Michigan False Pretense Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Condat Corporation </h2> </center>
Detroit, Michigan civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by making false statements to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which Condat was ineligible. In January 2021, Condat Corporation, a Michigan company that produces a range of industrial lubricants, obtained a second draw... More...
$ (07-31-2026 - MI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kenneth Bardwell </h2> </center>
Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obtaining millions of dollars in investment funds based on false pretenses. Digested 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> Kenneth Bardwell, 66, of West Bloomfield, was the operator of a company called “Motown Sports Group... More...
$ (07-23-2026 - MI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Sefton Stewart </h2> </ce\nter>
Grand Rapids, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(h) and attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. 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> Between October 2019 and September 2024, Se... More...
$ (07-07-2026 - MI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Zina Thomas </h2> </center>
Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bribery involving a federal program. 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> Zina Thomas, 62, of Detroit, formerly employed as the Director of Homeownership Programs for a local non-profit, conspired with and paid bribe... More...
$ (07-07-2026 - MI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Catherine Spidell-Ferguson </h2> </center>
Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Catherine Spidell-Ferguson and D’Angelo Ferguson admitted to participating in the submission of three separate PPP loan applications, which included false representations and fictitious supporting documents. As part of the scheme, D’Angelo Ferguson claimed each company had a certain amount of mont... More...
$ (04-27-2026 - MI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Omar Rashad Pouncy </h2> </center>
Flint, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer Chris Quinn represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, Witness Tampering, intimidation of a witness, bribery, and subornation of prejury. Omar R. Pouncy, 38, of Flint, was convicted of committing multiple carjackings and armed robberies in Genesee County in 2005. The trial court sentenced Pouncy to a lengthy term of i... More...
$ (04-10-2026 - MI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Team Rehabilitation Services, LLC (“Team Rehab”) </h2> </center>
Detroit, Michigan, qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a whistleblower claim. Team Rehabilitation Services, LLC (“Team Rehab”), operates approximately 140 physical therapy clinics in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Georgia, agreed to pay $4,969,494 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for payment for physical therapy serv... More...
$ (03-26-2026 - MI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Peter Valente </h2> </center>
Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Peter Valente and Angela Toma collaborated to fraudulently obtain $2,609,210 from the Paycheck Protection Program. Valente and Toma are alleged to have submitted false loan applications to Paycheck Protection Program lenders using inactive businesses and falsified bank records. When federal agents began i... More...
$ (03-05-2026 - MI)United States of America v. Mohammad Hamdan
Detroit, Michigan, criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted conspiracy to commit fraud. Mohammad Hamdan, age 44, from Dearborn Heights, Michigan, admitted to utilizing his two pharmacies to submit false and fraudulent claims for prescriptions even though the prescribed drugs were medically unnecessary or not actually dispensed. In many instances, the pharmacies l... More...
$ (02-26-2026 - MI)<H2> United States of America v. Ceratizit USA, L.L.C. and Mark Alan Stover
Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act. Ceratizit USA LLC (Ceratizit), a Charlotte, North Carolina-based distributor of tungsten carbide products, has agreed to pay $54.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly and improperly failing to pay duties owed on tungsten carbide product... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Norma Yanari Ayala, Edgidio Vasquez-Mencho </h1></h1>
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Selling Phony United States Identification Cards.<br> <br> U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey today announced that Norma Yanari Ayala (34), Rigoberto Vasquez-Vasquez (42), and Edgidio Vasquez-Mencho (41) were arrested in Grand Rapids on September 30, 2025. All three were indicted... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MI)Larry Smith v. Wayne County, Michigan, Robert J. Donaldson
Detroit, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> After prosecutors agreed to have his murder conviction thrown<br> out, Larry Smith sued Wayne County and Robert Donaldson. Smith claims that his conviction<br> resulted from an elaborate scheme designed by police and prosecutors to elicit false testimony<br> from jailhouse infor... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Chengxuan Han </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with smuggling goods into the United States and false statements </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Alien from Wuhan, China, Charged with Making False Statements and Smuggling Biological Materials into the U.S. for Her Work at a University of Mi... More...
$0 (06-09-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Terrance Calhoun, Jr. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated identity theft and wire fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pontiac Man Pleads Guilty in $4M Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Pontiac man has pleaded guilty to ... More...
$0 (04-23-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. The Prometheus Group </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims Act Allegations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Medical Device Manufacturer And Its Owner Agree To Pay $550,000 To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United Sta... More...
$0 (03-26-2025 - MI)George Edward Clark and Kevin Harrington v. Anthony Abdallah and Kevin Smith
Justice Went To Hell in Detroit, Michigan George Edward Clark and Kevin Harrington were wrongfully convicted of a murder that they did not commit.<br> <br> This § 1983 case concerns alleged constitutional violations in the investigation and prosecution of George Clark and Kevin Harrington. Clark and Harrington spent nearly two decades in prison before the Wayne County Prosecution Integrity Unit... More...
$0 (03-14-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Mencarelli </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lansing, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a wire fraud scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rockford-Area Contractor Sent To Prison For Investment Scam</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Matthew Mencarelli, 39, of Belmont, Michigan was indicted for a wire fraud... More...
$0 (02-25-2025 - MI)Angela Davis v. Donvaugh R. Holland, et al.
