Connecticut Fraudulent Conveyance Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Michele Rene Muzyka </h2> </center>
New Have, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with Intent to Distribute, Distribution of, and Dispensing of Controlled Substances. by <a href="http://www.kentmorlan.com" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Law enforcement began investigating Michele Rene Muzyka, 61, of Cheshire, Connecticut, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), after ph... More...
$ (05-02-2026 - CT)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. Roberto Muy </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering U.S. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ecuadoran National Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S. after Sex Assault Conviction</h2></center></b></b> <<br> /h2>David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District ... More...
$0 (05-28-2025 - 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. 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)Meineke Bristol, LLC v. Premier Auto, LLC, et al.
<h2><br> New Britian, Connecticut civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a fraudulent transfer and other theories.<br> </h2><br> <br> This and other similar cases arose out of a "purchase and sale agreement for three Meineke auto repair shops, along with two notes associated with the agreement, three commercial leases for the three shop locations in Bristol, Middletown and M... More...
$0 (07-30-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Trovoy Dixon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Harwinton, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer<a HREF="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Cameron&l=Atkinson&i=141628&z=06791" TARGET="_new">Cameron Lee Atkinson</a> represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Social Security Administration </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Pris... More...
$0 (06-04-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Vernon D. Oliver </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Scheme that Defrauded Social Security Administration </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Scheme that Defrauded Social Security Administration</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (06-03-2024 - 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)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. 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. Olga Aucapina, a/k/a Olga Aucapina Paredes
New Have, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.<br> <br> <br> <br> From approximately May 2013 to April 2017, OLGA AUCAPINA, also known as Olga Aucapina Paredes, 53, a citizen of Ecuador residing in Woodbridge, and several other Ecuadoran nationals participated in a scheme to illegally obtain tax refunds from the IRS. In o... More...
$0 (03-31-2023 - 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. 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. Douglas Senerth
New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud for stealing approximately $679,000 from his grandparents. <br> <br> Between 2011 and 2019, Denerth Senerth, age 33, of South Windsor, defrauded his grandmother and his late grandfather by falsely claiming to be a college student and inducing them to give him approximately $419,000 to pay for nonexistent coll... More...
$0 (07-21-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Jason Metz
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distributing heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack.<br> <br> In May 2020, the DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police Department began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was distributing large amounts of heroin, cocaine and crack in the Waterbury area, and was believed to be headed by Zach... More...
$0 (06-08-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Matthew V. Blackwell
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with tax evasion and failure to pay over taxes.<br> <br> Matthew Blackwell, age 44, from Woodbridge, was the Vice President of Operations at a family-owned food company based in 0Orange. Between approximately 2012 and 2016, Blackwell embezzled $927,143 from the company by creating false purchase orders and invoices that... More...
$0 (04-01-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Oniel Wilks
Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with drug possession, identity fraud and money laundering.<br> <br> Oniel Wilks, 42, a citizen of Jamaica, was charged with narcotics, identity fraud and money laundering offenses. <br> <br> In November 2018, members of the FBI's Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force arrested several individuals, including Louie McDowell, ... More...
$0 (12-22-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Norman Newman
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud.<br> <br> Norman Newman, 74, of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, was part of a conspiracy to supply lists of potential victims to those conducting fraudulent mass-mailing schemes. From 2005 to 2016, Newman worked as a list broker and senior vice president at Macromark Inc., a Conne... More...
$0 (04-24-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Wali Muhammad
New Haven, Connecticut health care fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Wali Muhammad, 45, of Branford, who was charged with one count of health care fraud.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2010 to 2019 Muhammad owned and operated Happy Family Clinical Services LLC ("Happy Familyâ€), a mental health and social services agency. At... More...
$0 (03-11-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Jason Whitehead
New Haven, Connecticut mail fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jason Whitehead, age 42, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was charged with defrauding multiple companies through a flexible spending account scheme.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, Whitehead worked at PayFlex, a company that administered health care and dependent care spending ... More...
