Georgia Deceptive Trade Practices Law
United States of America v. Felecia Ingram
Atlanta, Georgia, Defendant charged with stealing gift cards from The Home Depot. Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant employed by The Home Deport accused of stealing over $4 million in gift cards from her employer. While employed at The Home Depot, the Felecia Ingram abused the trust placed in her and stole a staggering $4 million from the company. “She engaged in a calculat... More...
$ (02-26-2026 - GA)Adam Sindell v. Latonya Coach, et al.
Macon, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Civil Rights Act violation theory.<br> <br> In June 2020, Sindell was a pretrial detainee in the Houston<br> County Jail.1 He resided in the L-Pod section of the jail, which<br> housed roughly eighty pretrial detainees. Jail officials checked de-<br> tainees' cells three times per day for contraband and rule violations.... More...
$0 (08-19-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Milan Patel </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Options Trading Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Five Defendants Sentenced in Options Trading Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Milan Patel has been sentenced to prison in connection with a years-long market ... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Mitchell C. Simpson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Used-Car Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for $3 Million Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Mitchell C. Simpson, who stole $3 million from companies that pr... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Jimmie “Jim†A. Beard </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of funds, purchase and possession of two machine guns, and obstructing federal tax laws using altered documents and a fake business. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Atlanta's Former Chief Financial Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison... More...
$0 (08-27-2024 - GA)Robert A. Doane v. Tele Circuit Network Corporation
</h2><br> Atlanta, Georgia consumer law Federal Communications Act violation lawyer represened the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Plaintiff Robert Doane filed suit in federal court against Tele Circuit Network Corporation and its sole owner Ashar Syed ("Defendantsâ€), alleging that Defendants had unlawfully "spoofed†his phone number during a telemarketing campaign, causing Plaintiff to ... More...
$0 (08-26-2024 - GA)Brent Savelli and Sherri Savelli v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Valdosta, Georgia insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Superior Court of Tift County, Georgia, and was removed to federal court by Stat Farm.<br> <br> A breach of contract occurs when one party fails to uphold a specific requirement of the contract. A bad faith claim arises when one party act... More...
$0 (03-26-2024 - GA)Alexander Reshetnichenko v. Starnet Insurance Company
Albany, Georgia insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the State Court of Dougherty County Georgia, STSV2022000049, and was removed to federal court by Starlet Insurance Company which is located in Des Moines, Iowa.<br> <br> A breach of contract occurs when one party fails to uphold a specific req... More...
$0 (03-28-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. David Shemtov </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> California Man Sentenced for Cell Phone Trade-in Fraud Scheme </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> David Shemtov was sentenced after a jury convicted him of wire fraud based on a scheme ... More...
$0 (03-30-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. David Shemtov </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Alanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Cell Phone Trade-in Fraud Scheme.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> California Man Sentenced for Cell Phone Trade-in Fraud Scheme </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> David Shemtov was sentenced after a jury convicted him of wire frau... More...
$0 (03-27-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Allen Dickason </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Millions from Clients.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Disbarred Real Estate Attorney Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Millions from Clients </h3></center></i><br> <br> Matthew Allen Dickason, a disbarred attorney who was pr... More...
$0 (03-04-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Juan Martinez, Joseph Pascua </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a conspiracy to steal aircraft design secrets.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Each defendant was convicted in 2023 jury trials </h3></center></i><br> <br> Two California men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a co... More...
$0 (02-09-2024 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Jalal Hajavi </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Alanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with shipping heavy equipment to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> <br> Jalal Hajavi has been sentenced for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulatio... More...
$0 (01-18-2024 - GA)United States of America v. Jess Kinmont and John P. Wenz, Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with operating a timeshare resale scam business that affected more than 8,000 victims nationwide, many of them elderly.<br> <br> "The defendants monetized their clients' trust to commit a multi-state fraud scheme that enabled them to steal millions of dollars from more than 8,000 victims, including many seniors who were ... More...
$0 (10-20-2023 - GA)Shelly Smith v. Trueaccord Corp.
