Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing three pipe bombs, which were found as part of a large cache of military-style firearms and equipment.

Terrance Wayne Van Ochten, age 57, of Manecelona, Michigan pled guilty to possessing three pipe bombs, which were found as part of a large cache of military-style firearms and equipment.

Central Islip, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy, mail fraud and obstruction of justice.

A federal jury in Central Islip, New York, convicted a Long Island fisherman today for crimes associated with his captainship of the trawler New Age from 2014 to 2017. The jury unanimously convicted Christopher Winkler of Montauk, New York, of one count

Galveston, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a product liability theory.

Koki Holdings produces and sells a full line of HiKOKI power tools including lithium-ion battery-operated tools worldwide.

"Texas product liability law allows consumers to recover damages from manufacturers and sellers of defective products that cause injury or

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 relief fraud.

Amir Aqeel, 54, of Houston, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $5,583,111.48 for leading the conspiracy, and for conspiring with at least 14 other individuals to submit 75 fraudulent PPP loan applications in 2020. In the applications, the defendants fals

Newark, New Jersey civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused for violating the False Claims Act.

Moustafa Moustafa M.D. and his medical practice, South Carolina Nephrology and Hypertension Center Inc., of Orangeburg and Bamberg, South Carolina, agreed to pay $585,540 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they received illegal kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickbac

Brooklyn, New York civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims ACtby engaging in a nationwide scheme to improperly bill Medicare for certain laboratory tests used to diagnose and treat cancer patients. GHI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Exact Sciences Corporation, which acquired GHI in November 2019.

GHI provides genomic-based clinical diagnostic

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with participting in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that the Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Muhammad Anis, 55, Nishant Patel, 41, Harjeet Singh

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax fraud scheme relating to false tax returns claiming fuel tax credits.

Joseph Oluwafemi Kolawole Akoshile, age 57, of Mansfield, Texas, used multiple aliases to steal millions of dollars from American taxpayers by fraudulently using a tax credit designed to aid business owners, according to U.S. Attorney R

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with falsely claiming payments he made to secure the admission of his son to the University of Southern California (USC) were deductible from his taxes as a business expense and a charitable contribution.

In October 2021, John Wilson, age 64, of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, was convicted by a federal jury of on

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud.

Charles Howard Jorenby, 57, was a licensed psychologist and owner of Life Dynamics, Inc., a counseling center located in Prior Lake. From at least January 2013 through February 2020, Jorenby orchestrated a scheme to defraud the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), which is re

Nashville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by submitting to the Government false and invalid patient diagnosis codes to artificially inflate the payments CIGNA received for providing insurance coverage to its Medicare Advantage plan members.

The Government’s Complaint alleged that the invalid diagnosis codes were b

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a fraudulent scheme that spanned numerous states and defrauded more than 3,500 victims seeking to rent houses out of approximately $3.3 million.

Norbert Ozemena Ikwuegbundo, also known as “David Okon Larry” and “Ezekiel Moses Azizi,” (31), a citizen of Nigeria, pleaded guilty in May 2023

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud for submitting over $150 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for hospice and other health care services.

From 2009 to 2018, Jesus Virlar-Cadena, 52, served as the medical director of the Merida Group, a large health care company that operated dozens of locations throughout Texas.

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements in connection with a firearm purchase.

Between September 1, 2020, and March 10, 2021, Traven Armstrong, age 24, of Indianapolis, worked as an employee of a federally licensed firearms dealer. During that time, Armstrong purchased numerous handguns for other individuals from busine

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with illegally obtaining more than $800,000 in pandemic unemployment insurance benefits using other people’s personal identifying information.

From May to October 2020, the defendants, Errol Bennett, Jr., 26, of University Heights; Kojo Lockhart, 29, of Cleveland Heights; Mauri Nichols, 25, of South Euclid; Khy

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud, kickback, and money laundering.

Shalondria Simpson, 45, of Houston, is a pharmacist who owned and operated two pharmacies in Houston: Advance Pharmacy (Advance) and TruCare Pharmacy (TruCare). Simpson’s twin sister, physician Lashondria Simpson-Camp, 45, of Allen, Texas, allegedly referred

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing adulterated HIV drugs that were ultimately dispensed to unsuspecting patients throughout the country.

Armando Herrera, 43, of Miami, and his co-conspirators established companies in Florida, Texas, Washington, and California that they used to sell and distribute adulterated prescription drugs, prim

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring with former ValueWise CEO Michael T. Mann to defraud companies that loaned millions of dollars to ValueWise subsidiaries.

Dereck R. Schwartz, age 54, of Coppell, Texas, pled guilty to one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud.

Michael T. Mann obtained mil

Brooklyn, New York civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for critical care services to residents of nursing homes when, in fact, he provided only routine care.

Dr. Arun Arora, a Queens-based physician, provided care to residents of nursing homes. That care was, for the most part, routine care, such as regular medic

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Joshua Cruz, 35, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and false representation of a Social Security number. U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris scheduled sentencing for Jan. 12, 2024. The defendant and multiple co-defendants were charged by c

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented the Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: RCSP, POSSESSING/RECEIVING/CONCEALING STOLEN PROPERTY, in violation of 21 O.S. 1713(A)
Date of Offense: 10/16/2022
BRYANT, DARREN LEE
Disposed: CONVICTION, 09/18/2023. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: POSSESSING/RECEIVING/CONCEALING STOLEN PROPERTY(RCSP)
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Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented the Defendant, 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: 02/17/2022
HUNTLEY, BRET ALAN
Disposed: DEFERRED, 09/19/2023. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: OBTAINING MONEY/PROPERTY OR SIGNATURE UNDER FALSE PRETENSES

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented the Defendant, 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: 02/12/2022
MUNCY, BILLY JAY
Disposed: CONVICTION, 09/18/2023. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: OBTAINING MONEY/PROPERTY OR SIGNATURE UNDER FALSE PRETENS

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with an investment Ponzi fraud scheme associated with MJ Capital Funding, LLC (“MJ Capital Funding”).

Beginning in March 2021, and continuing through on or about August 12, 2021, Pavel Ramon Ruiz Hernandez, a/k/a “Pavel Ruiz,” age 30, of Broward County, Flo

Oakland, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a wire fraud scheme pursuant to which she embezzled over $1.7 million from her former employer.

Gina Suzanne Lonestar, age 52, of Danville, California pleaded guilty to the charge on May 19, 2023. According to her plea agreement, Lonestar admitted that, in December 2010, she devised a scheme to create a fa