False Pretense Law
 
Charles Edward Newman v. The State of Texas

Eastland, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Charles Edward Newman with a Murder charge.



In four issues on appeal, Appellant challenges (1) the sufficiency of the
evidence to support the murder conviction, (2) the sufficiency of the evidence to
support the witness tampering convictions, (3) the trial court’s

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State of Oklahoma v. Hill Logan Andrew

Cleveland, Oklahoma - bail jumping, criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with:



Count # 1. Count as Filed: JUMP, BAIL JUMPING (CF-14-2301), in violation of 22 O.S. 1110
Date of Offense: 05/27/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
Hill, Logan Andrew Disposed: CONVICTION, 02/19/2021. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: ****amended to misd

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United States of America v. R&W Builders, Inc.

East St. Louis, Illinois - The United States of America alleged that R&W Builders, Inc. (R&W) of O’Fallon, Illinois, has agreed to pay the United States $400,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently obtaining construction contracts reserved for disadvantaged small businesses.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Progra

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United States of America v. Tommie Slayton

Urban, Illinois counterfeit check scheme charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Tommie Slayton, 36, of the 2400 block of Clayton Boulevard, who was charged with engaging in a counterfeit check scheme that resulted in an estimated loss of more than $100,000.

On Oct. 20, 2020, U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid sentenced Slayton’s co-defendant Stephanie Lemons, 43, of

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State of Oklahoma v. Keri Lynne English

Tulsa, Oklahoma - burglary - second degree, criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with:



Count # 1. Count as Filed: BRG2, BURGLARY - SECOND DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1435
Date of Offense: 05/09/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
ENGLISH, KERI LYNNE Disposed: DISMISSED, 11/16/2020. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Di

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State of Oklahoma v. Justin Leon Cosby

Tulsa, Oklahoma - obtaining money, property or signature under false pretenses, criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with:


Count # 1. Count as Filed: FFP, OBTAINING MONEY, PROPERTY OR SIGNATURE UNDER FALSE PRETENSES, in violation of 21 O.S. 1542(A)
Date of Offense: 11/30/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
COSBY, JUSTIN LEON Disposed: CO

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United States of America v. Thomas Smith

Milwaukee, Wisconsin fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Thomas Smith, age 46, with one count of bank fraud for his role in fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Smith admitted that he fraudulently

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Dustin Ray Sanders v. The State of Texas

Beaumont, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Dustin Ray Sanders with an Assault charge.



We first discuss the background of Sanders’ case, presenting the evidence in
the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict.2 The evidence before the jury in the
trial shows that in December 2017, Sanders and Hannah

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United States of America v. Randy Paul Shelby, Jr.

Tulsa, Oklahoma bomb threat charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Randy Paul Shelby, 41, of Sand Springs, to 12 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for reporting false information about bombs in a courthouse.

“Randy Shelby didn’t want to face the consequences for his alleged acts of domestic abuse. So, he phoned in a bomb threat to s

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United States of America v. David Owen West

Tulsa, Oklahoma mail fraud and money laundering criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, David Owen West, 59, who was charged with two counts of mail fraud and one count of money laundering.

“David West was a trusted employee for close to 30 years at Petco Petroleum. He violated that trust by engaging in schemes to defraud his employer as West helped himself to more than $400,000

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IEA Renewable Energy, Inc. v. Permian Basin Materials LLC d/b/a PB Materials Holdings, Inc

Amarillo, TX - Contract attorney's represented IEA Renewable Energy, Inc. and Permian Basin Materials LLC d/b/a PB Materials Holdings, Inc. with a breach of contract case.



Wind turbines and concrete are the foundation of this appeal. IEA Renewable
Energy Inc. (IEA) builds the former and Permian Basin Materials LLC (PB)

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United States of America v. Kenneth Nash

Grand Rapids, Michigan health care fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Kenneth Nash, the owner of a South Haven home health agency, who was health care fraud. He admitted that his company, Universal Home Health Care, submitted claims for home health services totaling more than $750,000 when no physician had approved the services but, instead, employees forged physician sign

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Marcus Reed v. The State of Texas

Amarillo, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Marcus Reed with an Official Oppression charge.



As previously mentioned, appellant was convicted of official oppression and
aggravated perjury. He argued that his conviction for official oppression was “factually”
insufficient because the text messages utilized

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United States of America v. Todd Mixon

Baton Rouge, Louisiana fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Todd Mixon, age 50, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was charged with one count of wire fraud.

