North Carolina Consumer Credit Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Danielle Melissa Staten </h2> </center>
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in preparation of false tax returns. Danielle Melissa Staten, 40, engaged in a scheme to prepare and file false and fraudulent federal income tax returns (Forms 1040) for others from 2018 to 2023, resulting in approximately $1.5 million in fake tax losses. Staten owned and operated Preci... More...
$ (09-23-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jessica Latoya Staten </h2> </center>
Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. 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> Jessica Latoya Staten, 41, engaged in a scheme to prepare and file hundreds of false and fraudulent federal inco... More...
$ (07-03-2026 - NC)Anwar A. Aalaam, Vessel; c/o Anwar A. Aalaam - Living Man v. Movement Mortgage, LLC, et al.
Statesville, North Carolina consumer credit law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful foreclosure theory.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - NC)United States of America v. David Craig Milam
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).<br> <br> David Milam, the leader of the Aryan Kings, a White supremacist group, pleaded guilty on August 13, 2019, to possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Then, on January 15, 2020, he plead... More...
$0 (08-13-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Peggy Lee Cantrell </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Asheville, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Administration </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Federal Indictment Charges Woman With Defrauding FEMA After Tropical Storm Helene</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b><... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Darnell William King </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wilmington, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Clayton Man with Gun Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for COVID-19 Fraud</h2></center> </h2></center></b></b></center></b> <br> <br> <center><br> <b><br> Sponsored By<br> MoreLaw Suites<br> ... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Antony Linton Stewart </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jamaican Citizen Sentenced To Prison In Connection With Lottery Scheme </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal judge in Charlotte sen... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Jamar Avant </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm by a felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Second Whiteville Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Gunfire that Injured Pregnant Woman</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Whiteville ... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Jamar Avant </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm by a felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Second Whiteville Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Gunfire that Injured Pregnant Woman</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Whiteville m... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Jamar Avant </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, NC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Gunfire that Injured Pregnant Woman </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Second Whiteville Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Gunfire that Injured Pregnant Woman</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Whiteville man was s... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Gustavo Guzman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Is Sentenced To Prison For $2 Million Investment Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Gustavo Guzman, 61, previously of Fullerton, California, was sentenced to 7... More...
$0 (12-02-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Brandon Scott Grimble </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with impersonating an elderly man to steal his federal benefits and commit fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fayetteville Man Who Stole Identity of Elderly Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center>... More...
$0 (11-13-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Kavon Kerrick Robinson, Anthony Hilaire </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Dark Web Identity Theft and Retail Fraud Conspiracy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Sentenced in Dark Web Identity Theft and Retail Fraud Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> Two New York men were sentenced... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - NC)United States of America v. Frank Lynold Mercado
<h2><br> Charlotte, North Carolina fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> From July 2019 to December 2022, Frank Lynold Mercado, ate 27, of Charlotte, executed an investment fraud scheme in which he caused more than 100 investors to sustain nearly $700,000 in losses. Mercado induced the victims – many of whom were his friends, former co-workers, and ot... More...
$0 (10-23-2024 - NC)Wayne Newell v. Ann Cecelia Newwell
<h2><br> Charlotte, North Carolina family law lawyers represent Plaintiff and Defendant in an alimony dispute.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Husband and Wife married on 13 August 1993 and lived together until they separated on 26 May 2015. On 22 April 2020, Husband filed a complaint seeking divorce and equitable distribution. On 21 July 2020, Wife filed an answer and counterclaim, seeking post-separatio... More...
$0 (04-16-2024 - NC)Kenneth Owen Spears, Jr. v. Citizens Bank, NA
<h2><br> Raleigh, North Carolina consumer credit real property foreclosure law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> This case was filed in the Superior Court, Cumberland County, North Carolina, case number 23CV6758, and was removed to federal court by Citizens Bank.... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Andrea Brawley </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing More Than $300,000 From Elderly Couple </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Conover, N.C. Woman Is Sentenced To Prison For Stealing More Than $300,000 From Elderly Couple</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A... More...
