Mental Health Law
 
United States of America v. Andrew Warner and Kishore Vangipuram

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. The Government alleges that Andrew Warner and Kishore Vangipuram, inflated Mobileum’s key financial metrics in advance of the company’s 2022 sale to an investment firm at an enterprise value of $915 million. Mobileum declared bankruptcy in 2024, after the

More...   $ (02-17-2026 - NY)

State of Florida v. Roslain Arabi Perdomo

Miami, Florida criminal dense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with child neglect. Roslain Arabi Perdomo, age 36, was found outside her home nude with her daughter. Florida child neglect law (Section 827.03) defines neglect as a caregiver’s failure to provide a child with necessary care, such as food, shelter, clothing, medical care, or supervision, which causes or is likely to cau

More...   $ (02-16-2026 - FL)

United States of America v. Mouzon Bass, III

Sherman, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and identity theft. Mouzon Bass, III, 60, of Highland Park, the sole owner and president of Vivature, a healthcare billing company, and Wilson, a senior executive at Vivature, were involved in conspiracies to defraud others in connection with COVID-19 testing and an athletic training billing scheme.

More...   $ (02-15-2026 - TX)

United States of America v. Samer Kammo

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a multi-million-dollar Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) fraud scheme. Samer Kammo, 46, and his co-conspirators tried to cheat the system by exploiting a federal relief program meant to help Americans in need. Let this case send a clear message: crime does not pay,” said Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in C

More...   $ (02-13-2026 - MI)

State of Oklahoma v. Larry William Plant

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902, which provides: A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided for in this section for any person to drive, operate, or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state, whether upon public roads, highways, streets, tu

More...   $ (02-12-2026 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. Keon Biagas

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape, sodomy, and kidnapping. 21 O.S. 1114 provides: A. Rape or rape by instrumentation in the first degree, a Class A2 felony offense, shall include: 1. Rape committed by a person over eighteen (18) years of age upon a person under fourteen (14) years of age; 2. Rape committed upon a person i

More...   $ (02-11-2026 - OK)

United States of America v. Don Lemon

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with conspiracy agains rights of religious freedom at a place or worship and injuring, intimidating and interfering with the exercise of a right of religious worship. 18:241 provides: If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Po

More...   $ (02-13-2026 - MN)

United States of America v. Burhan Mirza and Kashif Iqbal

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with health care fraud and money laundering. In 2023 and 2024, BURHAN MIRZA and KASHIF IQBAL, along with several co-schemers, used nominee-owned laboratories and durable medical equipment providers to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare and private healthcare benefit programs for items and services that were not prov

More...   $ (02-13-2026 - IL)

Janelle Carlton v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. In Oklahoma, bad faith breach of an insurance contract occurs when an insurer unreasonably denies, delays, or undervalues a legitimate claim, or fails to investigate it properly, violating their legal duty of good faith and fair dealing . Insured parties can sue for cont

More...   $ (02-12-2026 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. R.M.G.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child sexual abuse. in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (E), which provides: E. Any person responsible for the health, safety or welfare of a child who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child sexual abuse, as defined in this section, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Departme

More...   $ (02-09-2026 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. Khearston Mikhel Brown

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child neglect in violation of 21 U.S. 843.5, which provides: C. Any person responsible for the health, safety or welfare of a child who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child neglect, as defined in this section, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Correctio

More...   $ (02-09-2026 - OK)

United States of America v. Anthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Anthony Waddell Jefferson, 37, and Lester Brown, 53, both of Philadelphia, set up businesses in Minneapolis and enrolled as HSS program providers, purportedly to help people with disabilities – including seniors and people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders – find and maintain h

More...   $ (02-10-2026 - MN)

United States of America v. Ryan David Schreder

Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement in the process of acquiring a firearm. The government began investigating Ryan David Schreder, 45, after repeatedly being told about his escalating behavior. On October 10, 2024, the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office obtained and executed a search warrant for Schreder’s residence. Th

More...   $ (02-09-2026 - MT)

