Nebraska Fraud Law

<h2> <center> United States of America v. Joan Kicken, et al. </h2> </center>

Omaha, Nebraska pro se Defendants were accused of violaiton the False Claims Act. 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> The United States alleged that Joan Kicken owned and operated AMC P.C. d/b/a Campbell Drug in Oshkosh, Nebraska, and sought to unjustly enrich herself by submitting fraudulent bil... More...

$3400000 (06-19-2026 - NE)

United States of America v. Juan Gomez, et al.

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represented 31 Defendants charged with conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” Fifty-six others have already been charged. Many of the defendants charged in this Homeland Security Task Force operation are Venezuelan and Colombian nationals including ill... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. James L. Hattten, II

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor in violation of 18 U.S. 1591. Federal and state laws treat trafficking a minor as a severe felony, defining a minor as anyone under the age of 18. A key component of these laws is that a minor cannot legally consent to commercial sex acts or forced labor, meaning prosecutors do not ... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Nicholas G. Brown

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.... More...

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United States of America v. Saheed B. Dairo, also known as Olawole B. Ibukun, also known as Baba, also known as Aaron0

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 2 and 1344, and one count of aggravated identity theft, 18 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 2 and 1028A(a)(1). ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Ashtin D. Schutjer </h1>

<h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Device Fraud </font/color="red"></center><center> Council Bluffs Woman Sentenced to 14 Months & Ordered to Pay Over $150,000 in Restitution to Vulnerable Victim of Access Device Fraud</h2></center> </h2></center><center><h2><... More...

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Courtney Galloway v. Husker Auto Group, LLC

Lincoln, Nebraska employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful discharge theory. ourtney Galloway sued her employer, Husker Auto Group, LLC (Husker Auto), alleging (1) retaliation in violation of [318 Neb. 180] the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act (NFEPA)[1] and (2) wrongful discharge under Nebraska's public policy exception to the at-will employment rule. Specif... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Abiola Kayode </h1>

<h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></center><center> Nigerian National Extradited to Nebraska to Face Fraud Scheme Charge</h2></center> </h2></center> Abiola Kayode, 37, of Nigeria, was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire F... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Tope Gbenga Opaogun </h1>

<h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud Conspiracy </center><center> Nigerian Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud Conspiracy</h2></center> </h2></center> Between October 21, 2013, and November 5, 2013, Tope Gbenga Opaogun and a co-d... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Brenda K. Banks </h1>

<h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud .</h2></center> <h2><center>Omaha Nonprofit Director Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud </h2></center> Brenda K. Banks, 61, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 4 months' imprisonment. There is no par... More...

$0 (04-02-2024 - NE)

United States of America v. Paula R. Creps

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud.... More...

$0 (10-06-2023 - NE)

United States of America v. Werner Monterroso-Monterroso

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful transfer of a document or authentication feature. On April 22, 2022, investigators made a purchase of fraudulent documents (a Social Security card, California Identification Card, and a Texas birth certificate) in exchange for $1,200. Investigators made a second purchase of fraudulent documents on June ... More...

$0 (05-26-2023 - NE)

United States of America v. Michael Glaspie

Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with <table> <h1> <center> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Lincoln_NE_Fed.png" alt="Federal Courthouse - Lincoln, Nebraska"> Federal Courthouse - Lincoln, Nebraska <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/nebraska/news/lincoln/" target... More...

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United States of America v. Gregory Ronald Anderson

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with bankruptcy fraud. On November 3, 2015, Gregory Ronald Anderson, 63, a licensed attorney, prepared and filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition on behalf of his client, James Alan Rothers. Upon the filing of the petition, Anderson knew that Rothers' assets, wherever located, became property of a "bankruptcy estateâ€ ... More...

$0 (08-10-2022 - NE)

United States of America v. Jessica A. Lovering

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with Conspiracy to Pass and Utter Forged United States Treasury Checks and two counts of Passing and Uttering Forged United States Treasury Checks. On March 26, 2021, Jessica A. Lovering, age 30, went to the EZ Money Check Cashing location at 5102 L St. in Omaha and presented a forged United States Treasury stimulus c... More...

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MARIA RONQUILLO SERNA V. ADVANCE SERVICES INC

<center><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE Workers' Compensation lawyer represented appellant with seeking an award of benefits for an injury claim. </h2></center></center> Serna began working for Advance Services in November 2019. Her job was to assemble connectors in train cars, which required her to measure and cut certain cables and wires an... More...

