South Dakota False Pretense Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Benjamin Paul Wiener </h2> <center>
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344, and aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1018. 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> Benjamin Paul Wiener, ... More...
$ (07-16-2026 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Amanda Biteler
Canton, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. manda Biteler was arrested and charged with driving under the influence (second offense) and released on bond. One of the conditions of her release was breath testing under the 24/7 alcohol monitoring program. Biteler was eventually permitted to enroll in “remote bre... More...
$ (01-28-2026 - SD)<H2> United States of America v. Dwayne Anderson
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participation in a scheme to defraud an American woman from as early as 2010 until September 2017. Dwayne Anderson, age 36, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2023. In July 2024, Jamaican authorities arrested him and agreed to a United States request he be extradited to this country to face... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Charles Brings Plenty </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Charles Brings Plenty, age 32, was indicted for the charges of Second-Degree Murder and ... More...
$0 (08-05-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Steve Tucker </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearm Charge </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Steve Tucker, 48, was indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person ... More...
$0 (07-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Steve Tucker </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced... More...
$0 (07-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Tami Lee Stokes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the United States </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> <b> Lead Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison </b> </h2></center></b><b </b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Lead, South Dakota husband and wife convic... More...
$0 (05-18-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Andrew Robert Gordon; Deandre Arnell Burnett </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Sioux Falls Duo Sentenced to Federal Prison for Making a False Statement in the Acquisition of a Firearm and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </... More...
$0 (04-05-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Andrew Robert Gordon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making a False Statement in the Acquisition of a Firearm and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Sioux Falls Duo Sentenced to Federal Prison for Making a False Statement in the Acquisition of a ... More...
$0 (04-05-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Joshua Booth </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Joshua Booth, age 27, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a special assessment... More...
$0 (04-05-2024 - SD)United States of America v. Joaquin Cervantes
Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1).<br> <br> Joaquin Cervantes, age 49, was indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person by a federal grand jury in May of 2023. He pleaded guilty on June 16, 2023.<br> <br> The conviction stems from Cervantes, a pre... More...
$0 (09-08-2023 - SD)Joshua A. Lapin v. Everquote, Inc., et al.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on a fraud theory.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sioux_Falls_SD_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Federal Courthouse - Sioux Falls, South Dakota"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Federal Courthouse - Sioux Falls, South Da... More...
$0 (02-17-2023 - SD)FIRST NATIONAL BANK v. SHARMIN R. INGHRAM, JUSTIN GLEN INGHRAM a.k.a. JUSTIN G. INGHRAM
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, South Dakota - Real Estate lawyer represented defendants and <br> appellants with appealing foreclosure of their real estate and replevin of their business. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> For summary judgment purposes, we must view the facts most <br> favorably to the Inghrams. These facts show that FNB has a local br... More...
$0 (07-05-2022 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. KEVIN XAVIER DICKERSON STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, v. ARIANNA CHERELLE REECY
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Pierre, SD - Criminal Defense lawyer represented co-defendants with robbery and burglary and also aggravated assault charges. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> Arianna Reecy worked as an exotic dancer at a bar in Lesterville, <br> South Dakota. In July 2019, Reecy, who went by the name "Kisses,†met Julio <br> Gomez Rojas at... More...
$0 (06-12-2022 - SD)JULIE NIEMITALO v. RICHARD SEIDEL
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Defendant and Appellee with whether their divorce agreement released Julie's right to bring a civil suit against Richard. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] Julie and Richard had been married for 23 years when, in September <br> 2017, she filed for divorce based on Richard's adulter... More...
$0 (04-10-2022 - SD)AME JO BATCHELDER v. MATTHEW JAMES BATCHELDER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented defendant issued a protective order by the court. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Ame and Matthew were married on February 26, 2005, in Rapid City, <br> where they continue to reside. They have one child, A.B., who was born in 2006. <br> Ame commenced a divorce action in 2019, and the couple ... More...
$0 (01-27-2022 - SD)United States of America v. Kevin Michael Trio
Aberdeen, South Dakota bribery charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Kevin Michael Trio, age 58, of Maple Plain, Minnesota, was charged with Making a Materially False Statement to two federal agents with the Department of Justice. <br> <br> In a separate hearing, another former owner made his appearance in federal court for his role in the same bribery scheme. Michael Nathan Ceb... More...
$0 (05-29-2021 - SD)United States of America v. Wilson Asfora, M.D.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota health care fraud lawyer represented defendant charged with taking kickbacks.<br> <br> Neurosurgeon Wilson Asfora, M.D. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and two medical device distributorships that he owns, Medical Designs LLC and Sicage LLC, agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations relating to illegal payments to Asfora to induce the use of certain... More...