United States of America v. Joel Rufus French

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged for his role in a yearslong scheme to bilk Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) out of nearly $200 million by selling patient information and sham doctors’ orders for orthotic braces that patients did not want or need. “This defendant’s conduct was egr

More...   $ (02-03-2026 - FL)

State of Oklahoma v. CARDELL ROBERT SIMMONS,

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Miranda Snodgrass represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm AFCF, possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute. A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person convicted of any felony in any court of this state or of another state or of the United States to have in his or he

More...   $ (01-28-2026 - ok)

State of Oklahoma v. Jeffrey Price Krigel

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers Richard O'Carroll and Joe White represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114, which provides: A. Rape or rape by instrumentation in the first degree, a Class A2 felony offense, shall include: 1. Rape committed by a person over eighteen (18) years of age upon a person under fourteen (14) years of age; 2. Ra

More...   $ (01-28-2026 - OK)

United States of America v. Paul Anthony Nicholls

Brunswick, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to import and distribute controlled drugs and money laundering. Paul Anthony Nicholls, 47, of Great Britain, was convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances Resulting in Death and one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances Resulting in Death following a 4-day j

More...   $ (01-30-2026 - GA)

United States of America v. Nhan Pham

Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt in interstate commerce and proffered delivery of an adulterated device, in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Between 2015 and 2019, Nhan Pham (55, Orlando) , a physician who performed cosmetic procedures, ordered silicone oil online and injected the silicone into his patients for glute

More...   $ (01-30-2026 - FL)

United States of America v. Sean J. Alterman

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and conspiracy to offer and pay health care kickbacks. Sean Alterman, 38, of Lake Worth, owned and operated two laboratories, Live Beyond Medical MGMT, LLC and Dynix Diagnostics LLC, through which he purchased doctors’ orders for expensive genetic testing from patient recruiter

More...   $ (01-20-2026 - FL)

United States of America v. Traditions Health, LLC

Muskogee, Oklahoma, qui tam lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act. From 2021 to 2024, Traditions Health, LLC, of McAlester, Oklahoma, submitted claims to Medicare from its McAlester, Oklahoma, location for home health services that were not medically necessary. It also resolves claims that, between 2019 and 2024, Traditions paid remuneration to physician-me

More...   $ (01-30-2026 - OK)

United States of America v. Tawhnee Willow Colvin

Spokane, Washinngton, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Tawhnee Willow Colvin, of Davenport, Washington, was convicted by a jury on all twenty-six counts charged following a trial in September 2025. As evidence presented at the trial established, Colvin was employed as Assistant Director of the Spokane Tribe of Indians’ Department of Health and Human S

More...   $ (01-28-2026 - WA)

United States of America v. Dr. Brian August

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer Solomon Wisenberg represented the Defendant charged with violating the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act, and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. The allegations involved the issuance of 255 controlled substance prescriptions to 15 individuals between Dec. 23, 2017, and May 22, 2021. These included various prescriptions for t

More...   $ (01-23-2026 - TX)

Bonnie Jean Myers v. BBH PBMC, LLC, d/b/a Princeton Baptist Medical Center, et al.

Birmingham, Alabama, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a premises liability theory. Bonnie Jean Myers appeals from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court that dismissed the complaint she had filed against BBH PBMC, LLC, d/b/a Princeton Baptist Medical Center; Brookwood Baptist Health 2, LLC; HealthCare Network Alabama, Inc.; and other fictitiously named defendants. * * *

More...   $ (08-29-2025 - AL)

United States of America v. Elaine Antao and Manal Wasef

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer Carlos Santiago represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive healthcare kickback, and money laundering. Elaine Antao and Manal Wasef were marketers and recruiters for two social adult day cares: Happy Family Social Adult Day Care Center Inc. and Family Social

More...   $ (01-21-2026 - NY)

State of New York v. Jerona Smith

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with elder abuse and fraud. Jerona Smith promised to deliver quality care as a home health aide. Instead, she used her access to steal their hard-earned money.

More...   $ (01-21-2026 - NY)

Next Page