New Jersey Bank Fraud Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Clarence Semmon, et al. </h2> <center>
Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud banks by depositing stolen checks and withdrawing the funds, The following individuals each pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to a one-count Information charging them with conspiracy to commit bank fraud: Britany Brown, 39, of Phi... More...
$ (08-11-2026 - NJ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Sherif Elmasri </h2> </center>
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/152776/ryan-magee/" target="_new">Ryan Magee</a> represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 and violation of the anti-kickback statute 18 U.S.C. 371. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119... More...
$ (07-10-2026 - NJ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Chouby Charleron </h2> </center>
Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Chouby Charleron, 27, of Severn, Maryland, accessed and obtained the PII of thousands of unwitting individuals and then sold that PII to a network of co-conspirators through interstate wires using a web-based encrypted messaging application that users co... More...
$ (05-22-2026 - NJ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Parmjit Parmar, a/k/a “Paul Parmar” </h2> <center>
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and wire fraud. By Kent Morlan Parmjit Parmar, a/k/a “Paul Parmar,” 55, of Colts Neck, New Jersey and his his conspirators, including Sotirios Zaharis, a/k/a “Sam Zaharis,” and Ravi Chivukula orchestrated an elaborate scheme to defraud a private investment firm a... More...
$ (05-10-2026 - NJ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Robert M. McCloughy </h2> </center>
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with bank fraud. By Kent Morlan Robert M. McCloughy, 43, of Carlstadt, New Jersey was charged in a three-count complaint with one count of wire fraud and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions involving criminally derived property. McCloughy is expected to have his initial yesterday before U.S. Magistrate ... More...
$ (05-01-2026 - NJ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Leon Haynes </h2> </center>
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. Leon Haynes, age 52, of Teanck, New Jersey, was accused of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false tax returns, mail fraud, and tax evasion. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact, Congress authorize... More...
$ (04-13-2026 - NJ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Louis V. Greco, III </h2> </center>
Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with willfully evading taxes. Louis V. Greco III, 38, of Highland Mills, NY, the owner of several New Jersey companies, including, NJ Mobile Health Care LLC (“NJMHC”), an emergency medical services company that provided ambulance services out of Mahwah, New Jersey. Beginning in or around 2018, Greco caused NJMHC... More...
$ (04-02-2026 - NJ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Thomas A. DeLeo and William A. Murray </h2> </center>
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with honest services fraud charge and the conspiracy to commit money laundering. Former Hudson County Parks Department Director Thomas A. DeLeo (“DeLeo”) and business owner William A. Murray engaged in a conspiracy, which operated from in or around 2019 through in or around 2024, involved more than $1.5 million... More...
$ (03-20-2026 - NJ)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Teflyon Cameron </h2> </center>
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud and engaging in an illegal kickback conspiracy. Teflyon Cameron, 59, of Powder Springs, Georgia, conspired to defraud health insurers, including Medicare, by causing the submission of claims for medically unnecessary Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and Cancer Genetic Tests (CGx). In total, Came... More...
$ (03-13-2026 - NJ)United States of America v. Noah Aranzamendi
Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and possession of stolen mail. From February 2020 to February 2022, Noah Aranzamendi, 27, of Brooklyn, New York, conspired with others to steal checks from the mail in Bergen County and elsewhere, which he then sold to third parties or deposited, sometimes in altered or duplicate ... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - NJ)United States of America v. Sea Box, Inc.
