Missouri Fair Credit Reporting Act Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Holsey Ellinburg, Jr. <h2> <center>
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery. A jury convicted him in August 1996. He was sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay $7,567.25 in restitution in November 1996. After his release in 2022, he sued to block the continued enforcement of his restitution order. He argued that the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (“MVRA”)... More...
$ (08-21-2026 - MO)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Danny L. Nickelson Jr. </h2> </center>
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to pay 10 years of employment taxes totaling $774,081. Reported by <a href="http://www.kentmorlan.com" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Danny L. Nickelson Jr., 54, a Jefferson County businessman, owned General Physiotherapy, a manufacturer and distributor of massage and percussion devices used in medic... More...
$ (05-19-2026 - MO)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dara S. O'Connor </h2> </center>
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with possession of a destructive device. By Kent Morlan Dara S O'Connor, age 30, attempted to destroy by fire a warehouse located on Botts Road in Kansas City, Mo. Prior media reporting had indicated that the federal government attempted to purchase the warehouse. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”)... More...
$ (05-08-2026 - MO)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Raymond Porter, Jr. </h2> </center>
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer David Bryant represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Raymond Porter Jr., 64, of St. Louis, was indicted with 28 felonies: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of aggravated identity theft and four counts of money laundering. ... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - MO)United States of America v. Rene Arviso Velasquez
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Rene Arviso Velasquez, 51, stole purses or bags containing credit cards and then quickly used the cards to buy gift cards or other items. On Aug. 25, 2024, Velasquez stole one victim’s Lululemon belt bag, which was hanging from her seat at a Cottleville, Misso... More...
$ (02-17-2026 - MO)<H2> United States of America v. Juan Carlos Aguilar Gomez, Rebecca Massey and Goldner Capital Management, LLC
Joplin, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to impede the EPA, a related state agency, and OHSA, and violate the Clean Air Act regarding the removal of asbestos-containing materials. Juan Carlos Aguilar Gomez, 45, a citizen of Honduras, residing in Lawrence, N.Y., who was previously charged by criminal complaint on Aug. 1, 2025, with one count of... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - MO)<H2> United States of America v. Jason L. Hemingway
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining $316,062 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and for laundering over $35,000 of PPP funds. Jason L. Hemingway, 47, was charged with two counts each of bank fraud and making a false statement on a loan applicatio... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - MO)<H2> Lisa Bohnert v. Impellam NA Support Services, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.... More...
$1 (12-17-2025 - MO)<H2> James Westmoreland v. Progressive American Insurance Company
Kansas City, Missouri, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. AI Overview Missouri bad faith insurance law allows policyholders to sue insurers for "vexatious refusal to pay" (Mo. Rev. Stat. 375.420) when a company unfairly delays or denies a legitimate claim without reasonable cause, violating its duty to act in good faith... More...
$1 (12-08-2025 - MO)<H2> Artrelle Fowler v. DoorDash Essentials, LLC d/b/a DoorDash
St. Louis, Missouri, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination civil rights violation theory. AI Overview U.S. civil rights job discrimination laws, primarily Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, make it illegal for employers (with 15+ employees) to discriminate in hiring, firing, pay, promotions, or any job aspect based on race, color, religio... More...
$ (12-08-2025 - MO)<H2> Zaid Aday v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America
St. Louis, Missouri, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract law theory. AI Overview Bad faith breach of insurance contract law means an insurer unreasonably denies, delays, or underpays a valid claim, violating the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing inherent in every insurance contract, leading to potential lawsuits for contract da... More...
$1 (12-05-2025 - MO)Sharel Mawby v. Folgers Coffee Marketing
Kansas City, Missouri, consumer law class action lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Missouri Merchandising Practices Act and unjust enrichment.<br> <br> Missouri resident Mark Smith bought containers of Folgers coffee that featured<br> representations about the number of six-ounce cups that the coffee in each container<br> could produce. Believing the representations to be misleadi... More...
$0 (11-27-2025 - MO)<H2> United States of America v. Thomas L. Horton
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with escaping from custody in violation of 18 U.S. C. 741.<br> <br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 751(a) sets forth a penalty of up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a fine under Title 18 for escape or an attempt to escape on a felony or conviction on any offense, and one year confinement and/or a fine under Title 18 for esca... More...
$0 (11-17-2025 - MO)<H2> Sheri Agee v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.... More...
$1 (11-17-2025 - MO)State of Missouri v. Greg Hallgrimson
Liberty, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with irst-degree domestic assault in violation of section 565.072.<br> <br> Hallgrimson and S.H. ("Victim") married in 2010 and divorced in 2017. By 2020, they had reunited and started living together again.<br> <br> On June 13, 2020, the couple had an argument about why Victim did not want to remarry Hallgrimson. Victim... More...
$0 (11-12-2025 - MO)State of Missouri v. Trista Garrett
Warrensberg, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer is representing the Defendant charged with two felonies after investigators said she used city credit cards for more than $100,000 in personal expenses.<br> <br> Trista Garrett, the former Holden City Treasure, was accused of using a city credit care to buy goods and services.... More...
$0 (11-07-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Briauna Adams </h1></h1>
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and more than $3,000,000 in stolen Treasury checks. <br> <br> <br> A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for her leadership role in two cases that resulted in more t... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MO)Sarah Genebacher v. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, d/b/a St. Louis Post Dispatch
St. Louis, Missouri, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment law violation theory.<br> <br> The "Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment Act" is more commonly known as the<br> Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which restricts telemarketing and the use of automated telephone equipment. Its main provisions prohibit calls with automate... More...
