Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer David Walsh -Little represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Beginning in May 2020, and continuing through at least May 2021, Duane Watts, 46, of Baltimore, Maryland, engaged in a conspiracy to defraud and obtain money through materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and

Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer James Orlando Broccoletti represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail, wire and bank fraud. Adrian Knight, 41, owned Ace Auto Sales, LLC in Chesapeake. From March 2019 to January 2023, Knight engaged in a fraud conspiracy in which he and co-conspirators listed Ace as the seller of automobiles in buyers’ agreements or buyers’ o

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Yveler Marcellus, Felix Marcial, Asheem Henry, George Mims, Rahmel Thompson, Daquan Mitchell and Tatiana Williams were accused of engaging in a scheme to launder money fraudulently obtained from victims of a transnational telemarketing scheme, ma

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing securities fraud in connection with a multimillion-dollar scheme to trade in stock and options of Doximity based on inside information in advance of the company’s quarterly earnings calls. Former Chief Revenue Officer Paul Jorgensen Admits to Repeated Illegal Trading in Doximity in Advance of Quarte

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud involving unemployment insurance and wire faud regarding PPP loan. From March 2020 through May 2021, Victoria Kates, age 35, of New Britain, defrauded the CT-DOL of $217,056 by filing fraudulent unemployment applications with the CT-DOL on behalf of her family, acquaintances, and others. Kates prepared

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion. John Michael Sacco, 54, formerly of Quincy, managed construction projects under the name JMS Contracting. From 2014 through 2021, Sacco received over $9 million from JMS’s customers. Rather than depositing JMS’s gross receipts into business bank accounts, Sacco cashed most checks from customer

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to obstruction of justice. Stephen Hochberg, age 77, of Marlborough, and Charles D. Katz agreed in as early as 2014 to cheat the IRS. They agreed that Hochberg, who served as the Director of Corporate Services at Katz’s accounting firm and as Chief Operating Offi

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand theft and organized fraud. Regina Peacock accused of stealing thousands from her employer.

Panama City, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated identify theft, falsely representing U.S. citizenship, and false statement in application for passport. In December of 2023, the Eduardo Saavedra Melayes, 45, a Mexican national, submitted a passport application in-person at a Panama City post office. Upon processing, the application was denied due

Ocala, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. On February 3, 2017, Chason Reed Peck (37, Palm City) applied for and received business financing from Deere & Company (“John Deere”). On February 16, 2020, Peck applied for a $300,000 total credit limit on his John Deere credit. Peck hand-wrote the financial application and gave

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with Medicare Fraud. Michael Kochen, 42, and Sandro Herek, 56, targeted Medicare Advantage beneficiaries through deceptive telemarketing practices, pressuring elderly individuals to accept medical equipment they did not need — and in some cases, did not want. Over the course of the scheme, more than $17 million was pa

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, making false claims, and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activities. Anthony Dattilo, age 34, of Littleton, devised a scheme to defraud and obtain money from the United States Department of Treasury, namely the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), by making false statement

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person. On September 20, 2023, Simon Meza, 45, Denver, entered the Huntington Bank at 18520 E. Green Valley Ranch Blvd in Denver and robbed the bank by demanding money from the teller. Meza took the money and fled. Eight days later, on Septembe

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and embezzlement by an Officer of a Labor Organization. From 2014 through early 2024, Max Jaramillo, 58, served as treasurer of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, Local 331, a position that carries fiduciary duties to safeguard union assets and to accurately disclose the union’s financial

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conversion of government funds. From November 1, 2021, to about June 30, 2024, Muna Abdi, 36, a Somali national living in Millcreek, Utah, converted funds from the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) for her own benefit. The SSA, who was not aware of Abdi’s mother’s death, continued to dispe

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated identity theft, theft of a government property, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Brian K. Ditch, now 45, of Salem, Missouri, became solely responsible for his uncle’s care in 2008. At some point, instead of properly caring for his uncle, Ditch kept him locked away and subjected him to i

Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud. Orange County Superior Court judge Israel Claustro, age 50, was charged with defrauding California’s workers’ compensation program. “Judge Claustro violated the law for his personal financial benefit,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. “We will not hesitate to

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Armani Cherenfant, age 19, was arrested during the execution of a search warrant for an Airbnb location at 10000 block of Southwest 162nd Street that was being used to mimic a bank call center in an elaborate effort to spoof victims.

Birmingham, Alabama, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants, claiming that they fraudulently sold him a car that had more miles on it than the odometer. Defendants Serra Nissan Oldsmobile, Inc., and Serra Automotive Management Group, Inc. (collectively, “Serra”) sold a car with an Alabama title to Plaintiff Zachary Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins later learned that

Eugene, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged or his role in a vast fraud conspiracy that cost customers more than $65 million in unfulfilled orders and defrauded financial institutions out of more than $15 million. Michael Malekzadeh, 42, a Eugene was found guilt. “This million-dollar fraud was fueled by the defendant’s insatiable greed and wreaked havoc on

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery and fraud.

St. Lous, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with identity theft. Angela K. Boston sought employment on the medical staff of the Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority in Oklahoma in April of 2023 by stealing the identity of a St. Louis doctor. Boston submitted forged diplomas with the doctor’s name and a forged State of Missouri medical license with her app

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with identity theft and fraud. April Hernandez was accused of identity theft and multiple counts of fraud after stealing three nurses’ identities and providing care for hospice patients without a license.

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud after defrauding his employer, a police organization, and an online fundraising company out of millions of dollars. From about March 2022 to November 2024, Jonathan Leissler, 44, of Stow, Ohio, worked at an industrial supply company in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, as its chief financial officer (CFO). This

Jackson, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Jaivon Davon Taylor, Jadin Winfield, Dennis James Swint, and Nicolas Beltre, all residents of New York state, conspired with each other to use false passports in a scheme to fraudulently obtain money from banks in the Jackson, Mississippi area. Th