Camden, New Jersey, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Cargo Preference Act . Sea Box, Inc., a corporation specializing in the design, modification, and manufacturing of shipping containers headquartered in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, violated the Cargo Preference Act and its contracts with the Department of War by using foreign-flagged vessels to tran... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - NJ)United States of America v. Nicholas Ortega Munoz
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in violation for 18 U.S.C. 371, which provides: 18 U.S.C. § 371 is the general federal conspiracy statute, punishing two or more people who agree to commit a federal offense or defraud the United States (or its agencies) and take an overt act to fur... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - NJ)United States of America v. Ken Anderson
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Detectives with the Essex County Sheriff’s Office responded to a tip from a confidential informant in the early evening of July 22, 2025, about a man with a firearm in the area of the Wynona Lipman Gardens housing development located in Newark’s Centr... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - NJ)United States of America v. Leonardo Ayala
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer Stephen Natoli represented the Defendant charged with money laundering and bank bribery. From June 2023 to November 2023, Leonado Ayala, 25, of Homestead, Florida, then a TD Bank employee in Doral, Florida, accepted bribes and leveraged his position to facilitate a money laundering network’s expatriation of over $5.5 million from the United States ... More...
$ (02-02-2026 - NJ)United States of America v. Felix Clark
Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer Jeremy McLymont represented the Defendant who was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Felix Clark, a/k/a “Joseph Moore,” a/k/a “Stanley Smith,” 37, of Royse City, Texas, conspired and agreed to receive the proceeds of fraud perpetrated by a co-conspirator in Ghana and transfer proceeds overseas. During the conspiracy, one or more of... More...
$ (01-21-2026 - NJ)<H2> United States of America v. Joseph A. McCallum, Jr.
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and making false statements. Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. 70, a former member of the Newark Municipal Council who also served on the Board of Directors of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (“NCEDC”), was charged with participating in a scheme to obtain bribes and kickbacks and subsc... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - NJ)<H2> United States of America v. Eric Van Vleet
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to bill Medicare for medically unnecessary prescriptions. From February 2018 to September 2019, Eric Van Vleet, 30, of Delray Beach, Florida, operated Hype Med LLC, which generated medically unnecessary prescriptions through a telemarketing and telemedicine scheme. As part of the health care fraud ... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - NJ)<H2> United States of America v. Jesse Foote
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) health care fraud and kickback scheme. From December 2017 to March 2021, Jesse Foote, 60, of Fairfield, Connecticut, conspired with overseas telemarking call centers, DME suppliers, telemedicine companies, and doctors to submit fraudulent claims to health care b... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - NJ)<H2> United States of America v. Neil John Aaron Williamsky
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Medicare of $172 million, commit money laundering, and pay kickbacks and bribes in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Neil John Aaron Williamsky, 65, of Marlboro, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit ... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - NJ)<H2> United States of America v. David Holbrook
Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with for unlawfully prescribing Adderall, a Schedule II controlled substance, and Xanax, a Schedule IV controlled substance. David Holbrook, 70, of Bloomsbury, New Jersey was charged by Indictment with nine counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances, each in violation of Title 21, United Sta... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - NJ)<H2> United States of America v. Jeffrey L. Kniffin
Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed bank robbery. Jeffrey L. Kniffin, 51, of Wall Township, was accused of armed bank robbery. On October 23, 2024, Kniffin entered a bank in Wall Township, New Jersey armed with a loaded handgun, approached a bank teller, and demanded cash from the teller. After demanding the money, Kniffin removed the ha... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - NJ)United States of America v. Eliyahua "Eli" Weinstein
Trenton, New Jersey criminal defendant lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. A New Jersey man who was previously convicted twice of defrauding investors of more than $230 million was sentenced on November 14, 2025 to 37 years in prison for his role in a Ponzi-like fraud scheme that resulted in investor losses of more than $44 million, as well as other offenses, and his co-conspir... More...
$ (12-03-2025 - NJ)United States of America v. C.R. Kraus, a/k/a Christopher Kraus
Newark, New Jersey, riminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with healthcare fraud, conspiracy to commit the same, and tax evasion.<br> <br> Just because two witnesses recall events differently does not mean that either is lying let alone that the prosecution should know it. Harry Pizutelli managed New Jersey's fund o help people with traumatic brain injuries. He fell in love with ... More...
