Indiana Health Care Fraud Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jordan C. Sneed </h2> </center>
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... More...
$ (09-15-2026 - IN)<h2> <CENTER> United States of America v. Jonathan Andrew Jones </h2> </center>
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... More...
$ (09-15-2026 - IN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Teresa Palmer </h2> </center>
Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of bank fraud. From 2014 through December 2022, Teresa Palmer worked as the branch manager of a Credit Union 1 office in Columbus, Indiana. In her role, Palmer had access to customer accounts and was authorized to withdraw funds or issue cashier’s checks when a customer approved a transaction. I... More...
$ (08-20-2026 - IN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Janea Reaves, Jermaine Reaves and Dejon Fox </h2> </center>
Indianapolis, Indiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and illegal transactions with access devices. Former United States Postal Service employee Janea Reaves, 38, has been charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and illegal transactions with an access device. Her co-defendants, Jermaine Reaves, 22, and Dejon ... More...
$ (07-08-2026 - IN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Katie M. Tristan </h2> </CENTER>
Hammond, Indiana, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Katie M. Tristan, age 41, of Clear Lake, Indiana used her leadership positions in the parent-teacher organizations (PTOs) at two Cedar Lake elementary schools to embezzle... More...
$ (05-28-2026 - IN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Aleksei Volkov </h2> </center>
Indianapolis, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assisting major cybercrime groups, including the Yanluowang ransomware group, carry out numerous attacks against U.S. companies and other organizations. Volkov facilitated dozens of ransomware attacks throughout the United States, causing over $9 million in actual losses and over $24 million in intended losses. ... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - IN)United States of America v. Bethany A. Cataldi, D.O.
Hammond, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud.... More...
$ (02-26-2026 - IN)<H2> United States of America v. Carlos Aquino Sosa, Edwin Palacios Sosa, and Delvin Velasquez Romero
Hammond, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud conspiracy resulting in significant losses to small businesses and community banks in more than a dozen states. Carlos Aquino Sosa, 26 years old, of Honduras, was sentenced to 41 months in prison followed by 1 year of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit bank fr... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - IN)<H2> United States of America v. Tonya Robinson and Albert Smith
South Bend, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with wire and bank fraud. Tonya Robinson and Albert Smith held leadership roles at the Housing Authority of South Bend, an institution dedicated to providing affordable housing in the local community. Instead of helping their tenants, Robinson and Smith used their positions to enrich themselves through a kickback sc... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - IN)<H2> Jay F. Vermillion v. Tom Francum, et al.
Indianapolis, Indiana, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Jay Vermillion, a prisoner at Pendleton Correctional Facility in Indiana, appeals from the summary judgment rejecting his claims that prison officials dismissed him from his job in the prison's law library in retaliation for prior lawsuits. <br> <br> This suit arises from Vermillion's di... More...
$0 (11-05-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Jade Price </h1></h1>
South Bend, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud<br> <br> Jade Price, 29 years old, of Winfield, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor.<br> <br> According to documents in the case, Price falsely claimed gross income for a... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - IN)Jeffrey Lewis v. AbbVie, Inc., f/k/a Allergan
South Bend, Indiana employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming he was retaliated against for whistle blowing.<br> <br> This case stems from Jeffrey Lewis's experience as a sales<br> representative for AbbVie, a global pharmaceutical manufac-<br> turer, in 2019 and 2020. As a salesman, Lewis marketed<br> AbbVie's drugs to medical providers to increase prescrip-<br> tions, and thus, re... More...
$0 (09-05-2025 - IN)United States of America v. Earl Miller
South Bend, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and securities fraud.<br> <br> In 2009, Miller was hired by a childhood friend, Matthew <br> Gingerich, to raise money for Gingerich's real estate invest<br> ment firm, 5 Star Investments. 5 Star raised capital to finance <br> the rehabilitation of properties, mostly in Northern Indiana <br> where the com... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - IN)United States of America v. Dennis Birkley and Brian Fenner
Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with fraud.<br> <br> On January 31, 2023, a jury convicted Brian Fenner and Dennis Birkley of seventeen counts, all stemming from one overarching fraud.1 Like many fraud schemes, underlying the intricate machinations of this ploy is clear-cut malfeasance.<br> <br> Under Indiana's mechanic's lien statute, an individua... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Jerome Wright, Cortney Lashea Young </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Evansville, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with $2 Million Mail Theft Scheme and Firearms Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Princeton Couple Sentenced to Combined 14 Years in Federal Prison for $2 Million Mail Theft Scheme and Firearms Offenses</h2></center></b></b></cent... More...
$0 (07-02-2025 - IN)Rayshelle Armour and Kenneth Armour v. Hook-SuperX, L.L.C.
Indianapolis, Indiana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on a premises liability negligence theory.<br> <br> * * * <br> <br> In Indiana, premises liability law holds property owners responsible for injuries occurring on their property due to unsafe conditions, provided the owner was negligent in maintaining the premises or failed to warn visitors of known hazards. To establish liabi... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Ivory Hill </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Fort Wayne, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with PPP Loan Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fort Wayne Man Ordered to Repay Funds From PPP Loan Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Ivory Hill, 44 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Christina Moles, a/k/a Tina Lashley </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and aiding and assisting the making of a false federal income tax return. Moles has also been ordered to pay $567,010 in restitution. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Muncie Area Tax Preparer Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Pr... More...
$0 (05-01-2025 - in)<h1> United States of America v. Moises Bojorquez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child, distribution of child sexual abuse material, and possession of matter containing child sexual abuse material. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Richmond Sexual Predator Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Pr... More...
