¶1 The dispositive issue presented for review in this abuse of process action filed by the counterclaimants is whether the third-party plaintiff's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence should have been sustained and a verdict directed for the third-party plaintiff.

¶2 We answer in the affirmative and reverse the judgment appealed.

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Greenville, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the federal government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).

Marvette Thompson Easterling, 54, of Gaffney; Keylon Wright, 40, of Simpsonville; and Joshua David Armato, 37, of Georgia; admitted that they knowingly defrauded a program established to help homeowners at risk of mortgage loan ... More...   $0 (07-24-2021 - SC)

Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.

John Barry Jr., of Pemberton, and his co-conspirators falsely represented to clients that they could extinguish their outstanding mortgage debts by obtaining tax refunds. To carry out the scheme, Barry and his co-conspirators filed forms with the IRS that fraudulently cla... More...   $0 (07-24-2021 - NJ)

Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and making false statements.

A former Lynchburg attorney, who specialized in elder law and estate planning, was indicted for wire fraud and making false statements.

Cherie Anne Washburn, 45, engaged in a scheme to defraud and obtain money or property by fraudulent pretenses, representations or... More...   $0 (07-14-2021 - VA)

Birmingham, Alabama criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with bank fraud.

A father and son were arrested and charged in a bank fraud scheme in which they provided fraudulent information to financial institutions for the purpose of purchasing boats, luxury vehicles, and heavy equipment, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special ... More...   $0 (07-09-2021 - AL)

Charlotte, North Carolina embezzlement charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Lisa Buza Hill, 41, of Belmont, N.C., who was charged for wire fraud and making false statements for embezzling more than $570,000 from two companies that employed herHill was previously convicted of stealing more than $800,000 from a third company where she was employed.

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Raleigh, North Carolina Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Making False Statements to a Bank on Loan, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Perjury charge criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants.

Eight defendants pleaded guilty today to offenses contained in a 50-count, 2nd Superseding Indictment charging various forms of Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commi... More...   $0 (07-04-2021 - NC)

San Francisco, California wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, attorney John Arthur Hudson who was wire fraud based on fraudulent loans he obtained that were secured by real property held in a trust that he administered.

Hudson, 71, an attorney whose law practice was based in the Monterey County area, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud on October 28, 2020. Ac... More...   $0 (06-10-2021 - CA)

Seattle, Washington fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Arunkumar Singal, age 42, who, as a former manager of a Snoqualmie, Washington medical device company, defraud his employer of nearly $800,000 in used equipment sales. At the sentencing hearing U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones told Singal, “You put everything at risk for one thing: to add to your wealth….. Yo... More...   $0 (06-09-2021 - WA)

St. Louis, Missouri consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Truth in Lending violation.

The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) of 1968 is a United States federal law designed to promote the informed use of consumer credit, by requiring disclosures about its terms and cost to standardize the manner in which costs associated with borrowing are calculated and disclosed.[1... More...   $0 (05-28-2021 - MO)

Dallas, Texas consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Equifax Information Services, LLC, Trans Union LLC, Innovis Data Solutions Inc, and Nationstar Mortgage LLC on Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1861) violation theories.
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Providence, Rhode Island CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud charge lawyers represented Defendants.

David Adler Staveley, a/k/a Kurt David Sanborn, a/k/a David Sanborn, 54, of Andover, MA, admitted he conspired with David Andrew Butziger, 53, of Warwick, RI, to file four fraudulent PPP loan applications with a Rhode Island bank, falsely claiming they owned businesses with la... More...   $0 (05-23-2021 - RI)

Sherman, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.

Defendant was charged with filing fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $3 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Fahad Shah, 44, of Murphy... More...   $0 (05-20-2021 - TX)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant who was charged with fraud for wrongfully applying for a Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Adewale Matthew Abel, 51, was charged for making a false statement to a financial institution.

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El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant accused of falsely certifying home appraisals performed by an uncertified assistant.

Daniel O’Leary, manager and registered agent for El Paso Asset Appraisals, LLC, d/b/a/ Asset Property Management, was accused for falsely certifying appraisals that were subsequently relied upon by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in i... More...   $0 (04-25-2021 - TX)

New York, New York bank and securities fraud charge criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant, Sheng-Wen Cheng, a/k/a “Justin Cheng,” a/k/a “Justin Jung,” was charged with major fraud against the United States, bank fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud in connection with multiple fraud schemes he perpetrated. Specifically, CHENG engaged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $7 m... More...   $0 (04-21-2021 - NY)

Detroit, Michigan fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, John R. Lynch, age 56, who was charged with obtaining by fraud, embezzling, and unlawfully converting to his own use the funds of the Holy Cross organization, a large charitable organization based in Clinton, Michigan, that receives federal funds.

The affidavit supporting the complaint states that in March 2012 ... More...   $0 (04-16-2021 - MI)

Fort Meyers, Florida bank fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Casey Davis Crowther, age 35, who was charged with bank fraud, making a false statement to a lending institution, and two counts of money laundering.

According to evidence presented at trial, Crowther obtained a $2.1 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan by falsely stating that he intended to ... More...   $0 (03-29-2021 - FL)

San Francisco, California money laundering charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant.

Former San Francisco public official Sandra Zuniga, was charged in an information with conspiracy to commit money laundering, agreed in a plea agreement to plead guilty and to cooperate with federal investigators in the corruption investigation into San Francisco City Hall.

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San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud and tax evasion.

David Daughtrey, 60, of El Cajon, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns to 18 months in custody and ordered to pay restitution of $1,519,590.63.

In July 2020, Daughtrey pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and tax fraud, and one cou... More...   $0 (03-28-2021 - CA)