Montana Bank Fraud Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Andrew Dwayne Johnson and Carrie Jeanine Johnson </h2> </center>
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud, and to two years for one count of aggravated identity theft. 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> Andrew Dwayne Johnson, 49, and Carrie Jeanine Johnson, 46, stole checks from their next-door neighbor ... More...
$ (06-21-2026 - MT)<H2> United States of America v. Rex Wu, Jr.
Butte, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyber stalling. 18 U.S. Code § 2261 - Interstate domestic violence (a) Offenses.— (1) Travel or conduct of offender.— A person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce or enters or leaves Indian country or is present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States with th... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Raymond Marcellous Blair </h1></h1>
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering <br> <br> A Great Falls man with prior felony convictions who lied about his income and his criminal history to obtain COVID funds was found guilty by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris yeste... More...
$0 (09-24-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Raymond Marcellous Blair </h1></h1>
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering for fraudulent use of COVID funds <br> <br> A Great Falls man with prior felony convictions who lied about his income and his criminal history to obtain COVID funds was found guilty by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris yesterday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.<br> <br> Follo... More...
$0 (09-24-2025 - MT)United States of America v. Krista Lynn Hall
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and possessin with intent to distribute meth.... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Nathan J. Snead </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former US Forest Service law enforcement officer sentenced for fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> A Thompson Falls ... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - MT)United States of America v. Rita Ann Pierce
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - MT)Soctt Dimke and Tamara Dimke v. Austin Mutual Insurance Company
Great Falls, Montana insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of contract claim.<br> <br> In Montana, insurance bad faith occurs when an insurance company fails to uphold its contractual obligations and deal fairly with its policyholders. This includes actions like wrongly denying claims, unreasonably delaying payments, failing to investigate properly, or offering lowba... More...
$1 (07-08-2025 - MT)United States of America v. David Michael Rosebud Mathison
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 1343, the federal wire fraud statute, defines and criminalizes the use of interstate or foreign wire communications to execute a scheme intended to defraud someone of money or property. Essentially, it's a form of fraud that leverages electronic communication for deceptive purpos... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - MT)United States of America v. Jussica Leigh Siegel
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. 1343 provides:<br> <br> Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or televisi... More...
$0 (07-02-2025 - MT)United States of America v. Rex Wu
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyber stalking.<br> <br> 18 U.S. Code § 2261 - Interstate domestic violence provides:<br> <br> (a) Offenses.—<br> <br> (1) Travel or conduct of offender.—<br> <br> A person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce or enters or leaves Indian country or is present within the special maritime and te... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Elijah John Bullcalf </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cut Bank man sentenced to two years in prison for assault</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Cut Bank man who assaulted a 17-year-old girl was sentenced to 24 months in prison ... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Noblee Rose Littledog </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 2021 crash on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation that seriously injured passenger </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Great Falls woman sentenced to prison for 2021 crash on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation that seriously injured passe... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Brett Mauri </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding customers </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Stevensville timber frame home builder convicted of defrauding customers sentenced to more than five years in prison, ordered to pay $1.8 million restitution</h2></center></b></b> </... More...
$0 (01-30-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Tristan Ashley Svejkovsky </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former nurse practitioner in Butte sentenced to five years in prison, ordered to pay more than $600,000 restitution for health care fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - MT)In re the Marriage of Lisa Marie Strecker and Bradley John Strecker
<h2><br> Billings, Montana divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action.<br> </h2><br> <br> * * *<br> <br> ¶3 Lisa and Brad had been married for roughly 40 years prior to filing for divorce in June of 2021. At the beginning of their marriage, Brad worked for his parents on their family farm near Billings, Montana. Although Lisa initially worked outside of the farm, soo... More...
$0 (05-07-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Glen Dickey </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with not paying to the IRS employee-related taxes </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bozeman construction company owner sentenced to prison, fined $75,000 for failing to pay taxes to IRS </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <b... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Glen Dickey </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to pay taxes to IRS </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bozeman construction company owner sentenced to prison, fined $75,000 for failing to pay taxes to IRS</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Joseph Glen Dickey, 39,... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - MT)United States of America v. Steven Whitecloud
<h2><br> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery.<br> </h2><br> <br> On Aug. 24, 2023, Steven Whitecloud, age 88, was the driver for co-defendant Patrick Justice who entered U.S. Bank, on Grand Avenue in Billings, presented the teller a note that demanded money, received money and fled in a Ford Taurus. Four days later, on Aug. 28, 2023, Justic... More...
$0 (06-21-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Steven Whitecloud </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Billings man sentenced to two years in prison for bank robbery</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Billings man convicted for his role in two bank robberies within days of ... More...
$0 (06-20-2024 - MT)United States of America v. Mickey James Buchholz
<font color="red"><h2><br> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> </font </color="red"></h2><br> <br> Violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343:<br> <br> Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits... More...
$0 (06-18-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Roxanna Rae Lewis-Stella </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing from elderly mother </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Daughter who stole more than $700,000 from elderly mother in Lewistown while serving as caregiver sentenced to four and one-half years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2>... More...
$0 (06-06-2024 - MT)Marueen A. Kirby v. USAA Insurance Agency, Inc., et al.
Missoula, Montana insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> <br> <br> 33-18-242. Independent cause of action -- burden of proof. (1) An insured or a third-party claimant has an independent cause of action against an insurer for actual damages caused by the insurer's violation of 33-18-201(1), (4), (5), (6), (9), or (... More...
$1 (03-28-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Jennifer Michele Helm </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud scheme.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><br> <center><i></b> Whitefish interior designer sentenced to more than four years in prison, ordered to pay more than $900,000 restitution for fraud scheme.</h2></center></i><br> <br> A Whitefish interior designer wh... More...
