Kansas Consumer Fraud Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Calvin Johnson </h2> </center>
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Calvin Johnson charged with forcing and coercing minors to commit sexual acts with adults in exchange for money. Calvin Johnson, 31, of Kansas City, Missouri, was found guilty on: • two counts of sex trafficking accomplished by force, fraud, or coercion, • two counts of sex trafficking of a child; and • two count... More...
$ (09-18-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Joyce L. Smith </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government funds. Reported by Kent Morlan Joynce L. Smith, age 51, was a United States Postal Service employee stole approximately $10,600 in cash payments from customers and issued herself approximately $3,700 in money orders. Smith also embezzled approximately $3,400 that customers paid for their post o... More...
$ (05-26-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. David L. Mongeau </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements and bank fraud. Mongeau owned Mongeau Enterprises, a farming operation in western Kansas. In 2019, he obtained a crop insurance policy through the USDA’s Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP) which is subsidized by the federal government. In January 2020, Mongeau submitted a claim indicatin... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - KS)United States of America v. Nicole Clem
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... More...
$ (02-10-2026 - KS)United States of America v. Dion Daniel
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Dion Daniel, 36, of Kansas City, Missouri, submitted false information on applications for disaster relief loans resulting in a loss of $522,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") was intended to provide financial relief to business owners dealing wi... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Bobby Bates Sr.
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Bobby Bates Sr., 43, of Grand Island, Nebraska, from February 2023 to October 2023, was the owner of Built Rite Construction, used a social media group called “Building Barndominiums” to solicit clients for construction projects. Bates required customers to provide initial deposits of up to 50 percen... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Venkateswara Reddy Chagamreddy and Sai Praveen Kommana
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding a victim while posing as federal law enforcement officials.. 18:1349 Wire Fraud Conspiracy (Indictment filed 12/22/2025) (1) 18:1951(a) Interference with Commerce by Threat (Indictment filed 12/22/2025) (2) Venkateswara Reddy Chagamreddy, 27, of San Antonio, Texas, and Sai Praveen Kommana, 29... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Joseph Campbell and John Duncan
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA) by submitting false information on applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Joseph Campbell, 61, of Olathe and John Duncan, 65, of Topeka are both charged with one count of wire fraud conspirac... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Quintin Flanagin
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged one count of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, one count of false statements, and one count of money laundering. Quintin Flanagin, 45, of Colby, Kansas, was accused for defrauding clients of his accounting firm, who were also his relatives, of more than $400,000. As a certified public accountant (CPA), Flanagin us... More...
$ (12-10-2025 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Montressa Cunningham
Topeka, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud and Money Laundering.<br> <br> A jury convicted Defendant Montressa Cunningham ("Cunninghamâ€) of sixteen offenses stemming from a fourteen-month fraudulent scheme. Cunningham and his wife Felicia purchased seven higher-end used cars, financing those purchases<br> with... More...
$0 (11-19-2025 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Barry Cummings </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of mail fraud. abusing incentive rewards program </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Overland Park man sentenced for abusing incentive rewards program</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Kansas man was sentenced ... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Lynn Ritter and Kirk Ritter </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud and theft of government funds.theft of deceased father's Social Security benefits </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Husband & wife sentenced for theft of deceased father's Social Security benefits </h2></center></b></b> </h... More...
$0 (01-28-2025 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Shan Hanes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of embezzlement by a bank officer. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Victims of cryptocurrency scam awarded restitution</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> After a $47.1 million cryptocurrency scheme caused a Kansas ... More...
$0 (11-07-2024 - KS)Juan Manuel Aguilar, et al. v. Suegundo A. Aponte Caceda, et al.
Dodge City, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants.<br> <br> On August 11, 2020, KDOT offered to pay the Apontes $63,605 to establish a right-of-way on property they owned along Highway 50 near Dodge City and to reimburse for damages that would occur during an impending highway expansion. The Apontes ultimately accepted the offer and signed a contract of ... More...
$0 (10-25-2024 - KS)Lori Ann Norris v. IC System, Inc.