Davis brought this action against defendants, including the Hollands, Darius Williams, and Natalie Whittingham-Burrell, for statements about her and her brand identity as a social media influencer.[2] In July 2021, various news outlets published interviews with Davis and, according to Davis, Williams then shared her personal information on social media and encouraged people to direct harmful, thre... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Fatai Okunola; Oluwaseyi Adeola; Ijeoma Adeola </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with p Participating In An International Mail And Wire Fraud Conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three Individuals Sentenced For Participating In An International Mail And Wire Fraud Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (01-15-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Physicians Toxicology Laboratory, LLC </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Allegations Of Unnecessary Drug Testing </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Physicians Toxicology Laboratory And Its Owners To Pay $4.425 Million To Settle Allegations Of Unnecessary Drug Testing</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b... More...
$0 (01-03-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Irfan Gill </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Telemarketing Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Portage Man Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Telemarketing Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Tott... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Haidir Altoon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bribery Conspiracy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Real Estate Developer Sentenced for Bribery Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Haidir Altoon, 52, of Farmington Hills, was charged with conspiring to commit b... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Jeffrey Baum </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to accept bribes </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Taylor Employee Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jeffrey Baum, 49, of Allen Park, was sentenced to 18 month... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Richard Sollars </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bribery Conspiracy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Taylor Mayor Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Bribery Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Richard Sollars was sentenced to 71 months in prison... More...
$0 (10-22-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Zeinab Makki </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Scheme to Bill Insurance for Medications Not Dispensed </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Role in $6.9 Million Scheme to Bill Insurance for Medications Not Dispensed</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - MI)Ramsey Ghabra v. AngioDynamics, Inc.
<h2><br> Ann Arbor, Michigan personal injury produce liability lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> AI Overview<br> Learn more...<br> AngioDynamics is a medical device company that provides minimally-invasive devices for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and peripheral vascular disease:<br> <br> Products<br> <br> AngioDynamics' products include AlphaVac, Endovascular Therapi... More...
$0 (10-15-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Theodore Toloff </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Falsifying Financial Documentation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Pharmaceutical Executive Sentenced for Falsifying Financial Documentation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Theodore Toloff, age 65, served as th... More...
$0 (10-10-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Rundy Lamar Williams </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Grand Rapids Man Sentenced For Illegally Possessing Gun</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Rundy ... More...
$0 (09-17-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Rodriguez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using excessive force against an arrestee </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Michigan Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation for Violently Assaulting Arrestee</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A former ... More...
$0 (09-10-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Quiyemabi Summerlin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 17.5 years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> For years, Quiyemabi Summerlin, age 45, preyed on drug addicted women and lured them in... More...
$0 (08-27-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Sharodney Harrsion </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Gerald&l=Gleeson,%20%20II&i=95057&z=48098" target="_new">Gerald J. Gleeson, II</a> represented the Defendants charged with Defrauding Unemployment Insurance Agencies During Covid-19 Pandemic </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> ... More...
$0 (01-16-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Jmyla Elaine Sha’Taria White; McKhaela Katelynn McNamara </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Michael&l=Hills&i=132595&z=49007" target="_new">Michael Darragh Hills</a> represented the Defendant charged with a Fraud Scheme </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Two Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Multimillion... More...
$0 (05-17-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Zephaniah Jones </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Flint, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to make false statements on federal firearms forms, committing aggravated identity theft, and making false statements to the U.S. Small Business Administration. </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b>Cincinnati man sentenced to more th... More...
$0 (05-01-2024 - MI)The People of Michigan v. Luis Edward Wright
Marshall, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with raping an 11-year-old girl.<br> <br> "In the early morning hours of January 18, 1988, a man broke into a home in Albion, Michigan and sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl. The girl was taken to the hospital where a sexual assault kit was prepared.<br> <br> Later that day, an Albion police officer who lived a block from... More...
$0 (10-04-1998 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Roshell Beaty </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Grand Rapids, Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant convicted at trial For Over $1 Million In COVID Fraud</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"<br> <br> Roshell Beaty, 46, of Benton Harbor, was sentenced to 124 months in prison for her role related to pandemic fraud schemes used to obtain over $1 million in COVID-19 relief. Beaty previou... More...
$0 (01-06-2024 - MI)United States of America v. Ryan T. Carruthers
Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding the Small Business Administration and various banks out of approximately $851,000 as part of a pandemic relief fraud scheme.<br> <br> Ryan Carruthers, 42, pleaded guilty in August 2023 to one count of wire fraud before United States District Judge Paul D. Borman. The guilty plea arose out of Carruthers' par... More...
$0 (12-06-2023 - MI)Lisa Posthumus Lyons v. My Pillow, Inc.
Grand Rapids, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on assault, libel and slander theories.<br> <br> <br> On February 22, 2021, U.S. Dominion, Inc., Dominion Voting Systems, Inc., and Dominion Voting Systems Corporation brought claims of defamation and deceptive trade practices against Respondents in the United States District Court for the District of Co... More...
$0 (12-06-2023 - MI)United States of America v. Roshell Beaty
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 pandemic fraud.<br> <br> Roshell Beaty, age 46, of Benton Harbor, Michigan and her family stole $1,036,870 in money intended to help people during the COVID pandemic. During COVID, the federal government provided money to states to distribute to people who could not work. Beaty and her co-defendants stol... More...
$0 (12-06-2023 - MI)United States of America v. Albert Morrison
Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with accepting bribes from a local contractor and tax evasion.<br> <br> Albert Morrison, age 62, was sentenced after pleading guilty before the Honorable Laurie Michelson to Conspiracy to Commit Federal Program Bribery from 2014 through 2018 and Tax Evasion.<br> <br> Morrison was the elected President of the Madison Distri... More...
$0 (11-14-2023 - MI)United States of America v. Daniel Israel
Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in Michigan.<br> <br> Daniel Israel, along with other individuals working for the company where Israel was formerly the president, conspired with another asphalt paving company and its employees to rig bids in each other's favor. The conspiracy began at lea... More...
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