| United States of America v. Mouzon Bass, III |
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Sherman, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and identity theft. Mouzon Bass, III, 60, of Highland Park, the sole owner and president of Vivature, a healthcare billing company, and Wilson, a senior executive at Vivature, were involved in conspiracies to defraud others in connection with COVID-19 testing and an athletic training billing scheme. $ (02-15-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Jed Wood, Joshua Link, Tia Link, Taylor Bang, Royana Thompson |
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Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from an unlawful activity. Jed Wood of Fort Worth, Texas, charged with three counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of money laundering involving wiring more than $ (02-15-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Eugene Christopher Acuff |
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Statesville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud. Gene Christopher Acuff, 62, was employed as a senior manager by Company A, a large retailer with stores throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. As part of his duties, Acuff was responsible for reviewing property tax assessments on Company A’s stores and retaining real estate appra $ (02-14-2026 - NC) |
| U.S. ex rel. Downs v. Insect Shield LLC, et al. |
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Charlotte, North Carolina, qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a False Claims Act violation theory. The United States filed its complaint-in-intervention in December 2023 alleging that Insect Shield LLC, located in North Carolina, and the Estate of Richard Lane, a co-founder and co-owner of Insect Shield, a subcontractor to multiple defense contractors who manufacture Army unif $ (02-14-2026 - NC) |
| United States of America v. Isidro Arcenio Alvarado |
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Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with naturalization fraud. Alvarado confessed to having knowingly made materially false statements under oath and penalty of perjury on his naturalization application and during a naturalization interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS). He answered “No” to the following questions “Wer $ (02-14-2026 - NC) |
| United States of America v. Brittaney Allura Hall |
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Martinsburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and fraud with identification documents. Brittaney Allura Hall, 36, was charged with one count of wire fraud. Hall was an office manager and accountant for a business in Martinsburg and had access to the company’s financial information and accounts. As part of her unlawful scheme, Hall cond $ (02-13-2026 - WV) |
| United States of America v. Samer Kammo |
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Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a multi-million-dollar Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) fraud scheme. Samer Kammo, 46, and his co-conspirators tried to cheat the system by exploiting a federal relief program meant to help Americans in need. Let this case send a clear message: crime does not pay,” said Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in C $ (02-13-2026 - MI) |
| United States of America v. Justa Dawn Richardson |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and abetting the possession of stolen mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1708, which provides: Whoever steals, takes, or abstracts, or by fraud or deception obtains, or attempts so to obtain, from or out of any mail, post office, or station thereof, letter box, mail receptacle, or any mail route or other auth $ (02-13-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Summer Heather |
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Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to federal agents, wire fraud, and Financial Transactions Involving Proceeds of Specified Unlawful Activity. $ (02-13-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Burhan Mirza and Kashif Iqbal |
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Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with health care fraud and money laundering. In 2023 and 2024, BURHAN MIRZA and KASHIF IQBAL, along with several co-schemers, used nominee-owned laboratories and durable medical equipment providers to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare and private healthcare benefit programs for items and services that were not prov $ (02-13-2026 - IL) |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Terrie Lawson |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of theft by deception, a count of access device fraud, forgery and tampering with records or identification. Terri Lawson, age 52, of Edgewood, Pennsylvania, accused of misused a credit card when she was manager of one of the district's boroughs. $ (02-12-2026 - PA) |
| United States of America v. Kevin Taylor |
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New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with accepting bribes. The former commanding officer of the New York Police Department’s School Safety Division was charged with using his position to solicit and demand bribes. Mr. Taylor, 52, of Yonkers, N.Y., was charged with a series of crimes, including one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wi $ (02-12-2026 - NY) |
| La Union Del Puebo Entero, et al. v. Gregory W. Abbott, et al. |