Valdosta, Georgia consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory under 15 U.S.C. 1692, et seq., which provides: <br> <br> "The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from abusive debt collection practices. The FDCPA applies to all debt collectors, including collection agencies, lawyers who ... More...
$0 (09-12-2023 - GA)Brittany Kokenzie v. Trueaccord Corp.
Columbus, Georgia consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory under 15 U.S.C. 1692.<br> <br> Fair Debt Collection Practices Act<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)(15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.), which became effective<br> March 20, 1978, was designed to eliminate abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection ... More...
$1 (09-11-2023 - GA)Stephanie Gadberry v. C. Anderson and Associates, LLC
Albany, Georgia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an employment discrimination theory under 42 U.S.c. 2000e, which provides:<br> <br> (a) Employer practicesIt shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer—<br> (1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his ... More...
$1 (09-12-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Juan Martinez
Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to steal aircraft design and testing information in a plot to shorten the regulatory approval process for another company's aircraft technology.<br> <br> Juan Martinez, 53, of Yorba Linda, California, was convicted after a five-day trial in U.S. District Court in Savannah on one count of Conspiracy to Steal Tra... More...
$0 (08-30-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Davey Tree Experts Company and Wolf Tree, Inc.
Savannah, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of illegal labor practices reported by a whistleblower who was murdered for revealing the scheme.<br> <br> Davey Tree Expert Company, of Ohio, and its subsidiary, Wolf Tree, Inc., entered into a non-prosecution and settlement agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia and the U.S. Departm... More...
$0 (07-21-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Jarvis Godwin
Brunswick, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with trafficking methamphetamine.<br> <br> Jarvis Godwin, 39, of Homerville, Ga., was accused of distributing methamphetamin<br> <br> "Methamphetamine and other highly addictive illegal drugs deliver devastation to communities, no matter how rural or populous,†said U.S. Attorney Steinberg. "The Ware County area will b... More...
$0 (06-01-2023 - GA)United States of America ex rel. et al v. Georgia Pain Management, P.C. et al.
Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyer represented Defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act.<br> <br> James Ellner, M.D., and his Woodstock, Georgia pain management practice, Georgia Pain Management, P.C., and ambulatory surgical center, Samson Pain Center, P.C, agreed to pay $625,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting improper claims t... More...
$0 (05-30-2023 - GA)Tamara Ogier v. International Follies, Inc., d/b/a Cheetah
Atlanta, Georgia bankruptcy lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act failure to pay minimum wage or overtime compensation.<br> <br> Tamara Ogier, as trustee for the bankruptcy estate of Brittany Dakota Bosley, Case No. 20-70664-SMS.<br> <br> "International Follies, Inc. and the company's part-owner are facing a lawsuit that takes issue with the parties' employ... More...
$0 (04-01-2023 - GA)Ciara Thomas v. Receivable Performance Management, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.<br> <br> "The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from unfair, abusive, or deceptive debt collection practices. The FDCPA applies to debt collectors who are trying to collect a debt from you, but it does not apply to creditors... More...
$0 (04-14-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Gilbert Basaldua
Savannah, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets and Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property.<br> <br> Gilbert Basaldua, age 63, from Hilton Head, South Carolina, worked as a numerical control engineer contractor for an aircraft manufacturer in the Southern District from October 2016 through November 2018. During that time, Basaldua co... More...
$0 (10-20-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Mitzi L. Bicker
Atlanta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with accepting approximately $3 million in bribe money to influence government contracts, money laundering, lying to the City of Atlanta to maintain her salary and cabinet-level position, and failing to disclose more than $600,000 in income on her federal tax return. <br> <br> "For years, Mitzi Bickers masterminded a sophisticated ... More...
$0 (09-08-2022 - GA)SIS, LLC v. Stoneridge Software, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff, who sued the Defendant on a breach of contract theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages as a direct result of the breach.<br> <br> "SIS spent two years preparing and convincing APi that it was the right company to lead the project," said Davis. "Stoneridge stole the client by using information gained under a ... More...
