Tennessee Fraudulent Conveyance Law
United States of America v. Mark Janbakhsh
Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Mark Janbakhsh, 51, of Brentwood, Tennessee, was with multiple multiple federal fraud charges, including Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Bank Fraud, Making False Statements to a Bank, Bankruptcy Fraud, and Making False Statements Under Oath Three other co-conspirators, each of ... More...
$ (02-16-2026 - TN)United States of America v. Mark Janbakhsh
Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Bank Fraud, Making False Statements to a Bank, Bankruptcy Fraud, and Making False Statements Under Oath. Mark Janbakhsh, 51, of Brentwood, Tennessee, was the chief executive officer and majority owner of a car dealership company named Auto Masters. In addition to Auto Masters, J... More...
$ (02-06-2026 - TN)United States of America v. Amanda Kate Walker Bass
Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with to one count of wire fraud and one count of fraudulent use of military medals, otherwise known as “Stolen Valor.” Amanda Kate Walker Bass, 36, of Fayette County, claimed to be a multiple-time deployed U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was the lone survivor of an enemy ambush in Afghanistan in 2010 that left her... More...
$ (02-06-2026 - TN)<H2> United States of America v. Jason Alexander Jerkins
Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing money from his clients’ bank accounts, preparing false tax returns that fraudulently increased their refunds, and stealing some or all of those refunds. Jason Alexander Jerkins of Franklin pleaded guilty on July 30, 2025. According to court documents and statements made in court, Jerkins, owner of Je... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Brian Baker, Stephanie Louise Baker, Jerry W. Hutchins </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> All Three Defendants Plead Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme to Defraud Automobile Auction</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On Monday, March... More...
$0 (04-01-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Herman Shaw </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Memphis, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Scheme to Defraud COVID-19 Relief Program </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Memphis Man Sentenced in Connection with Scheme to Defraud COVID-19 Relief Program of Over $700,000</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Memphis man was... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Dardanius Coleman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Memphis, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Memphis Man Sentenced for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Fund of More Than $2,000,000 </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Dardanius Coleman, 55, of Me... More...
$0 (08-08-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Meghan Pittman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Alabama Woman Sentenced To 18 Months' Imprisonment For COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> From June 2... More...
$0 (07-24-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. James Brandon “Brady†Washburn; Robert Houston McDowell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with $15 Million in False Medicare Billing </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Middle District of Tennessee Charges Four Individuals Responsible for $15 Million in False Medicare Billing as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown</h2><... More...
$0 (06-27-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. James Brandon “Brady†Washburn; Robert Houston McDowell; Paulo R. Costa; Mark J.W. Carr </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><br> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $15 Million in False Medicare Billing </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Middle District of Tennessee Charges Four Individuals Responsible for $15 Million in False Medicare Billing as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown</h2... More...
$0 (06-27-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Mount Zion Baptist Church </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Misusing Paycheck Protection Program Loan Funds </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mount Zion Baptist Church Agrees to Pay Over $70,000 to Settle Allegations of Misusing Paycheck Protection Program Loan Funds</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (06-05-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Cheryl Huff; Mario Paz-Mejia </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring To Unlawfully Produce Tennessee Driver's Licenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former State Employee And Her Husband Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Unlawfully Produce Tennessee Driver's Licenses</h2></center... More...
$0 (05-24-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Steven Weaver </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Jack&l=Byrd&i=122539&z=37228" target="_new">Jack L. Byrd</a> represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Ship Massive Quantities of Methamphetamine to New Zealand and Australia </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b... More...
$0 (05-01-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Donald Wray Rodgers </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i>Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with an Investment Fraud Scheme. </font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Collierville Commodity Trader Sentenced to 51 Months for $2,000,000 Investment Fraud Scheme </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> A federal judge in Memphis sentenced a C... More...
$0 (03-22-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Ketan Ghutadaria </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Program.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Johnson City Man Sentenced To Two Years For Aggravated Identity Theft Related To Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Program </h2></center></i><br> <br> Ketan Ghutad... More...
$0 (03-18-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Dana Adkins </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Chattanooga, Tennessee Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> On January 25, 2024, Dana Adkins, 45, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment after being convicte... More...
