Tigard Repeat Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting a Victim Across State Lines for Illegal Sexual Activity and Launderi... More...    $0 (05-07-2024 - OR)

Eugene, Oregon insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.


Sosa was injured by an uninsured motorist while driving a vehicle he owned that was covered by a State Farm policy. State Farm paid out to Sosa the maximum damages available under that policy. Sosa, however, also holds State Farm policies insuring... More...    $0 (09-22-2023 - OR)

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud.

In February 2017, Theodore Johnson, 62, a Portland resident, incorporated and began serving as the director of operations for Ten Penny International Housing Foundation, an Oregon-based non-profit organization. After Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in Marc... More...    $0 (07-06-2023 - OR)

Portland, Oregon criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, which provides:

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or tel... More...    $0 (10-14-2022 - OR)

Spokane, Washington criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding for small businesses.

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARESâ€�) Act. The CARES Act provided a number of programs through which eligible small businesses could request and obtain relief funding intende... More...    $0 (08-16-2022 - OR)

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with bank fraud and identity theft scheme targeting female victims in the Portland Metropolitan Area.

Delvin Mills, 30, was a member of the Felony Lane Gang, an interstate criminal organization based in Florida that traveled to locations throughout the U.S. to commit vehicle break-in and fraud sprees. The organization ... More...    $0 (07-14-2022 - OR)

Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud.

Thomas Gerard Mautone, 43, formerly of Newark, New Jersey, was one of five individuals who together perpetrated a monthslong scheme to convince an elderly man to invest $1 million in a fraudulent high-yield international investment scheme. In July 2015, one of Mautone’s co-defendants, Jared Mack, 46, ... More...    $0 (05-13-2022 - OR)

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with stealing financial and identification documents from more than 100 people in and around Portland.


Between April 2019 and April 2020, Robert Loren Finanders, age 42, stole financial and identification documents from dozens of people in the Portland area with the intent to steal money from them and from local... More...    $0 (03-09-2022 - OR)

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank and wire fraud.

In April 2020, Eric Wade Lysne, age 35, devised and perpetrated a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration (SBA) and various financial institutions by fraudulently applying for and obtaining Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans using fals... More...    $0 (11-07-2021 - Or)

Portland, OR: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with tax fraud.

Damian O. Barrett, 40, was indicted for perpetrating a multi-year fraud scheme wherein he filed 745 false tax returns in 19 different states.

“With tax filing season right around the corner, it is important that all Americans who choose to hire a tax preparation professional take the necessary p... More...    $0 (10-04-2021 - OR)

Portland, Oregon fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jeremy Clawson, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of public money.

Clawson took advantage of economic relief programs administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) through Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relie... More...    $0 (06-09-2021 - OR)

Eugene, Oregon fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Susan Tranberg, 62, of Eugene, Oregon, who was for defrauding her former employer, the Weyerhaeuser Company, out of more than $4.5 million.

Beginning as early as June 2004 and continuing to January 2019, Tranberg defrauded Weyerhaeuser out of more than $4.5 million by submitting fraudulent invoices for payment to ... More...    $0 (04-19-2021 - OR)

Portland, Oregon bank fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Marcus Raiford, 22, who was charged with bank fraud for engaging in a scheme whereby he would recruit others, including minors, to deposit fraudulent checks into their personal bank accounts and withdraw cash.
According to court documents, beginning in August 2017 and continuing until at least September 2018, Raiford and others re... More...    $0 (03-31-2021 - OR)

Eugene, OR - Conspiracy charge criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants, Gene Leroy Thompson Jr., 54, and Guojiao “Becky� Zhang, 40, who were charged with one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods on Dec. 20. 2020.

The former U.S. Department of State employee and his spouse were sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic hundreds of thousands of dollars... More...    $0 (03-19-2021 - OR)

Portland, Oregon criminal defense filing false tax return charge lawyer represented Anndrea D. Jacobs, age 49, the former office manager and bookkeeper for a La Grande, Oregon medical practice was charged with defrauding two separate employers and filing false tax returns.

According to court documents, beginning on or about January 2011 and continuing until her termination in December 201... More...    $0 (01-09-2021 - OR)

Portland, Oregon taxation criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Elizabeth Munoz, who was charged with preparing and filing false and fraudulent tax returns for clients and for herself.

Defendant, age 37, was charged with 13 counts of preparing and filing false income tax returns for clients and to four counts of filing false income tax returns for herself.

According to ... More...    $0 (12-19-2020 - OR)

In the fall of 2007, Defendant and his associate, Lloyd Sharp, met with a group of investors from the Portland, Oregon, area to discuss the possibility of investing in a biofuel operation in Ghana.2 Defendant and Sharp had known each other for a long time, but they had reconnected and entered into a joint venture agreement only recently. The joint venture agreement provided that Defendant and Sh... More...    $0 (07-27-2018 - OR)

The issue presented is whether an adult foster care
provider claiming unjust enrichment may recover the reasonable
value of its services from a defendant who, through
fraud, obtained a lower rate from the provider for the services.
We conclude that, generally, a defendant who obtains
discounted services as a result of fraud is unjustly enriched
to the extent of the reasonab... More...    $0 (11-09-2017 - OR)

Medford, OR - Jury Convicts Leader of Nationwide Identity Theft and IRS Tax Fraud Scheme

Defendant used the identities of thousands of Oregon and Washington taxpayers to file false income tax returns

