Kentucky False Arrest Law
<h2> <center> Verity Investigations, LLC v. Segepo-FSM, Inc. </h2> </center>
Lexington, Kentucky, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a qui tam (whistleblower) claim. Segepo-FSM, Inc. was accused of falsely certifying it was eligible to apply for and receive forgiveness of its $503,900 second-draw PPP loan. Segepo-FSM, Inc. stated that it had fewer than 300 employees in its application. At the time of its loan and forgiveness applications, Segepo... More...
$ (03-26-2026 - KY)United States of America v. Natasha Harris-Johnson
Paducah, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false claims and wire fraud. Natasha Harris-Johnson, 52, of Paducah, filed eight tax returns for the 2018 and 2019 tax years on behalf of trusts she created, altogether demanding nearly $30 million in tax refunds she was not entitled to. Harris-Johnson also filed a fraudulent application with the Small Business A... More...
$ (02-06-2026 - KY)<H2> United States of America v. Larry Walden
Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, by committing crop insurance fraud. Larry Walden, age 69, owned and rented farmland in Barren County, on which he grew burley tobacco, among other crops. He maintained insurance coverage over his tobacco crop from at least 2014 to 2023. For Crop Years 2014 through 2019, Wa... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - ky)Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Heather Mills
New Castle, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of murder, five counts of assault in the first-degree, and one count of assault in the second-degree. Based on charges stemming from her arrest on the indictment, Mills faced a second felony case for one count of possession of a controlled substance in the first-degree ("PCS 1st"), three counts of endan... More...
$ (12-05-2025 - KY)Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Joshua W. Preacher and Nereida Allen
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder, first-degree assault, and first-degree criminal abuse of a child.<br> <br> On Monday, August 25, 2008, a case worker for Child Protective Services ordered Allen's twin sisters, Janet and Jeannette Allen, to clean and repair deplorable conditions at the home they shared in east Louisville and in the me... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Brian Hinds </h1></h1>
Louisville, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing and possessing child pornography.<br> <br> A federal criminal complaint and arrest warrant were issued on October 9, 2025, charging a Jefferson County high school teacher with distributing and possessing child pornography.<br> <br> U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Special ... More...
$0 (10-10-2025 - KY)United States of America x rel. Robert C. O'Laughlin, M.D. v. Radiation Therapy Services, P.S.C., dba Ashland Bellefonte Cancer Center, et al.
Ashland, Kentucky civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a qui tam claim.<br> <br> Dr. Robert O'Laughlin brought this qui tam action on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act. He claimed that his former employers, providers of radiation and chemotherapy services, fraudulently billed Medicare and other federal programs. He alleged that they falsely represented that th... More...
$0 (08-25-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Malcolm Culmer </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Covington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Michigan man, Malcolm Culmer, ... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Gainey </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Frankfort, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Harrison County Doctor Sentenced for Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><ce... More...
$0 (07-30-2025 - KY)Karim Codrington v. Jay Dolark, et al.
Louisville, Kentucky personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Plaintiff Karim Codrington was the victim of an unlawful traffic stop, search, and arrest. During the criminal proceedings arising from that stop, a Kentucky state court suppressed the evidence illegally seized from his vehicle and dismissed his criminal charges. More than t... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Wayne Jerome Johnson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Frankfort, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Cocaine Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mercer County Man Sentenced for Armed Cocaine Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Harr... More...
$0 (05-01-2025 - KY)Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Christpher Nation
Bardstown, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of firearms.<br> <br> On December 26, 2021, members of the Nelson County Sheriff's Office (NCSO) arrived at the home of Nation's mother, Denise Vicencio. Law enforcement found Nation - a convicted felon - inside a shed behind the home. The police found two firearms inside the shed with him.<br> <... More...
$0 (03-21-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Marvin Upton </h1></h1>
</h2></center> <font color="red"><b><h2><center> Paducah, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 3 counts of bank fraud and 3 counts of filing false tax returns </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Crofton Pastor Sentenced to Over Two Years in Federal Prison for Fraud and Tax Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b>... More...
$0 (03-20-2025 - KY)><h1> United States of America v. Jordan Fautz </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Louisville, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of distribution of child pornography, two counts of distribution of the obscene visual representation of child sexual abuse, one count of production of the obscene visual representation of child sexual abuse, and one count of possession of child pornography </font/color="r... More...
$0 (03-21-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Zhiqiang Huang; Chaoming Lin; Huixing Yu; Tianlong Chen </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of approximately 5,000 gifts cards; possessing more than fifteen counterfeit and unauthorized access devices </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Federal Grand Jury Indicts Four Chinese Nationals for Possessing Counterfeit Access D... More...