$0 (08-01-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Jennifer Elaine Roarke </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jennifer Elaine Roarke criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling Over $2 Million From Law Firm's Clients </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Paralegal Is Sentenced To Prison For Embezzling Over $2 Million From Law Firm's Clients</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jennifer... More...
$0 (08-01-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. James Christopher Robinson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tax And Credit Card Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hickory, N.C. Business Owner Is Sentenced To Prison For Tax And Credit Card Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> James Christopher Robinson, 52, of G... More...
$0 (07-23-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Reynold Eugene Mullen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Mortgage and COVID-19 Pandemic Fund Frauds </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Durham Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Role in Mortgage and COVID-19 Pandemic Fund Frauds Exceeds $2.9 Million</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (07-09-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Calvin Williams </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Creating And Using Fake U.S. Passport Cards </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Charlotte Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Creating And Using Fake U.S. Passport Cards </h2></center><br> <br> Calvin Williams, 31, of Ch... More...
$0 (05-02-2024 - NC)Malcolm Wiener v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company
Charlotte, North Carolina insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Mecklenburg County Superior Court, 18-CVS-1254<br> 4th Circuit, 21-02165, Fourth, 24-01316, and was removed to federal court by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company.<br> <br> Under the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade P... More...
$0 (04-17-2024 - NC)Ronnie Wallace Long v. City of Concord, et al.
Raleigh, North Carolina personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> According to United States District Court Judge James C. Dever, III: <br> <br> "Long was wrongfully incarcerated for more than 44 years for a burglary and rape he did not commit. See Am. Compl. [D.E. 24] ¶¶ 1-2. Throughout his incarceration, Long maintained a... More...
$25000000 (01-11-2024 - NC)United States of America v. Raynard Smith and Lanard
Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling of counterfeit goods.<br> <br> Evidence presented to the Court showed that Raynard Smith, 42, and Lanard Smith, 42, of Summerville, operated store fronts and sold merchandise, to include sports jerseys, that had been imported from countries such as China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Germany, Italy, and Tai... More...
$0 (11-27-2023 - NC)Hayden Scott Rose v. Presque Isle Villas Condominium Homeowners Association, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theories under 15 U.S.C. 1681, which provides:<br> <br> (a) Accuracy and fairness of credit reportingThe Congress makes the following findings:<br> (1) The banking system is dependent upon fair and accurate credit reporting. Inaccurate credit reports directly im... More...
$0 (11-03-2023 - NC)Jo Anne Silva v. Connected Investors, Inc.
Raleigh, North Carolina consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a telephone consumer protection act violation theory under 48 U.S.C. 227.<br> <br> Plaintiff Jo Anna Silva ("Plaintiff') and Connected Investors, LLC ("Connected Investors†or "Defendantâ€) (Plaintiff and Defendant collectively referred to as, the "Partiesâ€) have agreed to settle this Action p... More...
$0 (06-02-2023 - NC)United States of America v. Robert Matthew Brittain
Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with computer fraud.<br> <br> Robert Matthew Brittan, of Lexington, was previously employed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the MDNC as a court management analyst wherein he managed and configured computer products operated by the court's employees. BRITTAIN resigned from this position in April 2022 after ... More...
$0 (05-03-2023 - NC)United States of America v. Phyllis Ann Garcia
Asheville, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/northcarolina/news/asheville/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Asheville</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> Between 2020 and 2021, Phyllis Ann Garcia, 31, of Hudson, N.C., and her co-conspirat... More...
$0 (02-03-2023 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Epic Games, Inc. </H2>
Raleigh, North Carolina civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule), and the Federal Trade Commission Act. <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/northcarolina/news/raleigh/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Raleigh... More...
