False Pretense Law
 
Gregory E. Stovall v. United States Postal Service

Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act aug negligence theory.

"The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a federal law that allows individuals to sue the United States government for the negligent or wrongful acts of its employees. Under the FTCA, the government is liable for the same torts as a private person w

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Alana Marie Souza, et al. v. Brick House, Inc.

Eugene, Oregon intellectual property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a 15 U.S.C. 1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act) violation theory.

15 U.S.C. 1125 provides:

(1) Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services, or any container for goods, uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, or any

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Jeffrey Thomas Jr. v. Crystal Moreland

Washington, DC personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a defamation theory.


Over five years ago, Jeffrey Thomas, Jr. sued Crystal Moreland for allegedly defaming him by reporting his conduct to their employer when the two worked together. The parties then fought tooth and nail over the scope of this case's protective order, motions to compel discov

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United States of America v. Fernando Madrigal, AKA “Nando,” Alvaro Reina Cordero, AKA “G-Boy, and Oscar Guadron Diaz, AKA “Cutty”

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to conduct the affaris of an enterprise through a pattern of racketerring conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1962.

Fernando Madrigal, AKA “Nando,” 25; Alvaro Reina Cordero, AKA “G-Boy,” 26; and Oscar Guadron Diaz, AKA “Cutty,” 24, all of San Francisco, each pleaded guilty in F

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United States of America v. Alvin Pates

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns for two taxpayers for the calendar year 2015.

Beginning as early as July 2014 and continuing through at least April 2020, Alvin Pates, from San Diego, admitted that he used the names, social security numbers, and credit of the straw borrowers to

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United States of America v. Keith Berman

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding investors by making false and misleading statements about the purported development of a new, blood-based COVID-19 test, leading to millions of dollars in investor losses.

Keith Berman, 70, of Westlake Village, was the CEO and sole director of Decision Diagnostics Corp. (DECN), a public medic

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United States of America v. Gayle Joyce Ferngren

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple schemes that defrauded individuals throughout the United States.

from 2017 through April 2022, Gayle Joyce Ferngren, 70, and others participated in a scheme to launder proceeds that were fraudulently obtained from victims throughout the United States, including the proceeds of romance fraud sca

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United States of America v. Charles Davis

Bowling Green, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud.

Charles Davis, 57, was sentenced last week to 2 years and 3 months in prison, followed by a 3-year term of supervised release, for two counts of wire fraud. The charges were in in connection with his thefts while working as treasurer from two Russell County non-profit organizations, ArtWorks Com

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United States of America v. Tamara Yvonne Motley

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with
billing Medicare more than $24 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment – mostly power wheelchairs (PWC) – and PWC repairs, many of which were never performed.

Tamara Yvonne Motley, 55, a.k.a. “Tamara Ogembe,” of Redondo Beach, was sentence

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United States of America v. Ryan T. Carruthers

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding the Small Business Administration and various banks out of approximately $851,000 as part of a pandemic relief fraud scheme.

Ryan Carruthers, 42, pleaded guilty in August 2023 to one count of wire fraud before United States District Judge Paul D. Borman. The guilty plea arose out of Carruthers’ p

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Lisa Posthumus Lyons v. My Pillow, Inc.

Grand Rapids, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on assault, libel and slander theories.


On February 22, 2021, U.S. Dominion, Inc., Dominion Voting Systems, Inc., and Dominion Voting Systems Corporation brought claims of defamation and deceptive trade practices against Respondents in the United States District Court for the District of Co

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United States of America v. Roshell Beaty

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 pandemic fraud.

Roshell Beaty, age 46, of Benton Harbor, Michigan and her family stole $1,036,870 in money intended to help people during the COVID pandemic. During COVID, the federal government provided money to states to distribute to people who could not work. Beaty and her co-defendants stol

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United States of America v. Ernest X. Taylor, Jr.

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged withtwo counts of making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

On March 27, 2020, The CARES Act became effective and established several new temporary programs and expanded others to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Among these programs, the Paycheck Pro

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Charles Thomas Wesner, Jr. v. Mark Southall, et al.

Dallas, Texas consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Fair Debt Collection Act violation theories.

"The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from unfair and deceptive debt collection practices. The law applies to debt collectors who collect debts that are owed to consumers. Debt collectors are companies or

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Paul Stark, et al. v. Spencer McCart, et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on fraud theories.

Plaintiff claimed that Defendant solicited a loan from Plaintiff on February 8, 2020
in the amount of $10,000.

Plaintiff further claimed that McCart made a series of oral and written promises and representations about McCart's ability to grow marijuana and the expected

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United States of America v. Cambria County Area Agency on Aging

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania qui tam lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

In 2016 and 2017, CCAAA administered an AmeriCorps Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) grant, which places seniors in school and community settings to serve alongside youth with exceptional needs. This program provides a small hourly stipend, based on the hours served, to the volun

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United States of America v. Eric M. Butson

Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with counterfeiting.

Between December 2022, and March 2023, Eric M. Butson, from Buffalo, New York, and co-defendant Catalina Hernandez possessed various tools and equipment necessary to make and manufacture counterfeit bills including computers, ink-jet printers, ink, and bleach. Utilizing those tools and equipme

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United States of America v. Esteban Cabrera Da Corte, a/k/a “Esteban Cabrera,” a/k/a “Esteban Da Corte,” a/k/a “Steban"

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with organizing a scheme to steal millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency and trick U.S. banks into refunding the millions used to purchase that cryptocurrency by using, in part, personal identifying information stolen from other people.

“Esteban Cabrera Da Corte orchestrated a scheme to steal mi

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James Blassingame, et al v. Donald Trump

Washington, DC personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on negligence theories.

Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 731 (1982), Presidents have carried out their official responsibilities free from any exposure to civil damages liability. Nixon established a President’s absolute immunity from civil damages claims predica

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Starna Zhang v. Exelero, et al.

Boston, Massachusetts consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on wrongful debt collection activities.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from unfair and deceptive debt collection practices. The law applies to debt collectors who collect debts that are owed to consumers. Debt collectors are companies or i

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United States of America v. Engilbert Ulan

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a large-scale marriage fraud “agency” that arranged hundreds of sham marriages entered into for the primary purpose of circumventing immigration laws.

Engilbert Ulan, 42, a Philippine national residing in Los Angeles, was convicted of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and immigration docu

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United States of America v. Carol Bragdon

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and making false statements to a mortgage lending business.

Between November 2020 and April 2021, Carol Bragdon, 50, provided false statements and representations to a residential mortgage lender for the purpose of obtaining a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) backed loan. She used Google email

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United States of America v. Yudelka Magdalena Herrera Dominguez

Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with passport fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Yudelka Magdalena Herrera Dominguez (57, Kissimmee), is a citizen of the Dominican Republic who moved to the United States in approximately 2000. She applied for and was issued a United States Passport in 2001 and 2011. In her passport application, she used the nam

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Linda Reuter v. PCA Acquisitions V, LLC

Chicago, Illinois consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.

"The Fair Debt Collection Act (FDCA) is a federal law that protects consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive debt collection practices. The FDCA applies to all debt collectors, including third-party debt collectors, attorneys who collect

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Jeremy Vigar and Tracy Vigar v. MemberSelect Insurance Company

Winchester, Tennessee insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of
insurance contract theory.

Bad faith breach of insurance contract theory is a legal claim that can be brought by an insured against their insurance company when the insurer acts in a manner that is unfair, unreasonable, or dishonest. This can include denying a valid

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