Ohio False Claims Act Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mark John Buschman </h2> </center>
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States to Saudi Arabia in violation of 18 U.S.C.371; transporting and shipping firearms with removed, obliterated, or altered serial numbers in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922, unlawful dealing in firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(1)(A), and making false ... More...
$ (07-07-2026 - OH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Dowtin </h2> </center>
Dayton, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money, property, or records in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. 641. 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> Christopher Dowtin, 49, of Jonesboro, Georgia, fraudulently converted two businesses’ IRS accounts to... More...
$ (07-07-2026 - OH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Barry Anderson </h2> </center>
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Barry Anderson, was a 20-plus year employee with a multinational company specializing in industrial explosives and technical and blasting services, who served in various roles throughout the years. In his role as regional president, Anderson embezzled approximately $400,000 through a... More...
$ (04-27-2026 - OH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. James Strahler </h2> </center>
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making obscene or harassing phone calls, engaging in interstate domestic violence, and selling/transferring obscene matter. James Strahler II, 37, of Columbus, installed more than 24 AI platforms and more than 100 AI web-based models on his phone. The defendant used telephone calls, voicemails, text messages and web ... More...
$ (04-09-2026 - OH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. John Jay Kersey </h2> </center>
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. John J. Kersey was a long-time, trusted financial advisor to friends and relatives. For approximately two decades, from 2003 through 2023, he convinced his clients to move their existing investments from his company to purportedly invest in other funds. Kersey then stole the funds and used the money to ... More...
$ (04-07-2026 - OH)Pamela J. Follen v. Social Security Administration
Akron, Ohio, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of her application for social security benefits. Pamela J. Follen filed a complaint for judicial review in the district court because the SSA denied her application for disability benefits. After answering, the Commissioner of Social Security “further reviewed [Follen]’s case and de... More...
$ (02-14-2026 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Timothy Sutton
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyerS represented the Defendant charged with healthcare billing conspiracy scheme that was intended to fraudulently bill Medicare for more than $14.5 million. imothy Sutton, 44, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, deliberately lied about performing patient examinations and then used his role as a trusted medical professional to line his pockets at the expense of taxp... More...
$ (01-14-2026 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Joe’Veon Penson Willis
Arkon, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of maintaining a drug premises (21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1)) and two counts of aiding and abetting false statements during the purchase of a firearm (18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(6), 924(a)(2)). Joe’Veon Penson Willis operated a drug house with his half-brother. The government found out, raided the house, and arrested... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Michael W. Honaker
Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and Theft of Government Property. Michael W. Honaker, 55, of Windham, Ohio, was sentenced to 31 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David A. Ruiz, after he pleaded guilty in December 2024 to wire fraud and theft of government property. He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Frederick Kumi, aka Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng, aka Abu Trica
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding elderly victims out of over $8 million. Frederick Kumi, aka Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng, aka Abu Trica, 31, of Swedru, Ghana was part of a criminal network that targeted elderly victims in romance scams across the United States since 2023. Kumi was arrested in Ghana on December 11, 2025. According to the... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - OH)<H2> Eric L. Patterson v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., et al.
Cleveland, Ohio, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming that UnitedHealth Group, his insurer and health plan administrator. In short, Patterson claims that United collected reimbursement for medical expenses paid on Patterson’s behalf even though his health plan gave United no such right. Patterson sued United and others under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1... More...
$ (12-05-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Hernan Burgos Prada
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(h), which provides:<br> <br> (h) Any person who conspires to commit any offense defined in this section or section 1957 shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspirac... More...
$0 (11-25-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Shawn M. Thomas
Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence.<br> <br> AI Overview Federal interference with commerce by threats or violence, most notably under the Hobbs Act (\(18\) U.S.C. \(1951\)), makes it illegal to obstruct, delay, or affect interstate or foreign commerce through robbery or extortion. This includes committ... More...
$0 (11-25-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Pierre Lemone Draper
Dayton, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to commit theft and conversion of money and things of value from the United States; 18 U.S.C. § 1014 - Making false statements on a loan application; 18 U.S.C. § 1040 - Wire Fraud; 18 U.S.C. § 1343 - the knowing transfer, possession and use without lawful authority of a means of identification of anoth... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - OH)Estate of Donovan L. Lewis v. City of Columbus, Ohio, et al.
Columbus, Ohio personal injury lawyer represents the Plaintiff who sued on an excessive force civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Twenty-year-old Donovan Lewis was at home in bed, around 2 a.m., when police officers entered his apartment to arrest him on outstanding warrants. Once inside the residence, Officer Ricky Anderson fatally shot the unarmed Lewis in the abdomen as he sat up in bed. Pu... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Robert Elwood Matthews
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.<br> <br> Under federal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit a criminal act, coupled with an intent to achieve the goal. In many cases, the government must also prove that at least one member of the conspiracy took an "overt act" in furthe... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Bahadar Durrant
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.<br> <br> Under federal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit a criminal act, coupled with an intent to achieve the goal. In many cases, the government must also prove that at least one member of the conspiracy took an "overt act" in furtherance of... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Lionell Coleman
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> Google A.I.:<br> <br> A conspiracy is a secret plan by two or more people to do something unlawful or harmful. In a legal context, it is an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime, which often requires an overt act to further the agreement. The term "conspiracy t... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Steevenson Persona
Dayton, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> Google A.I.:<br> <br> Federal wire fraud law, defined by 18 U.S.C. § 1343, makes it a crime to use electronic communications across state lines to execute a scheme to defraud someone of money, property, or honest services. To secure a conviction, a prosecutor must prove the defendant engaged in a s... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Phuong Van Dao
Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and marking false statement.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Robert Orvaets
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felon in possession of fiarearm and ammunition.<br> <br> Robert Oravets committed a series of serious felonies. He claims that the Second Amendment nonetheless protects his right to possess a firearm. <br> <br> Six years ago, Ohio indicted Oravets on two counts of drug trafficking with a firearm. Prosecutors dropped the... More...