$0 (05-04-2021 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. SHAWN MICHAEL SHELTON
<center><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Criminal defense attorney represented Shawn Michael Shelton with the sale of methamphetamine to a confidential informant (CI) charge.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> [¶2.] Detective Joseph Erickson (Detective Erickson) of the Yankton Police <br> Department and Special Agent Ryan Pennock (Agent Pennock) of the South Dakota <br> Division of Criminal... More...
$0 (04-26-2021 - SD)United States of America v. Sheila Verbrugge
Sioux Falls, South Dakota wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented defendant.<br> <br> Sheila Verbrugge, age 50, was charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> Verbrugge was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 17, 2020. She pled guilty on September 28, 2020.<br> <br> Verbrugge was the billing and payroll clerk for Blachowske Truck Line, Inc., located in Brandon. Verbrugge’s duties included... More...
$0 (12-27-2020 - SD)United States of America v. Brian Hinman
Rapid City, SD - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> Brian Hinman, age 38, was charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.<br> <br> From approximately November 2018 to December 2018, Hinman obtained methamphetamine, which he then distributed in South Dakota. A traffic stop of Hinman by Nebraska State Patrol, in Decem... More...
$0 (11-08-2020 - SD)United States ex rel. Bechtold, et al. v. Asfora, et al.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Qui Tam False Claims Act violation lawyer represented Medtronic.<br> <br> “Kickbacks undermine the integrity of federal healthcare programs and increase costs borne by taxpayers,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division. “This case demonstrates the Department of Justice’s commitment to ensure th... More...
$0 (10-30-2020 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. CHANCE GLENN HARRUFF
<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> Kristi Olson was discovered unconscious in her Dallas, South Dakota<br> home on June 1, 2017 at 7:0... More...
$0 (04-03-2020 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. GREGORY DEJESUS TWO HEARTS
<center><br> <h1><br> <p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a><br> <font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> On January 19, 2015, three men robbed the Casino Korner in Aberdeen, South Dakota and then fled avoiding arrest. The suspects evaded the police for m... More...
$0 (04-01-2019 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JARED JEROME STONE
<center><br> <h1><br> <p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a><br> <font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> On April 22, 2016, Stone and Lachara Bordeaux drove to the Lucky Lady Casino in Sioux Falls. Stone entered the casino and Bordeaux entered another ne... More...
$0 (04-01-2019 - SD)United States of America v. Lauren Montgomery
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/sd/locations/rapidcty.jpg"><br> </center><br> Rapid City, SD - Arizona Woman Sentenced for Possession of Fifteen or more Unauthorized Access Devices<br> <br> A Phoenix, Arizona, woman convicted of Possession of Fifteen or more Unauthorized Access Devices was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.<br> <br> Lauren Montgomery,... More...
$0 (02-22-2019 - SD)United States of America v. Cindy Lou Geib
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/sd/locations/rapidcty.jpg"><br> </center><br> Rapid City, SD - Belle Fourche Woman Sentenced for Theft of Government Property<br> <br> A Belle Fourche, South Dakota, woman convicted of Theft of Government Property, Supplemental Security Income Benefits Fraud, and False Statement was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.... More...
$0 (02-28-2019 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. WAYLON NATHAN UHRE
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.homefacts.com/images/offenders/southdakota/thumb/S165203320181219.jpg"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> Waylon Nathan Uhre - Registered Sex Offender </font> </h2><br> </center><br> On June 30, 2015, E.B.’s parents left E.B., then four years old, and her older brother with their grandparents in Black Hawk while they took an overnight trip. Waylon... More...
$0 (02-01-2019 - SD)United States of America v. Nathaniel Waters
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/sd/locations/rapidcty.jpg"><br> </center><br> Rapid City, SD - The United States of America charged Nathaniel with:<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 3; ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT<br> (1s) <br> 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2); FALSE STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION<br> (2s)<br> <br> The Government claimed that the Defendant lied and helped cover up the... More...
$0 (01-23-2019 - SD)United States of America v. Robert Wayne Old Hourse
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://ujs.sd.gov/img/annex.jpg"><br> </center><br> Rapid City, SD - Kyle Man Sentenced for Making a False Statement<br> <br> Robert Wayne Old Horse, age 50, was sentenced on November 16, 2018, to 16 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund and restitut... More...
