Missouri False Claims Act Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Sharon Dolisis </h2> </center>
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire 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> Sharon Dolisi, 79, moved more than $1.9 million in proceeds of the fraud through her accounts. She deposited cashier’s ch... More...
$ (06-26-2026 - MO)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Stacia Wilson </h2> </center>
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented 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> Stacia Sue Wilson pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. Wilson admitted that, while she was employed as a vice president of St. Clair County State Bank in Osc... More...
$ (09-12-2024 - MO)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cymone McClellan </h2> </center>
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy. Cymone McClellan, 33, of St. Louis, operated a nonprofit, Sister of Lavender Rose (S.O.L.R.), that submitted false and fraudulent meal reimbursement claims to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services from about January 2019 to June 2022. Terra Davis, now 44, was McClellan’s ... More...
$ (04-28-2026 - MO)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dr. Jonathan Wayne Morris </h2> </center>
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud, and illegal prescribing of controlled substances. Dr. Jonathan Wayne Morris, 46, was indicted with 15 counts of illegal prescribing of controlled substances and 23 counts of health care fraud. Dr. Morris has owned Columbia Urgent Care since at least 2019. From at least May 1, 2019, through Apr... More...
$ (04-22-2026 - 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)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Craig A. Spiegel </h2> </center>
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with prescribing pain pills and other controlled substances in exchange for sex acts, nude photos or cash. Craig A. Spiegel, now 70, exploited his position to obtain cash, sexual acts or sexual photographs from at least 19 patients, many of whom he began treating as children. Spiegel illegally distributed an “astr... More...
$ (03-28-2026 - MO)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Connie Bobo </h2> </center>
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Connie Bobo, 46, was executive director of New Heights Community Resource Center at the time, which accepted money to provide meals to low-income, school-age children after school and during the summer. “Connie Bobo’s trial clearly showed that this was the largest public assistance and pandemic fra... More...
$ (03-18-2026 - MO)<h2> <center> State of Missouri v. Stephen Andrew Eagleton </h2> </center>
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree assault. After a verbal altercation with the victim (Victim) at a restaurant and bar, Eagleton struck him in the face, resulting in serious injuries. Eagleton was subsequently charged with second-degree assault * * * In point one on appeal, Eagleton alleges the trial court erred in denying h... More...
$ (03-07-2026 - MO)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dr. Scott Taggart Roethle </h2> </center>
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy and health care fraud. From 2017 to 2020, Dr. Scott Taggart Roethle, 48, played a central role in a massive telemarketing scheme that billed Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces. Overseas call centers collected Medicare information from unsuspecting elderly patients. Doctors, including ... More...
$ (03-08-2026 - MO)United States of America v. Christie Engle
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud scheme in which false documents were submitted to the Missouri Department of Revenue to obtain mechanics liens and titles for vehicles that had previously been reported stolen. Christie Engle, 49, worked as an employee for Dennis Cleveland, the owner of Affordable Towing. Cleveland directed his emp... More...
$ (01-27-2026 - MO)<H2> United States of America v. Jason S. Thompson
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking fentanyl and illegally possessing firearms. Jason S. Thompson, 50, was found guilty of one count each of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of firearms. In the early morning hours of ... More...
$ (01-07-2026 - MO)<H2> United States of America v. Ayana J. Brown
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property. Ayana J. Brown, 34, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to two felony counts of theft of government property. Brown admitted filing two fraudulent quarterly employment tax returns (IRS Form 941s) with the IRS on behalf of Yaya Flowtiques LLC on Dec. 22, 2022. The fili... More...
$ (01-08-2026 - 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. Daisha Sanders
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy top commit mail fraud. Daisha Sanders, formerly from Kansas City, Mo., 34, conspired with others to prepare and file fraudulent PPP loan applications on their behalf. Sanders received kickbacks of $5,000 for each of the $20,832 PPP loans. Sanders filed false PPP loan applications for nu... 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)United States of America v. Gary Grajales-Reyes
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzling $412,163 from the Washington University School of Medicine. Gary Grajales-Reyes, MD-PhD, admitted submitting 73 false requisition requests to WashU Medicine for 761 different pieces of computer equipment, falsely claiming that it was for the research laboratory that he directed. Once he received the ... More...
$ (12-08-2025 - 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)T.N. v. First Baptist Church of Pierce City
Mount Vernon, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a corporate negligence theory.<br> <br> The uncontroverted material facts establish that FBC is a Southern Baptist church and that Plaintiff participated in FBC's youth ministries program.A youth pastor led FBC's youth ministries program and transported participants, including Plaintiff and others, to and from said... More...
$0 (09-03-2024 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Gary Wilds </h1></h1>
St. Louis, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Fraudulently Register Vehicles in Missouri.<br> <br> U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison for bribing employees of Missouri motor vehicle license offices to fraudulently register motor vehicles.<br> <br> Judge Schelp also ordered Gary Wilds, 48, to pay res... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Dontrell A. Powell </h1></h1>
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. <br> <br> A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy involving 19 defendants and over $1.8 million worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl.<br> <br> Dontrell A. Powell, 36, was sentenced by U.S. Distric... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Emma M. Cunningham, Jervonz L. Williams </h1></h1>
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged who attempted to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint.<br> <br> Two people who attempted to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint in 2024 have been sentenced to prison for that and other crimes.<br> <br> U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced ... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Gary Wilds </h1></h1>
St. Loui, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> <br> U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison for bribing employees of Missouri motor vehicle license offices to fraudulently register motor vehicles.<br> <br> Judge Schelp also ordered Gary Wilds, 48, to pay restitution of $335,218, including $319,778 to the stat... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - 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)Raymond Thompson v. Joshua Cockrell and Robert Gerholdt
St. Louis, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> On March 30, 2020, Thompson purchased a 100-year anniversary edition<br> custom 2003 Harley Davidson trike motorcycle ("motorcycleâ€) from Nathan Rench<br> for $5,000. Thompson paid off the two lienholders and gave Rench the remainder.<br> The parties signe... More...
$0 (09-17-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Scott A. Taylor </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> St. Louis County Fossil Company Operator Admits Disability Fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br> <center><h2><br> ... More...
$0 (09-10-2025 - 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)<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)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...
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