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United States of America v. Patrick Graves

Omaha, NE: Bank fraud and aggravated identity theft criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Patrick R. Graves, age 35, from Mississippi. On November 18, 2020, Graves was arrested in Omaha when he attempted to withdraw funds from an actual customer's account using genuine account information but false identity documents. Further investigation revealed that Graves and others travele... More...

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United States of America v. Karl H. Goss

Omaha, Nebraska wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Karl H. Goss, age 72, who was charged with wire fraud for marketing and selling misbranded and unapproved prescription medication or drugs. Gross operated an online business known as Amerisave from 2007 until 2016. Amerisave defrauded customers by marketing and selling misbranded and unapproved prescription medicati... More...

$0 (12-18-2020 - NE)

United States of America v. Devin L. Ashford

Lincoln, Nebraska sex trafficking criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with Sex Trafficking of a Minor; Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion; Production of Child Pornography; and Interstate Transportation for Prostitution. Devin L. Ashford, 33, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was found guilty by a jury of Sex Trafficking of a Minor; Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coe... More...

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OMAHA STEAKS INTERNATIONAL V. MONIQUE PETERSEN

Lincoln, NE - Workers’ Compensation Attorney, Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court denying certain portions of a claim Petersen was an employee of Omaha Steaks from July 10, 2017, through January 26, 2018, working as a freezer assembler. On August 28, 2017, she suffered bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome in an accident arising out of and in the course of her employment wit... More...

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<centr> United States of America v. Charles F. Martin and Sherri L. Atkins

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"> </center> Lincoln, NE - Former Nebraska Business Owners Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Commit Bank Fraud Charles F. Martin, 57, of Bellevue, Nebraska, and Sherri L. Atkins, 59, of Omaha, Nebraska, were sentenced for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Chief United States... More...

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United States of America v. Frank Sadecki

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"> </center> Omaha, NE - Omaha Man Convicted of Counterfeiting and Methamphetamine Distribution Frank Sadecki, age 34, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on June 10, 2019 in federal court for Possession of Analog, Digital, and Electronic Images for Counterfeiting Obligations and ... More...

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. JOEL J. CARMENATES

<center> <h1> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28404&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">MoreLaw Virtual Receptionist Services</a> </h1> </center> In October 2017, the State charged Carmenates by information with one count of theft by deception (over $1,50... More...

$0 (03-18-2019 - NE)

United States of America v. Juan Pablo Sanchez-Delgado

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"> </center> Lincoln, NE - Juan Pablo Sanchez-Delgado Pleads Guilty to a Conspiracy to Harbor Aliens Juan Pablo Sanchez-Delgado, 40, of Mexico, entered a plea of guilty today to conspiring to harbor aliens. The guilty plea was entered in Lincoln, Nebraska, before United States ... More...

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United States of America v. Lisa Kwapniowski

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"> </center> Omaha, NE - Former Director of Pharmacy Services for Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Lisa Kwapniowski, age 49, of Omaha, Nebraska, pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sectio... More...

$0 (02-09-2019 - NE)

Kristin M. Jones v. Douglas County Sheriff's Department, of Douglas County, Nebraska

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"> </center> The sheriff’s department of Douglas County decided not to reinstate Kristin M. Jones. She sued Douglas County, alleging retaliation and sex, pregnancy, and disability discrimination, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§... More...

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United States of America v. Michael A. Basile

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"> </center> Lincoln, NE - Omaha Man Sentenced for Embezzlement of Government Funds Michael A. Basile, 62, was sentenced on December 6, 2018, in Omaha, Nebraska, by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., for the crime of embezzlement of Government funds. Judge Ros... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Cody Lamberson

<center> <h1> Market Your Practice In Ten Counties for $10 A Month <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Ken&l=Morlan&i=28606&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">Cost Effective Affordable Internet Marketing For Your Practice</a> </h1> </center> On March 2... More...

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United States of America v. Lafi Jafari

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.ned.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/images/omaha_courthouse.png"> </center> Omah, NE - Omaha Man Sentenced For Making a False Statement to Federal Investigators United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today that on November 15, 2018, United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Lafi Jafari, age 74, of Omaha, Nebras... More...

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United States of America v. Sharon Williams-Combs

Omaha, NE - Sharon Williams-Combs Sentenced for Tax Preparation Fraud Sharon Williams-Combs, 47, of Omaha, Nebraska was sentenced Friday, September 7, 2018, in Omaha, Nebraska, by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., for preparing and filing false tax returns. In April Ms. Williams-Combs was found guilty of fourteen counts of preparing false tax returns following a jury t... More...