$0 (09-25-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Keith Davenport III, </h1></h1>
Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements on federal firearms forms<br> <br> The leader of a large-scale gun trafficking operation was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 72 months in prison.<br> <br> Keith Davenport III, 22, of Columbus, and five others were indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2024 for conspiring to commit ... More...
$0 (09-22-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Ankita Singh
Toledo, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with healthcare fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347.<br> <br> In 2018, while working as a hospital physician, Singh was recruited by Barton<br> Associates, a firm that matches physicians with various healthcare companies. Barton<br> introduced Singh to two telehealth companies: Real Time Physicians (Real Time) and<br>... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Devante Glenn
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling<br> drugs that led to an overdose death, appeals his conviction on two counts of distributing<br> carfentanil, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), and one count of using a<br> telecommunications device to facilitate the transaction, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b). <br> <br> On July 19,... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - OH)Monica Gray v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al.
Columbus, Ohio employmentlaw lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful termination theory.<br> <br> <br> Monica Gray helped a colleague secure an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The colleague's supervisor opposed the accommodation and, a few months later, reported Gray for timecard falsification. State Farm investigated the report and fired Gray. Gray t... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - OH)Jeff Smith v. City of Union, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Officer Jeff Smith was the City of Union's oldest and longest-tenured police officer. The City fired him after it found that he had violated several police department policies over a two-day span. An arbitrator later ordered the City to reinstate Officer Smith because, in its view, the City ha... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - OH)Matthew Warman v. Mount St. Joseph University, et al.
Cincinnati, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> Matthew Warman, a former graduate student at Mount St. Joseph<br> University (MSJU), objected to taking the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds. When<br> MSJU announced that it would require all students and employees to be vaccinated, Warman<br> applied for a religious exempti... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - OH)Robert Cox v. Total Quality Logistics, Inc. and Total Quality Loggistics, LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence wrongful death theories.<br> <br> Robert Cox sued Total Quality Logistics, Inc. and Total Quality Logistics, LLC (together, "TQLâ€) for negligence under Ohio law. Mr. Cox alleged that TQL, in its capacity as a freight broker, negligently hired an unsafe motor carrier, resulting in a mo... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - OH)Antonio Lynn Fluker, jr. v. Ally Financial, Inc.
Detroit, Michigan consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theory.<br> <br> Antonio Lynn Fluker, Jr. allegee that Ally Financial called his cell phone hundreds of times, without his consent, while seeking to recover on a car loan debt. He also alleges that these calls were made using both a pre-recorded voice and an automatic telephon... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - OH)Frank Savel and Danielle Crockett v. the Metrohealth System
Cleveland, Ohio employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> MetroHealth is a county-owned hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. In August 2021, it required<br> its entire workforce to get vaccinated against COVID-19. At the same time, MetroHealth allowed<br> employees to request exemptions for medical or religious reasons. MetroHealth received over... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Gunter </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Exploiting 12-Year-Old Ohio Girl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Mexico Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting 12-Year-Old Ohio Girl</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> Joseph Gunter, 41, of Albuquerq... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - OH)Robert Carbone v. Wulf Kaal, et al.
Columbus, Ohio personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a defamation claim.<br> <br> <br> Robert Carbone, who lives in Connecticut, sued two Swiss organizations and several individuals who live in California, Illinois, and Switzerland for defamation and other tortious conduct. Carbone was a member of the two Swiss organizations. He claims that the defendants used websites to publish de... More...
$0 (06-26-2025 - OH)Snyder, et al. v. Old World Classics, L.L.C.
Medina, Ohio civil litgation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute.<br> <br> Matthew and Katherine Snyder, entered into a home-construction agreement ("the agreement") with appellant, Old World Classics, L.L.C. The agreement contained a dispute-resolution clause requiring the parties to resolve any disputes through binding arbitration. A dispute arose among the parties, a... More...
$0 (05-28-2025 - OH)Jessica Hines v. National Entertainment Group, LLC
Columbus, Ohio employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> <br> Plaintiff Jessica Hines is bound by an arbitration provision included in contracts she signed on three different occasions between October 2020 and June 2023. In September 2023, Hines sued Defendant-Appellant National Entertainment Group, LLC ("NEGâ€), an adult entertainmen... More...
$0 (06-16-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Nicholas P. Duty </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with altering records </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Columbus police officer sentenced to 3 years in prison for altering records</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A former Columbus police officer was sentenced in federal court her... More...
$0 (06-10-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. The KeyW Corporation </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Dayton, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims Act allegations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Military contractor pays United States more than half million dollars to settle False Claims Act allegations </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A company that con... More...
$0 (05-21-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel R. Hitlan </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of bank fraud and one count of money laundering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Paycheck Protection Program Loan Fraud Totaling More Than $2M </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Ohio ... More...
$0 (05-21-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Cosmax USA and Nu-World Corporation </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with False Claims Act Allegations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Solon-based Manufacturer to Pay $6M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The... More...
$0 (05-22-2025 - OH)Michael Poffenbarger v. Frank Kindall, III, et al.
Dayton, Ohio civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff claiming that the Air Force's COVID-19 mandate, as applied to him, violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the First Amendment. <br> <br> MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers re... More...
$0 (05-16-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Hector Linares, Edil A. Martinez-Padilla, Carlos Daniel Romero-Esborar </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Immigration Violations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Northern District of Ohio U.S. Attorney's Office Charges Multiple Defendants with Immigration Violations</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The U.S. Attorney's Office (... More...
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