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United States of America v. Jae Y. Lee and Northwest Physicians Laboratory (NWPL)

Seattle, WA: The United States of America claimed that Jae Lee and Northestern Physicians Laboratory violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kick-back scheme.

Jae Lee, 50, of Bellevue, Washington, served as the CEO of Northwest Physicians Laboratory (NWPL) from January 1, 2013, until July 30, 2015. Lee agreed to pay $500,000 within 30 days of the settlement agreement, with additi... More...
   $1100000 (10-18-2021 - WA)

United States of America v. RAFAEL PÉREZ-RODRÍGUEZ

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with an attempted enticement of a minor for unlawful sexual activity charge.



In 2015, Ryan Seig, a special agent with the child
exploitation unit of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"),
conducted a sting operation using the geosocial networking
... More...
   $0 (10-14-2021 - MA)

United States of America v. ROOSEVELT COATS, III

Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with state drug and weapons charges charges.



Defendant was arrested in 2017 on state drug and weapons charges after
making several controlled drug sales to a confidential informant (“CI”). The
transactions between Defendant and the CI were mon... More...
   $0 (10-11-2021 - GA)

United States of America v. ROBERTO SIERRA-ESTRADA, a/k/a Chorizo

Denver, CO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a conspiring to distribute methamphetamine charge.



On March 7, 2001, the FBI received a tip from a confidential informant that
Mr. Sierra-Estrada and another individual, later identified as Gabino Sanchez,
were planning to transport methamphetamine t... More...
   $0 (10-10-2021 - CO)

United States of America v. IRA LEE WILKINS

Denver, CO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possessing a firearm after a felony conviction charge. On appeal, Mr. Wilkins argues that the district court plainly erred before trial and at the sentencing.



Before trial, the attorneys stipulated to two elements: (1) a prior felony conviction and (2) kn... More...
   $0 (10-05-2021 - CO)

United States of America v. LAWRENCE JAMES HALAMEK

San Francisco, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity (Count 1) and traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct (Count 2) charges.



Lawrence Halamek was tried and convicted on two
counts, arising from Halamek’s tra... More...
   $0 (10-04-2021 - CA)

ROBERT W. BETHEL v. CHARLOTTE JENKINS, Warden; MICHAEL ALLEN EIRING, Lieutenant; TIMOTHY SHOOP, Warden

Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented an incarcerated inmate with a CCI policy—prohibiting inmates from receiving packages ordered by third parties from unapproved vendors claim.




Bethel is presently incarcerated at CCI in Chillicothe, Ohio, serving a capital sentence.
On February 6, 2015, pu... More...
   $0 (09-25-2021 - OH)

United States of America v. RICKY ANTHONY LANIER (16-6655); KATRINA RESHINA LANIER (16-6657)

Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with an allegedly committing fraud against the federal government charge.



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5After the district court initially denied the Laniers’ motion, the Laniers filed an emergency motion with
this court. No. 16-6655, 16-6657 R. 38 (Sixth Cir. 2/1... More...
   $0 (09-25-2021 - OH)

United States of America v. RICKY ANTHONY LANIER (16-6655); KATRINA RESHINA LANIER (16-6657)

Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with conspiracy, wire fraud, and major fraud against the federal government charges.



Five years ago, Ricky and Katrina Lanier were tried for conspiracy, wire fraud, and major
fraud against the federal government. R. 151 (Second Superseding Indictment... More...
   $0 (09-24-2021 - OH)

United States of America v. Dayakar Moparty; Harcharan Singh Narang

New Orleans, LA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and money laundering charges.



This direct criminal appeal stems from various federal health care
fraud convictions. On May 17, 2017, a grand jury indicted Narang,
Dr. Gurnaib Singh Si... More...
   $0 (09-21-2021 - LA)

United States of America v. Buck Gene Brune

New Orleans, LA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing more than 50 grams of methamhetamine.” charge.



Brune distributed at least 50–75 pounds of meth over nine months.
For five months, he sold half a pound of meth to one coco... More...
   $0 (09-21-2021 - LA)

United States of America v. Jonathon Nora

New Orleans, LA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with three crimes: conspiracy to commit health care fraud; conspiracy to pay or receive illegal health care kickbacks; and aiding and abetting health care fraud charges.



While Nora is the sole appellant in this case, he was not alone at trial.
Nora was ... More...
   $0 (09-19-2021 - LA)

Jeannie Parker v. United Airlines, Inc.