A federal jury in Medford convicted Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, 34, of Bowie, Maryland and Nigeria on August 9, 2017 of 19 counts of mail and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft an... More...    $0 (08-25-2017 - OR)

Portland, OR - Former Supervisor at Portland, Oregon-Area Manufacturing Company Pleads Guilty for Role in Product Certification Fraud Scheme

On July 25, 2017, a former supervisor at an aluminum extrusion manufacturing company in the Portland, Oregon, area pleaded guilty for his role in a decade-long scheme involving the fraudulent certification of mechanical properties for parts manufactu... More...    $0 (07-27-2017 - OR)

Portland, OR - Online Reseller of Rare Nike Sneakers Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods and Money Laundering

A former online sneaker retailer James Pepion appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman to plead guilty to charges of trafficking in counterfeit goods and money laundering under a plea agreement he negotiated with the United States. The maximum senten... More...    $0 (06-30-2017 - OR)

Portland, OR - Milwaukie Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from his Disabled Cousin

The former legal guardian for his cognitively disabled cousin, was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment for stealing more than $570,000 in annuity payments that were intended for the cousin’s care. Michael R. Braun, 68, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Anna Brown for his commission of wire fra... More...    $0 (08-15-2016 - OR)

Portland, OR - Ophthalmology Biller Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud and Conspiring to Defraud the Internal Revenue Service

The former practice manager for Eye Care Services, Inc. appeared in federal court and admitted to his role in defrauding Medicare and other public and private health care plans and conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Anthony Curtis Neal, 40, p... More...    $0 (07-27-2016 - OR)

Medford, OR - Mail Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme Results in Federal Prison Sentence

Stolen mail Results in Victim Identity Theft and Fraudulent Credit Card Transactions

Christopher Alan Page, 32, of Talent, Oregon was sentenced Thursday to 36 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane after his convictions for bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and unlawf... More...    $0 (07-29-2016 - OR)

Portland, OR - United States Recovers over $8 Million in False Claims Act Settlements for Fraud Against the VA and Medicare

Holiday Acquisition Corp. and Fortress Investment Group, LLC (collectively Holiday) agreed to pay $8.86 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations for submitting false claims to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to qualify veterans or ... More...    $8000000 (05-05-2016 - OR)

Portland, OR - Eugene Con Man Sentenced in $1.4 Million Fraud Scheme

U.S. District Court Judge Anna J. Brown sentenced Jack Holden, 76, of Eugene, Oregon, to 87 months in prison, restitution of $1,410,760, and a special assessment of $1,500 for his role in a fraudulent biodiesel scheme that spanned three continents. Holden was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, conspi... More...    $0 (05-06-2016 - OR)

Portland, OR - United States Recovers over $8 Million in False Claims Act Settlements for Fraud Against the VA and Medicare

Holiday Acquisition Corp. and Fortress Investment Group, LLC (collectively Holiday) agreed to pay $8.86 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations for submitting false claims to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to qualify veterans or ... More...    $8000000 (05-09-2016 - OR)

Portland, OR - A former resident of Portland, Oregon was sentenced to 37 months in prison for her role in a tax refund fraud scheme.

Tataneisha White, 43, admitted to conspiring with multiple individuals, including Jasmine Mason, Shawntina Ware and Brandon Leath, all of Portland, to file more than 227 false income tax returns claiming more than $1 million in fraudulent refunds. The false... More...    $0 (04-12-2016 - OR)

Portland, OR - Happy Valley Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

The former owner of a local auto business was sentenced to 51 months in prison for a scheme that defrauded two insurance companies and netted her $200,000. Lisa Ephrem, 40, of Happy Valley, pleaded guilty in February to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Beginning in 2011, Ephrem obtained group life insurance... More...    $0 (11-06-2015 - OR)

This case has a complex procedural history that the Court of Appeals thoroughly described in its opinion. For the sake of brevity and clarity, we take a condensed version of that history from the opinion of the Court of Appeals and the record. Defendants were in the business of processing
1 Defendants are Greenwood Forest Products, Inc. and two of its principals, Dovenberg and LeFors. For th... More...    $0 (09-11-2015 - OR)

Because this is an equitable case, the Court of Appeals, “acting in its sole discretion, may try the cause anew upon the record or make one or more factual findings anew upon the record.” ORS 19.415(3)(b). No party has requested that we exercise our discretion to review de novo. Nevertheless, as explained below, 272 Or App at 635, the trial court’s interpretation of the parties’ settlement agreeme... More...    $0 (08-03-2015 - OR)

Portland, OR - Portland Married Couple Pleads Guilty to One Million Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme

A Portland, Oregon married couple pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones in the District of Oregon today for conspiring to file fraudulent federal income tax returns that claimed refunds of more than $1 million.

According to the plea agreement, spouses Shawntina Ware a... More...    $0 (07-23-2015 - OR)

The issue in this “low tar” tobacco case centers on a
jury’s award of punitive damages to plaintiff against defendant
Phillip Morris USA, Inc. (Philip Morris). Following a
trial in 2002, the jury awarded plaintiff $168,514 in compensatory
damages and $150 million in punitive damages.1
However, concluding that the trial court had not properly
instructed the jury on the issue... More...    $0 (07-18-2015 - OR)

PORTLAND, Ore. – U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Mosman sentenced Bryan Scott Gunn, 40, of Victorville, California, to 20 months in prison for coning investors out of almost $1 million. Judge Mosman also sentenced Gunn to serve three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $939,308 in restitution.

According to court documents, Gunn was a fairly sophisticated conman. In... More...    $0 (06-16-2015 - OR)