False Pretense Law
 
United States of America v. Vivian Tat AKA Vivian Lnu

San Francisco, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of making a false entry in bank records charge.



This appeal stems from a sting operation to uncover
money laundering near Los Angeles. In 2014, the
government indicted Ruimin Zhao; Raymond Tan, who is
Zhao’s husband; and Def

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United States of America v. Ricardo Rizo-Rizo

San Francisco, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a attempted illegal entry



A border patrol agent found and stopped Rizo-Rizo near
the United States/Mexico border. When questioned, RizoRizo admitted that he was a citizen of Mexico without
appropriate immigration documents to be legally pre

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United States of America v. Kevin Cooper, M.D.

Gulfport, Mississippi qui tam lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a False Claims Act Violation theory relating to allegations of P-Slim Device Fraud.

Kevin Cooper M.D., and his family medical practice, Cooper Family Medical Center, agreed to pay $375,000 to resolve allegations that they knowingly and improperly billed Medicare for acupuncture devices in violation of the F

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United States of America v. Alonzo Williams, Quang Tran, Harry Johnson and James Carr

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371.

On December 8, 2021, ALONZO WILLIAMS, who plead guilty to being an intermediary in the scheme, was sentenced by the Honorable Barry W. Ashe to 40 months incarceration to be followed by three years of supervised release.

QUANG T

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United States of America v. Abhijit Prasad

San Francisco, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with twenty-one counts of visa fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft charges.



Prasad owned and operated Maremarks, which he
describes as a “visa services company” and the government
describes as a “workforce supply company” o

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United States of America v. Kielan Frankin

San Francisco, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a aiding and abetting the possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence charge.



Kielan Franklin pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and
abetting the possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime
of violence, in violatio

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United States of America v. Matthew Hogan Peters

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with tax evasion and submitting false and health care fraud.

Matthew Hogan Peters, 38, was sentenced to three years in federal prison and three years’ supervised release. Peters was also ordered to pay more than $3,441,263 million in restitution to the IRS, in addition to back taxes Peters has already paid.

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United States of America v. Johnny Hobbs

Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States government.

Johnny Hobbs, 37, joined co-defendant Farren Ricketts, 31, and others in a scheme to file fraudulent claims for pandemic unemployment benefits via the Virginia Employment Commission [VEC] website. Co-conspirators submitted unemployment claims containing materia

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United States of America v. John Barry, Jr.

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

A New Jersey mortgage underwriter was charged for helping others file false tax returns claiming large refunds from the IRS, obstructing the IRS’s efforts to recover those illegal refunds and failing to file a tax return.

John Barry Jr., of Pemberton, was convi

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United States of America v. RILEY BRIONES, JR.

San Francisco, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with murder charge.

We must decide whether a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole imposed on a juvenile is valid



Riley Briones, Jr., a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian,
was a founder and leader of the “Eastside Crips R

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United States of America v. Bachtu ("Theresa") Phan and LAN Apothecar, Inc.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania qui tam lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a False Claim Act violation theory claiming that Defendants charged Medicare for prescription medications that were not actually dispensed during the period from January 1, 2014 to June 29, 2019. These medications include, but are not limited to, Januvia, Janumet, Zetia, Tradjenta, Linzess, Advair Diskus, Namen

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United States of America v. Todd Capser

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud.

Todd Capser was charged with fraud by wire, radio or television in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1243.


From January 2016 through April 2019, CAPSER perpetrated a scheme to defraud a financial institution based in Toronto, Canada (“Financial Institution-1”), by inducing it, through false and mis

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United States of America v. Brent Daigle Child Sexual Predator

St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with three counts of sexual exploitation of minors and one count of possession of materials nvolving sexual exploitation of minors charges.



