Pennsylvania Health Care Fraud Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Daryl F. Heller </h2> <center>
Allentown, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud in violation of 15 U.S.C. 78j(b) and wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. 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> Daryl F. Heller, 56, of Lititz, Pennsylvania, controlled and was the majorit... More...
$ (08-11-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. William D. Brenner </h2> </center>
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and unlawful monetary transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. 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> William D. Brenner, age 62, allegedly defrauded an elderly vic... More...
$ (08-12-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mark Snedden </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit federal program bribery in violation of 18 U.S.c. 371 and making a false claim in violation of 18 U.S.C. 287. Mark 1 Restoration Company (“Mark 1”) and its owner Mark Snedden have agreed to a $7,257,232.12 resolution of civil claims arising from kickbacks that Mark 1 paid to an A... More...
$ (07-17-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Thomas Pipich </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. 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> Thomas Pipich, age 74, tole millions of dollars from an investment client in order to conceal losses he incurred on behalf of another client. In 2005, Pipich helped t... More...
$ (06-02-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Krandon Wenger </h2> </center>
Allentown, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fire fraud. 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> Krandon Wenger, 25, of Lititz, Pennsylvania, was charged with two counts of wire fraud, arising from a pandemic program fraud scheme in which he defrauded the go... More...
$ (06-02-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Elizabeth Goss </h2> </center>
Erie, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and theft of government property. Elizabeth Goss, age 43, was accused of while working at the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, accepted unauthorized payments from unemployment compensation claimants to approve and expedite Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and other pandemic-related unempl... More...
$ (04-22-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Randy Welch and Earnest Morant </h2> </center>
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit SNAP benefit fraud. Randy Welch, age 46, of Michigan, and Earnest Morant, age 58, of Harrisburg, engaged in a conspiracy to submit fraudulent SNAP benefits applications and then exchange the resulting electronic benefits transfer cards for cash. To further the conspiracy, Welch alleged... More...
$ (04-22-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. William Freeman, IV </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of making and subscribing a false tax return. William Freeman, IV, age 46, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, submitted at least 10 applications seeking pandemic stimulus funds through both the Economic Injury and Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, as well as the Paycheck Protection... More...
$ (04-13-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Matthew James Addy </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 13 counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft, arising from schemes through which the defendant defrauded investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Matthew James Addy, 47, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, held himself out as a wealthy and successful busin... More...
$ (04-13-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United Sates of America v. George Moses </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, and bank fraud. George Moses, age 45, of Wilkes-Barre, submitted applications for unemployment compensation, pandemic unemployment compensation, economic injury disaster loan, and paycheck protection program loan benefits falsely representing that he had qualifying income from the oper... More...
$ (04-02-2026 - PA)<H2> <CENTER> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Michael Joseph Breitenbach </h2> </center>
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud of taking money from insurers intended for his clients. Michael Joseph Breitenbach, 53, the owner of Patriot Public Adjusting, LLC, is accused of misappropriating over $82,000 in insurance claims and defrauding elderly homeowners in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.... More...
$ (03-28-2026 - pa)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Nicholas Pecko </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud and theft of mail by a postal employee. Nicholas Pecko, age 33, of Vandling, Pennsylvania, allegedly stole two checks totaling $6,581.59 that were sent through the mail, intended to be delivered by the United States Postal Office. The indictment further alleges that Pecko executed a bank fraud sche... More...
$ (03-20-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Furman </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with embezzlement. Christopher Furman, 53, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of wire fraud and money laundering.... More...
$ (03-20-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Justin Heimbach
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of mail fraud and four counts of wire fraud. Justin Heimbach, 34, of Bath, Pennsylvania, operated a construction company called TeamKJ Construction, and engaged in a scheme that caused fraudulent PUA applications to be filed in the names of individuals allegedly no longer employed by TeamKJ as ... More...
$ (03-03-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Aaron Hertel and Michael Brown
Erie, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire and health care fraud. Aaron Hertel, 47, of North East, Pennsylvania, and Michael Brown, 49, of Erie, Pennsylvania led, managed, and supervised a conspiracy involving numerous employees at Hertel & Brown Physical and Aquatic Therapy that involved the use of unlicensed technicians to trea... More...
$ (03-03-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Mahmoud Almasry, a/k/a Mohammad Jiham
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents, as well as aggravated identity theft. Mahmoud Almasry, also known as Mohammad Jiham, 44, fraudulently entered the United States in 2016 by assuming another person's identity and continued using that identity for nearly a decade. Prosecutors allege ... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Pierre Thomas
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering.... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)United States of America v. John O’Brien
John O’Brien of Masury, Ohio, engaged in a scheme with others to defraud Primary Health Network, a non-profit medical organization headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, through the submission of fraudulent invoices, including from the telecommunications company O’Brien controlled. The four other defendants in the case all previously pleaded guilty, including three leaders of the organization... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Geoffrey Magistrate
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering. The Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”) Global Illicit Financial Team (“GIFT”) identified David Metcalf announced that Geoffrey Magistrate, 61, a current resident of Limassol, Cyprus, and a prior resident of Pennsylvania, as a corporate service provider ... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Carlos Sacanell
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with insider trading. Carlos Sacanell, 59, of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, was charged by indictment in October 2024. In September of last year, he pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud (insider trading) and one count of making a false statement to a federal agency. As detailed in court filings and... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Terrie Lawson
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of theft by deception, a count of access device fraud, forgery and tampering with records or identification. Terri Lawson, age 52, of Edgewood, Pennsylvania, accused of misused a credit card when she was manager of one of the district's boroughs.... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Walter Tharrington, aka “Black” and “Roaadblock"
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, coercion of a minor.... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Genesis Delgado Rosa
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy launder money. Rosa participated in a conspiracy commonly referred to as a grandparent fraud scheme. In this instance, an international organized crime group based in the Dominican Republic conducted a scam in which they called elderly individuals impersonating a loved one (often a grandchild) an... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)United States of America v. John Frances “Jack” Griffin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. John Frances “Jack” Griffin, 62, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the principal and founder of Second Story Farming Inc., which did business as Metropolis Farms. Second Story Farming had several lines of business, including growing crops in vertical farms to sell to customers, developin... More...