$0 (03-31-2025 - IN)State of Indiana v. Dentrell M. Borwn
Elkhart, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder.<br> <br> In the early morning hours of April 17, 2022, Dentrell Brown shot Lamondra Townsend ("JR") and Saadallah Altameemi ("Dallah"). JR suffered injuries to his leg, and Dallah suffered serious injuries that required emergency care and surgery. The State subsequently charged Brown with Level 1 fel... More...
$0 (03-13-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Frank Lassen Garay </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Purchase a Dozen Vehicles with Fraudulent Checks </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indy Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Federal Prison After Attempting to Purchase a Dozen Vehicles with Fraudulent Checks</h2></center><... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Michelle L. Bernskoetter </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fort Wayne, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Indiana Resident Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Michelle L. Bernskoetter, 37 years old, of Wheeling, Missouri, was sentenced by United Stat... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - IN)State of Indiana v. Tommy W. Earl
Richmond, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> In 2023, Earl was living in the same apartment complex as Michelle Peacock. The two had a history of disputes, including a complaint by Peacock, a Black woman, to the Richmond Housing Authority alleging that Earl had called her a racial slur. One day in June, Earl looked out his apartment window and s... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. James Henley </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, IN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Nearly $3 Million and Five Indianapolis Homes </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Serial Fraudster Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Nearly $3 Million and Five Indianapolis Homes </h2></center></b></b> </h2></ce... More...
$0 (02-03-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Powell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking of U.S. Postal Service Truck </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Robert Powell, 23, of Indianapolis... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Powell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Carjacking of U.S. Postal Service Truck </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking of U.S. Postal Service Truck </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b>... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - IN)In the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: H.B. and L.B. (Minor Children)
Indeianapolis, Indiana family law lawyer represented parents in a parental rights termination case.<br> <br> <br> [¶2] Mother and Father (collectively, Parents) are the married parents of sons, H.B., born February 2, 2019, and L.B., born December 18, 2020 (collectively, Children). Mother also has three adult children over the age of twenty.<br> <br> [¶3] When H.B. was only a few months old, Fat... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Mark Steven Diamond </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Gary Mayor Sentenced for Wire Fraud<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Chicago businessman was sentenced today to more than 17 years in federal prison for bilkin... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Jennifer Lynn Horton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of wire fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Office Manager Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling over $1 Million from a Family-Owned Business in Greenfield</h2></center></b></b> </h2>... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Jennifer Lynn Horton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling over $1 Million from a Family-Owned Business </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Office Manager Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling over $1 Million from a Family-Owned Business in Greenfield... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - IN)State of Indiana v. Adam Ahmad and Steven Sanchez
<h2>Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with:<br> <br> 35-42-1-4(b)(3)/F5:Involuntary Manslaughter Death occurs while Def commits or attempts to commit bat, 35-42-1-5/F5: Reckless Homicide-Use when offense is not committed by using a motor vehicle, 35-42-2-1(c)(1)/F5: Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, 35-42-2-1(c)(1)/F6: Battery Resulting in ... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Nathaniel Wills </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling Nearly One Million Dollars from his Employer </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Anderson Accountant Sentenced to Over Three Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling Nearly One Million Dollars from his Employer </h2></center><... More...
$0 (10-21-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Martins Tochukwu Chidiobi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cty, st criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Using Inmates' Stolen Identities in International Fraud Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Correctional Officers Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Using Inmates' Stolen Identities in International Fraud Scheme </h2></cen... More...
$0 (10-22-2024 - IN)State of Indiana v. Kari C. Spray
<h2><br> Crown Point, Indiana harassment charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> [¶3] Spray and Char Ison have one minor child together, C.I. ("Child"). Child resided with Ison, Ison's wife, and her two children, but Ison allowed Spray to visit with Child at his home. Between August 1, 2021, and August 13, 2022, when Child was between five and six years old, S... More...
$0 (10-16-2024 - IN)State of Indiana v. Kevin E. Hatfield
<h2><br> Vincennes, Indiana habitual offender murder charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </2><br> Kevin E. Hatfield was "convicted of murder,[1]a felony, and he admitted to being a habitual offender,[2] which led to a sentence of seventy-eight years in the Indiana Department of Correction.<br> <br> Hatfield claimed that the Court abused its discretion in admitting:<br> <b... More...
$0 (10-16-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Rebecca Willis </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Evansville, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling Over $550,000 from her Employer Over Fifteen Years </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Evansville Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling Over $550,000 from her Employer Over Fifteen Years</h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (10-04-2024 - IN)Amanda Rakes v. Jonathan P. Roeder, et al.
<h2><br> New Albany, Indiana civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff. <br> <h2><br> On the night of July 18, 2019 in Charlestown, Indiana, bystanders called 911 to report that a man, RJ<br> Slaymaker (RJ), and a woman, Amylyn Slaymaker (Amylyn), were fighting in the middle of a residential street. Two police<br> officers responded to the call and separated RJ and Amylyn. Amylyn told the of... More...
$0 (09-25-2024 - IN)Indiana Department of Child Services and Kids' Voice of Indiana
<h2><br> Indianapolis, Indiana parental rights family law lawyer represented a parent.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> [¶3] On April 5, 2019, the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) investigated a report that Mother had stabbed Father twice with a knife in Child's presence. Child was removed from Mother and Father and placed in relative care. On April 11, DCS filed a petition alleging that Child w... More...
$0 (09-12-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Willie D. Watts </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of federal benefits </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Clarksville Felon Sentenced to 1.5 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Over $125,000 in Federal Benefits After Prior Conviction for a Similar Scheme</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (08-30-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Shawn Edwards </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Hammond, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Chicago Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Shawn Edwards of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Phil... More...
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