North Carolina False Pretense 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. Adedayo Fateru, Lisa Farrow, William Atwater, and Victoria Stone </h2> <center>
Greensboro, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(h). Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation and the United States Postal Inspection Services (“USPIS”) investigated Adedayo Fateru, a Nigerian citizen and U.S. Permanent Resident, Lisa Farrow, William Atwater, and Victoria S... More...
$ (08-13-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United State of America v. LS Cable and System USA, Inc. </h2> </center>
Raleigh, North Carolina Department of Justice lawyer represented the United States which sued the Defendant on a False Claims Act theory. 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> LS Cable & System USA, Inc. knowingly misrepresented the number of its employees and affiliated personnel and unlawfully sou... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - 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)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Nejlai Mitchell, et al. </h2> </center>
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud the United States and with adding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. Nejlai Mitchell owned and operated a tax return preparation business out of Lumberton, North Carolina, and Hope Mills, North Carolina. From approximately April 2022 through May 2023, Mitchell and... More...
$ (06-26-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. James Shuford Price, III </h2> </center>
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with paying illegal kickbacks for referrals to his California-based lab and filing a false federal tax return. 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> James Shuford Price, III, 59, owned and operated Golden Star Lab... More...
$ (06-26-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States ex rel. GHGH2, Inc. v. Vsoft Technologies Corporation </h2> </center>
Charlotte, North Carolina civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on behalf of the United States on a qui tam theory. 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> GNGH2 Inc. sued Vsoft Corporation claiming that it misrepresented that it was a small business with less than 3... More...
$ (05-08-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Denis Joesph Bouchard </h2> </center>
Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false claim of citizenship in order to vote. 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> Denis Bouchard, 70, falsely claimed to be a United States citizen when he voted, including registering to vote in the 2024 presid... More...
$ (06-04-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> State of North Carolina v. John Phillip McPherson III </h2> </center>
Whiteville, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged obtaining property by false pretenses and three counts of attempted obtaining property by false pretenses. Reported by Kent Morlan John Phillip McPherson III, 41, owned and operated North State Armory on South Madison Street in Whiteville. He is accused of seling counterfeit weapons and accessories.... More...
$ (05-17-2026 - nc)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Erica McMillian </H2> </center>
New Bern, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Erica McMillian, a Robeson County woman, submitted a fraudulent EIDL loan application for a fictitious business located in Robeson County. To obtain the $150,000 loan, McMillian made false representations concerning the number of employees and gross revenues of the business.... More...
$ (04-10-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tracey Hernandez </h2> </center>
Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and assisting the filing of a false tax return. Aents with the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division (“IRS-CI”) began investigating Tracey Hernandez, 39, for preparing and filing IRS false income tax returns for her clients. Hernandez acted as a “ghost preparer,” meani... More...
$ (03-24-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ricky McMillian, Erica McMillian, Dwayne McMillian and Darian McMillian </h2> </center>
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. A Robeson County Deputy Sheriff Ricky McMillian, his wife, and two adult sons engaged in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and by submitting false loan applications which r... More...
$ (03-14-2026 - NC)United States of America v. Eugene Christopher Acuff
Statesville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud. Gene Christopher Acuff, 62, was employed as a senior manager by Company A, a large retailer with stores throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. As part of his duties, Acuff was responsible for reviewing property tax assessments on Company A’s stores and retaining real estate appra... More...
$ (02-14-2026 - NC)U.S. ex rel. Downs v. Insect Shield LLC, et al.
Charlotte, North Carolina, qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a False Claims Act violation theory. The United States filed its complaint-in-intervention in December 2023 alleging that Insect Shield LLC, located in North Carolina, and the Estate of Richard Lane, a co-founder and co-owner of Insect Shield, a subcontractor to multiple defense contractors who manufacture Army unif... More...
$ (02-14-2026 - NC)United States of America v. Isidro Arcenio Alvarado
Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with naturalization fraud. Alvarado confessed to having knowingly made materially false statements under oath and penalty of perjury on his naturalization application and during a naturalization interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS). He answered “No” to the following questions “Wer... More...
$ (02-14-2026 - NC)United States of America v. Jeraldine Agnes Geldner
Asheville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Jeraldine Agnes Geldner, 73, worked as a contracted bookkeeper for three small businesses. As part of her duties, Geldner was responsible for handling the businesses’ accounts payable, payroll, and filing of tax returns. From 2019 through 2024, Geldner engaged in a scheme to defraud and embe... More...
$ (01-22-2026 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Yolanda Baker
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Yolanda Baker, age 51, defauded the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security (NCDES) by submitting false pandemic unemployment benefits (UI) applications intended for more than $365,000 in federal benefits. From in or about May 2020 to June 2021, Yolanda Baker carr... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - NC)Malcolm Wiener v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company
Charlotte, North Carolina insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith beach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> Malcolm Wiener purchased $16 million in permanent life insurance 1 from AXA<br> Equitable Life Insurance in the 1980s. All was uneventful until 2013, when Wiener failed<br> to pay premiums on time and his policy lapsed. 2 Seeking to reinstate his policy, he<... More...
