False Pretense Law
 
Monica Cromartie v. Brian Lee Billings

Richmond, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on excessive force and false arrest theories.

Monica Cromartie, age 54, sued Petersburg Police Officer Brian Lee Billings claiming that she was injured and/or damages by Defendant as a result of being forced face-down on the pavement during a traffic stop on February 12, 2015.

romartie's claimed a

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State of Oklahoma v. Chelsea Rachel Molder and Shalib Shabozz Muhammad

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


Count # 1. Count as Filed: FFP, FALSE PRETENSE OVER $1000 OR CON GAME, in violation of 21 O.S. 1541.2
Date of Offense: 12/31/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
Muhammad, Shalib Shabozz Disposed: DISMISSED, 11/26/2018. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: FALSE PRETENSE

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United States of America v. Karl Burden-El Bey

Newport, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, theft of government funds, and failing to file federal income tax returns.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from at least 2013 through 2019, Karl Burden-El Bey prepared false tax returns for clients. On his clients’ returns

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United States of America v. Cherie Anne Washburn

Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and making false statements.

A former Lynchburg attorney, who specialized in elder law and estate planning, was indicted for wire fraud and making false statements.

Cherie Anne Washburn, 45, engaged in a scheme to defraud and obtain money or property by fraudulent pretenses, representations or

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State of Oklahoma v. James Gwen Vanpelt

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

Count # 1. Count as Filed: FFP, FALSE PRETENSE OVER $500 OR CON GAME, in violation of 21 O.S. 1541.2
Date of Offense: 05/29/2007
Party Name Disposition Information
VANPELT, JAMES GWEN Disposed: DISMISSED, 07/07/2021. Dismissed by Court
Count as Disposed: FALSE PRETENSE OVER $500 OR CON GAME(F

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United States of America v. Thomas Del Borrello

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with filing false currency reports in connection with a vast, multi-million dollar scheme to defraud the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (Market) in South Philadelphia, perpetrated by the Market’s President and CEO Caesar DiCrecchio.

Thomas Del Borrello, 42, of Sewell, NJ, was indicted for filing fal

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United States of America v. Crystal Hughes

Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with makeing false statements in order to purchase a firearm for a federally licensed firearm dealer.

Crystal Hughes, age 37, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was indicted for making false statements in order to purchase a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.

According to Acting United States

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United States of America v. Genetworx Laboratories

Newark, New Jersey false claims (qui tam) lawyer represented Defendant, Genetworx Laboratories, sued for violating the False Claims Act by submitting or causing to be submitted claims for genetic tests to Medicare without valid physician oversight, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.

According to the contentions of the United States contained in the settlement agreemen

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United States of America v. Steven Michael Braithwaite and Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services LLC (NRCS)

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants, Steven Michael Braithwaite and Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services LLC charged with conspiracy, violation of safety standards causing death, resource conservation and recovery act knowing endangerment, and falsification of records.

Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services LLC (NRCS), its president and owner, Steven Michael Braithw

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United States of America v. Florida Department of Children and Families

Spokane, Washington qui tam lawyer represented the United States in suing the Florida Department of Children and Families for violating the False Claims Act in its administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Until 2008, SNAP was known as the Food Stamp Program.

“SNAP provides important benefits to help families in n

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State of Oklahoma v. Donald Chase Wikel

Norman, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: OPJ, pattern of criminal offenses, in violation of 21 O.S. 425
Date of Offense: 12/20/2012
Party Name Disposition Information
Wikel, Donald Chase Disposed: DEFERRED, 10/24/2013. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: pattern of criminal offenses(OPJ)
Violation of 21 O.S

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United States of America v. Michael Margiotta

Rochester, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and filing false tax returns.

Michael Margiotta, 50, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing a false tax return. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Field, who is handling the case, stated that the

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United States of America v. Akmal Narzikulov

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant indicted for unlawfully produce identification documents, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act extortion and Hobbs Act extortion relating to a scheme to assist cheating by applicants for commercial driver licenses administered by the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) and licenses

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United States of America v. Emeka Nnawuba, a/k/a Benjamin Alabie

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with money laundering.