$0 (11-03-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. Andrew Do </h1></h1>
Newark, N.J. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Billing Practices and Kickbacks <br> <br> An Orange County, California resident entered into settlement agreements with the United States resolving allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks in exchange for the referral of certain prescriptions, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorne... More...
$0 (09-25-2025 - NJ)United States of America v. Michael Y. Lawson
Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (09-12-2025 - NJ)Juan Carlos Argueta v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, et al.
Newark, New Jersey, consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act theory. <br> <br> The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) establishes the framework for the fair and accurate use of consumer credit information, promoting privacy and accuracy in consumer reports by regulating<br> Credit Reporting Agencies (CRAs) and those who use the information they provide... More...
$0 (09-12-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. Ritesh Kalra </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding New Jersey Medicaid </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Jersey Doctor Charged With Distributing Opioids In Exchange For Sexual Favors And Defrauding New Jersey Medicaid Jersey Doctor Charged With Distributing Opioids In Exchange F... More...
$0 (07-18-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. Kaiyir Green </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of possession of a firearm and/or ammunition by a convicted felon, one count of illegal possession of a machine gun, and one count of possession of an unregistered firearm. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Essex County Man Pleads Gu... More...
$0 (07-16-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Rodriguez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of wire fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Indicted for Scheme to Defraud New Jersey Company of Millions of Dollars</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b... More...
$0 (07-16-2025 - NJ)Delfin Cubile v. Synchrony Bank, et al.
Milford, New Jersey consumer credit lawyer represent the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act law violation.<br> <br> The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a US federal law designed to promote accuracy, fairness, and privacy of consumer information assembled by consumer reporting agencies (CRAs). It regulates how CRAs, users of consumer reports, and those who furnish information to CRAs can ... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. Jennifer Iturralde Pina </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bergen County Woman Indicted for Destruction of Evidence in Connection with Federal Investigation of Her Husband's Real Estate Investment Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"><... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Franklin, a/k/a “Freak†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Racketeering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gang Member Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison for Racketeering</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> <center><br> <h1><br> Sponsored By <br> <a href="http://www.morelawsuites.com" target="_... More...
$0 (06-23-2025 - NJ)<h2 United States of America v. Anna Kline </h2
Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Key Elements of Wire Fraud:<br> <br> 1. Scheme to Defraud:<br> . <br> <br> The prosecution must prove a deliberate plan to deceive or cheat someone, usually for financial gain.<br> 2. Intent to Defraud:<br> .<br> The defendant must have acted knowingly and with the specific ... More...
$0 (06-23-2025 - NJ)United States of America v. Andrew Johnson
Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Mail fraud is a federal crime involving the use of the U.S. Mail or other commercial carriers to execute a scheme to defraud. It requires proof of a scheme to defraud and the use of the mail to further that scheme. Conviction can lead to imprisonme... More...
$0 (06-23-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. Ciara Brascom </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A New Jersey woman pleaded guilty to bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.<br> <br> Ciara Brascom, ... More...
$0 (06-02-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. Felix Clark, a/k/a “Joseph Moore,†a/k/a “Stanley Smith,†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Texas Man and his Romantic Partner Plead Guilty to their Roles in Harming Elderly Victims Through a Romance Fraud Scam</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <... More...
$0 (06-02-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. George Leguen </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining approximately $149,900 in federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bergen County Man Sentenced to Twenty Months in Prison for COVID-19 Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b... More...
$0 (05-30-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph McKeon a/k/a “Jay McKeon†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $900,000 COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Union County Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for $900,000 COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> A New Jersey man was sente... More...
$0 (05-06-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. Kevin Aguilar </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Over $3.7 Million in Cares Act Loans </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Monmouth County Resident Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Role in Fraudulently Obtaining Over $3.7 Million in Cares Act Loans</h2></cente... More...
$0 (04-29-2025 - NJ)<h1> United States of America v. Richard Forrest Sherman </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Employee of Telecommunications Company Admits to Wire Fraud Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A former telecommunications company employee admitted to wire fra... More...
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