Oregon Fraudulent Conveyance Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jahangeer Ali </h2> </center>
Portland, Oregon, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud. From June 2025 through January 2026, Oregon Clinical Laboratory submitted more than $46 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare Advantage plans. However, no providers actually ordered testing services and none of the Medicare Advantage beneficiaries on the claims actually received testing servi... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - OR)<H2> United States of America v. Alexandru Telescu and Aramis Manolea,
Portland, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 26-counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States, access device fraud, possession, production, and trafficking of device-making equipment, and aggravated identity theft. beginning in April 2025, Telescu and Manolea, along with others, conspired to use stolen Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) account informatio... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - OR)<H2> United States of America v. Alexandru Telescu and Aramis Manolea
Portland, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to steal more than $160,000 of benefits from low income and food insecure individuals and families. Alexandru Telescu, 29, and Aramis Manolea, 35, have been charged in a 26-count indictment with conspiracy to defraud the United States, access device fraud, possession, production, and trafficking of devic... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Amigos Mexican Cuisine & Cantina LLC </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Southern Oregon Restaurant Sentenced in Federal Court for Stealing Covid Relief Program Funds</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On a 13-month period beginning in April 2020, Amigos Mexica... More...
$0 (08-16-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Johnell Lee Cleveland </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transporting a Victim Across State Lines for Illegal Sexual Activity </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> 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)<h1> United States of America v. Justin David Goulet </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Covid Relief Funds .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Nevada Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Covid Relief Funds </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> A Nevada man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to fede... More...
$0 (04-04-2024 - OR)Jose Casiano Sosa v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Eugene, Oregon insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. <br> <br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Theodore Johnson
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud.<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Justin Allen Cunningham
Portland, Oregon criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, which provides: <br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Roshon Edward Thomas
Spokane, Washington criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding for small businesses.<br> <br> 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 inten... More...
$0 (08-16-2022 - OR)United States of America v. Delvin Mills
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with bank fraud and identity theft scheme targeting female victims in the Portland Metropolitan Area.<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Thomas Gerard Mautone
Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> 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, of... More...
$0 (05-13-2022 - OR)United States of America v. Robert Loren Finanders
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with stealing financial and identification documents from more than 100 people in and around Portland.<br> <br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Eric Wade Lysne
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank and wire fraud.<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Damian O. Barrett
Portland, OR: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with tax fraud.<br> <br> Damian O. Barrett, 40, was indicted for perpetrating a multi-year fraud scheme wherein he filed 745 false tax returns in 19 different states.<br> <br> "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 pre... More...
$0 (10-04-2021 - OR)United States of America v. Jeremy Clawson
Portland, Oregon fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jeremy Clawson, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of public money.<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Susan Tranberg
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.<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Marcus Raiford
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.<br> 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)United States of America v. Gene Leroy Thompson Jr. and Guojiao “Becky†Zhang
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. <br> <br> 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 dolla... More...
$0 (03-19-2021 - OR)United States of America v. Anndrea D. Jacobs
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.<br> <br> According to court documents, beginning on or about January 2011 and continuing until her termination in December 201... More...
$0 (01-09-2021 - OR)United States of America v. Elizabeth Munoz
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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> According to ... More...
$0 (12-19-2020 - OR)United States of America v. Baoke Zhang
<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center> <br> <br> Seattle, WA - The United States of America charged Baoke Zhang with wire and bank fraud.<br> ... More...
$0 (05-30-2020 - OR)United States of America v. Garrett Luke Pruitt Rexroad
<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center> <br> <br> Portland, OR - The United States of America charged Garrett Luke Pruitt Rexroad with identity... More...
$0 (05-09-2020 - OR)United States of America v. Karanjit Singh Khatkar and Jagroop Singh Khatkar
Portland, OR - The United States of America charged Karanjit Singh Khatkar and Jagroop Singh Khatkar with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.<br> <br> <center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist... More...
$0 (03-19-2020 - OR)United States of America v. Veraphon Phatanakitjumroon
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.wbdg.org/images/fed_courthouse_01.jpg"><br> </center><br> Portland, OR - Oregon Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Prison in Connection With Immigration-Related Forced Labor Scheme<br> Paul Jumroon, also known as Veraphon Phatanakitjumroon, 55, formerly of Beaverton and Depoe Bay, Oregon, and a naturalized citizen originally from Thailand, was sentenced to... More...
$0 (12-18-2018 - OR)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JACK HOLDEN <table> <td>
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)Larisa's Home Care, LLC v. Karen Nichols-Sheilds
The issue presented is whether an adult foster care<br> provider claiming unjust enrichment may recover the reasonable<br> value of its services from a defendant who, through<br> fraud, obtained a lower rate from the provider for the services.<br> We conclude that, generally, a defendant who obtains<br> discounted services as a result of fraud is unjustly enriched<br> to the extent of the reasonab... More...
$0 (11-09-2017 - OR)United States of America v. Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem
Medford, OR - Jury Convicts Leader of Nationwide Identity Theft and IRS Tax Fraud Scheme<br> <br> Defendant used the identities of thousands of Oregon and Washington taxpayers to file false income tax returns<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Dennis Balius
Portland, OR - Former Supervisor at Portland, Oregon-Area Manufacturing Company Pleads Guilty for Role in Product Certification Fraud Scheme<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. James Pepion
Portland, OR - Online Reseller of Rare Nike Sneakers Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods and Money Laundering<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Michael R. Braun
Portland, OR - Milwaukie Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from his Disabled Cousin<br> <br> 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... More...
$0 (08-15-2016 - OR)United States of America v. Anthony Curtis Neal
Portland, OR - Ophthalmology Biller Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud and Conspiring to Defraud the Internal Revenue Service<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Christopher Alan Page
Medford, OR - Mail Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme Results in Federal Prison Sentence<br> <br> Stolen mail Results in Victim Identity Theft and Fraudulent Credit Card Transactions<br> <br> 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)United States of America ex rel. Sheila Rose and Louis Rose v. Fortress Investment Group, LLC. et al.
Portland, OR - United States Recovers over $8 Million in False Claims Act Settlements for Fraud Against the VA and Medicare<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Jack Holden
Portland, OR - Eugene Con Man Sentenced in $1.4 Million Fraud Scheme<br> <br> 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)United States of America ex rel. Sheila Rose and Louis Rose v. Fortress Investment Group, LLC. et al.
Portland, OR - United States Recovers over $8 Million in False Claims Act Settlements for Fraud Against the VA and Medicare<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Tataneisha White
Portland, OR - A former resident of Portland, Oregon was sentenced to 37 months in prison for her role in a tax refund fraud scheme.<br> <br> 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)United States of American v. Lisa Ephrem
Portland, OR - Happy Valley Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> Beginning in 2011, Ephrem obtained group life insurance... More...
$0 (11-06-2015 - OR)Greenwood Products v. Greenwood Forest Products
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 <br> 1 Defendants are Greenwood Forest Products, Inc. and two of its principals, Dovenberg and LeFors. For th... More...
$0 (09-11-2015 - OR)Lee Pacific Properties v. Century Pacific Equity Corporation
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... More...
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