<h2><br> Kansas City, Kansas, consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.<br> <h2><br> Violation of 15 USC 1692 is a section of the United States Code that covers debt collection practices and consumer credit protection. It is part of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which was enacted in March 1978. The FDCPA's purpose is to: <br>... More...
$0 (09-24-2024 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Shan Hanes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of embezzlement by a bank officer. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former CEO of failed bank sentenced to prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Shan Hanes, 53, of Elkhart pleaded guilty to one count of embezz... More...
$0 (08-19-2024 - KS)In the Matter of the Marriage of L.S. and D.J.
<h2><br> Leavenworth, Kansas divorce lawyers represented the husband and wife in a marriage dissolution case.<br> </h2><br> <br> L.S. and D.J. were married in 2005 and shared a 12-year marriage which gifted them with two children. In late 2017, L.S. filed for divorce. Her petition included a domestic relations affidavit (DRA), minus any child support adjustments, and she did not attach a child sup... More...
$0 (05-31-2024 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Shan Hanes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzle tens of millions of dollars in a cryptocurrency scheme. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former CEO of failed bank sentenced to prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> While the CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank (... More...
$0 (08-19-2024 - KS)In the Matter of the Marriage of S.P, and R.P.
<h2><br> Dodge City, Kansas family law lawyers represented the plaintiff and defendant in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> <br> Modern divorce courts spring from the old courts of equity where the judges were guided by one principle: try to do what is right and fair under the circumstances. Modern divorce courts, awarding custody and dividing debts and property between two sparring marriage partners, stil... More...
$0 (08-22-2024 - KS)Tiffany Espinosa v. Todd W. Allen, et al. </center
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> "Civil rights violations by government officials can occur in many situations, but police misconduct may be the most familiar. Concerns over excessive force by police have mounted in recent years. Excessive force violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which forbids unreasonable searches and... More...
$0 (08-09-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. BECKY ANNE WILSON </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing, arguing the probations for the two lower-level felonies could not be revoked because she had completed their shorter statutory terms. She also challenged the order to pay interest </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2... More...
$0 (07-26-2024 - KS)United States of America v. Feng Tao
<h2><br> Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with making a materially false statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2).<br> </h2><br> <br> This case began as an espionage investigation. A visiting scholar at KU was angry with Tao over an authorship dispute and threatened to report him a... More...
$0 (07-16-2024 - KS)Sandra Lloyd v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, et al.
<font color="red"><h2>Kansas City, Kansas consumer law lawyers <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Alan&l=Stecklein&i=146890&z=64111" target="_new">Alan J. Stecklein</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Craig&l=Marchiando&i=146891&z=23601" target="_new">Craig C. Marchiando</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Leonard&l=Bennett&i=146892&z=23601"... More...
$1 (06-05-2024 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. BERNARD L. SMITH </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree felony murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery, <br> and battery </font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> </h2></center><br> <br> On July 2, 2020, Candi Morris arrived at the Wichita Police Department to report <br> a potential ... More...
$0 (04-26-2024 - KS)Leann Gentry v. Solco Healthcare U.S., LLC, et al.
Kansas City, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on product liability theories.<br> <br> "Kansas product liability law is governed by the Kansas Product Liability Act (KPLA), which is found in Kansas Statutes Annotated (K.S.A.) Chapter 60, Article 33. The KPLA allows plaintiffs to bring product liability claims based on three theories: strict liability, neg... More...
$0 (01-22-2019 - KS)Jason D. Squires v. UHG 1, LLC, et al.
Wichita, Kansas consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a Fair Credit Report Act violation theory. <br> <br> Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681, et seq.<br> <br> "The Act (Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies such as credit bureaus, medical information companies and tenant s... More...
$0 (09-11-2023 - KS)United States of America v. Faith Naccarato
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with stealing fentanyl from two hospitals where she worked. <br> <br> Faith Naccarato, 42, of Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty to two counts of tampering with a consumer product and two counts of possession of fentanyl by deception and subterfuge. <br> <br> According to court documents, between January 2020 and April 20... More...
$0 (03-30-2023 - KS)United States of America v. Alec Ramirez
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with stealing controlled substances from her employer.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Kansas_City_KS_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Kansas City, Kansas"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Kansas City, Kansas</a><br> <P><br> <a font="r... More...
