| United States of America v. Condat Corporation |
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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 $ (07-31-2026 - MI) |
| Green Latinos, et al. v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc. |
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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 $ (08-03-2026 - CO) |
| United States of America v. Olof Kyros Gustafsson aka “El Silencio" |
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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 $ (07-31-2026 - CA) |
| United States of America v. Daniel Hammond |
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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 $ (07-31-2026 - WA) |
| United States of America v. Ozaukee County Club |
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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”). $ (07-28-2026 - WI) |
| United States of America v. Jose Alejandro Belmonte Cardozo |
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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 $ (07-13-2026 - VA) |
| Josue Ariel Fuentes v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services |
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Alexandria, Virginia immigration lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued in federal district court asserting two challenges: (1) an Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) challenge to USCIS’ interpretation of the exclusion clause such that it excludes any individual who was granted SIJ status from ever conferring immigration benefits on their natural or adoptive parents; and (2) a consti $ (07-24-2026 - VA) |
| United States of America v. Matthew Ryan Elkins |
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Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tampering with consumer products in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1365(a), acquiring and attempting to acquire a controlled substance by misrepresentation by fraud, deception, or subterfuge in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841, and burglary involving a controlled substance in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2118(b). Digested by: $ (07-23-2026 - KY) |
| United States of America v. Jesus Espinosa |
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El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with deprivation of rights under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242 and making false statements to a U.S. Government agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001. Digested by Kent Morlan While acting under color $ (07-21-2026 - TX) |
| United State of America v. LS Cable and System USA, Inc. |
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Raleigh, North Carolina Department of Justice lawyer represented the United States which sued the Defendant on a False Claims Act theory. Reported by Kent Morlan LS Cable & System USA, Inc. knowingly misrepresented the number of its employees and affiliated personnel and unlawfully sou $ (07-21-2026 - NC) |
| State of Vermont v. Mark Sterling |
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Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking. Reported by Kent Morlan Mark Sterling was charged with one count of aggravated stalking while possessing a deadly weapon under 13 V.S.A. § 1063(5). Additionally, he was charged with violation $ (07-15-2026 - VT) |
| United States of America v. Mark John Buschman |
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Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States to Saudi Arabia in violation of 18 U.S.C.371; transporting and shipping firearms with removed, obliterated, or altered serial numbers in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922, unlawful dealing in firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(1)(A), and making false $ (07-07-2026 - OH) |
| State of Missouri v. Steven A. Hilgedick |
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Waynesville, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree burglary in violation of 569.170 and violating an order of protection. Reported by Kent Morlan Defendant and Victim were in a romantic relationship for several years before the events $ (07-02-2026 - MO) |
| United States of America v. Speridian Technologies LLC, BenefitAlign, LLC, Xelleration LLC, TrueCoverage LLC, Business Advantage Consulting Inc., and Helix Business Solutions LLC (Speridian Group) |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, qui tam lawyers represented the United States of America on a False Claims Act violation. Under the Federal False Claims Act, private individuals act as qui tam, “whistleblowers,” and may bring lawsuits against entities that have committed fraud against the government. A qui tam Civil Complaint was filed by GNGH2, Inc. in December 2024, alleging that Speridian Technologies $ (06-22-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Douglas Edward Robertson |
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Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371. Reported by Kent Morlan Douglas Edward Robertson, 58, of Olathe, Kansas, the former vice president of KanRus Tradi $ (06-18-2026 - KS) |
| United States of America v. Abraham Romo-Rivera and Amairani Munoz-Molinar |
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El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with bringing or harboring aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324. Reported by Kent Morlan On June 7, Abraham Romo-Rivera, 39, and Amairani Munoz-Molinar, 29, approached the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in a vehicle $ (06-12-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Lauren Hornbuckle |
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Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt to tamper with consumer products. Reported by: Kent Morlan Lauren Hornbuckle, ate 37, of Seminole, Fllorida, was a Florida-licensed registered nurse who worked at Hospital #1. Between November 2023 a $ (06-11-2026 - FL) |
| United States of America v. Brian Graham |
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Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Reported by: Kent Morlan Between April 2020 and August 2021, Brian Graham, 49, Lithia Springs, Georgia, prepared and submitted fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL), and Payc $ (06-10-2026 - CO) |
| United States of America v. McCayla Myers |
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Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and abetting theft of government money. Reported by Kent Morlan McCayla Myers, 27, of Cabin Creek, engaged in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $83,332.00 in COVI $ (05-28-2026 - WV) |
| United States of America v. Claudiu Pesteleu |
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Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Claudiu Pesteleu, 44, a Romanian national illegally present in the United States, admitted that from May 2023 through June 2024, he participa $ (06-03-2026 - NM) |
| United States of America v. Brian Graham |
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Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Brian Graham, 49, Lithia Springs, Georgia, prepared and submitted fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL), and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applicat $ (05-29-2026 - CO) |
| United States of America v. Jose Manuel Perez |
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Los Angeles, California, pro se defendant defended himself without the help of a lawyer charged with smuggling goods into the United States. Reported by Kent Morlan Jose Manuel Perez, 34, of Oxnard, and other co-conspirators smuggled wildlife into the United States from Mexico and else $ (05-28-2026 - CA) |
| State of Oklahoma ex rel. Stitt v. City of Tulsa, et al. |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Supreme Court rules that agreement between the City of Tulsa and the Creek Nation is void. ¶1 On December 15, 2025, this Court stayed this proceeding in light of ongoing federal litigation in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma ("Northern District") between the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ("Nation") and Respondents. 1 That litigation ce $ (05-28-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Octavia Renee Murphy |
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Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Octavia Renee Murphy, 37, of the 700 block of Double Jack Street, conspired with others to defraud the SBA by submitting false applications for $ (05-25-2026 - IL) |
| State of Kansas v. John C.T. Boese |
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Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a violation of a protection from "abuse" order under K.S.A. 21-5924(a)(1) (a PFA) Reported by Kent Morlan Boese and M.M. had three children together in a long-time rocky relationship. In January 2021, M.M. decided she needed to get away from Boese. Over the next several months, Boese sent her constant unwante $ (05-27-2026 - KS) |
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