False Pretense Law
 
United States of America v. Jeremy Spence, a/k/a "Coin Signals"

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud and making false commodity in furtherance of commodities fraud.

From November 2017 through April 2019, Jeremy Spence, a/k/a "Coin Signals," solicited investors in various cryptocurrency investment pools that SPENCE had created and managed (the “Funds”). SPENCE solicited investments for several Fun

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United States of America v. Alessandro Doreus, Jean Elie Doreus Jovin, and Djouman Doreus

Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to possess an unauthorized access device.

from at least 2015 through 2020, Jean Elie Doreus Jovin (34, of Loganville, GA.), Alessandro Doreus, (29, of Port St. Lucie, FL.), and Djouman Doreus (29, of North Miami, Fl., conspired to knowingly, and with intent to defraud, possess tens of thousands of count

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United States of America v. SHC Home Health Services of Florida, L.L.C.

Miami, Florida qui tam lawyers represented the United States, which sued SHC Home Health Services-Ocala, LLC., et al. on a False Claims Act whistleblower theory claiming Defendant improperly billing the Medicare Program for home health services provided to beneficiaries living in Florida.

Signature HomeNow operated home healthcare services in Florida and its corporate headquarters are lo

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State of Oklahoma v. Joshua Vernon Taylor

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense attorney represented Defendant, charged with:
False Declaration of Ownership in Pawn Shop

Count # 1. Count as Filed: OWN, FALSE DECLARATION OF OWNERSHIP IN PAWN SHOP, in violation of 59 O.S. 1512(C)(2)
Date of Offense: 02/16/2022
Party Name Disposition Information
TAYLOR, JOSHUA VERNON Disposed: CONVICTION, 04/27/2022. Guilty Plea

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State of Connecticut v. Richard Dabate

Vernon, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with first-degree murder, witness tampering and providing false statements.

Richard Dabate, age 40, was accused of killing his wife Connie Dabate on December 23, 2015.

The State accused Debate for concoction an elaborate story that his wife was killed by a masked intruder.

His alibi was undermined

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United States of America v. Alireza Zamanizadeh, aka Ali Zamani

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with using a residential property he did not own as collateral for obtaining a bank loan worth more than $316,000.


On or about February 17, 2017, Alireza Zamanizadeh, aka Ali Zamani, 63, filed a quitclaim deed in Deschutes County, transferring a residential property in Bend, Oregon to his business for one dollar w

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United States of America v. Jehoaddan Wilson

Oakland, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with f filing false tax claims, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in a tax fraud scheme that caused losses of $902,040.

Jehoaddan Wilson, 41, of Brentwood, was convicted by a federal jury on September 28, 2021, of five counts of filing a false tax claim, five counts of wire fraud, and five counts of aggravat

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United States of America v. Gregory Hearns, LaLonnie Egans and Tina Lynn St. Julian

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged wit participating in an $18.5 million scheme that submitted fraudulent claims to California’s Drug Medi-Cal program for alcohol and drug treatment services for high school and middle school students.

The three defendants charged as follows:

Gregory Hearns, 66, of Compton, the billing supervisor

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United States of America v. Prism Behavioral Solutions

San Diego, California: Prism Behavioral Solutions provides treatment to children diagnosed with autism and other related disorders through therapy called Applied Behavioral Analysis. Prism Behavioral Solutions maintains a corporate address in Woodland Hills, California, and provides medical services to patients in Southern California. The United States and the State of California alleged that Pris

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State of Oklahoma v. Dustin Wayne Carter

El Reno, OK: criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: BRG2, BURGLARY IN THE SECOND DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1435
Date of Offense: 03/22/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
CARTER, DUSTIN WAYNE Disposed: CONVICTION, 05/06/2022. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: BURGLARY IN THE SECOND DEGREE(BRG2)
Violation of 21

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State of Oklahoma v. Kristina Marie Crist

El Reno, OK: criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with;

Count # 1. Count as Filed: FFP, OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENSES, in violation of 21 O.S. 1541.2
Date of Offense: 08/27/2018
Party Name Disposition Information
CRIST, KRISTINA MARIE Disposed: CONVICTION, 05/03/2022. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENSES(FFP)
Viol

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United States of America v. Shoua Isabelle

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with filing false federal income tax returns.

