New York False Claims Act Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Bhavesh Ranchhodbhai Lathiya </h2> </center>
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with international listed chemical distribution with intent to manufacture fentanyl in violation of 21 U.S.C. 959(a) and smuggling goods into the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 545. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent... More...
$ (09-02-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Todd Faustin </h2> </center>
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements relating to healthcare matters in connection with use-of-force incidents that took place within Rikers Island. 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> Todd Faustin, age 43, a former correctio... More...
$ (07-15-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tameka Babulal, a/k/a “Tameka Williams,” a/k/a “Sharniece Williams,” a/k/a “Meek Williams” </h2> <center>
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1709, and conspiracy to commit mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. 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> Tameka Babulal, a/k/a �... More...
$ (07-02-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United Sates of America v. David Gentile </h2> </center>
Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a multi-year scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors by misrepresenting the performance of three GPB Capital private equity funds and the source of funds used to make monthly distribution payments to investors. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=2872... More...
$ (06-21-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. R. Keneth (Ken) Leach, II </h2> </center>
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with: 5:80B.F DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY COMMISSION (INVESTMENT ADVISER FRAUD) (1) 18:1505.F OBSTRUCTION OF PROCEEDING BEFORE DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES (1s) 15:78J.F MANIPULATIVE AND DECEPTIVE DEVICES (SECURITIES FRAUD) (2) 7:13A.F & 60.F EMBEZZLEMENT OR LARCENY, EMPLOYEES OF U.S. GOVERNMENT (COMMODI... More...
$ (06-12-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> Kim Sue Brown v. State of New York </h2> </center>
Albany, New York, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to recover damages for having been repeated raped while incarcerated. Reported by Kent Morlan Kim Sue Brown sued the State of New York seeking damages under the Asult Survivors Act seeking damages for alleged rape and sexual assault inflicted upon her while she was incarcerated at Albion Correctional Facility betwee... More...
$ (05-21-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cornelius Shannon and Arturo Hernandez </h2> </center>
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with with violating the TAKE IT DOWN Act. Reported by Kent Morlan Cornelius Shannon and Arturo Hernandez with violations of the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which was enacted one year ago and prohibits the nonconsensual publication of AI-generated digital forgeries (deepfake) pornography. Shannon and Hernandez allegedly post... More...
$ (05-22-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Elnar Zarbailov </h2> </center>
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud and money laundering. Reported by Kent Morlan Elnar Zarbailov, 42, of Staten Island, New York, and dual citizen of the United States and Azerbaijan, was a fixer and money launderer for the foreign-based Organization that spearheaded the largest health care fraud case ever prosecuted by the D... More...
$ (05-19-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Bronx resident Lu Jianwang aka Harry Lu <h2> <center>
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of China and obstruction of justice. Reported by Kent Morlan Lu Jianwang, aka "Harry Lu," age 64, of Brooklyn, New York, used a police station in New York City to target PRC dissidents in furtherance of the Chinese government’s political agenda. May today’s verdict send a me... More...
$ (05-14-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Alan Christhofer , Michael Mejia-Nunez and Ennait Alexis Sirett-Padilla </h2> </center>
Central Islip, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with Hobbs Act armed robbery. By Kent Morlan Alan Christhofer Cedeno-Ferrer, age 27,, Michael Mejia-Nunez, age 29, and Ennait Alexis Sirett-Padilla, age 24, are accused working with others, to hijack a delivery truck that was parked outside of the Apple Store at the Americana Manhasset mall, as two workers w... More...
$ (05-08-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jamar Jackson </h2> </center>
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. On June 29 2020, Jamar Jackson and his co-conspirators submitted a fraudulent application for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) through the Small Business Administration for a business that he supposedly owned. The defendant and his co-conspirators knew that the EIDL applica... More...
$ (04-21-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jared Solomon </h2> </center>
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud, identity theft, and bank fraud. Beginning in 2009, Jared Solomon, a Vornado leasing agent, created fake commercial real estate broker companies. Over approximately the next fourteen years, SOLOMON lied to his then-employer, Vornado Realty Trust, by claiming that brokers were owed broker fees or constr... More...
$ (04-22-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Leah Mathieu </h2> </center>
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer Peter Brill represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Leah Mathieu is a correction officer employed by the DOC and a member of the United States Navy Reserve. He repeatedly made false representations and provided forged documentation, including purported military orders, to the DOC falsely claiming that she was on state active duty with ... More...
