Connecticut Consumer Fraud Law
United States of America v. Marc Anthony Alexander
New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. In 2022, a business known as “Traveling Graces, LLC” was registered with the State of Connecticut with Melanie Ham as its registered agent and “Dr. Marc Anthony Alexander,” formerly of Milford, Connecticut, as its manager. Between July 2023 ... More...
$ (02-01-2026 - CT)<H2> United States of America v. Victoria Kates
New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud involving unemployment insurance and wire faud regarding PPP loan. From March 2020 through May 2021, Victoria Kates, age 35, of New Britain, defrauded the CT-DOL of $217,056 by filing fraudulent unemployment applications with the CT-DOL on behalf of her family, acquaintances, and others. Kates prepared... More...
$ (01-09-2026 - CT)<H2> United States of America v. Vincenzo Minutolo
New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds. Nn March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which provided emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. One source of relief provided by the CARES A... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - ct)<h1> United States of America v. Habroon Habib </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Durable Medical Equipment </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Middletown Resident Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Durable Medical Equipment</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="re... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Kierra Blount </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Checks from Mail, Role in Bank Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Postal Employee Admits Stealing Checks from Mail, Role in Bank Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Genco Lab, Llc, Paul Conroy, Tricia Conroy, Charles Orefice </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with False Claims Act Allegations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Connecticut Lab, its Owners and Officers, to Pay More Than $1.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></cent... More...
$0 (08-13-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Armand Ntchana </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the federal and state False Claims Acts </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> APRN and Medical Practice to Pay Over $600k and Cease Connecticut Medicaid Participation to Settle False Claims Act Allegations</h2></center></b></b></cente... More...
$0 (08-06-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. David Marshall a/k/a “Saint†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Vsex trafficking, obstruction of justice, and violation of a protective order offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bristol Man Convicted of Violent Sex Trafficking and Related Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <... More...
$0 (05-13-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. James Blose </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $7.4 Million Embezzlement Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bank General Counsel Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for $7.4 Million Embezzlement Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States A... More...
$0 (04-24-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Jimmy smith </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Operating Sweepstakes Scam </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Georgia Man Charged with Operating Sweepstakes Scam </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging... More...
$0 (04-01-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Paul R. Steed </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Mars, Inc. out of Millions of Dollars </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Stamford Man Indicted for Defrauding Mars, Inc. out of Millions of Dollars </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Marc H. Silverman, Act... More...
$0 (03-26-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Ronnie Bonner </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Credit Unions and Banks in Auto Loan Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Defrauding Credit Unions and Banks in Auto Loan Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (03-18-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. James Keating </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Allied World Insurance Company </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pennsylvania Resident Who Defrauded Allied World Insurance Company Sentenced to Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> James Keating was an... More...
$0 (01-28-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Michele Devine </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waterford Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cent... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. James Keating </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Allied World Insurance Company </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pennsylvania Resident Who Defrauded Allied World Insurance Company Sentenced to Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> Marc H. Silverman, Actin... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Michele Devine </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waterford Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit</h2></center></b></b> </h2>... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. National Water Main Cleaning Company </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Concord, New Hampshire defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Chinese Nationals Plead Guilty in Fraudulent Gift Card Conspiracy Involving the Purchase and Export of Apple Products to China </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <b... More...
$0 (01-18-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Naimetulla Ahmed Syed, M.D. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay More Than $450K to Settle False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations</h2></center></b></b> </h... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Naimetulla Ahmed Syed, MD. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay More Than $450K to Settle False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations </h2></center></b></b> <... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Tara Severino </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with diverting narcotics from veterans </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> TARA SEVERINO, 58, of West Haven,... More...
$0 (12-19-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Elvis Perez a/k/a “Pops†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Vehicle Theft </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Vehicle Theft Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney fo... More...
$0 (12-18-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Business Email Compromise Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Extradited Nigerian National Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Business Email Compromise Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Okechuckwu Vale... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Danny D. Beeman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tax Evasion </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Connecticut Resident Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the Distri... More...
$0 (11-20-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Kevin Biebel </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tax Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Connecticut Resident Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announ... More...
$0 (09-27-2024 - CT)United States of America v. John Trasacco
<h2><br> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> </h2><br> Defendant John Trasacco appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Williams, J.) convicting him, after a jury trial, of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud arising from a scheme to defraud t... More...
