Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP�) applications fraud.

Lakisha Swope operated a nationwide scheme seeking to obtain fraudulent PPP funds. The investigation revealed that dozens of false PPP applications were filed from Swope’s residence.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CA

Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sending a threatening message to bomb their local headquarters the day before the U.S. Senators from Georgia were in town for campaign events.

Jessica Diane Higginbotham aka Jessica Harriod aka Jessica Jones, 35, of Elberton, Georgia, was pleaded guilty to one count of communicating a bomb threat on May 16.

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant with wire fraud.

Harris, along with being a MDCRD Sergeant, also was the owner and President of The Good Family Property Solutions Inc. (“Good Family�) and Flying Lions LLC (“Flying Lions�). Working with an associate, on April 3, 2020, Harris submitted and caused to be submitted to the U.S. Small Business Administration

Tulsa Oklahoma whistleblower lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a false claims act violation theory.

This was a qui tam False Claims Act case in which Relator, on behalf of the United States and several states, alleges Defendant Pharmacies obtained overpayment of reimbursements from government funded healthcare programs by reporting their usual and customary (U&C)

New York City, New York consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a fraud theory.

Plaintiff Gracemarie Venticinque (“Plaintiff�) brings this putative class action against Back to Nature Foods Company, LLC, a manufacturer of plant-based snacks. See Am. Compl., Dkt. 7 (“FAC�). Plaintiff claims that Defendant misled her and other consumers into believing that i

New York, New York personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a fraud theory.

"New York fraud law is a set of laws that defines and prohibits fraud. Fraud is a broad term that can encompass a variety of different activities, including:

False pretenses: False pretenses is a type of fraud that occurs when someone makes a false statement with the intent

Omaha, Nebraska personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on libel and slander theories.

"The laws of Nebraska define libel and slander as follows:

Libel: Is a false and defamatory statement made in writing or in a form that is capable of being read by others.
Slander: Is a false and defamatory statement made orally.

In order to win a d

Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false and fraudulent tax return.

26 U.S.C. 2706 provides:

Any person who—
(1) Declaration under penalties of perjury

Willfully makes and subscribes any return, statement, or other document, which contains or is verified by a written declarati

Des Monies, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements to a financial institution in conjunction with obtaining a loan and possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony.

In early September 2021, Aaron Christopher Lindsey, 34, purchased a 2018 Dodge Durango GT from an Ames car dealership using the fictious identity “Kevin Grantâ

Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with health car fraud.

Ron Elfenbein, M.D., age 49, of Arnold, Maryland, was found guilty on five counts of healthcare fraud for submitting over $15 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and other insurers for patients who received COVID-19 tests at sites operated by the defendant. Elfenbein is the fi

Detroit, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant violated his civil rights by charging him with "unlawfully summon[ing], as a joke, prank, or otherwise without good reason by phone in violation of a City of Warren ordinance.

Plaintiff Giotto Germany brings this action against Defendant Derek Watkins, a police officer employed by the City of Warren. Compl. (Dk

Dallas, Texas insurance lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

"Sure, I can help you with that.

In Texas, bad faith breach of insurance contract law is a tort that allows an insured to recover damages from an insurance company that has acted in bad faith in handling a claim. To prove bad faith, the insured must show th

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud and to commit offenses against the United States, bringing aliens to the United States for financial gain, encouraging and inducing aliens to unlawfully come to, enter and reside in the United States for financial gain, harboring illegal aliens and money laundering.

Shai Cohen, 39, all

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making a false statement on an application for a passport and aggravated identity theft.O’Ryan Jones, 54, after having been denied a passport in his own name, applied for a passport in the name and using the identifying information of his brother. In preparation for the passport fraud, the defendant also obtained h

Gulfport, Mississippi consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.

"The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices. The FDCPA applies to third-party debt collectors who are attempting to collect debts on behalf of another

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violation the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for prescription medications that were not actually dispensed. During the period January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2016, these medications included but were not limited to Lidocaine, Lidoderm, Advair Diskus, Nexium, Creon, and Abilify. Future Pharmacy and JJ Pharm

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with vehicular reckless homicide, desecrating human remains, official misconduct and driving under the influence.

Louis A. Santiago, age 26, of Bloomfield, New Jersey pleaded guilty to causing the death of Damian Dymka, age 29, who ws struck and killed by Santiago's car.

Santiago's father, a former Lieuten

Central Islip, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with committing health care fraud.

Peter Adamczak, a licensed chiropractor operating in East Meadow, Long Island, billed a private insurance company nearly $1 million for acupuncture services that were never performed.

“Today’s sentence demonstrates that Adamczak’s long-running scheme, in which he

Houston, Texas qui tam defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act.

BestCare Laboratory Services LLC (BestCare), a now defunct Texas-based company that operated as a clinical laboratory, and its owner and founder, Karim A. Maghareh, have agreed to pay an additional $5.7 million to settle an outstanding False Claims Act judgment against them. The judgme

Washington, DC - The Indictment:

The Grand Jury charges that, at all times material to this Indictment, on or about the dates and at the approximate times stated below:

INTRODUCTION

1. The Defendant, DONALD J. TRUMP, was the forty-fifth President of the United States and a candidate for re-election in 2020. The Defendant lost the 2020 presidential election.

2. D

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with extortion.

“Ronald Bell tried to extort Georgia Tech and ruin the reputation of its basketball coach,� said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “As federal prosecutors, we have a responsibility to the citizens of this district to pursue accountability and justice for crimes of sexual violence. But in this case

Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, Donald Trump, who sued Defendant, Cable News Network, Inc. on libel and slander theories.

"Donald Trump v. Cable News Network, Inc. was a defamation lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump against CNN on October 3, 2022. The lawsuit alleged that CNN had defamed Trump by calling him a "racist," a "Russian lackey," an "in

Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with securities fraud.

Jacques Poujade, age 63, of Irvine, California, is the owner and chief financial officer of Tri-Emerald Financial Group, a Lake Forest-based realty services company that operated as a residential mortgage lender. Tri-Emerald funded loans as a mortgage banker, with the intent to hold the fun

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.

Mai Houa Xiong, 47, of Fresno, California, was employed as a financial manager for a Minneapolis-based property management company that provided financial services to homeowners’ associations (HOAs) throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Xiong’s duties included bookkeeping, and as manager sh

Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense lawyers represented seven Defendants charged with involvement in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of more than $11.5 million that was intended to benefit farmers who had been discriminated against.

Four of the defendants, all of whom are sisters, were each sentenced to serve 24 months in federal prison. Lynda Charles, 73,