False Pretense Law
 
United States of America v. Kanani Padeken

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with taking bribes in exchange for expediting the approval of permits issued by the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) of the City and County of Honolulu.

After a lengthy investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into corruption at the DPP, honest services wire fraud charges were filed ag

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Glenn R. Simmons v. Joe Allbaugh

Petitioner, Glynn R. Simmons, is an Oklahoma state prisoner appearing pro se in this matter. However, at the time the Petition was filed and through the filing of his Objection to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, Petitioner appeared through counsel, Rand Eddy. The Court granted Mr. Eddy leave to withdraw his appearance after the Objection was filed. See Order [Doc. No. 28] (J. Mil

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State of Oklahoma v. Glynn R. Simmons

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Glynn Simmons, age 22, was charged with killing an Edmond Liquor Store employee Carolyn Sue Rogers in 1975.

Don Roberts and Glynn Ray Simmons were convicted for the crime of Murder in the First Degree; their punishment was fixed at death and they appeal.

"¶1 Don Robe

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United States of America v. Stephen Buyer

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with securities fraud.

Stephen Buyer, age 64, of Noblesville, a former Indiana Congressman was convicted following a jury trial of four counts of securities fraud for engaging in two insider trading schemes.

In 2018 and 2019, BUYER engaged in two separate, but interrelated insider trading s

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United States of America v. Cesar David Lopez

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with firearm trafficking, making false statements in an attempt to acquire a firearm and make a straw purchaser purchase of a firearm.


The Superseding Indictment in this case charges three (3) Defendants with seven (7) counts involving firearms trafficking, smuggling firearms from the United States, straw purch

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United States of America v. David T. Aaron and Russell Ultes

Fort Myers, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with evading income taxes.

David Aaron and Russell Ultes were co-owners of Marlin Construction Group LLC (Marlin), a Fort Myers-based residential and commercial roofing company. In 2018 and 2019, Aaron and Ultes diverted millions of dollars of customer checks made payable to Marlin, by cashing them at check-cas

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United States of America v. Denys Korotkiy

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice and failure to maintain an accurate oil record book.

Chief Engineer Denys Korotkiy of the vessell Donald pleaded guilty to dumping of oily bilge water – typically containing oil contamination from cleaning and operating a vessel’s machinery –

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United States of America v. Robert Wisnicki

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a $18.8 million Ponzi scheme designed to lure investors to purchase real estate through his New York-based law firms, Wisnicki & Associates LLP and Wisnicki Neuhauser LLP (the “Wisnicki Firms”).

The Wisnicki Firms specialized in real estate transactional work — namely, assisting

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United States of America v. Justin G. LaMonda

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with making false statements relating to health care matters.

Justin G. LaMonda’s crimes originated after the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts suspended his medical license for 30 days in 2017 after he was accused of engaging in sexual activity with his office manager and prescribing

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Kiyee Kye v. City of New York, et al.

New York City, New York civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants claiming his civil rights were violated by the Defendants.


Plaintiff Kiyee Kye brings this action against defendants Jonathan Dones, Kachun Chueng, Michael Maloney, Maureen Carey, James Shouldis, Danielle Ambrecht, Michael Collarini, and Mayko Matos, all officers of the New York City Police

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Brenden Marnae White v. Jeremy T. Mull

New Albany, Indiana civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants a Fourth Amendment false imprisonment theory.


In several encounters with police, Mark Anthony White ("Mark White") misidentified himself as his brother, Plaintiff Brenden Marnae White ("Brenden White"). As a result, Brenden White was charged in Clark County, Indiana, and subsequently arrested based on

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United States of America v. Oliver Street Dermatology Management, L.L.C.

Dallas, Texas civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark Law) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS),

Oliver Street Dermatology Management LLC agreed to pay the government $8,892,079.72 – including $5,928,053.15 in restitution—within 10 days of the settlement. The settlement credits Oliver Street for its self-disclo

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Steven P. D'Angelo, et al. v. Arthur D'Annunzio, et al.

Central Islip, New York business law litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on securities fraud theories.