$0 (01-26-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Macon J. Dew </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Nashville, Tennessee Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant for Filing False Tax Returns'</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Macon J. Dew, 64, of Mr. Juliet, Tennessee, was sentenced to serve 12 months and 1 day in federal prison, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $205,535.00 to the IRS for his role in the preparatio... More...
$0 (01-17-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Macon J. Dew </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Nashville, Tennessee Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant a Former CPA accused with Filing False Tax Returns</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Macon J. Dew, 64, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, was sentenced to serve 12 months and 1 day in federal prison, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $205,535.00 to the IRS for his rol... More...
$0 (01-14-2013 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Karen Winkles Crutchfield </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Memphis, Tennessee Bank Fraud Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud and Identity Theft</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> A former account manager at a Memphis marketing firm was sentenced to federal prison in connection with a scheme to defraud her employer of more than $1,000,000. <br> <br> On October 18, 2023, United St... More...
$0 (01-07-2024 - TN)United States of America v. Cheryl Huff and Mario Paz-Mejia
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of conspiracy to produce, without lawful authority, identification documents or false identification documents. <br> <br> Cheryl Huff and Mario Paz-Mejia each face a term of up to 15 years in Federal prison, $250,000 in fines, and supervised release of three years. <br> <br> As part of their written ple... More...
$0 (12-21-2023 - TN)United States of America v. Katie Lynn Mancuso
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bilking investors by claiming that her sports marketing agency represented famous athletes.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NashvilleFed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Nashville, Tennessee "><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Nashvil... More...
$0 (01-25-2023 - TN)United States of America v. Jack D. Vicars
Greenville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud and tax evasion.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/tennessee/news/greenville/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Greenville</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> Jack D. Vicars, age 49, from Bluff City, Tennessee, agreed to plead... More...
$0 (12-15-2022 - TN)United States of America v. Robert L. Pryor, Elaine Pryor and Joshua L. Pryor
Memphis, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with preparing and filing false tax returns.<br> <br> Robert L. Pryor, 46, Elaine Pryor, 43, and Joshua L. Pryor, 44, have been sentenced for preparing and filing false tax returns under the business name Better Dayz Tax Services, LLC. United States Attorney Kevin Ritz announced the sentences today.<br> <br> According to informat... More...
$0 (11-07-2022 - TN)United States of America v. Robert L. Pryor, Elaine Pryor, and Joshua L. Pryor
Memphis, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with preparing and filing false tax returns under the business name Better Dayz Tax Services, LLC. <br> <br> Robert L. Pryor, age 46, owned a tax-preparation business, Better Dayz Tax Services, LLC, in Memphis, Tennessee. His wife Elaine Pryor, age 43, and his brother Joshua L. Pryor, age 43, also worked at Better Dayz. He and h... More...
$0 (11-07-2022 - TN)United States of America v. George Thacker
Chattanooga, Tennessee 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, ra... More...
$0 (10-06-2022 - TN)United States of America v. Sharika L. Carpenter, et al.
Memphis, Tennessee 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, o... More...
$0 (10-13-2022 - TN)United States of America v. DiAne Gordon
Memphis, Tennessee criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with fabrication of discharge monitoring reports required under the Clean Water Act and the submission of those fraudulent documents to state regulators in Tennessee and Mississippi. <br> <br> DiAne Gordon, age 61, of Memphis, Tennessee, was the co-owner and chief executive officer of Environmental Compliance and Testing (ECT). ECT ... More...
$0 (09-12-2022 - TN)United States of America v. Fadel Alshalabi, et al.
Nashville, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with Medicare and Medicaid fraud conspiracy.<br> <br> Fadel Alshalabi, 54, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, was originally charged in July 2021, with conspiracy and violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute for his role in orchestrating a fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid billing scheme related to genetic testing. Alshalabi is the owne... More...
$0 (08-05-2022 - TN)Timothy Wilson v. Tawana Wilson et al.
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with bringing a lawsuit against his former wife for forging of his signature on a deed. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> </center><br> <br> In this appeal, we are called upon to apply the Tennessee Abusive Civil Action <br> Statutes, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-41-101 to -107, which w... More...
