Grand Rapids, MI - The United States of America charged Robert Lyle Buckhannon with fraud.

Robert Lyle Buckhannon, 59, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to serve 24 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud a California mortgage lender in connection with a Battle Creek business, On Deck Sports Bar & Grill. Buckhannon will spend two years on court supervision follo... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - MI)

San Jose, CA - The United States of America charged Jyh-Chau “Henry” Horng with filing false tax returns and making false statements to a government agency.

A Saratoga, California, businessman was sentenced to 36 months in prison..

“The integrity of our tax system relies on all taxpayers filing accurate tax returns and dealing honestly with the Internal Revenue Service,” said Pri... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - CA)

Gainesville, FL - The United States of America charged Erik M. Schabert with health care fraud and money laundering.

Erik M. Schabert, 48, a physician, and his ex-wife, Mika Kamissa Harris, 49,
both of Gainesville, Florida. A jury found both guilty on health care fraud and money laundering charges involving more than $8 million.

While owning and operating Reliant Family Prac... More...   $0 (01-31-2020 - FL)

Investors who purchased shares of exchange-traded funds sued the issuers of the
fund and associated entities for violations of disclosure requirements under the federal
Securities Act of 1933. The trial court entered judgment for respondents after finding
appellants lacked standing to pursue their claims. Appellants’ challenge to this ruling is
based on a provision of the Investmen... More...   $0 (01-24-2020 - CA)

After defendant 21st Mortgage Corporation foreclosed on her home, plaintiff
Earline Williams brought this action alleging defendant interfered with her rights under
California law, breached its contract with her, acted negligently, and committed elder
financial abuse. In particular, plaintiff alleges that she should have been able to avoid
foreclosure by tendering the amount then i... More...   $0 (01-23-2020 - CA)

This appeal raises an important issue concerning the investigative authority
of two committees of the United States House of Representatives and the
protection of privacy due the President of the United States suing in his individual,
not official, capacity with respect to financial records. The specific issue is the
lawfulness of three subpoenas issued by the House Committee on Fi... More...   $0 (12-04-2019 - NY)

Ralph Placencia died, leaving behind, among other things, a will, a trust,
and a joint bank account with an express right of survivorship in favor of one of his
daughters, appellant Lisa Strazicich. Prior to his death in 2009, Ralph left clear
statements in his will that he did not want Lisa to have the right of survivorship; he
wanted the proceeds of the account to go to his trust... More...   $0 (11-27-2019 - CA)

This case arises out of the 2008 financial crisis. This appeal—appellants’
second—asks us to decide whether the False Claims Act (the “Act” or the
“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., applies to persons who defraud the emergency
lending facilities of the Federal Reserve System (the “Fed”).
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Paul Bishop and Robert Kraus (“relators”) allege that Wells Fargo &
Company and Wells ... More...   $0 (11-22-2019 - NY)

Baltimore, MD - The United States of America charged John O'Day with:

John O’Day, age 48, of Chester and Stevensville, Maryland, and Sarasota, Florida, was sentenced to 104 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for federal charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a scheme to defraud at least 20 individuals and five financial... More...   $0 (11-13-2019 - MD)