False Pretense Law
 
DUZUAN LESTER v. KEITH ROBERTS, Detective, in his individual capacity; LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT

Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a murder and robbery charge.



Around 7:00 p.m. on August 25, 2007, Dominic Hudson was shot and killed in his
Louisville apartment. Detective Roberts, who worked for the police department’s homicide unit,
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United States of America v. DeWayne Foster

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with using false identifying information and Social Security Numbers.

DeWayne Foster, 39, of Columbus, was indicted for using false identifying information and Social Security Numbers on six occasions over the course of six months.

According to court documents, in 2018 and 2019, Foster used the alias “Thomas

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United States of America v. April R. Falgoust

Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with with wire fraud.

April R. Falgoust, age 46, of Prairieville, Louisiana, was charged for committing wire fraud.

Falgoust admitted in connection with her guilty plea, she devised a scheme to defraud the U.S. Small Business Administration by filing numerous false and fraudulent applications for EID

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United States of America v. David D. DeBerardinis

Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with wire fraud.

David D. DeBerardinis, 60, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was charged for committing wire fraud and defrauding many people out of millions of dollars. An investigation estimated the amount of loss to the victims in this case to be over $58,000,000. A hearing will be held on March 28, 2022 at 9:00 to

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United States of America v. Maytag Aircraft Corporation

Waco, Texas environmental law lawyers represented Defendant accused of negligently causing a jet fuel spill.

Maytag Aircraft Corporation (“Maytag”) agreed to pay $1,901,200.96 to resolve allegations the company negligently caused a jet fuel spill at Fort Hood’s Robert Gray Army Airfield Bulk Storage and Hydrant Facility (“RGAAF”) and made false statements to federal investigator

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United States of America v. Rasheed Ali Muhammad

New Orleans, LA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with Conspiracy with intent to distribute controlled substances and controlled-substance analogues charges.



The Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) makes unlawful the
knowing manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute
substances o

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United States of America v. Rosemberg Majano United States of America v. Jose Alejandro Orellana Montalvo

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with importation of heroin and cocaine; conspiracy to import heroin and cocaine; and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine charges.



“We review de novo a district court’s denial of a [Federal Rule of Criminal
Procedure] 29 motion.” U

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United States of America v. Michael Slager

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with argueing that the district court reversibly erred in setting his sentence by: (1) using second-degree murder as the sentencing cross-reference for his offense rather than voluntary manslaughter, and (2) applying a two-level enhancement for obstruction of justice.



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STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Plaintiff, v. MARCOS ALEXANDER SALAZAR, Defendant.

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense attorney represented Defendant, charged with OBTAINING MONEY/PROPERTY OR SIGNATURE UNDER FALSE PRETENSES, in violation of 21 O.S. 1542 A.

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United States of America v. Joseph A. Foistner

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with bank fraud.
Joseph A. Foistner, 67, of Mont Vernon, was found guilty on Thursday of four counts of bank fraud, as well as charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and making misrepresentations during bankruptcy proceedings. The verdict was returned by Senior U.S. District Judge Paul Barbadoro on Thursday, Dece

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GARY LYNN TOLIVER, JR., a/k/a BG, a/k/a Lil Gary, a/k/a Garry Toliver, Jr. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MIKAL MUSTAFA MIX, a/k/a Stash, a/k/a Dirty Boy, a/k/a Mikail Mix, a/k/a Man Man

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants charged with racketeering and various violent crimes



This case concerns Toliver’s and Mix’s participation in the
BHB gang in Norfolk, Virginia. The evidence presented at trial
described both the overall structure of the gang and specific
instances of

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United States of America v. Carlos Maldonado a/k/a BORI

Philadelphia, PA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and five kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride charges.



Pursuant to a plea agreement, Maldonado pled guilty to a felony information
charging him with conspir

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United States of America v. James Quay a/k/a Stephen Jameson

Philadelphia, PA - Securities Fraud lawyer represented defendant with
two counts of securities fraud charges.