$0 (01-23-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Sheldon Stephenson
New Haven, Connecticut immigration criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Sheldon Stephenson, who was charged with immigration fraud conspiracy.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, Jodian Stephenson operated Stephenson Immigration and Legal Services, LLC, in Bridgeport. Between 2011 and 2017, Jodian Stephenson conspired with others, including Sheldon Steph... More...
$0 (12-12-2020 - CT)United States of America v. Memet Beqiri, a/b/a Matt Beqiri
New Haven, Connecticut making false statements or documents criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Memet Beqiri, a/b/a Matt Beqiri, age 33, of Tolland, who was charged with fabricating E. coli test results at his meat processing business. <br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, Beqiri is the owner and general manager of New England Meat Packing, LLC, located i... More...
$0 (12-02-2020 - CT)United States of America v. Larell David
Bridgeport, CT - Felony, Access Device Fraud, Counterfeit Device Possession<br> <br> <center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Bridgeport_Fed.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> The United States of America charged Larell David, a/k/a Kevin Douglas, a/k/a "KD," age 30, with using an access device fraud stemming from a scheme through which he defrauded Lowe’s... More...
$0 (09-13-2020 - CT)United States of America v. Donald Cariati, Jr.
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hartford_CT_FED-2.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Hartford, CT - The United States of America charged Donald Cariati, Jr., age 45, with obstruction of justice.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court today, Cariati owns and operates Cariati Developers Inc. (“CDI”), a snowplow and haul... More...
$0 (08-23-2020 - CT)United States of America v. Michael Verzella
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/NewHavenCourthouse%28sm%29.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> New Haven, CT - The United States of America charged Michael Verzella, age 41, with stealing more than $240,000 from his non-profit employer and numerous individuals serviced by his employer.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, V... More...
$0 (07-22-2020 - CT)United States of America v. Barbara J. Buchanan
New Haven, CT - The United States of America charged Barbara J. Buchanan with wire fraud.<br> <br> Barbara J. Buchanan, 60, of Shelton, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to one count of wire fraud stemming from an embezzlement scheme.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, Buchanan was ... More...
$0 (03-12-2020 - CT)United States of America v. Latrice M. Colvin
New Haven, CT - The United States of America charged Latrice M. Colvin with mail fraud.<br> <br> Latrice M. Colvin, age 33, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 30 days of imprisonment, followed by seven months of home confinement and two years of supervised release, for operating a credit card fraud scheme.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, between September 2015 and... More...
$0 (12-12-2019 - CT)United States of America v. Paul M. Camara, Jr.
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/nhfrontpage-ch.jpg"><br> </center><br> Bridgeport, CT - President of Insulation Contracting Firm Pleads Guilty to Antitrust and Fraud Charges<br> <br> Paul M. Camara Jr., president and co-owner of an insulation contractor, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport, Connecticut, for his role in schemes to rig bids in violation of... More...
$0 (07-18-2019 - CT)United States of America v. Nikkita Chesney
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/imgs/kids/Supreme-today3.jpg"><br> </center><br> New Haven, CT - Bridgeport Woman Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft, Health Care Fraud Offenses<br> <br> John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NIKKITA CHESNEY, 46, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolde... More...
$0 (07-14-2019 - CT)United States of America v. Toshirea Jackson
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/nhfrontpage-ch.jpg"><br> </center><br> Bridgeport, CT - Former State Employee Sentenced to Prison for Role in Medicaid Fraud Scheme<br> <br> Toshirea Jackson, 50, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervis... More...
$0 (06-02-2019 - CT)United States of America v. Serafino Canino
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/BridgeportCourthouse%28sm%29.jpg"><br> </center><br> New Haven, CT - Torrington Man Involved in Kickback Scheme Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Tax Evasion<br> <br> John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SERAFINO CANINO, 53, of Torrington, was sentenced to... More...
$0 (03-13-2019 - CT)United States of America v. Richard M. Lach
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/BridgeportCourthouse%28sm%29.jpg"><br> </center><br> New Haven, CT - llinois Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Identity Theft and Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme<br> <br> RICHARD M. LACH, 32, of Richton Park, Illinois, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 60 months of impriso... More...
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