$0 (07-08-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Ashtyn Michael Rance
Valdosta, Georgia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with violating the Lacey Act.<br> <br> Ashtyn Michael Rance, age 35, was indicted for pleaded guilty on Feb. 22, 2018, he shipped three eastern box turtles and 16 spotted turtles from Valdosta to a customer in Florida, in a package falsely labeled as containing tropical fish and common lizards. He was paid $3,300 for the tur... More...
$0 (02-24-2022 - GA)United States Department of Labor v. William H. Lovett, Jr.
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Fair Labor Standards Act lawyer represented defendant with being sued to enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime and recordkeeping requirements, seeking back pay, liquidated damages, and a permanent injunction. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Lovett is a veterinarian who owns and operates Hardee Animal Clinic in Wauchula, Florida. In that... More...
$0 (12-26-2021 - GA)Mark A. Thompson v. DeKalb County, GA, et al
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Discrimination lawyer represented defendant with claiming that he was fired because of his age. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> Thompson was a senior assistant county attorney for the <br> DeKalb County law department. He was the lead (and effectively <br> sole) attorney representing the county in Champion v. DeKalb <br> County, a breach of c... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Patrick Tonge and Serge Francois
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with conspiracy, healthcare fraud, paying illegal healthcare kickbacks, introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, money laundering, obstruction, and making false statements charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The defendants' convictions, and thus these appeals, begin<br> and end with... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Alexis Martinez
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Alexis Martinez appeals his sentence of 120 months of imprisonment following his plea of guilty to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Martinez <br> challen... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)Stewart J. Smith v. United States of America
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with this lawsuit in federal district court against the United States, proceeding under the Federal Tort Claims Act claiming the Department of Veterans Affairs (the "VAâ€) breached their legal duty to exercise ordinary medical care and negligently failed to diagnose his throat cancer and immedia... More...
$0 (11-09-2021 - GA)United States of America v. James Bernard Braddy
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On September 27, 2018, Officer Austin Sullivan pulled over Braddy on <br> Interst... More...
$0 (11-07-2021 - GA)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. US Stem Cell Clinic, LLC, et al.
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Medical Malpractice lawyer represented defendant with being alleged that the stem cell procedure violates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Since 2001 the FDA has regulated human cells, tissues, and cellular and <br> tissue-based products or "HCT/Ps,†which the FDA defines as "art... More...
$0 (10-12-2021 - GA)DAVID B. GREENBERG v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Income Tax lawyer represented Respondent - Appellee with five notices of deficiencies ("NODsâ€) issued by the Internal Revenue Service against him. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> This case concerns the appeal of five cases filed by Greenberg that were <br> consolidated by the Tax Court in Tax Court Docket Nos. 1143-05, 1335-06,... More...
$0 (10-11-2021 - GA)United States of America v. JAMES BERNARD BRADDY
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On September 27, 2018, Officer Austin Sullivan pulled over Braddy on <br> Intersta... More...
$0 (10-11-2021 - GA)United States of America v. JAMES BERNARD BRADDY
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On September 27, 2018, Officer Austin Sullivan pulled over Braddy on <br> Interst... More...
$0 (10-10-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Oleg Vladislavovich Nikitin
Savannah, GA: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with scheming to evade United States national security laws.<br> <br> Oleg Vladislavovich Nikitin, 54, of St. Petersburg, Russia, was charged with Conspiracy to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Export Control Reform Act and the Export Administration Regulations.<br> <br> "The United States sent a clear... More...
$0 (09-29-2021 - GA)United States of America v. US STEM CELL CLINIC, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, US STEM CELL, INC., a Florida profit corporation, KRISTIN C. COMELLA, individually
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Medical Malpractice lawyer represented defendant with a charge alleging the stem cell procedure violates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (codified at 21 MaU.S.C. §§ 301 et seq.). </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Since 2001 the FDA has regulated human cells, tissues, and cellular and <br> tissue-based products or "HCT/P... More...
$0 (09-13-2021 - GA)STEWART J. SMITH v. United States of America
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Medical Malpractice lawyer represented defendant with claiming various medical professionals negligently failed to diagnose his throat cancer and immediately treat it. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The VA provides medical care to veterans through the Veterans Health <br> Administration ("VHAâ€). The Secretary of Veterans Affai... More...
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