Quay, a former attorney and investment advisor, pleaded guilty to two counts of
securities fraud in 2019. Over the two decades prior to this conviction, he participated in
several schemes selling fraudulent

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United States of America v. James Davis

Philadelphia, PA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with honest services wire fraud and conspiracy charges.



Davis owned Reach Communications Specialists, Inc. (“Reach”), an advertising
company, and RCS Searchers, Inc. (“RCS”), a title search and deed preparation business.
Since 1989, Reach published pr

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United States of America v. Nikolaos Vastardis

Philadelphia, PA - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution lawyer represented defendant with appealing his conviction and sentence for crimes that allegedly took place while he was Chief Engineer onboard a Liberian-registered petroleum tanker charge.



During ordinary operation, oceangoing petroleum
tankers a

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Bartlomiej Juras v. Board of Immigration Appeals

New York, New York - Immigration lawyer represented Petitioner with seeking review of decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals.



Congress has sorted decisions in immigration proceedings into
two categories: those that are subject to judicial review, and those that
are not. The line between the two categories is ofte

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United States of America v. Jeremie Saintvil

Gainesville, Florida criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with bank fraud, making false statements and aggravated identity theft.

Jeremie Saintvil, 46, of Delray Beach, Florida. Saintvil was indicted for bank fraud and making false statements on loan and credit applications generally.

“The theft of vital taxpayer relief funds and victimization of our elderly

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United States of America v. Gregory Owens

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with interstate domestic violence and; discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation charges. Owens challenges the sufficiency of evidence supporting his convictions, the reasonableness of his sentence, and the district court's denial of
his pretrial motions seekin

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MARK GILBERT v. CITY OF CHICOPEE; WILLIAM JEBB; JOHN PRONOVOST; RICHARD J. KOS

Boston, MA - Constitutional Rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, Appellant with claiming his First Amendment rights were violated.



In sharing this tale, we construe the facts of the
complaint in the light most favorable to Gilbert. Ocasio–Hernández
v. Fortuño–Burset, 640 F.3d 1, 7 (1st Cir. 2011) (citing Fed. R.

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United States of America v. Joseph A. Fostner

Concord, New Hampshire lawyer represented himself, when charged with, bank fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and making false bankruptcy declarations having fired several criminal defense lawyers.

Joseph A. Foistner, 67, of Mont Vernon, was found guilty on four counts of bank fraud, as well as charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and making misrepresentations during bankruptcy proce

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United States of America v. Benjamin Biancofiori

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with violently sex trafficking multiple women.

Benjamin Biancofiori used false promises of assistance to entice women into performing commercial sex acts. Biancofiori recruited multiple victims and arranged for them to travel to meet customers in the Chicago area and other locations in the United States. He often

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United States of America v. Daniel Urquiza

Hammond, Indiana criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with attempting to evade defeat income tax.

Daniel Urquiza, 46, of Burr Ridge, Illinois, was charged with evading assessment of federal income taxes

According to court documents, between 2014 and 2018, Urquiza concealed over $700,000 in income from the IRS. During this time, Urquiza owned and operated Lost

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United States of America v. ENRICO M. PONZO, a/k/a HENRY PONZO, a/k/a MICHAEL P. PETRILLO, a/k/a RICO, a/k/a JOEY, a/k/a JEFFREY JOHN SHAW, a/k/a JAY SHAW

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with twelve federal criminal counts -- including conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering -- in the District of Massachusetts. The charges arose from his role in the late 1980s and early 1990s in a large criminal organization called "La Cosa Nostra."



Under Rul

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United States of America v. April R. Falgoust

Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with wire fraud.

April R. Falgoust, age 46, of Prairieville, Louisiana, to 18 months in federal prison following her conviction for wire fraud. The Court also sentenced Falgoust to serve three years of supervised release following her term of imprisonment, ordered her to pay $147,925.69 in restitution to the U

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United States of America v. Integrated Pain Associates, PLLC and Day Surgery Center, LLC

Waco, Texas civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the false claims act by overbilling federal healthcare programs.

The United States’ allegations arise from IPA and CTDSC’s submission of claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE for facet joint injections, transforaminal injections, and radiofrequency ablation procedures. The United States contends that

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