Montana False Pretense Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rogelio Rogelio Hernandez-Olivares </h2> </center>
Missoula, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after removal. 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> Rogelio Hernandez-Olivares, 45, was in the United States illegally after having been removed once in 2009 and twice more in March and October of 2025... More...
$ (07-13-2026 - MT)<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)United States of America v. Ryan David Schreder
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement in the process of acquiring a firearm. The government began investigating Ryan David Schreder, 45, after repeatedly being told about his escalating behavior. On October 10, 2024, the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office obtained and executed a search warrant for Schreder’s residence. Th... More...
$ (02-09-2026 - MT)Ira A. Troyer v. Maryland Casualty Company, et al.
Missoula, Montana, insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> AI Overview<br> In Montana, an insurance company breaches the implied covenant of "good faith" by knowingly or recklessly failing to settle a claim or by acting with unfair or deceptive practices, such as misrepresenting policy provisions, unreasonably delaying a claim, o... More...
$1 (10-28-2025 - mt)Virgal DRM, LLC v. Ressler Motor Company
Butte, Montana, intellectual property lawyers represented the parties in a trademark infringement dispute. <br> <br> Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a registered or unregistered trademark on goods or services that is likely to cause consumer confusion, deception, or mistake about the source of the goods. To prove infringement, a plaintiff must show they own a valid trademark, tha... More...
$0 (10-08-2025 - 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. Francisco Alcocer-Sanchez
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using or possessing fraudulent immigration docuemtns in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1546, which provides:<br> <br> he first paragraph of 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a) proscribes the forging, counterfeiting, altering or falsely making of certain immigration documents or their use, possession, or receipt. The second paragraph pr... More...
$0 (07-07-2025 - MT)United States of America v. Connan J. Kittson
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.<br> <br> 21 U.S.C. 841 provides:<br> <br> (a) Unlawful actsExcept as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally—<br> (1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Glenn Gale Ware </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening and vulgar phone calls to the FBI </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hardin man sentenced to 2 years in prison for placing threatening phone calls</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Hardin man who made threatening ... More...
$0 (05-02-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Nathan Nicholas Johnson St. Goddard </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Browning attorney arraigned on sex abuse charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Browning attorney accused of sexual assault appeared today for arraignment, U.S. Att... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - 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)John H. Yoder v. Hon. Michael McMahon, et al.
Helena, Montana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on false arrest and other legal theories.<br> <br> Yoder commenced a civil action against the parties involved in his 2021 arrest, the prosecution, and his defense as well as the presiding judge in a criminal case.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> PROCEDURAL LAW. APPELLATE PROCEDURE. The case involves the dismissal of ... More...
$0 (01-07-2025 - 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)United States of America v. Simon Paul and Travis John Branson
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act by unlawfully trafficking Bald and Golden Eagles.<br> <br> The government has acussed Simon Paul and Travis John Branson of hunting and killing bald eagles.<br> <br> The United States Attorney's office alleges the two men killed over 3,600 birds, among them an unspecified number of... More...
$0 (12-14-2023 - MT)Howard Mount, Jr. v. United States of America
Missoula, Montana personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act Medical Malpractice theory.<br> <br> The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties relating to the death of Howard Mount, Sr. are not available.<br> <br> The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a federal law that waives the sovereign immunity of the United States and allows individua... More...
$0 (04-10-2023 - MT)Chester R. Bauer v. State of Montana
<br> ¶ 1 Chester R. Bauer (Bauer) appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief by the Seventeenth Judicial District Court, Blaine County. We reverse and remand for resentencing.<br> <br> ¶ 2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in concluding that Bauer was not entitled to resentencing on due process grounds.<br> <br> Factual and Proce... More...
$0 (08-03-1999 - 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)Daniel B. Crosby v. State of Montana
<br> ¶ 1 Appellant Daniel B. Crosby (Crosby) appeals from the denial of his petition for postconviction relief following his conviction in 1996 for sexual intercourse without consent. Crosby premised his petition in part on the fact that the victim, Crosby's daughter, recanted her testimony nine years later. We reverse and remand.<br> <br> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ¶ 2 We rephrase and addr... More...
$0 (07-11-2006 - MT)State of Montana v. Chester Raymond Bauer
Deer Lodge, MT<br> <br> <br> ¶1 Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(c), Montana Supreme Court Internal Operating Rules, this case is decided by memorandum opinion, shall not be cited and does not serve as precedent. Its case title, cause number, and disposition shall be included in this Court's quarterly list of noncitable cases published in the Pacific Reporter and Montana Reports.<br> <br> Â �... More...
$0 (06-28-2022 - 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)STATE OF MONTANA v. CHESTER RAYMOND BAUER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, Montana - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing the offense of Count I: Incest, a felony charge. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <center><font color="red"><h2>Child Sexual Predator </h2></font></center><br> <br> In 1983, Bauer was convicted of two felonies, sexual intercourse without consent <br> ... More...
$0 (07-04-2022 - MT)State of Montana v. Chester Raymond Bauer
Anaconda Deer Lodge, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual intercourse without consent and aggravated assault.<br> <br> <br> ¶3 In 1983, Bauer was convicted of two felonies, sexual intercourse without consent and aggravated assault. While incarcerated, Bauer pled guilty to felony intimidation of a prison guard's wife in Powell County in 1991, and was convicted... More...