During tax years 2017 through 2018, Shoua Isabelle Yang, 45, the owner and operator of Atwork Staffing Inc., a staffing agency that provided temporary workers for multiple business clients, caused the agency not to properly withhold, account for, and pay over accurate pa

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United States of America v. Carmita Coleman

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud.

While serving as the volunteer Executive Director of the student association, CARMITA COLEMAN withdrew cash and issued checks from the group’s bank accounts for her personal benefit. She ultimately stole $650,000. Coleman used debit cards linked to the organization’s accounts to make various perso

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Ashley Day-Ping v. CHARLES T RAMEY, III

Indianapolis, IN - Divorce lawyer represented Appellant with contending that the court abused its discretion in awarding legal and primary custody to Father.



Charles Ramey, III (“Father”) and Ashley Day-Ping (“Mother”) were married
in 2014 and had their son P.R. (“Child”) i

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United States of America v. Jeffrey N. Crossland, Raymond E. Robinson and Stephen C. Parente

New York, New York criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud four churches and a development company out of more than #3.5 million.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Crossland, Robinson, and Parente abused the trust of four churches and Crossland and Robinson victimized a real estate development company as well. All the victims were seeking

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United States of America v. SHC Home Health Services of Florida, LLC

Louisville, Kentucky qui tam lawyers represented the United States in suing Defendants on False Claims Act violation theories.

SHC Home Health Services of Florida, LLC and its related entities (collectively “Signature HomeNow”) paid $2.1 million to the United States government to settle claims of improperly billing the Medicare Program for home health services provided to beneficiari

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United States of America v. Charles Anthony Lecara, aka “Eric,” “Bloodhound”

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with aiding and abetting false statements in connection with firearm purchases.

Between March and June 2018, Charles Anthony Lecara, aka “Eric,” “Bloodhound,” 43, of San Antonio, conspired with others to purchase firearms by making false statements and representations to firearm dealers. The co-conspirators a

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United States of America v. Kheungkham Vongphakdy

Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining American citizenship.

Kheungkham Vongphakdy, 47, of Charlotte, was a native and citizen of Laos, but on August 3, 2011, he became a naturalized U.S. Citizen. According to filed documents, evidence presented at trial, and witness testimony, Vongphakdy obtained his U.S. citizenship fr

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United States of America v. Felix Cisneros, Jr.

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with bribery and money laundering.

Felix Cisneros Jr., 48, of Murrieta, was found guilty of 30 felonies: one count of conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official, one count of bribery, 26 counts of money laundering and two counts of subscribing to a false tax return. After today's verdict was read, Cisnero

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State of Oklahoma v. Justin Keith Mulkey

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense attorney represented Defendant, charged with:
Grand Larceny

Count # 1. Count as Filed: LMFR, GRAND LARCENY, in violation of 21 O.S. 1705
Date of Offense: 04/20/2021
Party Name Disposition Information
MULKEY, JUSTIN KEITH Disposed: CONVICTION, 04/04/2022. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: GRAND LARCENY(LMFR)
Violation of 21 O.S. 17

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United States of America v. Justin F. Watson

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with making false statements in order to purchase two firearms which can only be purchased by law enforcement officers.

Justin F. Watson, 36, of Mashpee, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements during the purchase of firearms and one count of making false statements in a record. U.S. District Court

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United States of America v. Steven M. Allard

Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with willful failure to pay over payroll taxes.

Steven M. Allard, 60, of North Scituate, owner and operator of BR Steel Corporation in Burrillville and Greystone Iron Corporation in Smithfield, previously admitted in court that from at least 2017 through 2018, he failed to turn over to the IRS more than $570,00

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United States of America v. Ivie Shevron Sajerse

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with money laundering.

Ivie Shevon Sajere indicted for her role in a conspiracy that defrauded the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) out of nearly $1,000,000. The conspiracy involved the false filing of thousands of online applications for SSA retiremen

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State of Louisiana v. Laquanisha Leroycia McCoy

Shreveport LA - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with arguing that her sentence is unconstitutionally excessive.



In March of 2017, Santa Maria Produce (“Santa Maria”), a wholesale
grocery distribution company, hired McCoy as a general office clerk.
McCoy was respon

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United States of America v. Tyrus Oates

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to make false statements to a financial institution.

On July 22, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a 12-count superseding indictment charging Tyrus Oates, age 49, with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, false representation of a Social Security Number, and conspiracy in connection with a sy

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