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Austin, Texas, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking injunctive relief. Deeply concerned about “the vicious arts by which elections are too often carried,” The Federalist No. 10 (James Madison), the Framers of the Constitution supported election provisions, such as the Electoral College, that aimed to erect “every practicable obstacle . . . to cabal, intrigue, and No. $ (02-12-2026 - TX) |
| Steven M. Maurice v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company |
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New Orleans, Louisiana, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory. The case was filed in the 24th JDC, Jefferson Parish, 862-277 F, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. Louisiana bad faith breach of insurance contract law penalizes insurers (under Revised Statutes §22:1892 and §22:1973) for failing to pay claims within $1 (02-11-2026 - LA) |
| Zachary Hodges v. Equifax Credit Information Services, LLC |
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New Orleans, Louisiana consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., is a 1970 federal law that regulates the collection, accuracy, and privacy of consumer information held by credit reporting agencies (CRAs). It promotes fairness by giving consumers the right to access their reports, dispute inac $ (02-11-2026 - LA) |
| United States of America v. Braden John Karony |
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Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and interstate commerce money laundering. Braden John Karony, the Chief Executive Officer of SafeMoon US LLC, a digital asset company registered in Utah (SafeMoon) lied to investors from all walks of life—including military veterans and h $ (02-11-2026 - NY) |
| United States of America v. Christian Lugo, a/k/a "Coco" |
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New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering conspiracy and possession of a machine gun. Christian Lugo, a/k/a "Coco" on February 7, 2022, LUGO allowed and encouraged a co-conspirator who worked for him at Certified Auto to shoot at members of a rival tow truck company, which resulted in the death of Gloria Ortiz. In $ (02-11-2026 - NY) |
| United States of America v. Michael Andrew Rodgers |
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Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening interstate communications and extortion. On April 5, 2023, Michael Andrew Rodgers, 32, posted a threat on the Google review page of a Springfield medical practice that stated: “They gonna get what’s coming soon. […] Will be there in the morning to get them myself one way or another. Locked a $ (02-11-2026 - MA) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Dasia Aureal Jordan |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree burglary, unlawful carrying a firearm, and domestica A&B. 21 O.S. 1431 provides: Every person who breaks into and enters the dwelling house of another, in which there is at the time some human being, with intent to commit some crime therein, either: 1. By forcibly bursting or breaking the wall $ (02-09-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Malachi Mullings |
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Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and seven counts of money laundering. Malachi Mullings pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to his involvement in laundering millions of dollars for an African fraud scheme. About a month later, while awaiting his sentence, Mullings’s bond was revoked $ (02-10-2026 - GA) |
| United States of America v. Christopher Upshaw, aka “Troub” |
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Columbus, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud. Christopher Upshaw, aka “Troub,” 26, of Columbus, and co-defendants Johnathon Swift, aka “JB,” aka “John Boy,” 34; Dontavis Williams, aka “Turk,” 41; and Donterious Sparks, 37, all of Columbus, were accused for engaging in mail fraud. “The defendants devised a scheme to illegally $ (02-10-2026 - GA) |
| United States of America v. Anthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Anthony Waddell Jefferson, 37, and Lester Brown, 53, both of Philadelphia, set up businesses in Minneapolis and enrolled as HSS program providers, purportedly to help people with disabilities – including seniors and people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders – find and maintain h $ (02-10-2026 - MN) |
| United States of America v. Jalen Jace Cancel |
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Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Jalen Jace Cancel, age 25, of Chicago, Illinois, conspired with others to obtain money from area businesses through materially false and fraudulent pretenses. According to investigators, the businesses received emails claiming to be from legitimate vendors with instructions to wi $ (02-10-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Nicole Clem |
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Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. Nicole Clem, 42, of Augusta was indicted on 19 counts of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, three counts of aggravated identity theft, and 21 counts of failure to pay employment taxes. Clem, as owner of a business named Bookkeeping N Beyond, is tasked w $ (02-10-2026 - KS) |
| United States of America v. Benedicta Okunlola |
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Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Benedicta Okunlola, 32, of Salt Lake City, used her position as a Merchant Growth Specialist to issue 2,343 prepaid gift cards to herself, her online art business, and family members. In her role, she had access to her company’s credit card for marketing promotions and incentives and was the only $ (02-10-2026 - UT) |
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