$ (04-10-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kris Roglieri </h2> </center>
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy committed in connection with the operation and collapse of his purported commercial lending business, Prime Capital Ventures, LLC. Kris Roglieri, age 46, of Queensbury, New York, admitted that he operated Prime Capital Ventures, LLC (“Prime Capital”) and, between mid-2022 and January 2024,... More...
$ (04-04-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Michael Brown </h2> </center>
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud. Michael Brown, the CEO of a nationwide online marketing scheme to make money by posting fake advertisements for rental properties across the United States on a classified advertisements website. The purpose of the scheme was to fraudulently induce pote... More...
$ (04-01-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Solomon Lichtenstein </h2> </center>
White Plains, New York, criminal defense lawyer Steve Yurowitz represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud investors in two investment vehicles he managed and promoted. Solomon Lichtenstein, age solicited and received millions of dollars from friends, relatives, and members of his community on the back of false statements and misrepresenta... More...
$ (03-12-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Asif Merchant, a/k/a “Asif Raza Merchant” </h2> </center>
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries and murder for hire. Asif Merchant was a trained operative of the Iranian government’s global terrorist force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Merchant admitted at trial that the IRGC sent him to the United States to arr... More...
$ (03-07-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Aly Kaba
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. In late 2020, Aly Kaba, age 30, of New Rochelle, New York, conspired with his former roommate, Tony Brobbey, and fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits from the New York State Department of Labor worth more than $150,000. To make the fraudulent unemployment insuranc... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Sherry Xue Li
Central Islip, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Sherry Xue Li was accused of money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) administration of campaign finance laws. Li orchestrated a nearly ... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Philip Castracucco
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and making false statements. Philip Castracucco was the owner of a contracting business (“Company-1”) that performed construction work, primarily for masonry projects in the vicinity of Westchester County, New York. From 2017 through 2022, CASTRACUCCO caused Company-1 business receipt checks in a t... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Nomma Zarubina
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to the FBI relating to her relationship with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (“FSB”), and to naturalization fraud for lying about her involvement in prostitution-related offenses. Nomma Zarubina, age 35, was trying to cultivate relationships with American l... More...
$ (03-01-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Andrew Warner and Kishore Vangipuram
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. The Government alleges that Andrew Warner and Kishore Vangipuram, inflated Mobileum’s key financial metrics in advance of the company’s 2022 sale to an investment firm at an enterprise value of $915 million. Mobileum declared bankruptcy in 2024, after the ... More...
$ (02-17-2026 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Edenilson Velasquez Larin, also known as “Agresor,” Saturno,” “Tiny,” and “Paco,”; Hugo Diaz Amaya, also known as “21”; Fulton Locos Salvatruchas (Fulton) clique leader Jose Espinoza Sanchez, also known as “Cable,” “Bleca,” and “Fantasma”; and Fulton member Jose Arevalao Iraheta, also known as “Splinter,” “Inesperado,” and “Daniel.”
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with Racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, murder in-aid-of racketeering. Velasquez Larin was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, murder in-aid-of racketee... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America et al. ex rel Kevin G. Murphy, New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
New York, New York commercial litigation lawyer represented the plaintiff on a qui tam claim. NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL (“NYPHV”), which, prior to 2015, was known as Hudson Valley Hospital Center (“Hudson Valley”). The settlement resolves allegations that NYPHV improperly paid millions of dollars to a Westchester-based oncology practice (the “Oncology Practice”... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - ny)<H2> United States of America v. Edward Gene Smith
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of activities relating to material constituting child porno. Edward Gene Smith was charged with drugging a female victim (“Victim-1”) with the intent to rape her, sex trafficking another female victim (“Victim-2”), enticing Victim-2 to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity, receipt ... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Wei Qiang Lin
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with falsely labeling live turtles, snakes, and lizards as toys prior to exporting them in delivery boxes destined to Hong Kong. between August 2023 and November 2024, Lin exported to Hong Kong approximately 222 parcels containing around 850 turtles, but he labeled the boxes as containing “plastic animal toys,” a... More...
