False Pretense Law
 
State of Tennessee v. Andre Bowen

Jackson, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Andre Bowen with two counts of first-degree, felony murder (Counts 1 and 2) and attempted especially aggravated robbery (Count 3).




This case stems from the August 1, 2015 death of the victim, Susan McDonald,
outside of her neighbor’s home in Shelby County, Tenn

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State of Tennessee v. Coy McKaughan

Jackson, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Coy McKaughan with filing a post-conviction petition in the Shelby County Criminal Court seeking relief from his conviction of aggravated sexual battery and accompanying twelve-year sentence .



The Petitioner was charged with the aggravated sexual battery of his six-year-old

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State of Tennessee v. Milton Simpson

Jackson, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Milton Simpson with a appealing as of right from the Shelby County Criminal Court’s order revoking his probation and imposing an effective ten-year sentence.



The September 2016 term of the Shelby County Grand Jury charged the Defendant
with one count of identity theft t

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State of Tennessee v. Christopher C. Sullivan

Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Christopher C. Sullivan with violation of the sex offender registry and perjury charges.



Defendant was convicted of the attempted sexual abuse of his minor stepdaughter
from a previous marriage. He remarried in 2015 and moved into a Sullivan County,
Tennessee, resid

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Ronald L. Cosper v. State of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Ronald L. Cosper with appealing the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, which petition challenged his convictions of first degree felony murder and attempted especially aggravated robbery, alleging that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counseL.


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Daniel Jacob Craven, Jr. v. State of Florida

Tallahassee, FL - Criminal defense attorney represented Daniel Jacob Craven, Jr. with a appealing his conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of death.



While serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for a
conviction of first-degree murder with a weapon, Craven stabbed his cellmate,
Jo

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The People v. Johnathan Lomeli

Los Angeles, CA - False imprisonment criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Johnathon Lomeli, a former Transportation Security Administration agent, was charged with false imprisonment for tricking a traveler into showing her breasts as she went through security at Los Angeles International Airport.

On or about June 10, 2019, in the County ofLos Angeles, defendant JOHNATHON LOMELI

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Robert Craft v. State of Florida

Tallahassee, FL - Criminal defense attorney represented Robert Craft with first-degree murder and his sentence of death.




On May 16, 2018, Craft strangled and beat to death Darren W. Shira in the
cell they shared at Columbia Correctional Institution. Following Shira’s murder,
Craft confessed multiple times, i

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James Terry Colley, Jr. v. State of Florida

- Criminal defense attorney represented James Terry Colley, Jr. with appealing two first-degree murder convictions and two corresponding sentences of death.




I. Guilt Phase
The jury in this case found Colley guilty of murdering his estranged wife,
Amanda Cloaninger Colley, and Amanda’s friend Lindy Dobbins. A

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Gerhard Hojan v. State of Florida

Tallahassee, FL - Criminal defense attorney represented Gerhard Hojan with appealing two sentences of death imposed during a resentencing that this Court ordered as a result of Hurst1 error. .



The evidence presented at Hojan’s 2003 trial established that, at
approximately 4 a.m. on the morning of March 11, 2002, Hojan

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. GREGORY S. CODY,

- Criminal defense attorney represented Gregory S. Cody with appealing his conviction for first degree sexual assault and his sentence of 12 to 16 years’ imprisonment.




In July 2016 around 2 a.m., Lincoln Police Officer Cody along with other Lincoln Police
Officers responded to a call that A.H., who was missing a

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STATE OF MONTANA v. JOSHUA WAYNE REAMS

Helena, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Joshua Wayne Reams with a one count of incest, alleging he sexually abused his ten-year old stepdaughter charge.



Reams was charged by amended information with one count of incest, alleging he
sexually abused his ten-year old stepdaughter, J.L.
¶3 On June 12, 201

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State of Oklahoma v. Joseph Don Kyle and Emanuel Paul Herrin

Oklahoma County - OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENSES, CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER

Count # 1. Count as Filed: FFP, OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENSES, in violation of 21 O.S. 1541.1 AND 1541.2
Date of Offense: 05/04/2009
Party Name Disposition Information
KYLE, JOSEPH DON Disposed: CONVICTION, 08/30/2010. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRE

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United States of America v. Albido Corporation, Dr. Viorel Olariu and Dr. Alfred Gnadinger

Denver, CO - Fraud charge lawyer represent Defendant, Albido Corporation and along with two individuals, were alleged to have improperly obtained three awards through the Small Business Innovation Research Program based on false misrepresentations of eligibility for the program.