$0 (09-03-2025 - 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)United States of America v. Duane Letroy Berry
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly conveying false information or hoaxes in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1038(a). Specifically, Berry was accused of planting a fake bomb outside the Guardian Building in Detroit, where many corporate employees for the Bank of America<br> work.<br> <br> This case involved two interconnected civil commitmen... More...
$0 (06-24-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Ricky Grover Aaron </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wilmington, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Recidivist Sex Offender Is Sentenced To Prison For Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A recid... More...
$0 (05-08-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Bruce Howard Marko </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multi-Million Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Charlotte Man Sentenced To Prison For His Role In Multi-Million Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Charlotte man wa... More...
$0 (04-30-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Kristin Turney </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzlement </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> South Carolina Woman Sentenced For $1.7 Million Embezzlement Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> Kristin Turney, 54, of Catawba, South Carolina, was sentenced today to... More...
$0 (03-27-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. DynPro, Inc. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims Act Liability Related to Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Raleigh Company To Pay More Than $2 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Liability Related to Improper Paycheck Protectio... More...
$0 (03-13-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Tyreek Rasheed Exum </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Bern, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $1 Million Covid Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Eastern NC Man Sentenced to Over Four Years for Role in $1 Million Covid Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> TYREEK RASHEED EXUM, 26, was ch... More...
$0 (03-07-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Keith Antonio Mcdougald</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Bern, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Felon in Possession of Handgun and AR-15 Rifle </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Felon in Possession of Handgun and AR-15 Rifle in Nash County Sentenced to 10 Years</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Keith Antoion M... More...
$0 (02-19-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Keith Antonio Mcdougald </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Felon in Possession of Handgun and AR-15 Rifle in Nash County Sentenced to 10 Years</h2... More...
$0 (02-19-2025 - NC)united States ex rel. Lisa Wheeler, et al. v. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., et al.
Asheville, North Carolina qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued in fraud theories.<br> <br> Congress enacted the False Claims Act in 1863 to provide a mechanism for the<br> government to redress fraud in government procurement during the Civil War. Congress<br> substantially strengthened the Act with the passage of the False Claims Act of 1986, and<br> further strengthened it with the ... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - NC)United States ex rel. Ganesa Rosales, etc. v. Amedisys North Carolina, L.L.C., et al.
Wilmington, North Carolina false claims act lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a qui tam claim.<br> <br> The False Claims Act's first-to-file rule allows only one relator at a time to pursue<br> a False Claims Act claim related to a given fraud. Here, the district court dismissed the<br> case of Plaintiff-Relator, Ganesa Rosales, against Amedisys North Carolina, LLC, and two<br> other defendants... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Taiji Group USA, Inc. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving An Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Conover Company Settles Allegations Related To Receiving An Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b... More...
$0 (02-13-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Kojo Owuso Dartey </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false statements made to an agency of the United States, false declarations before the court, conspiracy, dealing in firearms without a license, delivering firearms without notice to the carrier, smuggling goods from the United States, and illegally exporting firearms without a ... More...
$0 (02-05-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Medicaid Fraud, COVID-19 Fraud, And Money Laundering </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Federal Judge Sentences Charlotte Licensed Clinical Social Worker To 11+ Years In Prison For Medicaid Fraud, COVID-19 Fraud, And Money Laundering... More...
$0 (11-22-2024 - nc)<h1> United States of America v. Roger Trent Melchor </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indian Trail Man On Supervised Release For Federal Conviction Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For COVID-19 Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Roger Trent Melchor, 56... More...
$0 (11-14-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Grotez Simpson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bomb Threat Hoax Made Against Amtrak </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New York Native Sentenced to Three Years for Bomb Threat Hoax Made Against Amtrak</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Grotez Simpson of New York C... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Colby Edward Joyner </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Role In $10 Million Telemedicine Fraud Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> North Carolina Physician Assistant Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Role In $10 Million Telemedicine Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></ce... More...
$0 (10-04-2024 - NC)In the Matter of: A.D.H.
<h2><br> Beaufort, North Carolina family law child custody Lawyer represented the Defendants.<br> </h2><br> <br> A.D.H. ("Alice")[1] was born to Father and respondent-mother ("Mother") in 2013. In February 2021, Mother filed a complaint in Carteret County District Court seeking custody of Alice. On or about 9 March 2021, the trial court entered a temporary custody order granting Mother and Father ... More...
$0 (09-03-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Christon Jermaine Brewer </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Operating An Investment Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Monroe Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Operating An Investment Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> From 2018 to 2022, Christon Jermaine Brewer, ... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Saheem Shareef Williams </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearms, Drug Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lee County Offenders Collect More Than 127 Years in Federal Prison Sentences for Firearms, Drug Offenses </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On Apri... More...
$0 (08-21-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Russell Heath </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cty, st criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon a </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Chowan County Jail Escapee Sentenced to Nine Years on Federal Firearms Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Russell Health, age 47, escaped fr... More...
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