False Pretense Law
 
United States of America v. Gerald Duran

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

Oklahoma Man Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Committing Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Springfield, Illinois

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United States of America v. Travis D. Napoleon

Fort Wayne, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of providing false information during the purchase of a firearm

Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison



Between April 2021, and Marc

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United States of America v. Ankita Singh

Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud

Ohio Medical Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme



On Feb. 29, 2024, a jury found Ankita Singh, 42, formerly of Maumee, O

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United States of America v. Andrew Darley Pennington

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Dealing Firearms Without a License, Making False Statement to ATF

Cedar Park Man Sentenced for Dealing Firearms Without a License, Making False Statement to ATF

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United States of America v. Deshema Clark


Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with lying to the FBI during murder investigation

Buffalo woman who lied to the FBI during murder investigation sentenced



U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross ann

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United States of America v. Maxim Marchenko

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illicitly Procuring Large Quantities Of U.S.-Manufactured Dual-Use, Military Grade Microelectronics For Russian Entities

Russian International Money Launderer Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Il

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United States of America v. Cody Benson


Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.



Wire Fraud - 18:1343, provides:

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means

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United States of America v. Feng Tao


Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with making a materially false statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2).



This case began as an espionage investigation. A visiting scholar at KU was angry with Tao over an authorship dispute and threatened to report him as

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United States of America v. Earnest Fry

Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Odometer Tampering

Harrisburg Man Sentenced To Prison For Odometer Tampering



Just months after Earnest Fry, age 45, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was

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United States of America v. Robert Zildjian Mondragon

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements During a Firearms Purchase and Illegally Possessing a Firearm

Broward County Man Sentenced to Prison for Making False Statements During a Firearms Purchase and Illegally Possessing a F

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Michelle Cortez Gomez v. Kohl's Corporation


Madison, Wisconsin consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a fraud theory.



The Fraudulent Representations Law (Wisconsin Statutes section 100.18) broadly prohibits advertising or sales claims that are "untrue, deceptive or misleading."

1. This is a class action brought by Plaintiff, individually and on behalf of all others
similarly situat

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United States of America v. Sebastian Chelemen

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

Canadian National Sentenced to 50 Months’ Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud Against Elderly Victims




Between April 2023 and J

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United States of America v. Tajia Johnson


Tulsa, Oklahoma civil litigation lawyer represented the Defendant sued on a False Claims Act theory.



31 U.S.C. 3729:

The FCA provides that any person who knowingly submits, or causes to submit, false claims to the government is liable for three times the government's damages plus a penalty that is linked to inflation .

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United States of America v. Aneishia Anderson


Tulsa, Oklahoma civil litigation lawyer represented the Defendant who was sued by the Government on a False Claims Act Violation theory.



The FCA provides that any person who knowingly submits, or causes to submit, false claims to the government is liable for three times the government’s damages plus a penalty that is linked to inflation. FCA liability can arise in oth

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United States of America v. Christopher Kirchner

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of wire fraud and seven counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity

Slync Founder Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Fraud

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United States of America v. Karim Abdul Turay

Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring To Illegally Ship Stolen Cars To West Africa

Bladensburg Man Sentenced To 4 Years In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Ship Stolen Cars To West Africa

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United States of America v. John Dougherty

Philadelphia, PA, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Public Corruption, Embezzlement Convictions

Former Local 98 Business Manager John Dougherty Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Public Corruption, Embezzlement Convictions

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United States of America v. Geoffrey Palermo


San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a kickback scheme, fraudulently obtaining SBA and PPP loans for his care repair shop business, and failing to pay over taxes withheld from employee paychecks.



Palermo, 60, of Novato, Calif., pleaded guilty on March 11, 2024, to one count of conspiracy to commit wire frau

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United States of America v. Vitaly Fargesen; Igor Palatnik

New York City City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defraud Investors In Hemp Company

Two New Jersey Men Sentenced For Scheme To Defraud Investors In Hemp Company



Damian Williams, the United St

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United States of America v. Glenn Robbins; Western Sea, Inc.; Jason Parent; Stephen Little; Neil Herrick; Ethan Chase; Glenn Lawrence; Duston Reed; New Moon Fisheries, Inc.; Samuel Olsen; Andrew Banow

Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Scheme to Subvert Commercial Fishing Regulations

Sentences Handed Down for Multi-Year Scheme to Subvert Commercial Fishing Regulations



Eight men from Mai

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United States of America v. Teresa Carter and Sharon Crowder

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Social Security Benefits

Two Georgia Women Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits



Teresa Carter and Sharon Crowder have been sentenced f

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United States of America v. Jess Adams

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, money laundering, tax evasion

Former city treasurer in Alaska sentenced to prison for wire fraud, money laundering, tax evasion



An Alaska ma

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United States of America v. Reynold Eugene Mullen

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Mortgage and COVID-19 Pandemic Fund Frauds

Durham Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Role in Mortgage and COVID-19 Pandemic Fund Frauds Exceeds $2.9 Million

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United States of America v. George J. Ward

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Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion

North Tonawanda businessman sentenced for tax evasion



Between 2015 and 2020, George J. Ward owned and operated a fire protection and inspect

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United States of America v. Jess Adams

Washington DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire embezzling more than $1 million from the City of Houston, Alaska, and from a Wasilla-based equipment company, and then evading taxes on the embezzled profits.Fraud, Money Laundering and Tax Evasion

Former

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