Salt Lake City, UT: Employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Family and Medical Leave Act violation theory under 29 U.S.C. 2601.

The Family and Medical Leave Act provides as follows:

§2612. Leave requirement
(a) In general
(1) Entitlement to leave

Subject to section 2613 of this title and subsection (d)(3), an eligible employee... More...
   $0 (09-09-2021 - UT)

United States of America v. LILLIAN AKWUBA

Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with conspiring to distribute and distributing controlled substances and conspiring to commit and committing health care fraud charges.



Ms. Akwuba was convicted of issuing and conspiring to issue prescriptions
for controlled substances improperly, cons... More...
   $0 (09-09-2021 - GA)

United States of America v. ROOSEVELT COATS, III

Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a felon in possession of a firearm charge.



Defendant was arrested in 2017 on state drug and weapons charges after
making several controlled drug sales to a confidential informant (“CI”). The
transactions between Defendant and the CI were ... More...
   $0 (09-09-2021 - GA)

United States of America v. TYRONNE POLLARD, JR.

St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possessing a gun as a felon charge.



In December 2017, Pollard was indicted for possessing a
gun as a felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). As the crime
implies, this was not Pollard’s first offense. Over the last
twenty years, he was convic... More...
   $0 (09-03-2021 - MO)

United States of America v. DYLANN STORM ROOF Criminal Death Penalty

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with nine counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, and one weapon-possession count charges.



I. OVERVIEW
In 2015, Dylann Storm Roof, then 21 years old, shot and killed nine members of the
historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (... More...
   $0 (08-26-2021 - VA)

United States of America v. CATHERINE MELHUISH

New York, NY - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of assaulting a federal officer charge.



This case involves a violent altercation between a United States Border
Patrol Agent and a woman with a history of severe mental illness. Agent Rodney
Caccavo encountered Defendant-Appellant Cathe... More...
   $0 (08-24-2021 - NY)

United States of America v. LAWRENCE HALAMEK

San Francisco, California - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity charge.



In August 2016, Lawrence Halamek lived in Safford,
Arizona with his then-wife, Amanda, their daughter, L.H.,
Amanda’s daughter, M.L., and Amanda’s ... More...
   $0 (08-08-2021 - CA)

United States of America, ex rel. et al v. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LABCORP) et al.

Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of charging for medically unnecessary Schedule II controlled substances.

North Georgia Healthcare Center, Inc. (“NGHC”), a Ringgold, Georgia, based nonprofit corporation and healthcare provider, as well as its CEO, Delaine Hunter, have agreed to pay $130,000.00 dollars to settle allegations that they violated the ... More...
   $130000 (08-03-2021 - GA)

United States of America v. William R. Bauer

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with prescribing powerful controlled substances, including opioids, to patients without medical necessity and outside the usual course of medical practice.

Evidence presented at trial established that between 2015 and 2019, Bauer, at his practice in Bellevue, Ohio, repeatedly prescribed controlled substances including ... More...
   $0 (07-26-2021 - OH)

Henry Curtis Mayo v. The State of Texas

Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Defendant charged with Evading Arrest.



Mayo led law-enforcement officers on a lengthy high-speed chase in February
2019. The chase occurred just past midnight and extended across multiple counties,
attracting officers from at least three different law-enforceme... More...
   $0 (07-13-2021 - TX)

Gabriel Delgato v. The State of Texas

Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Gabriel Delgato with a Murder charge.



The City of Fort Worth Police Department received a 911 call around 8 p.m.
on April 1, 2018, from an extremely upset caller who reported that someone had been
shot in front of her house at 4115 Avenue L. Officers arrived at ... More...
   $0 (07-09-2021 - TX)

Krause-Franzen Farms, Inc., et al. v. Tippecanoe School Corporation

Indianapolis, IN: Civil Litigation lawyer represented Defendants in a condemnation action.



This case involves certain real property located in Tippecanoe County owned
by Landowners (the “Real Estate”) which, according to property tax assessment
records, consists of three parcels totaling approximately 42.974 acres... More...
   $0 (06-29-2021 - IN)

STATE OF OHIO - vs - FADEL SHAIBI

Middletown, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented one count of aggravated trafficking in drugs and one count of aggravated possession of drug charges.



On January 21, 2020, Shaibi was indicted on one count of aggravated
trafficking in drugs in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(2) and (C)(1)(c) and one count of Warren CA202... More...
   $0 (06-26-2021 - OH)

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