$0 (03-15-2024 - MT)Tra Boggs, et al. v. City of Cut Bank
Great Falls, Montana civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a civil rights violation theories. <br> <br> Boggs is the natural father of C.D.B. and T.J.B. (the children) and a member of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe (Tribe). He resides in Cut Bank, Montana. Boggs has had custody of the children their entire lives. The children's natural mother, Chelsea Rosenberger (Ch... More...
$0 (02-05-2024 - MT)United States of America v. Gene John Klamert
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with <br> defrauding the Bureau of Land Management of fees in a grazing scheme in which he lied about the ownership and number of cattle he was grazing.<br> <br> The government alleged in court documents that between 2017 and 2020, Glene JOhn Klamert, age 71, held a BLM grazing permit that allowed him to graze his cattle on p... More...
$0 (06-28-2023 - MT)United States of America v. Jesse Lee Hopkins
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with cashing stolen checks at a bank and illegally possessing a gun during a standoff with law enforcement before his arrest.<br> <br> <br> Jesse Lee Hospkins, age 38, a transient, defrauded Stockman Bank by passing stolen and forged checks at branch offices to obtain money. Hopkins forged the signature of John Doe 1, a real ... More...
$0 (05-08-2023 - MT)State of Montana v. Chester R. Bauer
<br> Defendant Chester Bauer appeals from his convictions in the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Silver Bow County, on charges of sexual intercourse without consent and aggravated assault. We affirm.<br> <br> On January 26, 1983, D.K. was forcibly raped at knife point in her Butte, Montana, home. The rapist, identified by D.K. as the defendant, Chester Bauer, had come to th... More...
$0 (06-04-1984 - MT)United States of America v. Ricci Lea Castellanos
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally receiving approximately $126,000 in federal student aid through a scheme in which she enrolled others in courses at Great Falls College, Montana State University.<br> <table><br> <h1> <br> <center> <br> <P> <br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Great_Falls_MT_FED.png"... More...
$0 (03-20-2023 - MT)United States of America v. Christopher Patrick Cruz
At first glance, there appears to be something odd about a<br> court of law in a diverse nation such as ours deciding whether<br> a specific individual is or is not "an Indian.â€<br> 1<br> Yet, given the<br> long and complex relationship between the government of the<br> United States and the sovereign tribal nations within its borders, the criminal jurisdiction of the federal government of... More...
$0 (02-10-2009 - MT)State of Montana v. Chester R. Bauer
<br> Defendant Chester Bauerappeals from his convictions in the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Silver Bow County, on charges of sexual intercourse without consent and aggravated assault. We affirm.<br> <br> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â On January 26, 1983, D.K. was forcibly raped at knife point in her Butte, Montana, home. The rapist, identified by D.K. as the defendant, Cheste... More...
$0 (06-04-1984 - MT)Valerie L. Calf Boss Ribs v. Daniel J. Cornelius
Cut Bank, Montana, family law lawyers represented the parties seeking custody on a child of the relationship between the parties.<br> <br> <br> ¶4 In October 2020, Father picked up L.D.C. from Mother in Browning. He did not return the child for Mother's next scheduled parenting time, however, and instead made multiple failed attempts to get Mother to submit to mediation. In February 2021, Mother ... More...
$0 (08-16-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Renae Swanson
Butte, Montana criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> From 2012 until 2019, Renae Swanson, age 59, embezzled $804,413 while working as an accountant and controller for Williams Plumbing & Heating. Swanson fraudulently altered the payroll process, resulting in her increasing the amount of money she received from the business.<br> <br> Assistant U.S. Attorney Rya... More...
$0 (11-22-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Jonathan Lee Oliver
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud.<br> <br> Using multiple aliases and businesses, Oliver defrauded<br> dozens of victims of over $7 million. In 2014, Oliver<br> pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud, money<br> laundering, and structuring. Oliver was sentenced to prison<br> for 100 months followed by 36 months of supervised release.<br> He... More...
$0 (07-22-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Elizabeth Marie Stephenson
Billings, Montana criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with multiple counts of wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.<br> <br> Elizabeth Marie Stephenson, age 37, while working at an assisted living facility in Billings, Montana, took the debit card and PIN from a 96-year-old resident who requested she buy him a six-pack of beer. Stephenson did so, and then used the v... More...
$0 (07-27-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Ira Kyrk Westbrook
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with stealing more than $57,000 in government benefits from an individual for whom he was the fiduciary.<br> <br> Ira Kyrk Westbrook, 47, pleaded guilty on July 13 to Social Security fraud. <br> <br> U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto presided. Sentencing was set for Oct. 28 before U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen... More...
$0 (07-14-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Lynn Bapp Tempel
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (07-15-2022 - MT)YANKTON COUNTY v. MCALLISTER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, South Dakota - Civil Litigation lawyer represented defendant with alleging the complaint against them was frivolous. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center>><br> <br> Luke McAllister owned and operated MTD d/b/a Fire & Ice.1 Luke's <br> brother, Cam McAllister, is a co-owner of MTD. In October 2017, Cam emailed <br> Garrity regard... More...
$0 (07-04-2022 - MT)J & L LANDS, LP v. JERRY W. NEZAT
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, Montana - Real Estate lawyer represented Defendant and Appellant with appeals from the orders awarding a portion of the proceeds from the sale of his homestead property. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> Nezat and his late wife Dixie Nezat were married for 45 years. Dixie died in <br> October 2008. The couple owned a... More...
$0 (07-04-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Louis Gregory Venning, a/k/a “Decemberâ€
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking and drug investigation that involved more than a dozen women and girls who were forced by threats and violence into prostitution in Montana.<br> <br> Louis Gregory Venning, also known as "December,†42, pleaded guilty in November 2021 to sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, sex trafficking o... More...
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