$0 (11-28-2018 - SD)United States of America v. Michelle Elbow Shield
Rapid City, SD - Rapid City Woman Sentenced for False Statement<br> <br> A Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of False Statement was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.<br> <br> Michelle Elbow Shield, age 20, was sentenced on July 6, 2018, to 3 months in federal prison, to be followed by 2 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment ... More...
$0 (07-18-2018 - SD)<h1> South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. </h1>
When a consumer purchases goods or services, theconsumer’s State often imposes a sales tax. This case requires the Court to determine when an out-of-stateseller can be required to collect and remit that tax. All concede that taxing the sales in question here is lawful. The question is whether the out-of-state seller can be held responsible for its payment, and this turns on a proper interpretati... More...
$0 (06-21-2018 - SD)United States of America v. Robert "Larry" Lytle, Ronald D. Weir and Irina Kossovskaia
Rapid City, SD - Three Conspirators Sentenced in $16.6m Fraudulent Medical Device Scheme<br> Trio Marketed Laser Devices to Elderly Consumers as Cure-All<br> <br> Three defendants who marketed and sold light-emitting medical devices as a cure-all to consumers, primarily targeting the elderly, were sentenced on April 20, 2018 by a federal judge in Rapid City, South Dakota. <br> <br> Robert “Larry... More...
$0 (04-24-2018 - SD)VARNER BEALS v. AUTOTRAC, INC <table> <td>
AutoTrac Inc. is a manufacturing company located in Fairfax, South Dakota. John Parsons founded AutoTrac as a sole proprietorship focused on automotive and farm-equipment repair. After Parsons’s cousin Dennis Howard became involved in the company, AutoTrac’s focus shifted to manufacturing. In 2008, AutoTrac was incorporated as a subchapter S corporation. Howard serves as AutoTrac’s presi... More...
$0 (11-29-2017 - SD)United States of America v. Scott Thompson, d/b/a as Isosceles, L.L.C.
Sioux Falls, SC - Court Orders Hermosa Man to Pay $222,362.11 for Defrauding the National Science Foundation<br> <br> National Science Foundation (“NSF”) is a United States agency created to support basic scientific research by providing grants, to individuals, businesses, academic and nonprofit institutions. Scott Thompson, d/b/a as Isosceles, LLC., submitted a grant proposal to study solar c... More...
$222362 (09-07-2017 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JANNO KOLLAY TALLA <table> <td>
Talla was born in Barentu, Eritrea, in 1984 and immigrated to the United States as a refugee sometime around 2012. After living in Charlotte, North Carolina, for a short time, he moved to Sioux Falls, where he began a relationship with Ammuna Gayya. The two moved in together, and in late 2013, Gayya became pregnant with Talla’s child. In August 2014, prior to their child’s birth, Talla obta... More...
$0 (06-09-2017 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. NATHAN DALE STOKES <table> <td>
Nathan Stokes is the ex-boyfriend of Lyndsey Braunesreither. The two met on Facebook and became involved in an on-and-off relationship for roughly four years. Stokes lived with Braunesreither in Sioux Falls from January 2014 to August or September 2014. They then dated casually until June or July 2015. They broke up at the end of July 2015. [¶3.] On August 13, 2015, Braunesreither returned... More...
$0 (05-15-2017 - SD)<b>STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTAv. MARICELA DIAZ</b>
On November 10, 2009, law enforcement officers and firefighters <br> responded to a vehicle fire in a wooded area of Hanson County near Mitchell, South <br> Dakota. After extinguishing the fire, they discovered a badly burned body in the <br> vehicle’s trunk, later identified as 16-year-old Jasmine Guevara. The autopsy <br> revealed that Guevara had been burned alive. <br> [¶3.] After trac... More...
$0 (11-24-2016 - SD)United States of American v. Bryce Damon Drapeau
Pierre, SD - Fort Thompson Man Sentenced for False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters<br> <br> Bryce Damon Drapeau, age 42, was sentenced to 1 year of unsupervised probation, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.<br> <br> Drapeau was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 14, 2015, for False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters and Attempt to Obtain Co... More...
$0 (09-19-2016 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. STEVEN PURSLEY
On Friday, November 2, 2012, Jeffrey Patterson and Caleb Fousek <br> visited the Belle Star Gentleman’s Club in Box Elder, South Dakota, where they <br> were later joined by their friend James Thompson. Shortly after Thompson arrived, <br> he and Patterson decided to step outside to smoke cigarettes. Crystal Sandoval, <br> who is Defendant’s sister, was outside. Patterson began flirting wit... More...
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