Bank Fraud Law
 
State of Texas v. Gheorge-Ciprian Hilitanu, Victor Tecu and Ionut Firan-Alexandrau

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.

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United States of America v. Jonathan Spalletta, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta"

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

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United States of America v. Roberto Almeida-Santos

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

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United States of America v.v Seku N. Shabazz, fka Jason Brooks

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

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Untied States of America v. Michele Fiore

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.

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United States of America v. Dr. Rotimi Iluyomade

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

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United States of America v. Jerod Timothy Vannatter

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

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United States of America v. Raymond Wade and Dwayne Reddon

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

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United States of America v. Michael Conner

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

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United States of America v. Xuehai Sun

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.

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United States of America v. Mercedes Henry

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Mercedes Henry, was employed as a universal banker at Ameris Bank at multiple locations in the Atlanta area. On at least six occasions from September 2021 to November 2021, Henry allegedly used six Ameris customers’ bank account numbers and identifiers to link the customers’ Ameris accounts to accou

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United States of America v. Rich Kapoor

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding investors of approximately $89 million, diverting investor funds to finance a lavish lifestyle, failing to pay millions of dollars in payroll taxes, and lying to a bank to obtain financing for a 68-foot yacht. Rishi Kapoor, 41, formerly of Miami, raised approximately $89 million from investors by promisi

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United States of America v. Shaun U. Christian

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

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United States of America v. Laura Marie Means

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.

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State of Oklahoma v. K.L.H.

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

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United States of America v. Kashawn McKinley

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

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United States of America v. Angela Kellogg

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

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United States of America v. Tony Ream, aka Tony Ream-Hendley and Tony Moul Ream

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

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United States of America v. Cosmin Vaduva and Elena Andree Caldarareasa

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

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United States ex rel. Allen v. Capstone Diagnostics, LLC, et al.

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

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United States of America v. Tomás Niembro Concha

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

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United States of America v. Olabode Nurudeen Jimoh

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

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United States of America v. Calvin Johnson

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

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United States of America v. Scott A. Spiro

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

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United States of America v. Fredy Avila Gomez

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

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