Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344. Judtih A. Hetzell, age 64, , the former business manager for a non-profit guardianship agency based in the Western District of Pennsylvania, fraudulently drafted checks against individuals’ bank accounts to which the agency had access as a provider of guardianshi

Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with attempted and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of 18 u.S.C. 1349. Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu, 25, and Harafat Mogaji, 26, both of whom were members of the United States Air Force at the time, attacked business victims across the United States with email “spamming” and phishing campaigns to steal u

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Angela M. Hoover, age 46, of Benton, Arkansas, was a certified public accountant, was initially hired as the administrator of a medical clinic located in Central Arkansas. Hoover was eventually promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the clinic.

East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Shenghan Jin, age 27, a Chinese national, who should have been gone in 2022 was still here in 2025, abused our immigration system and helping fleece a Belleville man of his life savings. The victim is estimated to have lost approximately $2.5 million through c

Moline, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.1. Dorothy Barber, age 54, of Texas City, Texas, along with others, recruited and assisted other individuals to fraudulently apply for Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. PPP loans were supposed to be used for certain qualifying bus

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.\ Darren Carlyle Sadler, age 40, of Sacramento, California, participated in a scheme to fraudulently obtain loans pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was created by the CARES Act to provide financial relief for small businesses during the Covid-19

Indianapolis, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of United States Postal Service mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1708. Destinee Ruffin, 29, of Indianapolis, conspired with others to commit bank fraud by stealing checks from the U.S. Mail. Potential victims may include anyone who lived or worked along the Bacon Station route, mailed a paper check b

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with naturalization fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1425. Yousif Abdulraouf Alhallaq, 47, of Canton, was born in Kuwait and entered the United States on an H1B visa in 2006. In 2011, he filed an application to become a permanent resident of the United States and was approved. Alhallaq began work as an internal medical

Newark, New Jersey, criminal Defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the federal anti-kickback statute, 18 U.S.C. 371. From May 2014 through April 2017, Le Thu, age 71, of Boston, Massachusetts, participated in a conspiracy in which she received kickbacks from a telemedicine company in exchange for approving hundreds of prescriptions for durable medical equi

Knoxville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733. ARC Automovie, Inc allegedly knowingly made false statements in obtaining a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and also when seeking forgiveness of the loan, in violation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”). It is a manufacturer of auto

Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733. The False Claims Act (FCA, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733), also known as "Lincoln's Law," is the United States government's primary civil anti-fraud statute. It makes it illegal to knowingly submit, or cause to be submitted, false or fraudulent claims for pa

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113. Christopher Quency Carter entered Chase bank branch and robbed it at gunpoint.

Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Carrisa Jordan, age 48, used the personal identifying information of various individuals to submit false Pandemic Unemployment Assistance applications. Jordan had obtained the personal identifying information through social media, with and without the individuals’ k

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 271, wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956. Trenikia Lashae Banks, age 42, submitted fraudulent applications for funds through the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with filing false tax returns. Natasha Sheree Banks-Brown, 45, owned and operated a tax preparation business named “Tasha’s Total Tax Service,” beginning in 2016. Banks-Brown filed individual tax returns on behalf of her clients which included false and fraudulent deductions and credits which significantly

Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with engaging in a financial fraud scheme targeting customers at CVS and Walgreens stores across North Texas during July 2025.

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with computer fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1030B, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956-4999. Jonathan Spalletta, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta" Jonathan Spalletta, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta," age 36, of Rockville, Maryland, engaged in a deceptive series of transactions with

Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and misuse of visas and other documents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1546. Roberto Almeida-Santos, age 57, an illegal alien born in Mecisco confessed to knowingly making materially false statements under penalty of perjury on his application to obtain a U-Visa when he submitted it to U.S. Citizenship an

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with Embezzlement from an Employee Benefit Plan, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 664, Engaging in Monetary Transactions in Criminally Derived Property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 195, and Aggravated Identity Theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Seku N. Shabazz, fka Jason Brooks, age 54, of Cleveland, ohio, carried out a s

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Michele Fiore, a Trump supported, solicited $70,000 in donations from people for a statute to honor a slain police officer, but allegedly spend the money on cosmetic surgery, rent, and her daughter's wedding.

Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute of Oxycodone and hydrocodone-chlorpheniramine solution and maintaining a drug involved premise, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846 and money laundering, in violation with 18 U.S.C. 1956. Dr. Rotimi Iluyomade, an Annandale-based doctor was charged with distributing more than 7,000 oxycodone pi

Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering. Jerod Timothy Vannatter, 43, of Barboursville, was the clinic’s manager from approximately February 2018 to approximately February 2025 and oversaw all administrative functions, including payroll and vendor payments. As part of his guilty plea, Vannatter admitted that he conducted his

Trenton, New Jersey criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Raymond Wade, age 43, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, and Dwayne Reddon, age 40, of Trenton, New Jersey, conspired to deposit stolen checks—including U.S. Department of Treasury checks—at various banks in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The conspi

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Michael Conner, age 58, formerly of Lake George, New York, was a self-styled inventor of household goods who owned three patents. Between 2008 and 2023, Conner obtained money from investors under false pretenses. Conner claimed that he needed loans from investors to sell his

Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Xuehai Sun participated in a complex fraud operation that targeted senors by sending pop-up messages to their computers.