Los Angeles,, California criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendants charged with five counts of wire fraud, one count of use of a false and forged certificate of naturalization, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of false claim to United States citizens. Alma Patricia Contreras Villafana, 54, of South Los Angeles, secured r employment at a South Bay aerospace manufac

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud and misuse of visas in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1546, conspiracy to commit torture in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2340,, and attempted unlawful procurement of naturalization in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1425. Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, formerly of Lexington, South Carolina, was charged with one count of conspir

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer Jason Lamm represented the Defendant charged with Medicaid fraud. Rita Ntusa Anagho, 54, of San Tan Valley, Arizona, fraudulently billed Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $69 million in less than one year for addiction treatment therapy. Anagho owned and operated Tus

Bismarck, North Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Between April 1, 2025, and February 24, 2026, while employed as an accountant who provided payroll and charitable gaming audit services for non-profit clients, Andrea Jo Bonness, age 56, from Mandan, North Dakota, fraudulently accessed client bank accounts and trans

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371. Mekfira Hussein and Abduljabar Husseins stole money that was meant for vulnerable children.

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection with a decades-long Ponzi schem. Edwin Emmett Licvkiss, Jr., age 78, of Danville, California, defrauded at least 93 victims of over $9.5 million from 1998 through September 2024. As part of the scheme, Lickiss said that he would invest victims’ m

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641. James Lyon, 80, repeatedly lying about his military service, including falsely claiming he earned prestigious combat decorations and submitting fraudulent documents to the VA. This plea is one of many federal fraud cases pursued under the leadership of Pr

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344 and investment adviser fraud in violation of 15 U.S.C. 206. Siddharth Jawahar, 38, ran a Texas-based investment company called Swiftarc Capital LLC. In 2015, he began investing client funds in a single investment, Philip Morris Pakistan (PMP). Eventually, 99% of client f

East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged wtth back and wire fraud. David K. Elliott, 41, was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 18, 2026. The indictment alleges that Elliott was a lawyer licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois, with his primary practice in Bethalto, Madison County. In 2016, Elliott was appointed by the Circuit Court of

Hammond, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Jordan C. Sneed, 32 years old, of Gary, was the last of five defendants to be sentenced in this case. Anthony Juan McClendon, the leader and organizer of the scheme, was sentenced on December 18, 2025, to 24 months in prison and 4 years of supervised r

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Between January 2021 and December 2022, Jonathan Andrew Jones, age 31, of Lafayette, Indiana, defrauded the federal government by submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications in his own name and in the names of others. In one instan

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted conspiracy to commit fraud. Peter Valente, and his then wife, Angela Toma, were indicted and charged with offenses involving a scheme to defraud the SBA. Using inactive companies to perpetrate the fraud, Valente and Toma successfully defrauded the SBA and other lenders of over $2,600,000. On June 30, 2026

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344(2) and tax evasion in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7201. Former Vernon AME Church Senior Pastor Keith Rydell Mayes Sr., age 63, served as senior pastor of the historic Tulsa-based church beginning in October 2021, oversaw church finances and managed donations, collections and disb

Louisville, Kentucky civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of defrauding the United States. Reported by Kent Morlan Heuser Health, a Louisville-based provider of at-home wound care servicesviolated the False Claims Act by overbilling Medicare and TRICARE for costl

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Reported by: Kent Morlan Keith Wakefield, age 52, of Chicago, worked as the head of fixed income trading for IFS Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer in Chicago. In 2019, Wakefield knowingly and fra

Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Reported by: Kent Morlan Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, age 44, a Ukrainian national, formerly of Cork, Ireland, conspired with others to dep

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. 666. Reported by Kent Morlan Mahmoud Alh

Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children by force, fraud, or coercion in violation 18 U.S.C. 1594 or 18 U.S.C. 371. Reported by Kent Morlan Maurilio Lazcano-Vargas, age 40, of Mexico, and

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with commit health care fraud, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. 1349 and 1347. Reported by Kent Morlan Jamie P. McNamara operated several laboratories in Louisiana and Texas, which obtained fraudulent do

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with mail fraud and false statements in relation to her job as an immigration attorney. Reported by Kent Morlan Alla Nowowiejski accepted payments from clients to assist them with establishing or adjusting their w

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, conspiracy to demand ,oney and property while falsely impersonating a federal agent in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371. Reported by Kent Morlan In

Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, and cocealment of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). Paul Richard Randall, 67, of Orange, California, along with pharmacist and pharmacy owner Kyrollos Mekail, 38, of Moreno Vall

Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951 and bandishing a firearm during and relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A)(a). On January 8, 2025, at approximately 12:28 a.m., Deangelo Shamond Toomer, aged 41, entered the Speedway Gas Station located at

Washington, DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956.