$ (02-02-2026 - PA)<H2> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Alexis Herrera
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Alexis Herrera, 25, was charged with first-degree murder in the 2020 death of 3-year-old Bella Seachrist. Herrera was also convicted of aggravated assault, attempt to cause serious bodily injury, endangering the welfare of children, unlawful restraint and conspiracy. Herrera pled g... More...
$ (03-07-2025 - PA)<H2> United States of America v. Mary Blakley and Fred Bakley
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and to defraud the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Mary Blakley, 76, and Fred Blakley, 61, both of Lake Havasu City, Arizona and their business associate, Janmarie Lanzo, 66, also of Lake Havasu City. ... More...
$ (12-29-2025 - PA)<H2> United States of America v. Mureerah Abdullah
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. From in or about April 2020 to in or about October 2020, Muneerah Abdullah, age 46, of Chester, Pennsylvania, filed fraudulent claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims for herself and other ineligible recipients, to include inmates. The PUA claims contained fraudulent answers to... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - PA)<H2> United States of America v. William Kuduk
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and hiring gunmen to protect his illegal activities and unemployment wire fraud. William Kuduk, age 38, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was found responsible for trafficking over 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of marijuana from his used car dealership. He also trafficked over five kilograms o... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Mark J. Anthony
Erie, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with fraud. Mark J. Anthony, 39, was accused of taking money to do concrete work and never doing the work.... More...
$ (12-13-2025 - PA)<H2> United States of America v. Dommonick T. Chatman
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of bank fraud in connection with numerous fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications that were filed, with his knowledge and approval, through his business, The Chatman Group, LLC. Dommonick T. Chatman, age 50, admitted that over the course of several months in 2021, he either ... More...
$ (12-13-2025 - PA)<H2> United States of America v. Jose Mejia-Sarmiento
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien, fraudulent use of a Social Security number, and aggravated identity theft, Jose Mejia-Sarmiento, 67.was found in the Western District of Pennsylvania after having been deported and removed from the United States three times prior between 1996 and 2016, including after a f... More...
$ (12-13-2025 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Isaiah Hall
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with aggravated assault.<br> <br> On Saturday November 15th, at about 2:00am, the Harrisburg Police responded to the 200 block of North 2nd Street for a report of an assault. Upon the arrival of officers, they located an adult male and adult female assault victim. The male victim, who was unconscious at the scene, w... More...
$0 (11-22-2025 - PA)United States of America v. David Piaquadio
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> On July 25, 2019, after a nonjury trial, Judge Conner of the Middle District of Pennsylvania found Piaquadio guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone, fentanyl, and heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and three counts of possession with intent t... More...
$0 (11-21-2025 - PA)Common Wealth of Pennsylvania v. Stanley West
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Stanley West, age 37, is accused for shooting and killing Rakesh "Rocky" Ehagaban, age 50, and injuring a woman.<br> <br> Martin Devine, acting chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, released a statement early Saturday morning saying, "The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is grateful to the incr... More...
$0 (10-22-2025 - PA)Jose Montanez v. Paula Price, et al.
Scranton, Pennsylvania, pro se Plaintiff used the Defendants on Eighth Amendment violation theories.<br> <br> The protections afforded by the Eighth Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and the Rehabilitation Act (RA), 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., do not stop at the prison gates. So when an inmate, whether counseled or pro se, claims that prison offici... More...
$0 (10-10-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Ashok Panigrahy </h1></h1>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating federal law regarding the sexual exploitation of minors.<br> <br> A resident of Chicago, Illinois, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 48 months of imprisonment, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal law regarding the ... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Neil K. Anand
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud.... More...
$0 (10-02-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Timothy Omo-Taiga
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.... More...
$0 (10-02-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Lashaumba O. Randolph
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2, and use of fire in the commission of that fraud, in violation of<br> 18 U.S.C. §§ 844(h)(1) and 2.1.<br> <br> During a bench trial, witnesses identified the Camaro as a stolen vehicle that Randoph claimed to own and had insured. Specifically, a ... More...
$0 (10-02-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Richard Burk </h1></h1>
Williamsport, PA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud <br> <br> <br> Richard Burke, age 76, of Milan, Pennsylvania, plead guilty to wire fraud.<br> <br> <br> From April 2005 until March 7, 2022, Burke withdrew $350,634.23 of his deceased mother's Social Security Retirement, Survivors and Disability (RSDI) benefits and Veterans Affairs death pension benefit paym... More...
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