Wisconsin Bank Fraud Law
United States of America v. Brandi Ellis
Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer Kathleen Quinn represented the Defendant Brandi Ellis who is charged with bank fraud, larceny and theft, and fraud with identification documents. Brandi Ellis, the finance director of the non-profit, and Flanders, the non-profit’s Chief Financial Officer, engaged in a scheme to issue unauthorized checks to themselves and third parties on the non-p... More...
$ (02-06-2026 - Wi)United States of America v. Cory Kromray
Madison, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Cory Kromray, age 39, Minocqua, Wisconsin, engaged in in investment fraud scheme that defrauded people out of $828,266.71. Kromray used social media and other online communications to falsely portray himself as a successful trader in stocks, mutual funds, cryptocurrency, and th... More...
$ (02-07-2026 - WI)<H2> United States of America v. Hector L. Duarte
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking children by force fraud or coercion and transporting for prostitution. Hector L. Duarte (age 35) of Union Grove, Wisconsin, is alleged to have used force, threats of force, and fraud to cause an adult victim to engage in commercial sex acts between approximately May 31, 2025, and June 25, 2025, ... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - WI)<H2> Aidan Forsyth, er rel. United States of America v. Greenland LA Metropolis Hotel Development LLC, Greenland US Management LLC, and Greenland LA Metropolis Development III
Milwuakee, Wisconsin qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sue on a False Claims Act Violation theory. The Greenland USA Entities own and develop real estate projects and are part of a large multinational corporation ultimately owned by the Greenland Holding Group Company Limited, a Chinese company with tens of thousands of employees worldwide. In applying for their PPP loans, the Gr... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - WI)<H2> United States of America v. Greenland LA Metropolis Hotel Development LLC, Greenland US Management LLC, and Greenland LA Metropolis Development III
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, commercial litigation lawyer represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for which they were not eligible. Congress created the PPP in March 2020 to provide emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the... More...
$7312283 (12-17-2025 - WI)<H2> United States of America v. Matthew Ramos-Soto
Madison, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, see 18<br> U.S.C. §§ 1343, 1349.<br> <br> In 2022 and 2023, Ramos-Soto and other conspirators participated in a wire-fraud scheme that targeted elderly Wisconsin residents. Under the scheme, conspirators operating in Canada—called the victims and claimed to be a relative... More...
$0 (11-06-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Cherie Campion </h1></h1>
Green Bay, W criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of money laundering.<br> <br> Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on September 29, 2025, Cherie Campion (age: 64) of Mishicot, Wisconsin, pled guilty to two counts of money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). <br> <br> Publicly filed document... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Cherie Campion </h1></h1>
Green Bay, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of money laundering.<br> <br> Cherie Campion (age: 64) of Mishicot, Wisconsin, pled guilty to two counts of money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). <br> <br> Campion, through her temporary staffing agency based in Manitowoc, generated and submitted thousands of... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Cherie Campion </h1></h1>
Green Bay, WI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multimillion-Dollar Money Laundering <br> <br> Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on September 29, 2025, Cherie Campion (age: 64) of Mishicot, Wisconsin, pled guilty to two counts of money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). <br> <br> Publicly filed d... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Cherie Campion </h1></h1>
Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of money laundering<br> <br> Cherie Campion (age: 64) of Mishicot, Wisconsin, pled guilty to two counts of money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). <br> <br> Publicly filed documents reflect that Campion, through her temporary staffing agency based in Manitowoc,... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Cherie Campion </h1></h1>
Milwaukee, WI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of money laundering<br> <br> Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on September 29, 2025, Cherie Campion (age: 64) of Mishicot, Wisconsin, pled guilty to two counts of money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). <br> <br> Publicly filed document... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Precious Cruse </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Healthcare Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Providing Unlawful Kickbacks, and Money Laundering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Federal Jury Finds Former Prenatal Care Coordinator Guilty of Healthcare Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Provid... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Roshan Shah </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Green Bay, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Indian National Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <cente... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Ronald Pallek </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Investment Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Illinois Man Sentenced to 48 months' Imprisonment for Investment Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Ronald Pal... More...
$0 (07-23-2025 - Wi)<h1> United States of America v. Douglas Larson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Milwaukee, WI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failing to Pay Employment Taxes </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Appleton Businessman Sentenced to 24 Months' Imprisonment for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Richard G. Frohling, Acting Unit... More...