Emeka Nnawuba, a/k/a “Benjamin Alabie,” who is a member of the United States Army Reserves, was sentenced yesterday to 40 months in prison for participating in a scheme to launder over $1 million in proceeds of romance fraud and business email compromise schemes perpetrated against dozens o

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United States of America v. Stela Sacara

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant indicted for making false statements to a federal agent.

Stela Sacara, 34, a citizen of Moldova residing in Pembroke, operated several companies from her home and office, including Rochester Chemical LLC, which she ran with her sister, Natalia. Rochester Chemical acquired consumable laboratory equipment and repackaged a

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United States of America v. Christopher A. Montalbano and Gus Anthony Montalbano

Birmingham, Alabama criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with bank fraud.

A father and son were arrested and charged in a bank fraud scheme in which they provided fraudulent information to financial institutions for the purpose of purchasing boats, luxury vehicles, and heavy equipment, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special

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Ervin Edward Kingsbury, III aka Irving Edward Kingsbury, III v. The State of Texas

Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Ervin Edward Kingsbury, III aka Irving Edward Kingsbury, III with a Aggravated Assault charge.



testified that Appellant Ervin Edward Kingsbury III, also known as
Irving Edward Kingsbury III, had threatened to kill her while he held a knife in each
of his hands

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United States of America v. Hakim Amal Archible

Atlanta, Georgia filing or attempting to file false liens against federal officials charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Hakim Amal Archible, indicted on three counts of filing or attempting to file false liens against federal officials and one count of obstructing or impeding the due administration of the Internal Revenue Service.

“In this case, the defendant filed fa

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United States of America v. Brandon Allen McNeill

Tulsa, Oklahoma making false statement charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Brandon Allen McNeill, age 40, of Wellston, Oklahoma was indicted for "lie and buy" by making a false statement on a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) firearms transaction record when purchasing a firearm from licensed gun dealer.

On March 2, 2021, a federal grand jury re

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United States of America v. Antwine Demon Hunter

Las Vegas, Nevada fraudulent unemployment insurance claims criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Antwine Demon Hunter, age 24.

Defendant was charged for filing two dozen fraudulent unemployment insurance claims, which were approved for more than $250,000 in unemployment benefits from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation (DETR) and California Employmen

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United States of America v. Ronald Dean Lords

Missoula, Montana wire fraud, money laundering and filing false tax returns, charges criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Ronald Dean Lords, 53, of Corvallis, who was charged with wire fraud, money laundering and filing false tax returns.

A former lawyer who also was a licensed realtor and ran a construction company today admitted charges in which he defrauded investors, losing

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Kristopher Kyle Russell v. The State of Texas

Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Kristopher Kyle Russell with Appealing from an Order Denying DNA Testing.



This request for DNA testing is the fourth request Appellant has filed.
Appellant filed his first request in 2014. The trial court denied that request and two
subsequent requests. We summ

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United States of America v. St. Jude Medical, Inc.

Baltimore, Maryland civil litigation lawyer allegation lawyer represented Defendant who was accused for defrauding the United States in violation of the False Claims Act.

St. Jude Medical Inc. (St. Jude) has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that, between November 2014 and October 2016, it knowingly sold defective heart devices to health care facil

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United States of America v. Avanos Medical, Inc.

Dallas, Texas: The United States of America accused Avanos Medical, Inc. of fraudulently misbranding of MicroCool surgical gowns sold to the government.

A criminal information filed by Plaintiff charged Avanos with one count of introducing misbranded surgical gowns into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead. According to court filings, Avanos falsely labeled the gown

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United States of America v. Alere, Inc. and Alere San Diego, Inc.

Newark, NJ: Medical device manufacturers Alere Inc. and Alere San Diego Inc. of violting the False Claims Act by billing, and causing others to bill, the Medicare program for defective rapid point-of-care testing devices.

From 2008 to 2016, Alere knowingly sold defective INRatio blood coagulation monitors used by Medicare beneficiaries taking anticoagulant drugs, such as warfarin. For th

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