false tax returns. Danielle Melissa Staten, 40, engaged in a scheme to prepare and file false and fraudulent federal income tax returns (Forms 1040) for others from 2018 to 2023, resulting in approximately $1.5 million in fake tax losses. Staten owned and operated Preci

Atlanta, Georgia, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act. Jay Johnson, the former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Atlanta-based clinical laboratory Capstone Diagnostics, LLC (“Capstone”); Austin Whiles, Capstone’s former Chief Sales Officer and Vice President of Business Development; and associated entities

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028, and making false statements to a financial institution in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1014. Beginning in April 2020, Olabode Nurudeen Jimoh, 54, of Yukon, Oklahoma, submitted fraudulent applications for one EIDL a

Tahlequah, Oklahoma pro se defendant represented charged with falsley personate another to create liability, driving with license suspended cancelled or revoked, operating a motor vehicle with expired, improper tag or detail and making an unsafe lane change without a lawyer. In Oklahoma, falsely personating another to create liability is a felony crime under Oklahoma Statutes Title 21, Section