New Have, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.



From approximately May 2013 to April 2017, OLGA AUCAPINA, also known as Olga Aucapina Paredes, 53, a citizen of Ecuador residing in Woodbridge, and several other Ecuadoran nationals participated in a scheme to illegally obtain tax refunds from the IRS. In o... More...   $0 (03-31-2023 - CT)

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempting to meet a 13-year-old girl he was communicating with via Facebook Messenger – who was in fact an undercover officer.

According to court documents, Christopher Philip Padilla, 33, of Salt Lake City, admitted that between September 2020 and January 2021 he used Facebook Messenger and his cell phone... More...   $0 (03-30-2023 - UT)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of a removed alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326, which provides:

(a) In generalSubject to subsection (b), any alien who—
(1) has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, and th... More...   $0 (03-30-2023 - OK)

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempting to monopolize the market for highway crack-sealing service sin Montana and Wyoming.

Nathan Nephi Zito, 44, of Billings, pleaded guilty in October 2022 to an information charging him with one felony count of attempted monopolization in violation of the Sherman Act.

The government alleged in cou... More...   $0 (03-29-2023 - MT)

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful reentry into the United States after removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1325(a)(1).

(a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts

Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as de... More...   $0 (03-29-2023 - WA)

Sacramento, California civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants claiming there their Constitutional rights were violated.


Plaintiff Ruben Tomelloso (“Ruben”) alleges that his home was illegally searched, and he was handcuffed while that search was conducted, without a warrant and absent probable cause. Ruben's wife, Mary Tomelloso (“Mary”), while not pre... More...   $0 (03-29-2023 - CA)

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud the United States.

Former Envistacom LLC President and co-founder Alan Carson, former Envistacom Vice President Valerie Hayes, and the owner of another company, Philip Flores, conspired to defraud the United States at least from September 2014 through November 2016, by preparing and procuring... More...   $0 (03-29-2023 - GA)

Fort Myers, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant accused of failing to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accunts (FBAR), making false statements to the IRS, and willfully failing to fire tax returns.

From 2005 to 2015, Mark Anthony Gyetvay of Naples, Florida, concealed his ownership and control over substantial offshore assets and failed to file and pay taxes on... More...   $0 (03-29-2023 - FL)

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegal reentry following removal.

8 U.S.C. §1326(a) and (b)(1) Illegal Reentry After Deportation
(1) in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b).

(a) In generalSubject to subsection (b), any alien who—
(1) has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or has departed the United States while a... More...   $0 (03-29-2023 - TX)

Seattle, Washington consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theories.

Defendants claimed to have identified “a real question” regarding the viability of plaintiffs' autodialer claims, and plaintiffs have not shown that they will be prejudiced if a stay is ordered. Wood v. McEwen, 644 F.2d 797, 802 (9th Cir. 1981).<... More...   $0 (03-28-2023 - WA)

Davenport, Iowa Lanham Act lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on Trademark Infringement Act violation theories claiming $940,000 in damages.

The Lanham Act also provides federal causes of action for trademark dilution, cybersquatting, and several unfair competition claims, such as unregistered trademark infringement (including claims for infringement of unregistered trade d... More...   $0 (03-28-2023 - AZ)

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer representing Defendant charged for his role in an international fraud scheme that preyed on elderly Americans.

Ezennia Peter Neboh, 48, of Madrid, Spain, made his initial appearance in Miami yesterday to face federal charges. Neboh, and his co-defendants, Kennedy Ikponmwosa, 51, and Prince Amos Okey Ezemma, 49, also of Madrid; and Iheanyichukwu Jonat... More...   $0 (03-28-2023 - FL)

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud for 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 c... More...   $0 (03-27-2023 - CO)

Seattle, Washington consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a Real Estate Settlement and Procedure Act violation theories.

Edward and Maria Fogg own and manage a property located in Vancouver, Washington. Dkt. # 1-1 at 5 (complaint). In 2009, the Foggs executed a promissory note and deed of trust in connection with the property. Id. Wilmington Savings Fund Soci... More...   $0 (03-27-2023 - WA)

St. Louis, Missouri personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on fraud theories.

In an attempt to capitalize on consumer demand for health-focused
and “gluten free” foods, Defendant sells its Wicked Cutz products throughout the
United States. However, as Defendant knows, its “gluten free” products actually
contain gluten. Thus, the statement on ... More...   $0 (03-27-2023 - MO)

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.

Michael Alan Stollery, 54, of Reseda, California, touted TBIS – a purported cryptocurrency investment platform – as a cryptocurrency investment opportunity, luring investors to purchase “BARs,” the cryptocurrency token or coin offered by TBIS’s ICO, through a series of false and mislea... More...   $0 (03-24-2023 - CA)

Sherman, Texas civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of paying kickbacks to optometrists to induce referrals of patients who were candidates for cataract surgery in in violation of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute.

Arlington Ophthalmology Association, P.L.L.C. d/b/a Kleiman Evangelista Eye Centers (“K&E”), with offices located in Arlington, Dallas, Plano... More...   $0 (03-24-2023 - TX)

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant accused of making false statements to the FBI.

Pedro Soto, 48, of Chicago admitted in a plea agreement that he intentionally misled the FBI while the agency was conducting a criminal investigation into Soto’s interactions with a lobbyist and the lobbyist’s colleague regarding the awarding of a custodial services contract ... More...   $0 (03-24-2023 - IL)

San Antonio, Texas insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insuranc e contract theory claiming more than $75,000 in damages.

This case was filed in the 285th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, 2022CI20784, and was removed to federal court by Defendant.

INSURANCE CODE

TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS
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San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with preparing false tax returns.

Eden Garza, 43, prepared numerous false income tax returns for clients between tax years 2014 and 2019. IRS-Criminal Investigation agents determined that Garza aided and assisted in the preparation of 49 false income tax returns by falsifying filing statuses, itemized deductions, inc... More...   $0 (03-24-2023 - TX)