Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Shaun U. Christian, age 57, of Lindsay, Oklahoma, and FNBL’s former president and CEO, Danny Seibel, submitted false information in connection with multiple loans in 2021. Court records al

Cheyenne, Wyoming, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with orchestrating a massive, multiyear wire fraud and tax evasion scheme that defrauded her former employer of nearly $1.5 million. Laura Marie Means, 46, of Jackson, Wyoming, was hired in late 2015 as the bookkeeper for a prominent Jackson family business that owned several local lodging and hospitality properties.

Eufaula, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Kent Morlan represents the Defendant charged with conspiracy and grand larceny. Defendant, a tow truck operator, was called by Johnson to retrieve a broken down trailer from a highway in McInstosh County, Defendant's tow truck was inoperative and he called Calvert to use h

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with honest services fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Kashawn McKinley, 42, Director of Constituent Services in Atlantic City and a member of the Atlantic City School Board solicited more than $20,000 in cash and marijuana in exchange for his official assistance to a cannabis business owner in connection with the

Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money. In July 2020, Kellogg provided her identification information and social security number to a co-conspirator, knowing that it would be used to obtain money she was not entitled to. After she provided her personal information, Kellogg received a check totaling $11,586 from the Puerto Rico

Central Islip, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 O.S. 1343 and illegal monetary transactions (money laundering) in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Tony Ream sent wire transfers totaling approximately $1.6 million from the company’s bank account to a bank account that he controlled, and used those funds for his own personal gain

Birmingham, Alabama, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371 and 18 U.S.C. 1019, and possession of a device making equipment in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1029(a)(4). Cosmin Vaduva, 37, and Elena Andree Caldarareasa, 33, were indicted for conspiracy to commit access device fraud (i.e., card fraud) and p

Atlanta, Georgia, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act. Jay Johnson, the former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Atlanta-based clinical laboratory Capstone Diagnostics, LLC (“Capstone”); Austin Whiles, Capstone’s former Chief Sales Officer and Vice President of Business Development; and associated entities

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 and conspiracy to violation the international emergency powers act in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956. Tomás Niembro Concha, 64, a Spanish and Venezuelan national, the former chief executive officer of Nodus International Bank (Nodus Bank), a Puerto Rican int

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028, and making false statements to a financial institution in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1014. Beginning in April 2020, Olabode Nurudeen Jimoh, 54, of Yukon, Oklahoma, submitted fraudulent applications for one EIDL a

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Calvin Johnson charged with forcing and coercing minors to commit sexual acts with adults in exchange for money. Calvin Johnson, 31, of Kansas City, Missouri, was found guilty on: • two counts of sex trafficking accomplished by force, fraud, or coercion, • two counts of sex trafficking of a child; and • two count

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Scott A. Spiro, charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Between April 2020 and December 2021, Spiro, 64, devised and carried out a scheme to defraud the federal government and federally insured financial institutions by submitting fraudulent PPP and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications under

Boise, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud, Theft of Government Funds, False Statement of Citizenship in Order to Vote, Voting by Alien, False Statement in Application of Passport, Fraud in Connection with Identification Documents—Production, False Statement During Purchase of Firearm, and Unlawful Possession of Firearm. From at least March 2017 un

Los Angeles,, California criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendants charged with five counts of wire fraud, one count of use of a false and forged certificate of naturalization, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of false claim to United States citizens. Alma Patricia Contreras Villafana, 54, of South Los Angeles, secured r employment at a South Bay aerospace manufac

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud and misuse of visas in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1546, conspiracy to commit torture in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2340,, and attempted unlawful procurement of naturalization in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1425. Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, formerly of Lexington, South Carolina, was charged with one count of conspir

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer Jason Lamm represented the Defendant charged with Medicaid fraud. Rita Ntusa Anagho, 54, of San Tan Valley, Arizona, fraudulently billed Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $69 million in less than one year for addiction treatment therapy. Anagho owned and operated Tus

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113. Between October 3 and November 7, 2023, Bruce J. Dortch, 31, Delonta McKnight, 34, and Dontae D. Orduna, 36, all of Omaha, Nebraska, had a group chat where they agreed to “get money” and began plotting. At that time, McKnight was incarcerated at FCI Pollock becaus

Bismarck, North Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Between April 1, 2025, and February 24, 2026, while employed as an accountant who provided payroll and charitable gaming audit services for non-profit clients, Andrea Jo Bonness, age 56, from Mandan, North Dakota, fraudulently accessed client bank accounts and trans

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371. Mekfira Hussein and Abduljabar Husseins stole money that was meant for vulnerable children.

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection with a decades-long Ponzi schem. Edwin Emmett Licvkiss, Jr., age 78, of Danville, California, defrauded at least 93 victims of over $9.5 million from 1998 through September 2024. As part of the scheme, Lickiss said that he would invest victims’ m

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641. James Lyon, 80, repeatedly lying about his military service, including falsely claiming he earned prestigious combat decorations and submitting fraudulent documents to the VA. This plea is one of many federal fraud cases pursued under the leadership of Pr

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344 and investment adviser fraud in violation of 15 U.S.C. 206. Siddharth Jawahar, 38, ran a Texas-based investment company called Swiftarc Capital LLC. In 2015, he began investing client funds in a single investment, Philip Morris Pakistan (PMP). Eventually, 99% of client f

East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged wtth back and wire fraud. David K. Elliott, 41, was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 18, 2026. The indictment alleges that Elliott was a lawyer licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois, with his primary practice in Bethalto, Madison County. In 2016, Elliott was appointed by the Circuit Court of

Hammond, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Jordan C. Sneed, 32 years old, of Gary, was the last of five defendants to be sentenced in this case. Anthony Juan McClendon, the leader and organizer of the scheme, was sentenced on December 18, 2025, to 24 months in prison and 4 years of supervised r

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Between January 2021 and December 2022, Jonathan Andrew Jones, age 31, of Lafayette, Indiana, defrauded the federal government by submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications in his own name and in the names of others. In one instan