$ (12-24-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Linda Sun
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with being an agent of China. United States of America v. Linda Sun is a federal criminal case against Linda Sun, a former high-ranking aide to New York Governors Cuomo and Hochul, who is accused of secretly acting as an unregistered agent for China's government, accepting millions in bribes, and facilitating visa fra... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Roderick Gunn, aka Zappa
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act obbery (Count One), attempt to commit Hobbs Act robbery (Count Three), and conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana (Count Eight).... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Steven Holtz, Israel Pellot, and Alton Scott
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false federal tax returns. HOLTZ is the owner and chief executive officer of The Holtz Group and was the leader of the fraudulent scheme in which tax preparers at The Holtz Group, including HOLTZ, PELLOT, and SCOTT... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Edenilson Velasquez Larin, also known as “Agresor,” Saturno,” “Tiny,” and “Paco,”; Hugo Diaz Amaya, also known as “21”; Fulton Locos Salvatruchas (Fulton) clique leader Jose Espinoza Sanchez, also known as “Cable,” “Bleca,” and “Fantasma”; and Fulton member Jose Arevalao Iraheta, also known as “Splinter,” “Inesperado,” and “Daniel.”
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, murder in-aid-of racketeering in connection with the fatal machete attack of 18-year-old Kenny Reyes, continuing criminal enterprise, murder in-aid-of racketeering in connection with the fatal shooting of 2... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - NY)<H2> The United States of America, et al. v. Marymount Manhattan College
New York City, New York commercial litigation lawyer represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by falsely certifying that it was eligible for a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan. The PPP, administered by the SBA, was created to assist small businesses nationwide adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations such as MMC were ... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Robert Brooke
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Hobbs Act extortion. A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Robert Brooke of one count of Hobbs Act extortion. From at least November 2019 to January 2020, the defendant violently extorted the owners of a demolition company of thousands of dollars, purportedly to satisfy a disputed debt. The verdict... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - NY)<H2> State of New York v. Giuseppe Canzani
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Giuseppe Canzani fatally shoot 51-year-old Anna Torres shortly after she opened the door to her Ozone Park home in May 2022. The victim was a tarot card reader and Canzani believed she was a witch who had put a curse on him. District Attorney Katz said: “The defendant shot Anna Torres in broad daylig... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - NY)<H2> United States of America v. Do Hyeong Kwon
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud and Manipulation. Do Hyeong Kwon was accused of committing wire fraud and conspiring to commit securities fraud, commodities fraud, and wire fraud in connection with KWON’s fraud centered around Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd. (“Terraform”), and the cryptocurrencies launched by Terraform. KWON was extr... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - NY)Muñoz Materano v. Javier Tomas United States
New York City, New York, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an 8th Amendment civil rights deliberate indifference theory. Muñoz Materano v. United States refers to ongoing immigration cases, notably involving Javier Tomas Muñoz Materano, challenging detention/deportation, but it's often confused with the major Supreme Court case Department of State v. Muñoz (2024), wh... More...
$ (12-09-2025 - NY)<H2> Kiran Vuppala v. Lims Kitchen NYC, Inc., d/b/a Lim's Kitchen
New York, New York civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans With Disabilities Act violation. I Overview Do You Have an ADA Violation Case? | Weisberg Cummings Violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) include discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas like employment, public accommodations, and government services, as well as fail... More...
$1 (12-03-2025 - NY)<H2> Perl Felberbaum v. Yaakov Felberaum
White Plains, New York, family law lawyers represented the parties in a Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act dispute. AI Overview The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) and its successor, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), are state laws that determine which state's court has the authority to make or modify child custody decisions when a famil... More...
$ (12-03-2025 - NY)<H2> Hilario Rojas Ortega v. Healthy Choice Markets IV, LLC, et al.
White Plains, New York, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act theory.... More...
$1 (12-03-2025 - NY)State of New York v. Sanford Solny
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 13 counts of third-degree criminal possession of stolen property and one count of third-degree grand larceny. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a disbarred Brooklyn attorney who stole the deeds to 11 residential properties across Brooklyn, primarily from minority homeowners in fi... More...
$ (12-01-2025 - NY)<H2> Thomas Cole v. Foxmar, Inc., d/b/a Education and Training Resources
Burlington, Vermont employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Act ("VOSHAâ€), 21 V.S.A. §§ 201–232, and the Vermont Earned Sick Time Act ("VESTAâ€), 21 V.S.A. §§ 481–<br> 487. ... More...
$0 (11-21-2025 - NY)