$0 (10-17-2025 - MO)State of Illinois and the City of Chicago v. Donald J. Trump, et al.
On October 4, 2025, President Donald Trump<br> invoked his authority under 10 U.S.C. § 12406 to federalize<br> and deploy members of the National Guard within Illinois,<br> over the objection of the state's Governor. He asserted that de-<br> ploying the Guard in the state was necessary to quell violent<br> assaults against federal immigration agents and property. The<br> State of Illinois and t... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - MO)Cody Hilsinger v. Berlin Wheeler, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collection Act claim.... More...
$0 (09-18-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Mahamud Tooxoow Mahamed </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Joplin, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping Resulting in Death </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Noel Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Resulting in Death</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> Ma... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - MO)Marcia Denmon v. Kansas Counselors, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collections Practice Act violation theory.<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) provides that "[i]f a consumer<br> notifies a debt collector in writing . . . that the consumer wishes the debt collector to<br> cease further communication with the consumer, the debt collector shall not<br> commun... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - MO)Patricia Conway v. Mercy Hospital St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> During the COVID-19 pandemic, Patricia Conway, a registered nurse, was terminated from Mercy Hospital St. Louis ("Mercy Hospitalâ€)—a non-profit healthcare facility owned and operated by Mercy Health Ministries—after she refused to comply with the hospital's vaccinati... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - MO)United States of America v. Rodney Dale Smith
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession<br> <br> On February 19, 2023, law enforcement received a call reporting a vehicle in the middle of the roadway with a driver "slumped over the steering wheel.†R. Doc. 30, at 4. When officers arrived, Smith, the driver, told officers that he had run out of gas and was waiting for help from hi... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Darius R. Thomas </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally illegally possessing a firearm and making a false statement during a firearm purchase. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Springfield Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearms</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </... More...
$0 (07-24-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Darius R. Thomas </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm and making a false statement during a firearm purchase </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Springfield Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearms</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color... More...
$0 (07-24-2025 - MO)United States of America v. Tre Joseph Connor
Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery by force or violence, felony possession of a firearm, and felony transportation of a firearm.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Federal bank robbery, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2113, involves the taking or attempted taking of property from a bank by force, violence, or intimidation. This includes scenarios... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - MO)Shannon Marie Truxel v. Social Security Administration
Cape Girardeau disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking denial by HHS of her application to Social Security Disability law.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Social Security disability law, primarily governed by Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, provides monthly benefits to individuals unable to work due to a qualifying disability. SSDI (Title II) focuses on those who have worked and ... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Paulino </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing $313,000 from City </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Velda City Police Chief, Who Also Served as City's Administrator, Accused of Stealing $313,000 from City</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The former po... More...
$0 (05-01-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Jeffrey Lynn Petrie </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of distributing child pornography over the internet, and one count of possessing child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Missouri Registered Sex Offender Charged with Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography</h... More...
$0 (04-24-2025 - MO)R.A. v. Mercy Hospitals East Communities, d/b/a Mercy Hospitals, et al.
St. Louis, Missouri personal injury medical malpractice lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> <br> COMES NOW Plaintiff R.A., a minor, by and through his Next Friends and Natural<br> Parents Sarah Anyan and Blake Anyan, by and through his attorneys of record and for his Second<br> Amended Petition against Mercy Hospitals East Communities d/b/a Mercy Hospital St. Louis,<br> Mercy Clinic East Communi... More...
$1 (04-21-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Wilbert Ballard </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jefferson City Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Jefferson City, man has been sentenced... More...
$0 (04-08-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Roger Dean Peters </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Iowa Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Iowa man was sentenced for bank fraud.<br> <br> Roger Dean Peters, 71, was sentenced by U.S. Distri... More...
$0 (04-09-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Joelle Fouse </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three felony counts of wire fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Official of St. Louis County Charity Admits Stealing Nearly $700,000</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A former official of a charity that hous... More...
$0 (04-01-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Joelle Fouse </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzling about $690,000 </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Official of St. Louis County Charity Admits Stealing Nearly $700,000 </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A former official of a charity that houses adult... More...
$0 (04-01-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Scott Alan Barker </h1></h1></
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ashland Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Ashland, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal cou... More...
$0 (02-26-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Lee Carroll </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Pandemic Fraud, Witness Tampering, Clean Air Act Violations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Missouri Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for $3 Million Pandemic Fraud, Witness Tampering, Clean Air Act Violations</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Prayshana Washington </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently receiving more than $800,000 in Missouri and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act unemployment benefits </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Houston Woman Sentenced for $800,000 Covid Fraud Scheme</h2></c... More...
$0 (01-22-2025 - MO)Kenya Walzer v. Missouri Board of Nursing
<h2><br> Jefferson City, Missouri civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an administrative law appeal.<br> </h2><br> Walzer has a long history and repeated pattern of nursing license discipline by the Board, receiving disciplinary probation with specific terms from the Board and then violating those terms.<br> <br> Walzer was originally licensed as a licensed practical nurs... More...
$0 (12-10-2024 - MO)Millstone Property Owners Association v. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam of St. Louis
<h2><br> Hillsboro, Missouri real property lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to eliminate restrictive covenants.<br> </h2><br> <br> In May 2004, Essex Development Inc. executed and recorded restrictions for a tract of land in Jefferson County known as Millstone Subdivision ("the subdivision"). The stated purpose of the restrictions was to preserve the land "as a respectable and attractive... More...
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