$0 (03-13-2023 - KS)James R. Lucas v. Dadson Manufacturing Corp.
Kansas City, Kansas civil litigation pro se plaintiff, without a lawyer, sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory claiming $1,133,000 in damages.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Kansas_City_KS_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Kansas City, Kansas"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Kansas City, Kansas</a><... More...
$0 (02-14-2023 - KS)United States of America v. Stephanie Stites
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/kansas/news/kansascity/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Kansas City, Kansas</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> Stephenie Stites, 52, of Overland Park worked as the accounts payable cler... More...
$0 (01-20-2023 - KS)United States of America v. Michael Capps
Wichita, Kansas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with multiple counts of false statements to a bank to obtain PPP loans.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/kansas/news/wichita/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Wichita</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> Michael Capps, 44, of Wichita, was accused... More...
$0 (12-23-2022 - KS)United States of America v. Bruce Hay
Kansas City, Missouri criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) out of disability benefits. <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/kansas/news/kansascity/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Kansas City</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> In August 2022, a fede... More...
$0 (12-13-2022 - KS)United States of America v. K. Kevin James
Kansas City, Kansas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.In January 2022, K. Kevin James, 65, of, Lenexa pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. James was a co-owner of KC United LLC, a holding company for multiple construction companies in Kansas City, Kansas, including Miller Paving LLC. According to court documents, James admitted that from 2008 to 2010, he co... More...
$0 (11-15-2022 - KS)CATHERINE ROLL, et al. v. LAURA HOWARD, et al.
<center><h2><font color="red"> Topeka, Kansas – Disability lawyer represented Appellant with seeking to relocate to a community based treatment center. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> A case is moot when it is clearly and convincingly shown the actual controversy <br> has ended, the only judgment that could be entered would be ineffectual for any purpose, <br> and it would not... More...
$0 (09-09-2022 - KS)United States of America v. Timothy Dale Warren
Wichita, Kansas criminal lawyer represented Defendant indicted by a federal grand jury in Wichita indicted a Kansas man on multiple charges for alleged crimes related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which is a federal law providing financial relief to businesses suffering economic losses because of the COVIID-19 pandemic. Under the CARES Act, the Small Business ... More...
$0 (08-19-2022 - KS)United States of America v. Bruce L. Hay
Kansas City, Kansas criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) out of disability benefits.<br> <br> Bruce Hay, 53, of Greeley, a U.S. Army veteran and former Osawatomie resident, fraudulently misrepresented and exaggerated the extent of symptoms related to a purported conversion disorder diagnosis to receive VA disability ben... More...
$0 (08-11-2022 - KS)United States ex rel. Rowe v. Dodge City Community College, et al.
Wichita, Kansas civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act.<br> <br> Universal Helicopters Inc. (UHI), a private helicopter flight instructor training company, and Dodge City Community College (DC3), which operates campuses in Dodge City, Kansas, and Chandler, Arizona, have agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False... More...
$0 (08-16-2022 - KS)Kenneth P. Kellogg, et al. v. Watts Guerra, L.L.P., et al.
Wichita, Kansas civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on breach of contract theories.<br> <br> <br> The appellants are some of the corn producers who took the first track, filing individual actions. (We call these corn producers the "Kellogg farmers.") The Kellogg farmers alleged that their former attorneys had failed to disclose the benefits of participating as class... More...
$0 (07-26-2022 - KS)United States of America v. Nana Baidoobonso-Iam
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with mail fraud and making false representations in a bankruptcy proceeding.<br> <br> In January 2018, Nana Baidoobonso – Iam, 69, engaged in a scheme in which he mailed an Involuntary Petition in Bankruptcy to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas. The defendant signed the Involuntary Petition in Bankrupt... More...
$0 (06-17-2022 - KS)United States of America v. Dawna Kellogg
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and making false statements on federal tax returns.<br> <br> Dawna Kellogg, 61, of Williamsburg—while employed in the accounting department at the Johnson County District Court—stole at least $776,691.50 in cash from her employer between January 2010 and June 2017. Kellogg's legal name was Dawna... More...
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