Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer Kathleen Quinn represented the Defendant Brandi Ellis who is charged with bank fraud, larceny and theft, and fraud with identification documents. Brandi Ellis, the finance director of the non-profit, and Flanders, the non-profit’s Chief Financial Officer, engaged in a scheme to issue unauthorized checks to themselves and third parties on the non-p

Paducah, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false claims and wire fraud. Natasha Harris-Johnson, 52, of Paducah, filed eight tax returns for the 2018 and 2019 tax years on behalf of trusts she created, altogether demanding nearly $30 million in tax refunds she was not entitled to. Harris-Johnson also filed a fraudulent application with the Small Business A

Claremore, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Defendants on defamation theories (Libel/Slander). On May 22, 2013, Singer filed grievance forms with the Oklahoma Bar Association against Steidley, Iski, Lair, and three other district attorneys from District 12. He attached to the grievances a 28-page document outlining his complaints about the district attorneys and a CD of materia

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Dion Daniel, 36, of Kansas City, Missouri, submitted false information on applications for disaster relief loans resulting in a loss of $522,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") was intended to provide financial relief to business owners dealing wi

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury. On June 16, 2025, Adrian Cheama, 37, an enrolled member of the Zuni Pueblo, stabbed an unarmed man in the abdomen with a sharp metal object without apparent provocation, then disposed of the weapon, preventing law enforcement from rec

Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Rogelio Pena, 22, distributed large amounts of fentanyl pills. Rogelio Pena, 22, is one of thirteen people who was indicted in the case in May 2024. The 18-month wiretap investigation revealed that Pena was a trusted member of the conspiracy both for delivering drugs and for having access t

Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud scheme in which false documents were submitted to the Missouri Department of Revenue to obtain mechanics liens and titles for vehicles that had previously been reported stolen. Christie Engle, 49, worked as an employee for Dennis Cleveland, the owner of Affordable Towing. Cleveland directed his emp

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to obstruct justice. Tuyet T. Martin, 55, of Pelham, N.H., was charged along with her brother Dean Tran, who was charged in a 28-count federal indictment for his fraudulent collection of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits and his willful omission of consulting and rental income from his tax

Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer John Pizzo represented the Defendant charged with employing illegal aliens and tax fraud. Hetzon Maroquin Reyes, also known as “Hector,” age 41, was the owenr and operator of A&M Homes, LLC in Morgantown, West Virginia and hired and harbored illegal workers for his construction company. Reyes, a Guatemalan resident, in the United States on a

Los Angeles, California, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs product liability, tort and intentional tort theories. K.G.M. v. Snap refers to a major lawsuit where a plaintiff (K.G.M.) sued Snap Inc., alleging its social media platform was intentionally designed to be addictive, causing mental health issues, with Snap recently settling the case, while other platforms like Meta and

Worcester, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money, bank fraud, and money laundering. Jesse El-Ghoul, 31, owned and operated Affordable Motor Group in Leominster, Mass. and owed back taxes for the business. On March 29, 2024, El-Ghoul deposited a tax refund check for $1,344,863, payable to Affordable Motor Group into his business b

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted to steal more than $2 million in tax credits and wire fraud. On April 15, 2022, Rodney Quinn Rupe, 47, of Syracuse, Utah, an employee of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, accessed the IRS systems and moved tax credits in the amount of $2,021,986 from ExxonMobil’s taxpayer account to a taxpayer acco

San Francisco, California, qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a False Claims Act violation theory. Under the Medicare Advantage (MA) Program, also known as Medicare Part C, Medicare beneficiaries may opt out of traditional Medicare and enroll in private health plans offered by insurance companies known as Medicare Advantage Organizations, or MAOs. The Centers f

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing securities fraud in connection with a multimillion-dollar scheme to trade in stock and options of Doximity based on inside information in advance of the company’s quarterly earnings calls. Former Chief Revenue Officer Paul Jorgensen Admits to Repeated Illegal Trading in Doximity in Advance of Quarte

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion. John Michael Sacco, 54, formerly of Quincy, managed construction projects under the name JMS Contracting. From 2014 through 2021, Sacco received over $9 million from JMS’s customers. Rather than depositing JMS’s gross receipts into business bank accounts, Sacco cashed most checks from customer

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to obstruction of justice. Stephen Hochberg, age 77, of Marlborough, and Charles D. Katz agreed in as early as 2014 to cheat the IRS. They agreed that Hochberg, who served as the Director of Corporate Services at Katz’s accounting firm and as Chief Operating Offi

Birmingham, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and money laundering. Juan Francisco Castaneda, also known as “Pariente,” 44, guilty pleaded guilty. Castaneda ran his drug trafficking and money laundering organization with the use of contraband phones while he was serving multiple life sentences f

Ocala, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. On February 3, 2017, Chason Reed Peck (37, Palm City) applied for and received business financing from Deere & Company (“John Deere”). On February 16, 2020, Peck applied for a $300,000 total credit limit on his John Deere credit. Peck hand-wrote the financial application and gave

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, making false claims, and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activities. Anthony Dattilo, age 34, of Littleton, devised a scheme to defraud and obtain money from the United States Department of Treasury, namely the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), by making false statement

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing Alpha-yrrolidinohexanophenone, commonly referred to as “Alpha PHP,” or “bath salts. Mountazar Altalibi, 36, of Salt Lake County, Utah, and Jaafar Altalibi, 44, both of Salt Lake County, were charged with distributing Alpha-Pyrrolidinohexanophenone, commonly referred to as “Alpha PHP,” or

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with with engaging in organized criminal activity, aggregate theft, and money laundering in violation of Texas law. Akber Jesani, 39, and Hardin Ameena, 28, both residents of Sugarland, Texas, are accused of stealing 1,900 stolen electronic devices valued at approximately $1.8 million May 17 as part of an ongoing invest

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and crack, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. From in and around December 2021 to in and around March 2023, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, Middlebrook conspired with others to distribute and possess

Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Christian Sturdivant, of Mint Hill, allegedly planned to use knives and hammers to execute a deadly New Year’s Eve attack at a grocery store and a fast food restaurant in support of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has been arrest

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, theft of government money, bank fraud, and money laundering. Lonnie Smith-Matthews, 33, was charged with two counts of wire fraud; one count of theft of government funds; two counts of bank fraud; and two counts of money laundering. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentenc

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a scheme to falsify Country of Origin declarations to avoid Section 301 duties owed on products of Chinese origin. David Guimond, the former Chief Operating Officer of MGI International, LLC was charged by criminal information with engaging in a conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States. In 2021