False Pretense Law
 
Francisco Duarte and Alejandro Gutierrez v. The City of Stockton

Sacramento, California civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the on excessive use of force Eight Amendment Constitutional rights violation theories.

In an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the
panel reversed the district court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s
false arrest and municipal liability claims, as well as the
district court’s adverse summ

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United States of America v. Robert Wisnicki

Bronx, New York Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Operating $18.8 Million Ponzi Scheme, Money Laundering, Obstruction Of Justice, And Perjury.



Robert Wisnicki was sentenced to 78 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe for operating an $18.8 million Ponzi scheme run through his N

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United States of America v. Lester Aceituno

Concord, New Hampshire Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant a Georgia Man charged with a Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Identity Theft.




A Georgia man was sentencing today in federal court in Concord for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of a

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Lori Monserrate v. Heartland Regional Medical Center, et al.

St. Joseph, Missouri qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on False Claims Act violation theories.

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 . US DOJ

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United States of America v. Dana Adkins

Chattanooga, Tennessee Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme.




On January 25, 2024, Dana Adkins, 45, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment after being convic

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Darrell Brodrick v. Washington County Board of County Commissioners, et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a false arrest theory.

This case arises out of the search, seizure, arrest, and prosecution of Plaintiff. The Complaint alleges that, on August 27, 2020, Fuller, a sergeant in the Washington County Sheriff's Office, illegally searched Plaintiff's residence and discovered Plaintiff's firearms. (Docs. 11 at 1; 2-2 a

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United States of America v. Gayle Smith Gay

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Theft of Government Funds and Making a False Statement in a Passport Application.




Gayle Smith Gay, 75, of Huntersville, N.C., was sentenced to five years of probation with 24

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United States of America v. Timothy Gritman

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged Concealing Father’s Death, Disposing of His Remains to Steal Social Security and Pension Benefits.



Timothy Gritman, 56, of Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United S

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United States of America v. Timothy Blackman

Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tax Fraud.




Timothy Blackman, age 53, of Daniel Island, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court in Utica to 24 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to filing a false federal income tax return. United Sta

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United States of America v. Robert Wisnicki

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Operating $18.8 Million Ponzi Scheme, Money Laundering, Obstruction Of Justice, And Perjury.



Robert Wisnicki was sentenced to 78 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardeph

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United States of America v. Ryan M. Stabile

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Smuggling Fraudulent Cognitive Enhancement Drug.




Ryan M. Stabile, 37, of Pasadena, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to two years in prison,

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United States of America v. Lester Aceituno

Concord. New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Identity Theft.




A Georgia man was sentencing today in federal court in Concord for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of aggravated ident

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United States of America v. Jaime Adolfo Gonzalez-Farias

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child.




Jaime Adolfo Gonzalez-Farias, a/k/a “Father Gonzalez,” 69, a former Catholic priest of Laurens, was sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison following a conviction for transporta

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United States of America v. Joann Johnson Davis

Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud .




A Durham, North Carolina woman was sentenced to 30 months in prison, after pleading guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud that victimized the Chatham Count

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United States of America v. Lambert Mbom

Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Health Care Fraud Scheme.



U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Lambert Mbom, age 50, of Riverdale, Maryland, to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit healt

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United States of America v. Lester Aceituno

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Identity Theft.




A Georgia man was sentencing today in federal court in Concord for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of aggravated iden

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United States of America v. THOMAS LAVERNE BROWN

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Lying About Not Being Under Felony Indictment or Subject to Protective Order when He Attempted to Purchase a Firearm.




THOMAS LAVERNE BROWN, 50, of Norman, was sentenced to se

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Connie Curts v. Edgewell Personal Care Company, et al.

Kansas City, Missouri personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a fraud theory.

This case was filed in the Jackson County Circuit Court, 2016-CV17871, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Fraudulent acts, penalties. — 1. A person who shall knowingly make any false or fraudulent statement or representation in or relating to any application for

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United States of America v. Michael James DeFrees

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Covid-Relief Funds, Laundering Proceeds.




A real estate developer and part-time resident of Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced to federal prison for fraudulen

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State of New York v. Eric Freeman

Riverhead, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary, rape, criminal sexual acts, etc.

Beginning on June 22, 2021, Eric Freeman entered a Bay Shore residence where a 16-year-old female was inside alone. Freeman sexually assaulted the teen and threated to kill her when she screamed for help. Freeman then fled the residence.

On June 25, 2021,

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United States of America v. JOANN JOHNSON DAVIS

Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.


Former Chatham Housing Executive Sentenced



A Durham, North Carolina woman was sentenced today to 30 months in prison, after pleading guilty to conspiring to commi

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United States of America v. Anthony Mastroianni Jr

Trenton, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Investment Fraud and Fraudulent CARES Act Loans.




A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 45 months for defrauding 14 victims of more than $1.2 million and fraudu

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United States of America v. John J. Woods

Alanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a decade-long Ponzi scheme.




John J. Woods has been sentenced to nearly eight years in federal prison for operating a 13-year Ponzi scheme that victimized more than 400 investors and

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United States of America v. Juan Martinez, Joseph Pascua

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a conspiracy to steal aircraft design secrets.


Each defendant was convicted in 2023 jury trials



Two California men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a co

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United States of America v. Martiza Morales Hermoso

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being using COVID-19 funds to gamble and launder money.



A Miami woman was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for money laundering of nearly $2 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans, after previously pleading guilty in

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