Mixon solicited potential victims to invest in investment groups or ventures, in which he promised to trade their pooled funds in the foreign exchange markets, and at the end of the venture, promised to return t

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Devin Nunes v. CNN

New York, New York - Republican U.S. Representative sued CNN on a defamation theory seeking $435 million in damages from CNN for failing to ask for a retraction for a false news article aired by DNN on November 22, 2019.

CNN published a report that Nunes was involved in efforts to get “dirt” on then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.

CNN l

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United States of America v. Mario Eleuterio Garcia-Sevilla and Juan Valazquez Delgadillo

Tyler, Texas conspiracy charged criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Mario Eleuterio Garcia-Sevilla, 44, of Grand Saline, Texas, and Juan Valazquez Delgadillo, 50, of Garland, Texas, who were charged with conspiracy to produce and transfer false identification documents.

“Identification document fraud is a direct threat to the security of the United States and its citizens,

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United States of America v. Imaad Shah Zuberi

Los Angeles, California campaign law violation criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant, Imaad Shah Zuberi, 50, of Arcadia, California, who was with violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) by making false statements on a FARA filing, tax evasion, and making illegal campaign contributions. In June 2020, Zuberi pleaded guilty in a separate case to one count of obstruction of justi

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United States of America v. Lachann Alexis Green

Greenbelt, Maryland - Wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Lachann Alexis Green, age 36, of Laurel, Maryland, who was charged with wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud her employer, causing a loss to the business of at least $285,703.09.

According to her guilty plea, from October 2017 through December 2018, Green was the general manager of Rhode Island Row, an a

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State of Oklahoma v. Leann Ropers Bickell

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - obtaining money or property by m,eans of a false and bogus check in an amount of one thousand dollars or more, criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: FFP, OBTAINING MONEY OR PROPERTY BY MEANS OF A FALSE AND BOGUSE CHECK IN AN AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1541.1 & 1541.2

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State of Oklahoma v. Jacquelyn Elaine Oswalt

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - obtaining money or property by means of a false and bogus check in the amount of one thousand dollars or more, criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: BC, OBTAINING MONEY OR PROPERTY BY MEANS OF A FALSE AND BOGUS CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1541.1
Date of

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United States of America v. Steven G. Dubin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania wire fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented former attorney Defendant, Steven G. Dubin, age 66, of Holland, PA, who was with fraud fraud stemming from a scheme to steal his clients’ retainer fees and use them for other expenses.

In June 2018, the defendant pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Dubin was an attorney licensed to practice in Pennsylvania who o

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State of Oklahoma v. Christina Kay McKiddy

Tulsa, Oklahoma - uttering forged instrument, criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with:


Count # 1. Count as Filed: FORG, UTTERING FORGED INSTRUMENT, in violation of 21 O.S. 1592
Date of Offense: 07/30/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
MCKIDDY, CHRISTINA KAY Disposed: CONVICTION, 02/12/2021. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: FRAUD/FAL

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Appellant, The State of Texas// Cross-Appellant, Saul Jaquez v. Appellee, Saul Jaquez// Cross-Appellee, The State of Texas

Austin, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Saul Jaquez with a Tampering With or Fabricating Physical Evidence charge.



While on patrol, Officer Joshua Esquivel of the Bulverde Police Department saw
a vehicle that appeared to be speeding. Officer Esquivel testified that he stopped the vehicle
after he “activat

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State of Oklahoma v. James Michael Darnell

Tulsa, Oklahoma - obtaining money, property or signature under false pretenses, criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with:


Count # 1. Count as Filed: FFP, OBTAINING MONEY, PROPERTY OR SIGNATURE UNDER FALSE PRETENSES, in violation of 21 O.S. 1542A
Date of Offense: 07/02/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
DARNELL, JAMES MICHAEL Disposed:

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United States of America v. Dr. James Ferris, Katherine Dossey and Sherry Isbell

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma drug distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Dr. James Ferris, Katherine Dossey and Sherry Isbell, who were charged with unlawful distribution of controlled substances and corresponding health care fraud.

On June 20, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a 103-count Indictment charging Ferris, Dossey and Isbell with crimes related to the distribution

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