On November 9, 2015, Daigle’s wife, Celetra, reported to Griggs County
Sheriff Robert Hook that she believed her t

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United States of America v. Tony Taun Pham

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

Tony Tuan Pham, also known as “Anh Nguyen,” 52, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was fraud for coaching federal inmates and prospective inmates, who would not otherwise require substance abuse treatment, how to lie to gain admission into a Federal Bureau of Prisons (“B

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United States of America v. Blair Cook

Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a
being an unlawful user of a controlled substance (marijuana) in possession of a firearm and ammunition charges.


A jury convicted Blair Cook of being
an unlawful user of a controlled substance (marijuana) in
possession of a firearm and ammunition.

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United States ex rel. Myron Jones, M.D., et al. v. Milton Hall Surgical Associates, LLC d/b/a The ENT Institute and a/k/a the Ear, Nose & Throat Institute, Jeffrey M. Gallups, M.D., et al.

Atlanta, Georgia qui tam lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729) violation theories for paying illegal kickbacks.

Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups (founder, owner, medical director and past-CEO of Milton Hall Surgical Associates (“MHSA”) a/k/a The Ear, Nose & Throat Institute) and Entellus Medical were accused of paying illegal kickbacks.

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United States of America v. Arthur Friedman

Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with seven counts of bank fraud charges.



Arthur Friedman and Leon Bilis co‐owned Prestige Leas‐
ing, a luxury used car dealership. The dealership purchased,
leased, sold, and exported luxury vehicles. When their deal‐
ership began to suffer fin

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United States of America v. Scott Ginsberg

Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a bank fraud charge.



We view the trial evidence in the light most favorable to
the government. United States v. Wade, 962 F.3d 1004, 1012
(7th Cir. 2020). In 2007, Scott Ginsberg learned of apartments
changing into condominiums in Roselle, Ill

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United States of America v. Joshua J. Bellamy and Yashica Bain

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with fraud.

A former National Football League (NFL) player was charged for fraudulently obtaining over $1.2 million through a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

According to court doc

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United States of America v. Gabriel Bush

Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges.



This case offers a window into the vi‐
olent and ruthless world of the Hobos street gang, which op‐
erated in Chicago from 2004 to 2013. With the credo, “The
2 Nos. 17‐16

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United States of America v. William Ford

Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges.



This case offers a window into the vi‐
olent and ruthless world of the Hobos street gang, which op‐
erated in Chicago from 2004 to 2013. With the credo, “The
2 Nos. 17‐1

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The People v. Matthew Dages

El Cajon, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with filing a false police report about an arrest.

Matt Dages, a former La Mesa police officer was accused of lying about the basis of his May 27, 2020, arrest of Amaurie Johnson, a young Black man who was waiting for friends outside an apartment complex near the Grossmont Transit Center.

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United States of America v. Byron Brown

Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges.



This case offers a window into the vi‐
olent and ruthless world of the Hobos street gang, which op‐
erated in Chicago from 2004 to 2013. With the credo, “The
2 Nos. 1

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State of Oklahoma v. Jacqueline Rosetta Rinne

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense attorney represented Defendant, charged with POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DRUG IN JAL/PENAL INSTITUTION, in violation of 57 O.S. 21 (A).

Count # 1. Count as Filed: CWEDJ, POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DRUG IN JAL/PENAL INSTITUTION, in violation of 57 O.S. 21 (A)
Date of Offense: 01/05/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
Rinne, Jacqueline Rosett

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State of Oklahoma v. Brenda Sue Kelley, a/k/a Brend Birdsong, a/k/a tina Decker, a/k/a Margie McDaniel and Demick Nicole Harris

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense attorney represented Defendant, charged with obtaining identity of another fraudulent in violation of 21 O.S. 1533.1.

Count # 1. Count as Filed: IDT, OBTAINING INDENTITY, in violation of 21 O.S. 1533.1
Date of Offense: 12/06/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
HARRIS, DEMIKA NICOLE Disposed: CONVICTION, 01/29/2019. Guilty Plea
Coun

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