$0 (03-21-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Adam Pursifull </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm as a prohibited person. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lexington Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Lexington man, Adam Pursifull, 40, was indicted f... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Vonnie McDaniels </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID Relief Loans and COVID Relief Rental Assistance </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lexington Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID Relief Loans and COVID Relief Rental Assistance</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Samuel C. Atkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pikeville Man Sentenced to 33 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Samuel C. Atkins, 52,... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Samuel C. Atkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pikeville Man Sentenced to 33 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Pikeville, Ky., man, ... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Anurag Pramod Murarka </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Frankfort, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Money Laundering Conspiracy Money Laundering Conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> International Crypto Vendor Sentenced for Money Laundering Conspiracy </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Indian national, Anur... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KY)Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Allen Lamont Cooper
Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm<br> <br> On October 10, 2022, a Fayette Grand Jury indicted Cooper and charged him with: Count I: Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun; Count 2: Trafficking in Controlled Substance First Degree First Offense Greater Than or Equal to Four Grams Cocaine; Count 3: Theft ... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KY)Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Kimberly Slusher
<h2><br> Mount Vernon, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> </h2><br> In February of 2017, Slusher pleaded guilty to murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, and tampering with physical evidence. On March 24, 2017, Slusher was sentenced to serve 50 years' imprisonment. On December 16, 2017, Appellant filed a motion to alter, amend, or vac... More...
$0 (11-22-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Jackson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Magoffin County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking</h2>... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Kenneth Dodd </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> London, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine and the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Laurel County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (11-22-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Tyler Leathers </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, cocaine, and 10 grams or more of fluorofentanyl, as well as possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - KY)United States of America v. Bret Hankison
<h2>Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating a woman's civil rights by shooting and killing her during a radid.<br> </h2><br> Former Louisville, Kentucky police officer brett Hankison fired 10 shots through Breonna Taylor's apartment in a deadly raid in Louisville, Ky., in 2020. Hankison shots did not kill Breona Taylor, age 26. Shots fired by... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Stephanie Collins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Healthcare Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Eastern Kentucky Pharamacist Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Corbin, Ky., woman and former pharmacist, Stephanie Collins, 57, has b... More...
$0 (10-23-2024 - KY)Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Anthony Lykins
<h2><br> Stanton, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree burglary, theft by unlawful taking, and being a first-degree persistent felony offender ('PFO').<br> </h2><br> <br> In exchange for dismissal of the PFO charge, Lykins entered a guilty plea in January 2017, and the court sentenced him to ten years in prison, probated for five years. The terms of ... More...
$0 (10-25-2024 - KY)Reuben Jelani Adams, et al. v Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government, et al.
<h2><br> Lexington, Kentucky civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs.<br> </h2><br> This matter is before the Court on the Defendants' motions to dismiss. [R. 13.] The five plaintiffs were football players at the University of Kentucky. [R. 1 at 1.] Months after a houseparty ended in a physical altercation, Detective Cory Vinlove submitted a criminal complaint charging the Plaintiffs with... More...
$0 (10-04-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Neal Harris </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID Relief Loans </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lexington Couple Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID Relief Loans</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Lexington man, Neal Harris, 57, w... More...
$0 (07-08-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Eric L. Nantell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violating Civil Rights of an Inmate and Obstruction of Justice </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Kentucky State Prison Sergeant Sentenced for Violating Civil Rights of an Inmate and Obstruction of Justice</h2></center></b></... More...
$0 (06-11-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Darlene McCoy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Louisville, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with CARES Act Fraud </font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Louisville Woman Sentenced to Over 1 Year in Federal Prison for CARES Act Fraud </h2></center><br> <br> Darlene McCoy, 67, was sentenced to 1 year and 2 months in prison, followed by a 3-yea... More...
$0 (05-17-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Arturo Hernandez-Pozos </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud and Identity Theft .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> Mexican National Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft </h2></center><br> <br> A Mexican National who resides in Danville, Ky., Arturo Hernandez-Pozos, 54, was sentenced on... More...
$0 (04-16-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Cameron Hyatt </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Bomb Hoax and Assaulting Federal Officers.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 1 Year in Federal Prison for Bomb Hoax and Assaulting Federal Officers </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Cameron H... More...
$0 (04-05-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Ronald Raye Tyler </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i>Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Abusing Women Under His Supervision and Covering Up His Misconduct. </font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Former Kentucky Probation and Parole Officer Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Women Under His Supervision and Covering Up His Misconduct<... More...
$0 (03-22-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Kris Allen Anglin </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and fentanyl; distribution of fentanyl, that resulted in death.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><b><h3><center><i><center>Second Madison County Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl tha... More...
$0 (03-15-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Randall Dennis; James Benish; Jeffery Havens; Randy Nickell; Nathan Cantrell and Derek Mays </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Violating Civil Rights.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Six Former Kentucky State Corrections Officers Sentenced for Violating the Civil Rights of an Inmate and Obstruction of Justice </h3></center></i><br> <br> Six former officers of the... More...
$0 (03-11-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Martavious Marr </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Carjacking.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Memphis Man Sentenced to Nearly 23 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking </h3></center></i><br> <br> A federal judge recently sentenced a Memphis man to federal prison for two carjack... More...
$0 (02-26-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Sandybell Fierro </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Related to COVID-19 Relief.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> On April 5, 2021, Sandybell Fierro, 23, submitted a materially false application to the Small Business Administration (SBA), to obtain an Economic Injury Disaster Loan... More...
$0 (01-30-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Jimmy Smith, Jr. </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Louisville, Kentucky Criminal Defense Lawyer charged with making hoax bomb threats.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Louisville, KY – A local man was sentenced today to 2 years and 9 months in federal prison for a downtown Louisville bomb threat hoax. <br> <br> U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Sp... More...
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