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United States of America v. Maurice Lawson

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with obtaining nearly a half a million dollars by submitting multiple fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) applications.

“Congress enacted the Paycheck Protection Program to provide emergency financial assistance to millions of Americans suffering the econ

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United States of America v. Lenton Jerome Hatten

Tallahassee, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a federal inmate in custody.

between October 2021, and August 2022, Lenton Jerome Hatten, 54, of Tallahassee, Florida, engaged in repeated sexual acts with an inmate while employed as a sports specialist for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee (FC

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United States of America v. Allied Construction Company Inc. and Andrew Foster

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two separate conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in Michigan.

Clarkston-based F. Allied Construction Company Inc. (Allied) and its president, Andrew Foster, conspired with two asphalt paving companies and their employees to rig bids in each other’s favor. Allied and Foster participat

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Evan Cragun v. Boomsourcing, et al.

Salt Lake City, Utah consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violation relating to Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment.

Boomsourcing helps companies increase revenue by growing their customer base, managing customer care, and providing back office support.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is

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Ashley Curtis v. Nissan Motor Acceptance Company

Salt Lake City, Utah consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.

"The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that protects the privacy and accuracy of your credit report. It also gives you the right to dispute inaccurate information and to get free copies of your credit report from each of the three major cred

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United States of America v. Joel Waters

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with interstate stalking.

Between October 7 and December 24, 2020, Joel Waters, age 44, traveled between Oregon and Idaho to harass and intimidate the victim who was residing in Boise. Waters took dogs from the victim’s home and car, slashed the tires on the victim’s vehicle, set fire to the victim’s residence in O

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United States of America v. Kishore Kethineni

San Jose, California criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and for his failure to pay over more than $2 million in employment taxes.

Kishore Kethineni, the CEO of multiple software development and IT services companies in the Bay Area, pleaded guilty to the charges on February 21, 2023. In pleading guilty, Kethineni admitted that he co

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Jacqueline Damon v. Navsav Holdings, LLC

Omaha, Nebraska employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued her former employer challenging a restrictive covenant in an employment contract.


Jacqueline Damon was an at-will employee of Universal Group, Ltd. Damon who was then a resident of Omaha, Nebraska, started working for Universal in 2014. That same year, Universal promoted Damon to the position of Account Manager, a

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United States of America v. Christopher Lane Shackelford

El Dorado, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with one count of Aiding and Abetting in the Taking of a Bald Eagle.

On January 16, 2022, Officers with the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission were dispatched to Lake Columbia, which is within the Western District of Arkansas, El Dorado Division. Upon arrival, officers made contact with a witness who advised that he w

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United States of America v. Andrew Travis Johnson

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with three counts of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activity.

Andrew Travis Johnson, age 59, was accused of defrauding financial programs out of $4 million.

Mr. Johnson admitted that he fraudulently appl

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United States of America v. Lenton Jerome Hatten

Tallahassee, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually abusing an individual in federal custody.

Between October 2021, and August 2022, Lenton Jerome Hatten, 54, of Tallahassee, Florida, engaged in repeated sexual acts with an inmate while employed as a sports specialist for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahass

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Michael D. Guynn v. Toyota Motor Credit Corporation

Alexandria, Virginia consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violation theory.

This case was initially filed in the Circuit Court of Stafford County, CL22003225-00, and was removed by the Defendant to federal court because the issue related to the claim of the rights claimed presented a federal question.

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Pekah Wallace v. Cheryl Sharp, et al.

New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on an employment discrimination theory.


Plaintiff Pekah Wallace (“plaintiff”) brings this action against defendants Cheryl Sharp (“Sharp”) and Tanya Hughes (“Hughes”) (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “defendants”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983, alleging that defendants deni

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Jai Sai Baba, LLC, et al. v. Choice Hotels International, Inc., et al.

Allentown, Pennsylvania personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Racketeering (RICO) Act violation theories.

The above-captioned action involves claims by hotel franchisees against the hotel franchisor and the association of franchisees for violations of federal and state laws. Each Plaintiff signed a Franchise Agreement containing an Arbitration Provision. Def

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United States of America v. Chade Wade

Panama City, Florida qui tam lawyer represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act (“FCA”) by knowingly providing false information in support of multiple Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (“EIDL”) loans

Real Estate Broker Chad Wade, 41, of Panama City, Florida, along with his companies Ideal Property Holdings, LLC;

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United States of America v. UBS, AG

Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation commerical lawyers lawyer represented Defendant accused for misconduct related to UBS’ underwriting and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issued in 2006 and 2007.

Following an extensive investigation, the United States filed a complaint alleging that UBS defrauded investors in connection with the sale of 40 RMBS issued in 2006 a

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United States of America v. DeJane Reaniece Lattany

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with receiving more than $3.3 million of fraudulent COVID-19 loans.

On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, which provided emergency assistance to small business owners suffering adverse economic effects caused by the Co

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Carlos Moreno v. Tucson Police Officer Zarnik, et al.

Tucson, Arizona personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on prisoner civil rights violation theories.

Prisoner civil rights are the rights that prisoners have, even though they are incarcerated. These rights are protected by the Constitution of the United States and by state and federal laws.

Some of the most important prisoner civil rights include:

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United States of America v. Allen Richard Smith

Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with producing images of child pornography depicting minor boys in the Philippines.

Allen Richard Smith, 66, of Richland, Washington, first came to the attention of law enforcement because Facebook reported that he was distributing images of child pornography on Facebook from April 2019 through May 2020. Special A

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United States of America v. Victor Coronado, Jr.

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States.

Victor Coronado, Jr., age 40, of Tucason, was the leader of a conspiracy to smuggle firearms from the United States into Mexico between October 2019 and July 2020. Coronado and his co-conspirators purchased firearms, made false statements to firearms dealers in t

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United States of America v. Earl Ingarfield

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a “pump and dump” stock fraud scheme designed to target retail investors and manipulate trading in penny stock shares of Suburban Minerals Corporation (“SUBB”).

According to the Indictment and statements made in court:

From at least in or about 2013 through at least in or

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United States of America v. Devin Nakedhead

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.


Defendant is charged with one count of felon in possession of firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8). Dkt. No. 2. He is set for trial on October 2, 2023. Dkt. No. 34.

AUTHORITY AND ANALYSIS

In 2022, th

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Patrick Fehlman v. James Mankowski

Madison, Wisconsin civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory.

Patrick Fehlman, a former member of the Neillsville, Wisconsin police department, sued Chief of Police James Mankowski, alleging the Chief retaliated against him for critiquing the Chief's leadership, in violation of the First Amendment.

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Fehlman appe

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James C. Mullins v. J.M. Smucker Company

Akron, Ohio personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a product liability theory.

J.M. Smuckers Company manufactures and sells consumer products humans and animals.

"Ohio product liability law is a complex area of law that governs the liability of manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers for injuries caused by defective products. Ohio law recognizes three

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United States of America v. Air Methods Corporation

Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with failing to return known overpayments received from Medicare, Kentucky Medicaid, Tricare, and the Department of Veterans Affairs in violation of the False Claims Act.

The United States alleged that Air Methods violated the False Claims Act, by improperly retaining overpayments for more than 100 flights that it

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