Baltimore, MD - The United States of America charged Mary Beyer Halsey, age 59, with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

“Mary Beyer Halsey used her position as President and CEO of Cecil Bank for her personal benefit, causing a loss to the bank, which had already received federal taxpayer funds as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program,” said U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur. “Corrupt bank o... More...   $0 (08-04-2020 - MD)

This matter arises out of an alleged mortgage fraud scheme
designed to defraud mortgage lenders and involving numerous
realtors, loan brokers, loan officers, and real estate brokers. One
defrauded lender is Milestone Financial d/b/a Alviso Funding
(Alviso), the original plaintiff in this case.
The operative complaint alleges that various defendants set
up a sham transaction... More...   $0 (07-08-2020 - CA)

Plaintiffs Sukru and Gulay Bayramoglu, like many others, sought to modify their
home loan in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis. They eventually succeeded in doing
so in late 2011, obtaining at that time a lower interest rate and a lower monthly payment
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from their loan servicer, Nationstar Mortgage LLC (Nationstar). But, in their view, all
was not well with the loan modi... More...   $0 (07-02-2020 - CA)

Plaintiff Sofia Wilton Barriga filed this lawsuit against 99 Cents Only Stores LLC,
(99 Cents) on her own behalf and on behalf of similarly situated current and former
nonexempt employees of 99 Cents hired before October 1, 1999, and who worked the
graveyard shift after January 1, 2012, until the conclusion of her lawsuit, pleading various
Labor Code violations and violation of the... More...   $0 (06-28-2020 - CA)

Plaintiff Sofia Wilton Barriga filed this lawsuit against 99 Cents Only Stores LLC,
(99 Cents) on her own behalf and on behalf of similarly situated current and former
nonexempt employees of 99 Cents hired before October 1, 1999, and who worked the
graveyard shift after January 1, 2012, until the conclusion of her lawsuit, pleading various
Labor Code violations and violation of the... More...   $0 (06-28-2020 - CA)

Houston, TX - The United States of America charged Jase DePaul Gautreaux a/k/a Jase Dixon with making false statements to a financial institution, wire fraud, bank fraud and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions to get over $13 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

Gautreaux allegedly perpetrated a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $13 millio... More...   $0 (06-25-2020 - TX)

Beaumont, TX - The United States of America charged Fahad Shah, age 44, with wire fraud, false statements to a financial institution and money laundering.

A Texas man was charged in an indictment unsealed today with wire fraud, false statements to a financial institution and money laundering for his alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $... More...   $0 (06-24-2020 - TX)

Abelardo Martinez, who is blind, brought an action against San Diego County
Credit Union (Credit Union) claiming its website is incompatible with software
permitting him to read website content. He alleged this defect denied him equal access
to, and full enjoyment of, the Credit Union's website and its physical locations. Martinez
asserted a single cause of action under the Unruh C... More...   $0 (06-20-2020 - CA)

Sometimes small gestures can have unexpected consequences. Major initiatives practically guarantee them. In our time, few pieces of federal legislation rank in significance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There, in Title VII, Congress outlawed discrimination in the workplace on thebasis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Today,we must decide whether an employer can fire someones... More...   $0 (06-15-2020 - GA)

Oklahoma City, OK - Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with bank fraud.

A federal grand jury returned a 24-Count Indictment charging Ronald J. McCord, 69, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with defrauding two locally-based banks, Fannie Mae, and others, announced Timothy J. Downing, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. The charges include ba... More...   $0 (06-10-2020 - OK)

San Francisco, CA - The United States of America charged Sandra Zuniga, Balmore Hernandez and Florence Kong conspiracy to commit bribery.

Three more people have been charged with crimes related to an investigation into corruption in San Francisco’s City Hall The three are San Francisco’s Fix-It Director and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, Sandra Zuniga; longtime ... More...   $0 (06-09-2020 - CA)

Warren Braithwaite and his long-term girlfriend Nicole G.
resided at a property they co-owned. After contentious
arguments and stalking incidents, Nicole retained counsel to file
a request for a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) and
moved out of their shared property amidst their break-up.
Warren and Nicole each requested DVROs against the other in
connection with ... More...   $0 (06-05-2020 - CA)

Sean Sharufa fractured his hip and pelvis riding a waterslide at Raging Waters, a
theme park operated by defendant, Festival Fun Parks, LLC. While going down the slide,
he inadvertently slipped from a seated position on an inner tube onto his stomach. When
he entered the splash pool below, his feet hit the bottom with enough force to cause his
injuries.
Sharufa sued for neglige... More...   $0 (05-31-2020 - CA)