$0 (04-07-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Barrington Venture Holding Company LLC; The Club at Strawberry Creek LLC; The Garlands of Barrington LLC; Nuestro Queso, LLC; SSCO LLC; and Tire Profiles LLC. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Milwaukee, WI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Fraudulently Obtained COVID-19 Loans </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Affiliated Companies Agree to Pay $10.8 Million to Resolve Allegations that They Fraudulently Obtained COVID-19 Loans </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (04-08-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Mohammed Kazim Ali </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Milwaukee, WI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Paying Healthcare Kickbacks </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Greenfield Man Sentenced to 15 Months' Imprisonment for Paying Healthcare Kickbacks</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Mohammed Kazim Ali was indicated for paying he... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Mohammed Kazim Ali </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Green Bay, Wi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Paying Healthcare Kickbacks </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Greenfield Man Sentenced to 15 Months' Imprisonment for Paying Healthcare Kickbacks</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney fo... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Parish Barbary-Wheatherby, Daryle Shelton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Armed Robbery of Fitchburg Bank </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Dane County Men in Federal Custody After Being Charged with Armed Robbery of Fitchburg Bank<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Indictment chargin... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Samuel L. Spencer, a.k.a. “Bin Laden†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, as well as conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Milwaukee Man Sentenced to 45 Years' Imprisonment for Sex Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2... More...
$0 (12-18-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Ramos-Soto </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Connecticut Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Grandparent Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisc... More...
$0 (12-16-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Robert E. Carter </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Eau Claire Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Wire Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announc... More...
$0 (10-29-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Charles Lawrence </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Milwaukee, WI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Investment Fraud Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New York Man Sentenced to 54 Months' Imprisonment for Investment Fraud Scheme </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Charles Lawrence, age 50, of Northport, New York, w... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Charles Lawrence </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with investment fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New York Man Sentenced to 54 Months' Imprisonment for Investment Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eas... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Gregory Vreeland </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failure to Pay Employment Taxes </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Springbrook Man Sentenced to Prison for Failure to Pay Employment Taxes</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for t... More...
$0 (09-25-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Thomas Demergian </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Madison Investment Advisor Sentenced to 4 ½ Years for Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney... More...
$0 (08-30-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Ross O. Schlomann </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Green Bay, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud and Money Laundering </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fremont Home Construction Contractor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Bank Fraud and Money Laundering</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Ross O. Sch... More...
$0 (08-30-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Curtis A. Alleyne </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 Program Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Program Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> On April 15, 2020, Curtis A. Alleyne submitted an Economic Inju... More...
$0 (08-29-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Precision Cable Assemblies, Inc. (PCA); Global Engineered Products, Inc. (GEP); Ryan Schmus; Richard Horky </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Allegations that They Evaded Customs Duties </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Brookfield, Wisconsin-Based Companies and Their Owners Pay Over $10 Million to Resolve Allegations that They Evaded Customs Duties</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (08-08-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. David Swartz </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Investment Fraud and Filing a False Tax Return </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Illinois Financial Advisor Sentenced to 2 Years for Investment Fraud and Filing a False Tax Return</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David ... More...
$0 (08-01-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Farinango Muenala </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, and misrepresenting Indian produced goods </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Florida Man Charged with Fraudulently Selling Jewelry as Native-American Made</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> "Prosecuti... More...
$0 (07-18-2024 - WI)Michelle Cortez Gomez v. Kohl's Corporation
<h2><br> Madison, Wisconsin consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a fraud theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Fraudulent Representations Law (Wisconsin Statutes section 100.18) broadly prohibits advertising or sales claims that are "untrue, deceptive or misleading."<br> <br> 1. This is a class action brought by Plaintiff, individually and on behalf of all others<br> similarly situat... More...
$0 (07-15-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Nikhil S. Mahtani </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Wisconsin Residents </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New York City Resident Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Wisconsin Residents in Professional Sports Ticket Scam</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Greg... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Nikhil S. Mahtani </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Wisconsin Residents in Professional Sports Ticket Scam </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New York City Resident Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Wisconsin Residents in Professional Sports Ticket Scam</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. James Dwyer </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding His Employer.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><br> <center><i></b><br> <br> Former Employee Convicted of Defrauding His Employer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison <br> <br> Stole More Than $3.4 Million Over the Course of Five Years</h2></cen... More...
$0 (03-15-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Rodney C. Smith </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a Fraudulent Tax Return Preparer .</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Fraudulent Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison Term </h3></center></i><br> <br> Gregory J. United States District Judge Brett H. Ludwig sentenced Rodney C. Smith... More...
$0 (02-28-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Duane Emery </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling Funds From St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> </h2></center></i><br> <br> Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Duane Emery, 65, Web... More...
$0 (01-23-2024 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Duane Emery </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling Funds From St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> </h2></center></i><br> <br> Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Duane Emery, 65, Web... More...
$0 (01-23-2024 - WI)State of Wisconsin v. William D. Avery
On February 17, 1998, the partially clothed body of Maryetta Griffin, an African American female who abused crack cocaine in the Milwaukee area, was found in an abandoned garage. Griffin died as a result of manual strangulation, likely during the early morning hours of the date her body was found.<br> <br> In 1998, Avery was a dope dealer, selling crack cocaine out of 2474 North Palmer Street in M... More...
$0 (12-31-2005 - WI)United States of America v. Adrian Edwards
Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor. <br> <br> Adrian Edwards, age 40, of Madison, Wisconsin, encountered the 16-year-old victim in Utah in January 2021, when the two were at a mutual friend's house. The victim confided to the defendant that she had a difficult home life and he offered to help her with a place to stay if she ne... More...
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