$0 (12-21-2022 - NC)United States of America v. Donna Osowitt Steele
Statesville, North Carolina criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> From 2013 to January 2020, Donna Osowitt Steele, agte 53, from Taylorsville, North Carolina, executed an extensive scheme to defraud her employer, identified in court documents as Victim Company A, a privately held U.S.-based subsidiary of a foreign company that manufactures carbide products. St... More...
$0 (11-03-2022 - NC)United States of America v. Asheboro Drug Company, Inc., et al.
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented defendants charged with with health care fraud.<br> <br> Asheboro, North Carolina based Asheboro Drug Company, Isaac F. Brady, III and Isaac F. Brady, IV were accused of dispensing controlled substances, including opioids, without taking specific steps to help ensure the drugs will not be abused or diverted.<br> <br> The parties entered i... More...
$0 (07-13-2022 - NC)United States of America v. Shawn Franklin, Sabrina Wiggins Branch and Anthony Maryland
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged for conspiring with one another to commit bank and wire fraud. Franklin, currently residing in Georgia, was sentenced today to 126 months in prison for organizing and leading a multi-year conspiracy to defraud financial institutions and lenders of more than one million dollars. Branch was sentenced to 24 months in pr... More...
$0 (02-28-2022 - NC)United States of America v. Jorge Alberto Garcia
Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.<br> <br> Jorge Alberto Garica, also known as "Alberto Garcia†and "Roberto Garcia,†age 41, had pleaded guilty on November 22, 2021 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, that is, a scheme and artifice to defraud and to obtain money and property by means o... More...
$0 (01-26-2022 - NC)United States of America v. Tiffany Dawn Russell
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with committing multiple fraud schemes and filing a false federal income tax return.<br> <br> Tiffany Dawn Russell, age 43, was originally indicted in November 2020 for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, access device fraud, and misuse of a social security number. According to the Indictment, Russell and he... More...
$0 (01-20-2022 - NC)United States of America v. Hudson Hamrick
Charlotte, NC: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fraud, for executing a return scheme that defrauded Amazon of at least $290,000.<br> <br> From 2016 to 2020, Hudson Hamrick, age 31, of Charlotte, executed a return scheme by ordering expensive items through Amazon, such as electronics, guitars, tools, computers and other high-end consumer products, and then obtaining fraud... More...
$0 (10-05-2021 - NC)United States of America v. Mills Construction Company, Inc.
Raleigh, NC: Mills Construction Company Inc. and several related entities allegedly violated the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to build 38 multifamily housing complexes in North Carolina with required accessible features for people with disabilities. <br> <br> The settlement, which must be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of N... More...
$275000 (09-30-2021 - NC)United States of America v. Regina Griffin, et al.
Raleigh, North Carolina Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Making False Statements to a Bank on Loan, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Perjury charge criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants.<br> <br> Eight defendants pleaded guilty today to offenses contained in a 50-count, 2nd Superseding Indictment charging various forms of Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commi... More...
$0 (07-04-2021 - NC)United States of America v. Contech Engineered Solutions, LLC
Raleigh, North Carolina engineering firm was sentenced today after pleading guilty to long lasting conspiracies to rig bids and defraud the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).<br> <br> According to court documents, Contech Engineered Solutions LLC (Contech) pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Sherman Act and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud, as charged in a six-cou... More...
$0 (06-08-2021 - NC)United States of America v. Marvin Newell
Raleigh, North Carolina armed robbery charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defndant, Marvin Newell, 53 who was charged with armed robbery for entering a BP Gas Station in Raleigh, North Carolina, and walking to the beer aisle. After he selected several bottles of alcohol, he approached the front counter and asked the clerk for some cigars. After the clerk scanned the merchandise, Newell in... More...
$0 (03-18-2021 - NC)United States of America v. Jorge Alberto Garcia
Greensboro, North Carolina conspiracy to commit wire fraud charged criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jorge Alberto Garcia, also known as "Alberto Garcia†and "Roberto Garciaâ€, who was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, that is, a scheme and artifice to defraud and to obtain money and property by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses, r... More...
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