$0 (09-27-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Lyell Champagne, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud and Tax Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Missouri Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Fraud and Tax Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Between approximately March 2021 and April 20... More...
$0 (09-10-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Ronald Boyd </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, an... More...
$0 (06-04-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Ronald Boyd </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Lucas&l=Watson&i=146879&z=06106" target="_new">Lucas M. Watson</a> represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b>... More...
$0 (06-04-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. JOHN MATAVA </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Coventry Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Vanessa Roberts A... More...
$0 (03-29-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. JACOB DEUTSCH and ARON DEUTSCH </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Hartford, Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Hartford Apartment Buildings</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Two New York men were sentenced in Hartford for engaging in a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme involving 24 mortgage loans on numerous multifamily housing proper... More...
$0 (01-08-2024 - CT)United States of America v. Michael Castillero, a/k/a Michael Alejandro, Francine Lanaia, and Brian Martinsen
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers representing the Defendants charged with onspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, and investment adviser fraud in connection with their management of StraightPath Venture Partners LLC ("SPVPâ€), StraightPath Management LLC, and nine related StraightPath Funds. They were also charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice... More...
$0 (11-29-2023 - CT)United States of America v. Erin Sullivan
New Haven, Connecticu criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and tax offenses stemming from an embezzlement scheme.<br> <br> Erin Sullivan, age 53, of Cheshire, Connecticut, was employed as the office manager for a family-owned construction business, identified in court documents in "Company A,†based in Orange. Beginning at least as early as 2016, Sullivan ma... More...
$0 (10-31-2023 - CT)United States of America v. Kenoy Stewart
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> "Federal wire fraud law is codified in 18 U.S.C. § 1343. It prohibits the use of interstate wire, radio, or television communications to defraud someone.<br> <br> To convict someone of wire fraud, the government must prove the following elements:<br> <br> The defendant devised or inte... More...
$0 (09-29-2023 - CT)United States of America v. Robert V. Matthews
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy, money laundering, and tax evasion offenses related to multiple schemes that defrauded investors and financial institutions out of tens of millions of dollars.<br> <br> Robert V. Matthews, age 65, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was a real estate developer in charge of The Palm House Hotel ("PHHâ€), ... More...
$0 (07-31-2023 - CT)United States of America v. Olajuwon Harrington, a/k/a "O.J. Harrington"
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud offense related to his theft of pandemic unemployment benefits.<br> <br> In March 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Actâ€) was signed into law. The CARES Act created a new temporary federal unemployment insurance program for pandemic unemployment assistance ("Pandemic Un... More...
$0 (05-12-2023 - CT)United States of America v. Lauren DiMassa
Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with stealing COVID-19 relief funds from the City of New Haven.<br> <table><br> <h1> <br> <center> <br> <P> <br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hartford_CT_FED-2.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Hartford, Connecticut"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Hartford, Connecticut<br> <P... More...
$0 (03-23-2023 - CT)United States of America v. Myron Ware
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding a computer technology company.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/New_Haven_CT_FED.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - New Haven, Connecticut"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - New Haven, Connecticut<br> <P><br> <a font="red" h... More...
$0 (03-10-2023 - CT)United States of America v. Edward F. Ziegler II
New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud and tax offenses stemming from a 15-year embezzlement scheme.<br> <br> Edward F. Ziegler, II, age 63, of Bridgton, Maine, was employed as the office manager for a small, family-owned business, identified in court documents in "Company A,†based in Berlin, Connecticut. In approximately 2006, Ziegler opened a ... More...
$0 (11-10-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Axion Specialty Contracting, LLC
New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a bid rigging scheme targeting public and private entities in Connecticut. <br> <br> <br> Axion Speciality Contracting, LLC conspired with other insulation contractor to to rig bids on contracts for installing insulation around pipes and ducts on construction projects at universities, hospitals and other... More...
$0 (11-07-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Lizbel Sanchez
New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with tax fraud.<br> <br> Lizbel Sanchez, aka Lizbel Diaz, age 47, from Broofield, Connecticut, is a minority owner of Danbury Food Corp. ("DFCâ€), which operates a C-Town grocery store in Danbury. Sanchez was responsible for DFC's accounting and financial records, and for collecting and paying over certain federal taxes... More...
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