$0 (07-30-2022 - TN)MILAN SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, INC. F/K/A MILAN EXPRESS, INC. v. NAVISTAR, INC. ET AL.
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Civil Litigation lawyer represented appellant with a breach of express and implied warranties, breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, and fraud lawsuit </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> <br> A. The Parties<br> <br> Milan Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., f/k/a Milan Express, Inc. ("Milanâ€), is ... More...
$0 (07-29-2022 - TN)United States of America v. Claudio Juarez
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to file fraudulent federal income tax returns.<br> <br> Claudio Juarez, 40, was arrested at his residence in Bowling Green, Kentucky and transported to the Middle District of Tennessee. <br> <br> Juarez and others were charged in 2016 with conspiracy to file false claims against the United States, wire frau... More...
$0 (06-29-2022 - TN)STATE OF TENNESSEE EX REL. HERBERT H. SLATERY, III, ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER V. HRC MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. ET AL</centter>
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Civil Litigation lawyer represented appellees with arguing against having real estate sold in order to collect on a judgment. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> In this appeal, we construe the statutory right of redemption set forth in Tenn. Code <br> Ann. § 66-8-101, and specifically whether that right ... More...
$0 (06-27-2022 - TN)ASHLEY SHEARIN MEADE v. PADUCAH NISSAN, LLC ET AL.
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Contract Disputes lawyer represented appellant with a oral agreement dispute om a year-to-year leasing disp9ute. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> Plaintiff/Appellant Ashley Shearin Meade ("Appellantâ€) filed for divorce against <br> her husband James Robert Meade, Jr. ("Mr. Meadeâ€) sometime in 2... More...
$0 (06-26-2022 - TN)WILSON BANK & TRUST ET AL. v. CONSOLIDATED UTILITY DISTRICT OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY ET AL
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Real Estate lawyer represented appellants with seeking reformation and/or rescission of the 2011 deed conveying. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> This appeal stems from a dispute over a plot of land in Rutherford County, <br> Tennessee. Defendant Mid-Cumberland acquired a tract of land (the "Developmentâ�... More...
$0 (06-26-2022 - TN)Brenda Cothran Et Al. v. Durham School Services, L.P., Et Al.
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiff with suing the employer of the bus driver for negligent infliction of emotional distress and reckless infliction of emotional distress </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> The underlying facts of this case are widely known and are not in dispute. On <br> November 21, 2016, sc... More...
$0 (04-21-2022 - TN)Coffee County, Tennessee v. Carl Spining et al.
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Legal Malpractice lawyer represented appellees with dismissal of a legal malpractice action. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> In September 2013, Melinda Keeling, a former Coffee County employee,<br> commenced a PEPFA action against the County, seeking both equitable and emotional <br> damages. See Keeling v. Coffee C... More...
$0 (02-27-2022 - TN)Kim Renae Nelson v. Loring E. Justice
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Divorce lawyer represented appellee with issues of child support and custody, </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> This case, which originated as an action filed in the Roane County Juvenile Court <br> ("trial courtâ€) to establish paternity, a co-parenting schedule, and child support, <br> previously has been appea... More...
$0 (02-27-2022 - TN)United States of America v. Michelle Clabough
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with forging private entity securities, in violations of 18 U.S.C. § 513(a), one count of filing a false statement, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1), and one count of filing a false bankruptcy record, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1519. <br> <br> Michelle Clabough, age 45, pleaded guilty.<br> <br> According to do... More...
$0 (02-03-2022 - TN)Kim Renae Nelson v. Loring E. Justice
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Nashville, TN - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with issues of child support and custody. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> This case, which originated as an action filed in the Roane County Juvenile Court <br> ("trial courtâ€) to establish paternity, a co-parenting schedule, and child support, <br> previously has been app... More...
$0 (02-05-2022 - TN)United States of America v. James Waylon Howell
Knoxville, TN: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering.<br> <br> James Waylon Howell, 39, currently of Knoxville, Tennessee, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.<br> <br> As part of the written plea agreement, Howell waived an indictment by a Federal Grand Jury and agreed to plead guilty to one count of wire ... More...
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