Denver, Colorado fraud claim defense lawyer represented Defendants charged with violating the False Claims Act.

Michael K. Chism, II and Mile High Psychiatry, LLC were accused of violating the False Claims Act by knowingly double-billing time in order to unlawfully obtain increased payments from Medicare and Medicaid.

Mile High Psychiatry is a Colorado company located in Aurora t... More...   $0 (09-12-2023 - CO)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with for selling wildlife taken in violation of state law, a Lacey Act violation.

Jared Piepkorn, age 47, of Clovis, New Mexico, was charged with one misdemeanor violation of the Lacey Act occurring in January 2021 after he agreed to also plead guilty in State District Court to several wildlife related charg... More...   $0 (09-12-2023 - NM)

Columbus, Georgia consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory under 15 U.S.C. 1692.

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)(15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.), which became effective
March 20, 1978, was designed to eliminate abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection ... More...   $1 (09-11-2023 - GA)

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251, which provides:

(a) Any person who employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any minor to engage in, or who has a minor assist any other person to engage in, or who transports any minor in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce,... More...   $0 (09-11-2023 - GA)

Savannah, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on negligence theories.

"In Georgia, negligence is defined as the failure to exercise the care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances.

To establish negligence, the plaintiff must prove four elements:

Duty of care: The defendant owed a duty of care ... More...   $0 (09-11-2023 - GA)

Wichita, Kansas consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a Fair Credit Report Act violation theory.

Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681, et seq.

"The Act (Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies such as credit bureaus, medical information companies and tenant scree... More...   $0 (09-11-2023 - KS)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation and prsentation of a false and fraudulent tax return, statement or other document.

Keveny Rosier, 45, operated a tax preparation business in Boise, Idaho and prepared tax returns for clients for the 2016 and 2017 tax years. On returns he prepared, Rosier routinely falsely i... More...   $0 (09-11-2023 - ID)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:

21 USC 846, 841(b)(1)(A)(vi), and 841(b)(1)(A)(viii): Drug Conspiracy Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d)(1), 21 USC 853 and 28 USC 2461(c): Firearm and Drug Forfeiture
(1)
21 USC 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B)(viii): Distribution of Methamphetamine; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d)(1), 21 USC 853 and ... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - OK)

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercing a minor girl to engage in
sexual conduct with him and into producing sexually explicit images of herself after providing the girl with a laptop.

The government alleged in court documents that in September 2021, Marshall Vincent Lucas, age 42, of Billings, provided the victim, Jane Doe 1, who is... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - MT)

Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion.

Craig Steven Voyton, 56, of San Pedro, pleaded guilty to tax evasion.

Voyton owns and operates Smart Grass LLC, which installs artificial turf for residential and commercial customers in Orange and Los Angeles counties.

From 2016 to 2020, Smart Grass generated more than $1.... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - CA)

Phoenix, Arizona personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on negligence theories.

This case was initially filed in the Maricopa County Superior Court, CV2023-052782, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

The claims made and defenses asserted are not available for this case.

... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - AZ)

Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1).

Joaquin Cervantes, age 49, was indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person by a federal grand jury in May of 2023. He pleaded guilty on June 16, 2023.

The conviction stems from Cervantes, a pre... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - SD)

Minot, North Dakota employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory under 29 U.S.C. 206, et seq., which provide:

(a) Employees engaged in commerce; home workers in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands; employees in American Samoa; seamen on American vessels; agricultural employeesEvery employer shall pay to each of his emplo... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - ND)

Fargo, North Dakota pro se plaintiff without a lawyer sued the Defendant on a civil rights job discrimination theory.

"The federal government enforces several laws that prohibit job discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic information. These laws inc... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - ND)

Washington, DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with:
18:1512(c)(2), and 2; TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS, VICTIM OR INFORMANT; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
(1)
18:1512(c)(2) and 2; TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS, VICTIM OR INFORMANT; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting.
(1s)
18:1361 and 2; ... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - DC)

Minneapolis, Minnesota social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI by HHS.

SSA’s Sequential Evaluation
Process for Assessing Disability

By

Tom Johns

Branch Chief, Disability Quality Branch
Office of Quality Performance, Dallas

Step 1: Is the ind... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - MN)

Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination theory.

In August 2021, HealthPartners instituted its “Vaccine Mandate,” which requires all employees to either obtain COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations and provided a process for employees to request a medical or religious accommodation that would exempt qualified em... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - MN)

Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a breach of fiduciary duty theory.

"A breach of fiduciary duty is a legal concept that occurs when someone who has a duty to act in the best interests of another person fails to do so. This can happen in a variety of relationships, such as between a trustee and a beneficiary, a director and a co... More...   $1 (09-08-2023 - )

Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer lawyer lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693), which provides:

(a) Rights and liabilities undefined

The Congress finds that the use of electronic systems to transfer funds provides the potential for substantial benefits to consumers. However, due to the unique characteristics of such syst... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - MN)

Minneapolis, Minnesota social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI by HHS pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 205 provides:

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(g) Any individual, after any final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security made after a hearing to which he was a party, irrespective of the amount in controversy... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - MN)

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.

From May 2020 through December 2020, Gisela Castro Medina, 21, conspired with co-defendant Anton Joseph Lazzaro, 32, to recruit and solicit six minor victims to engage in commercial sex acts.

The prosecution team, led by Assistant United States At... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - MN)

Montgomery, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the civil rights of her neighbors.

On October 18, 2019, Pytleski hung racially offensive homemade dolls on the fence of her next-door neighbors, an African American family, in an attempt make the family move away. Pytleski pleaded guilty to a criminal violation of the Fair Housing Act in March of... More...   $0 (09-07-2023 - AL)

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.

Patrick Green, 48, of Longview, Texas, was the final co-conspirator to be sentenced in this case. Jonathan Blake, 30, of Tucson, Arizona, and Bethany Helene Green, 46, of Longview, Texas, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in this case. In early August, Judge Hinderaker sentence... More...   $0 (09-07-2023 - AZ)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: FFP, OBTAINING UNDER FALSE PRETENSE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1541-2
Date of Offense: 10/09/2006
Gonzales, Jesus
Disposed: DISMISSED, 09/07/2023. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: OBTAINING UNDER FALSE PRETENSE(FFP)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1541-2 ... More...   $0 (09-07-2023 - OK)