Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire and Bank Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, Bank Fraud, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Materially False Statement During the Acquisition of a Firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Mohammed Maio, 44, of Phoenix, conspired to fraudulently obtain and misuse multiple Payc

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

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

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

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tampering with a consumer product. Shelbi Wolken, 35, of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, used a patient’s information to pick up a prescription for oxycodone at the in-house pharmacy at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Denver. Wolken replaced the stolen medication with loratadine, an allergy medication. During further inves

Sapulpa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Mark Matheson represented the Defendant charged with stalking in violation of 21 O.S. 1173. In Oklahoma, stalking is defined as willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly following or harassing another person in a manner that causes a reasonable person to feel frightened, intim

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tampering with a consumer product in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1365. While working as a case management coordinator for Intermountain Health, Shelbi Wolken, 35, of Wheat Ridge, Colorado abused her position and accessed electronic medical records and patients’ personal identifying information. In July 2024, official

Newkirk, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 1. TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS (METH) AFC 2+ (FEL) Under Oklahoma Statutes §63-2-415, a second violation for trafficking methamphetamine (20 grams or more) is a felony punishable by not less than four (4) years nor more than life in prison.Key Penalties & Sentencing DetailsParole Eligibility: For a second

Sapulpa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand larceny, r Oklahoma's Marsy's LawRight to be heard: Expanded opportunities to speak during crucial criminal justice proceedings, such as sentencing or parole hearings. [1] (https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/will-oklahoma-voters-amend-victims-rights-in-the-states-constitution-a-national-campaign-hopes-so/),

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

Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with negligently discharging a pollutant in violation of 33 U.S.C. 1311. Reported by Kent Morlan Teunis Jan Willemsen, a citizen of the Netherlands residing in Frankton, Indiana, was serving as the manager of Heart

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First Degree Rape and Sodomy in violation of 21 O.S. 1114.] Mr. Highsaw had turned seventeen years old just ten days before the victim was raped on February 1, 1983 The legislature's clear intent in changing the definition of "child" in 1982 was to give persons 16 and 17 years of age adult status if they are cha

Ponca City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with animal cruelty. ¶3 The State's evidence at preliminary hearing showed Gilchrist deprived thirteen (13) dogs of food, water and adequate shelter while they were confined near a grove of trees on his rural Grant County property. Two of the dogs were chained separately to small metal shelters; the other eleven wer

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged two counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree (Class D felonies), one count of Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information in the Second Degree (Class E felony) and one count of Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree (Class E felony). Graham entered a guilty plea to all counts of the indictment. Reporte

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with participating in a years-long scheme to smuggle exotic reptiles into and out of the United States in violation of the Lacey Act Trafficking, 16 U.S.C. 3372(a)(1) and 16 U.S.C. 3373(d)(1)(B). Reported by K

Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Mobile, Alabama United States District Attorney's offices sued Continental Aerospace Technologies Inc. on a False Claims Act violation theory claiming that submitting false claims to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was not eligible. Reported by:

San Francisco, California United States District Attorney's Office sued ByteDance, dba TikTok on an invasion of privacy theory claiming that the social media company for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and breaching a 2019 FTC consent order. The Government claimed that TikTok failed to properly screen out underage users and gathering data violating the Children'

Dallas, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act applying for and receiving loans that they were not eligible for in the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Reported by: Kent Morlan The two I

Detroit, Michigan civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by making false statements to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which Condat was ineligible. In January 2021, Condat Corporation, a Michigan company that produces a range of industrial lubricants, obtained a second draw

Denver, Colorado, environmental law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on a citizens suit to enforce the Clean Air Act (43 U.S. 7604. Reported by Kent Morlan Over twenty years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency entered into consent decrees with the Valero Energy Corporation and

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Digested by Kent Morlan Olof Kyros Gustafsson, 32, a.k.a. “El Silencio,” was the CEO of Escobar Inc., a corporation registered in Puerto Rico that held

Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21:846, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A). Digested by Kent Morlan Daniel Hammond had the ability to order up multi-pound quantities of methampheta

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, civil litigation lawyer represented the Defendant accused of improperly obtained a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), administered by the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”).

Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a). Border searches do not require a warrant to be reasonable. And if a border search is routine, individualized suspicion is not required either. But law enforcement may not conduct a nonroutine border search without individualized suspicion. Unde