Ohio False Pretense 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. 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)<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)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)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)<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)<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)<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...
$0 (04-22-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Richard Louis Crosby III </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Social Security number fraud as part of scheme to obtain jobs at law firms </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Disbarred attorney sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for Social Security number fraud as part of scheme to obtain jobs at law ... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Toni Laverne Smith </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to transport and sell stolen U.S. Treasury bonds across state lines </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Woman Sentenced to Prison for Selling Nearly $300,000 in U.S. Treasury Bonds Stolen from Elderly Victim</h2></center></b></b... More...
$0 (01-09-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Darmani Hawkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unemployment Insurance and Bank Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Unemployment Insurance and Bank Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> Darmani Hawkins, 21, of Auro... More...
$0 (12-26-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Keith Davenport III; Ellyson Jeffries; Javohn Garcia; D’andre Beasley; Johna McCoy; Vincent Irvin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to commit an offense against the United States </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Grand jury indicts 6 defendants in straw purchasing conspiracy involving firearms bought online with stolen credit card information</h2></center></b>... More...
$0 (11-22-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Sir Maejor Page </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud and Money Laundering </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> BLM Activist Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Sir Maejor Page, 35, of Toledo, was convicted of wire fra... More...
$0 (10-03-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Nalah T. Jackson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping infant twins </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Columbus woman sentenced to more than 23 years in prison for kidnapping infant twins</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> "Nalah T. Jackson, age 26, left one five-month... More...
$0 (08-29-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Gregory Gerber, M.D. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio qui tam lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Alleged Unlawful Opioid Distribution </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b>The Court Permanently Prohibited an Ohio Physician from Prescribing Opioids and Imposes $4.7M Judgment for Alleged Unlawful Opioid Distribution</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center>... More...
$0 (08-02-2024 - OH)United States of America v. Alen Eni Gorishti </center
<h2><br> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with negligent operation and interference with the safe operation of a vessel resulting in the death of a seaman.<br> </h2><br> <br> 46:2302(b) Negligent Operation and Interference with Safe Operations of a Vessel<br> <br> 18:1001(a)(2) False Statements to Law Enforcement<br> <br> 18:1115 Seaman's Manslaughter<br> <... More...
$0 (08-05-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Gregory Gerber, MD </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Alleged Unlawful Opioid Distribution </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Federal Court Permanently Prohibits Ohio Physician from Prescribing Opioids and Imposes $4.7M Judgment for Alleged Unlawful Opioid Distribution</h2></center></b></b> </h2><... More...
$0 (08-02-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Ankita Singh </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Medical Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On Feb. 29, 2024, a jury found Ankita Singh, 42, formerly of Maumee, O... More...
$0 (07-19-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Jacques J. Eid </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><br> Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Filing False Tax Returns and Wire Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison After Pleading Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns and Wire Fraud </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jacques J. Eid, 5... More...
$0 (07-09-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. De-love Kofi Amuzu </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with laundering proceeds from online romance-fraud conspiracy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cincinnati area man sentenced to 78 months in prison for laundering proceeds from online romance-fraud conspiracy </h2></center></b></b> </h2><... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Zephaniah Jones </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with leading conspiracy involving 56 firearms purchased online with stolen credit cards </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Cincinnati man sentenced to more than 6 years in prison for leading conspiracy involving 56 firearms purchased online with... More...
$0 (05-04-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Karasarides </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Tax Fraud Conspiracy</font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Ohio Man Sentenced for Tax Fraud Conspiracy </h2></center><br> <br> An Ohio man was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States.<br> ... More...
$0 (04-30-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Rao Garuda </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with promoting an illegal tax shelter scheme.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> Ohio Financial Planner Sentenced to Prison for Promoting an Illegal Charitable Contribution Tax Shelter </h2></center><br> <br> A financial planner from Cleveland was senten... More...
$0 (04-16-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Kelli Prather </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act Violation .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Ohio Woman Sentenced for Violation of Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act Violation for Damaging Pregnancy Center </h2></center><br> <br> A Cincinnati woman conv... More...
$0 (04-12-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Terrence L. Pounds </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i>Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Covid Fraud .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Toledo Area Man Sentenced to 94 Months in Prison for Covid Fraud </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Terrence L. Pounds, 47, of Holland, Ohio was sentenced to 94 months in prison by U.S. Dis... More...
$0 (03-23-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Terrence L. Pounds </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Covid Fraud.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Toledo Area Man Sentenced to 94 Months in Prison for Covid Fraud </h2></center></i><br> <br> Terrence L. Pounds, 47, of Holland, Ohio was sentenced to 94 months in prison after earlier pleading guilty t... More...
$0 (03-20-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Teela Gilber </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Cincinnati , Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being wire fraud, identity theft.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Former local non-profit VP sentenced to 3 years in prison for wire fraud, identity theft </h3></center></i><br> <br> The former vice president of a Cincinnati nonprofit and man... More...
$0 (03-06-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Teresia M. Jones </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Cleveland, Ohio Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft and Money Laundering.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> Teresia M. Jones, 34, of Holland, Ohio, was sentenced to 7 years in prison by District Judge Jack Zouhary after earlier ple... More...
$0 (02-22-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Eric King </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged withFraudulent Medicaid Billing Practices.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> Eric King, 35, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Pamela A. Barker, U.S. Attorney Rebecca C. L... More...
$0 (01-31-2024 - OH)United States of America v. Sirous Asgari
In 2012, federal agents learned that Iranian scientist Sirous <br> Asgari was working on cutting-edge metallurgy research at Case Western Reserve University in <br> Cleveland, Ohio. The government suspected that Asgari had lied on his visa application and had <br> transmitted scientific information to Iran in violation of American sanctions laws. Investigators <br> applied for a warrant to searc... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Tamela Lee
<br> Defendant Tamela M. Lee ("Defendant†or "Leeâ€) appeals from <br> the district court judgment convicting her on six counts after a plea of not guilty and sentencing <br> her to a total term of sixty months' imprisonment. Counts One through Four concerned <br> conspiracy to commit honest services mail and wire fraud, honest services mail fraud, Hobbs Act <br> conspiracy, and Hobbs... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Roy Bradley, Sr.
<br> Steven Ingersoll was an optometrist in Bay City, Michigan. (Bradley PSR at 5). He was <br> also the sole owner of Smart Schools Management (SSM) and Smart Schools, Inc. (SSI), two <br> entities created to operate public charter schools in Michigan. R. 393 (Tr. at 39, 50) (Page ID <br> #8472, 8483); R. 394 (Tr. at 11) (Page ID #8579); R. 396 (Tr. at 164–65) (Page ID #8903–04). <b... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOHN MADDUX, JR.; CHRISTINA CARMAN; JULIE COSCIA; MICHAEL E.SMITH
RE The defendants here took part in a decade-long scheme <br> surreptitiously to sell tax-free cigarettes, thereby defrauding federal, state, and local governments <br> of more than $45 million in tax revenue. The federal government eventually uncovered the <br> scheme and charged them with 34 counts of various crimes, including conspiracy to commit mail <br> or wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.... More...
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