"Securities fraud is a crime that involves using false or misleading information to induce investors into buying or selling securities. Securities fraud can be committed in a variety of ways, including:

Making false or misleading statements

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United States of America v. Lonnise Janelle Andrews

Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making and subscrib ing to a false tax return, making false claims for tax credits, and making false claims for tax refunds.

Lonnise Janelle Andrews, 43, of Macon, pleaded guilty to one count of making and subscribing a false return, one count of false claim for a tax credit and one count of false claim for a re

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Krystin Butler ex rel. United States of America, et al. v. Michael K. Chrism, II and Mile High Psychiatry, LLC

Denver, Colorado fraud claim defense lawyer represented Defendants charged with violating the False Claims Act.

Michael K. Chism, II and Mile High Psychiatry, LLC were accused of violating the False Claims Act by knowingly double-billing time in order to unlawfully obtain increased payments from Medicare and Medicaid.

Mile High Psychiatry is a Colorado company located in Aurora t

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United States of America v. Crystal A. Huang

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud.

From February 2015 through February 2020, Crystal A. Huang, 41, of Lehi, Utah, offered investments in her company, ProSky Inc., by providing false promises and information to potential investors. In June, Ms. Huang admitted that she devised a scheme intended to defraud investors and obtai

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United States of America v. Keveny Rosier

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation and prsentation of a false and fraudulent tax return, statement or other document.

Keveny Rosier, 45, operated a tax preparation business in Boise, Idaho and prepared tax returns for clients for the 2016 and 2017 tax years. On returns he prepared, Rosier routinely falsely i

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United States of America v. Craig Steven Voyton

Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion.

Craig Steven Voyton, 56, of San Pedro, pleaded guilty to tax evasion.

Voyton owns and operates Smart Grass LLC, which installs artificial turf for residential and commercial customers in Orange and Los Angeles counties.

From 2016 to 2020, Smart Grass generated more than $1.

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United States of America v. Patrick Green

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.

Patrick Green, 48, of Longview, Texas, was the final co-conspirator to be sentenced in this case. Jonathan Blake, 30, of Tucson, Arizona, and Bethany Helene Green, 46, of Longview, Texas, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in this case. In early August, Judge Hinderaker sentence

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United States of America v. Joaquin Cervantes

Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1).

Joaquin Cervantes, age 49, was indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person by a federal grand jury in May of 2023. He pleaded guilty on June 16, 2023.

The conviction stems from Cervantes, a pre

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State of Oklahoma v. Jesus Gonazalez

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

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: FFP, OBTAINING UNDER FALSE PRETENSE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1541-2
Date of Offense: 10/09/2006
Gonzales, Jesus
Disposed: DISMISSED, 09/07/2023. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: OBTAINING UNDER FALSE PRETENSE(FFP)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1541-2

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Carlos Ocampo v. Timothy D. Sickmeyer and Janel L. Forde

Chicago, Illinois pro se Plaintiff attempted to represent himself with a lawyer on a civil rights violation theory.


Ocampo worked at IDOR as a Revenue Tax Specialist II. Ocampo submitted several complaints against IDOR Chief of Enforcement Vincent Cacioppo and other IDOR personnel concerning allegations of discrimination and public corruption with the Office of Executive Inspector Ge

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United States of America v. Torre C. Dilworth

Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements to continue receiving worker’s compensation benefits while he was also working to service electric scooters in downtown St. Louis.

Torre C. Dilworth, 52, of Belleville, Illinois, pleaded guilty to two counts of making false statements to obtain federal employees’ compensation. For the c

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United States of America v. Kendall A. Mack, Rasheem McCree and Adrian Lamont Morris

Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with making false statements related to the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

The PPP provided federal funds to small businesses that were directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to pay up to eight weeks of payroll costs, rent, utilities and mortgage interest. The program was implemented by the Small Bus

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United States of America v. Timothy Maples

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with f providing false material testimony under oath to a federal grand jury and attempting to obstruct its investigation into allegations of public corruption.

A jury in U.S. District Court in Chicago found TIMOTHY MAPES, 68, of Springfield, Ill., guilty of one count of making false declarations before a grand jury

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