The Small Business Innovations Research Program (SBIR) is a federal program intended to foster eligible small

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State of Oklahoma v. Dandra Vernisa Pollard

Oklahoma County - UNATHORIZED USE OF A CREDIT CARD/DEBIT CARD, CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER

Count # 1. Count as Filed: CCV, UNATHORIZED USE OF A CREDIT CARD/DEBIT CARD, in violation of 21 O.S. 1550.1-1550.42
Date of Offense: 08/02/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
POLLARD, DANDRA VERNISIA Disposed: CONVICTION, 01/14/2021. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: AMENDED: OBTAI

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Andrew Perrong v. Vivint Smart Homes, Inc., et al.

Salt Lake City, UT - Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) that Vivint employees made civil litigation lawyers represented Vivint Smart Home Inc. which was accused of false statements to secure financing for customers’ purchases of Vivint’s home monitoring products.

Vivint is a provider of smart home monitoring services and frequently obtains new customers through door-to-door sales by Vi

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United States of America v. Ghislaine Maxwell

New York, New York conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant, Ghislaine Maxwell, age 59, who was charged with:

18:371.F CONSPIRACY TO ENTICE MINORS TO TRAVEL TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL SEX ACTS
(1)
18:371.F CONSPIRACY TO ENTICE MINORS TO TRAVEL TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL SEX ACTS
(1s)
18:371.F CONSPIRACY

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State of Ohio v. Roberto Pritchard

- Criminal defense attorney represented Roberto Pritchard with appealing the judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, following a jury trial, convicting him of one count of domestic violence.



On November 5, 2019, the Lucas County Grand Jury indicted appellant on
one count of domestic violence in violation of R

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State of Oklahoma v. David Leslie Lane

Tulsa OK - FALSE PRETENSE OVER $500 OR CON GAME, CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER

Count # 1. Count as Filed: FFP, FALSE PRETENSE OVER $500 OR CON GAME, in violation of 21 O.S. 1541.2
Date of Offense: 10/21/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
LANE, DAVID LESLIE Disposed: DEFERRED, 02/03/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: FALSE PRETENSE OVER $500 OR CON GAME(FFP)
Viol

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIFESTYLE CLUBS -vs- CAROLYN VALENTINE

Canton, Ohio - Business litigation attorney represented Carolyn Valentine with fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation (Count I), promissory estoppel (Count II), and professional negligence (Count III) charged.



On August 6, 2019, appellant Health and Wellness Lifestyle Clubs, LLC,
filed a complaint against appellee Caro

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United States of America v. Jeffrey Scott Dworek

Des Moines, Iowa mail fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jeffrey Scott Dworek, age 55, formerly from the Des Moines area, was charged with fraudulently stealing $1.6 million from the Metro Waste Authority (MWA).

Jeff Dworek served as the Director of Operations at MWA. Over the course of nearly five years, Dworek stole money from MWA. Dworek created a front compan

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United States of America v. Cova Campbell, a/k/a Cova Hunter

Tacoma, Washington wire fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Cova Campbell, a/k/a Cova Hunter, who was charged with wire fraud in connection with her scheme to steal nearly $7 million. She used a variety of schemes to divert $6.9 in public money to her own bank accounts.

According to records filed in the case, CAMPBELL initiated wire transfers of as much as $50

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STATE OF OHIO v. GENE A. BOZARTH

Dayton, OH - Criminal defense attorney represented Gene A. Bozarth with appealing from his conviction, claiming that the trial court relied on inaccurate information that was not included in the presentence investigation report (PSI) and that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance.



} According to the PSI, on June 18, 201

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United States of America v. Richard Samuel Piazza, D.O.

Grand Rapids, Michigan drug distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Dr. Richard Samuel Piazza, D.O., age 63, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who was charged with conspiracy to distribute prescription drugs.

“Dr. Piazza stands convicted of the same offenses we charge against street corner drug dealers,” U.S. Attorney Birge said. “Those who feed the opioid cri

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United States of America v. Ernie Perkins

Indianapolis, Indiana fraud conspiracy criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Ernie Perkins, age 40, of Zionsville, and the owner of Remarkable Creative Enterprises (“RCE”), was fraud conspiracy that resulted in the theft of more than $8.4 million from a Pennsylvania based bank and a Pennsylvania based insurance company.

Judge Barker sentenced the other defendants to signific

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