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United States of America v. Valerie M. Stevens

Lincoln, NE - Former Office Manager for Lincoln Family Wellness Sentenced for Wire Fraud Valerie M. Stevens, 36, formerly of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on August 16, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska, to 15 months in prison by United States Senior District Judge Richard G. Kopf, for wire fraud. In addition to the prison sentence, Ms. Stevens will also be required to pay restitution in the ... More...

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Machelle Wynne v. Menard, Inc ., and Praetorian Insurance Company <table> <td>

Wynne was employed by Menard and worked at a Menard store in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. She was injured on the job on two different occasions—a knee injury suffered on September 25, 2013, and a shoulder injury suffered on July 8, 2014. On August 7, 2015, the Workers’ Compensation Court found that Wynne had been injured in the scope and course of her employment, that she had... More...

$0 (04-23-2018 - NE)

United States of America v. Bradley S. Leffers

Lincoln, NE - Norfolk Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud in Metal Building Construction Scam Bradley S. Leffers, 47, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, was sentenced on February 9, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska, to 2 years in prison by United States Senior District Judge Richard G. Kopf, for wire fraud. Leffers was also ordered to pay $712,066.64 in restitution and serve 3 years on supervised release.<... More...

$0 (02-12-2018 - NE)

United States of America v. Brian Tillman

Lincoln, NE - Fremont Builder Sentenced for Theft of Government Services Chief United States District Court Judge Robert Rossiter sentenced Brian Tillman, age 54, of Fremont, Nebraska on January 26, 2018 for his conviction for theft of government funds. Tillman was sentenced to a five-year term of probation and was ordered to pay restitution of $190,100 to the Social Security Administrati... More...

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United States of America v. Chandra Wrightsell

Lincoln, NE - Nebraska Woman Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Case Chandra Wrightsell, 47, of Omaha Nebraska, was sentenced on August 29, 2017 by Senior United States District Judge Richard G. Kopf for the crime of health care fraud. Wrightsell was sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay restitution to the Nebraska Department ... More...

$0 (09-07-2017 - NE)

United States of America v. Mark A. Tincher

Lincoln, NE - Plattsmouth Man Sentenced For Bank Fraud for Check Kiting Mark A. Tincher, age 59, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, was sentenced on June 26, 2017, by the Honorable Laurie Smith Camp to five years of supervised release, a fine of $50,000, and ordered to pay restitution of $833,404.65 to Plattsmouth State Bank. Tincher had previously pled guilty to one count of bank fraud. ... More...

$833404 (06-26-2017 - NE)

United States of America v. Allen E. Peithman, Jr., Sharon A. Elder, Cornerstone Plaza, Inc., and AEP Properties, L.L.C.

Lincoln, NE - Lincoln Mother and Son Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Misbranded Substances, Drug Paraphernalia, and Related Financial Crimes Allen E. Peithman, Jr., Sharon A. Elder, and their corporations, Cornerstone Plaza, Inc., and AEP Properties, L.L.C., were each convicted of at least one crime after a three-week-long jury trial. Peithman, his mother, Elder, and their respectiv... More...

$0 (04-18-2017 - NE)

Sweetwater Cattle Company, L.L.C. v. Leigh Murphy d/b/a Murphy Cattle Company

Leigh Murphy d/b/a Murphy Cattle Company appeals from the Bankruptcy Court’s2 Orders holding that Sweetwater Cattle Company, L.L.C.’s lien in certain cattle is superior to Murphy’s rights as an unpaid seller of the cattle. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM. INTRODUCTION This is a dispute over the validity and priority of interests in cattle. To summarize, Leigh M... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Dustin Chauncey

On July 11, 2008, police officers responding to a call to a house in Gering, Nebraska, found the body of 2-year-old Juliette Geurts. Juliette had lived in the house with her twin sister, Jaelyn Geurts; their mother, Charyse Geurts; and Chauncey, who was Charyse’s boyfriend. Charyse’s ex-boyfriend, Brandon Townsend, also lived in the house. When the first police officer entered the house, she s... More...

$0 (01-10-2017 - NE)

State of Nebraska v. Corey J. Raatz

On November 5, 2014, Sgt. James Vrbsky of the Madison County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a vehicle fire in Madison County, Nebraska. He observed what appeared to be a semi-truck on fire. Shortly after Vrbsky arrived at the scene of the fire, a vehicle stopped nearby, and Raatz exited the passenger door. Raatz inquired of Vrbsky if he could proceed on, to... More...

$0 (09-23-2016 - NE)