$0 (06-28-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Isaiah Maurice Morsette
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm and lying during a firearm purchase at the business.<br> <br> Isaiah Maurice Morsette, 39, of Boulder, pleaded guilty in November 2021 to prohibited person in possession of a firearm and to false statement during a firearms transaction.<br> <br> In court documents filed in the case, the ... More...
$0 (06-27-2022 - Mt)United States of America v. Catherine Suzanne Morsette </center
Helena, Montana criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with firearm crimes.<br> <br> Catherine Suzanne Morsette, 39, of Boulder, who owned Modern Pawn and Consignment in Helena, pleaded guilty in September 2021 to two counts of false statement during a firearms transaction and to failure to keep proper records.<br> <br> Chief U.S. District Court Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Chi... More...
$0 (01-13-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Ronald Dean Lords
Missoula, Montana wire fraud, money laundering and filing false tax returns, charges criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Ronald Dean Lords, 53, of Corvallis, who was charged with wire fraud, money laundering and filing false tax returns. <br> <br> A former lawyer who also was a licensed realtor and ran a construction company today admitted charges in which he defrauded investors, losing... More...
$0 (07-09-2021 - MT)STATE OF MONTANA v. WESLEY SMITH
<center><h2><font color="red">Helena, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Wesley John Smith with one count of Sexual Abuse of Children charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> ¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows: <br> 1. Did the District Court misinterpret M. R. Evid. 801(d)(1) and abuse its discretion <br> by admitting the victim's taped forensic interview as a prio... More...
$0 (06-25-2021 - MT)STATE OF MONTANA v. Travis Staker
<center><h2><font color="red"> Helena, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Travis Michael Staker with a patronizing prostitution charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> During the week of August 26, 2018, officers of the Gallatin County Sheriff's <br> Office, Bozeman Police Department, and the United States Department of Homeland <br> Security conducted a warrantless internet s... More...
$0 (06-25-2021 - MT)State of Montana v. Lloyd James Noble
Appellant was charged by information with committing first degree murder and first degree assault.<br> "COUNT I<br> <br> "In the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District of the State of Montana, in and for the County of Yellowstone, on the 19th day of February A.D. 1962, comes William J. Speare, County Attorney of said county, and here in said District Court, upon his official oath and i... More...
$0 (08-02-1963 - MT)United States of America v. Chase Zachery Taylor Estes
Helena, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant who was charged with making a false statement during a firearm transaction in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(6).... More...
$0 (05-07-2021 - MT)STATE OF MONTANA v. CLINTON SCOTT KRAUSE
<center><h2><font color="red"> Butte, MT - Criminal defense attorney represented Clinton Scott Krause with a <i>Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI), 4th or subsequent offense charge.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On September 27, 2017, at about 9:40 p.m., Officer Meek of the Great Falls Police<br> Department was dispatched to the area of 6th Avenue South and Chowen Springs Loop in... More...
$0 (02-03-2021 - MT)STATE OF MONTANA v. JOSHUA WAYNE REAMS
<center><h2><font color="red"> Helena, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Joshua Wayne Reams with a <i>one count of incest, alleging he sexually abused his ten-year old stepdaughter charge.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Reams was charged by amended information with one count of incest, alleging he<br> sexually abused his ten-year old stepdaughter, J.L.<br> ¶3 On June 12, 201... More...
$0 (01-22-2021 - MT)United States of America v. Matthew Jason Welch
Billings, Montana wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Matthew Jason Welch, who was charged with illegally obtaining $35,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal loan program created to help businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.<br> <br> The indictment against Welch is the first PPP fraud case to be charged in Montana. The PPP program was cre... More...
$0 (12-19-2020 - MT)United States of America v. Tracy Fonda Flanigan
Billings, Montana firearm felony criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Tracy Fonda Flanigan, age 46, with illegally obtaining a firearm for a felon who shot at state probation officers.<br> <br> In court documents filed in the case, the prosecution said that in May 2018, Michael Anderson, a felon, shot at Montana State Probation and Parole Officers who were attempting to conduct a home c... More...
$0 (12-09-2020 - MT)DANIEL JAMES MAROZZO v. STATE OF MONTANA
<center><h2><font color="red">Libby, MT - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Rodney Dain Doster with <i> appealing from the September 19, 2019 Order of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Lincoln County, denying his petition for postconviction relief.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In November 2015, Marozzo was charged with felony DUI and misdemeanor<br> driving while licen... More...
$0 (11-20-2020 - MT)STATE OF MONTANA v. DUSTIN SCOTT DINEEN
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://app.mt.gov/conweb/Photo/Show/3023559"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h1> <font color="red"> </font> </h1><br> </center><br> <center><br> <img width="400" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/subscription.gif?fit=300%2C42"><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> DA 18-0388<br> IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE ST... More...
$0 (08-23-2020 - MT)STATE OF MONTANA v. PHILIP BRYSON GRIMSHAW
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://app.mt.gov/conweb/Photo/Show/3022625"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h1> <font color="red"> </font> </h1><br> </center><br> <center><br> <img width="400" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/subscription.gif?fit=300%2C42"><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> ¶1 Defendant and Appellant Philip Bryson Gr... More...
$0 (08-23-2020 - MT)United States of America v. Stephen Phillip Casher
<center><br> <img width="400" src="https://www.mtd.uscourts.gov/sites/mtd/files/Battin.png"><br> </center><br> <br> <br> Billings, MT - The United States of America charged Stephen Phillip Casher, age 46, a former Rocky Mountain Bank loan officer accused of approving loans to a bank customer while at the same time profiting from private, undisclosed loans to the customer.<br> <br> Defendant plead... More...
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