New Jersey False Claims Act Law

<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...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Charles Suh </h2> </center>

Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully distributing oxycodone. 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> Charles Suh, 63, was a pharmacist at a pharmacy in Voorhees, New Jersey. On 15 occasions between June and November 2021, Suh illegally dispens... More...

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<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...

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<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...

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<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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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State of New Jersey v. Antuane Gregory,

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with irst-degree murder, two counts of first-degree attempted murder, three counts of second-degree aggravated assault,and weapons offenses. Antuane Gregory, 46, of Newark, shoot and killed one person and wounded four others on a Newark street. On October 10, 2025, a jury found Antuane Gregory, 46, of Newark, guilt... More...

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<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...

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<H2> State of New Jersey v. Jordan Jackson-Small

New Brunswick, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. On December 21, 2025, at 9:18 A.M., authorities received a 911 call reporting a stabbing. Upon their arrival to a residence on Grove Avenue, they discovered Imani Smith, 26, of Edison with stab wounds. Smith was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where she was ultimat... More...

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<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...

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<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...

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<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...

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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...

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David Timpanaro v. Jenkinson's Pavilion, Inc. and Jenkinson's South, Inc.

Morristown, New Jersey, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful death negligence theory.<br> <br> The essential facts are undisputed. On September 23, 2020, plaintiffs, accompanied by their minor child, C.T., and then sixty-nine-year-old father and grandfather, Anthony Timpanaro ("decedent"), traveled to defendants' beachfront property to spend the day. By all accou... More...

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State of New Jersey v. Joseph Blackham

Morristown, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DWI.<br> <br> Joseph Blackham was in a running Jeep while intoxicated.<br> <br> <br> The State relied on the community caretaking doctrine to justify the officers' early-morning interaction with defendant and his vehicle at his residence. The "community caretaking "doctrine was first recognized by the United Sta... More...

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Ronald Schechter v. Society Hill East Condominium Association, Inc.

New Brunswick, New Jersey, pro se Plaintiff without a lawyer sued the Defendant on a breach of contract theory.<br> <br> Defendant Society Hill East Condominium Association, Inc., appeals from an order of the Special Civil Part, Small Claims Section, entered after a bench trial, awarding plaintiff Ronald Schechter $1,600 as compensation for repairs he made to his unit, and $42 in court costs. The ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Denise Davis </h1></h1>

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring to Defraud The IRS.<br> <br> A Mays Landing woman admitted to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by filing false employment tax returns that concealed a company's cash payroll, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.<br> <br> Denise Davis, 52, of Mays Landing, New J... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Denise Davis </h1></h1>

Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring to Defraud The IRS<br> <br> <br> A Mays Landing woman admitted to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by filing false employment tax returns that concealed a company's cash payroll, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.<br> <br> Denise Davis, 52, of Mays Landing, ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Denise Davis </h1></h1>

Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring to Defraud The IRS <br> <br> A Mays Landing woman admitted to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by filing false employment tax returns that concealed a company's cash payroll, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.<br> <br> Denise Davis, 52, of Mays Landing, New J... More...

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Brian McClure v. Johnson & Johnson

Trenton, New Jersey, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation claim.... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Denise Davis </h1></h1>

Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud the IRS. <br> <br> A Mays Landing woman admitted to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by filing false employment tax returns that concealed a company's cash payroll, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.<br> <br> Denise Davis, 52, of Mays Landing, New... More...

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<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...

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Juquanda Bey-Williams v. Bowman Trailer Leasing, LLC, et al.

Newark, New Jersey, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> <br> New Jersey personal injury law requires proving that the defendant acted negligently and that their negligence caused your injuries, but also uses a no-fault system for auto accidents where you first file claims with your own personal injury protection (PIP) insurance. Cases are subject to a two-year statute of limitati... More...

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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...

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State of New Jersey v. Tyshon Armou, Reynold Henderson and Issad jckson

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> <img width="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/njecpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TYSHON-ARMOUR-CONVICTED-2021-HOMICIDE-NEWARK.png?w=481&ssl=1"><br> <br> <img width="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/njecpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/REYNOLD-HENDERSON-CONVICTED-2021-NEWARK-HOMICIDE.png?w=481&... More...

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Jason Jorjani v. New Jersey Institute of Technology, et al.

Newark, New Jersey, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights job discrimination theory.<br> <br> NJIT hired Jason Jorjani in 2015 to teach philosophy,<br> and twice renewed his contract in 2016 and 2017. During this<br> time, Jorjani "formed the Alt Right Corporation,” to "widen<br> the message of his philosophy, which he describes as an<br> affirmation of the Indo-... More...

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Lee Evans v. Newark City, et al.

Newark, New Jersey, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> In 1978, five teenage boys from Newark, New Jersey<br> disappeared. The case remained unsolved for 30 years. Then,<br> in 2008 police charged Appellee Lee Evans with their murders.<br> The case against Evans relied on the allegedly coerced<br> confession of one man, who was coached by ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Bobbyjean Orak </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Trenton, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Philadelphia County Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Philadelphi... More...

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<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...

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<h1> United States of America v. Michael Sigall </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Preparing False Tax Returns and Causing Tax Loss </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Camden County Man Admits Preparing False Tax Returns and Causing Tax Loss of More Than $16,000,000</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b><... More...

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Palmela Watkins v. Elwyn, Inc.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> <br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a US law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting most private and public employees. Violations of the FLSA can result in significant penalties, including civil mone... More...

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Norberto Vegas v. Be Vitamins Health Food Store Incorporated

Hackensack, New Jersey civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory. <br> <br> The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a US civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability in several areas: employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunicat... More...

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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...

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Sonia Agustino v. Party City Holdings, Inc.

Newark, New Jersey employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Warn Act Claim.<br> <br> Former employees of Party City filed a class action lawsuit against the company claiming the corporation violated worker protection laws when mass layoffs occurred in September, according to lawsuit documents.<br> <br> In the lawsuit, "Sonia Agostino, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situa... More...

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Eric Johnson, et al. v. David A. Mazie, et al. </enter>

Newark, New Jersey personal injury class actions lawyers represented Plaintiff challenging the fees paid to class action plaintiff's lawyers.<br> <br> In 2015, product liability cases concerning the blood-<br> pressure medication Olmesartan were consolidated into a<br> multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the United States District<br> Court for the District of New Jersey. Adam Slater was co-lead<br>... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Roger Pickett, a/k/a “Zy G”, Javon Williams, a/k/a “J45”, Quaseame Wilson, a/k/a “Qua Gz”, Myron Williams, a/k/a “Money,” a/k/a “Tunchi”, Jawaad Davis, Khalil Kelley, a/k/a “Billski”, </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with racketeering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Members of the Marion Gardens Street Gang Sentenced to Multiple Life Sentences without the Possibility of Parole</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><c... More...

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<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...

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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...

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