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United States of America v. Tanya M. Aboseada

East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.

Tanya M. Aboseada, 38, of Pompano Beach, Florida, is charged with 12 counts of wire fraud for scamming her grandmother living in Cahokia Heights, Illinois, out of mroe than $300,000.00.

“Financial crimes against the elderly for personal gain are intolerable, and offenders will be b

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United States of America v. John A. Greager, II and Concer Therapy Associates, S.C.

Chicago, Illinois civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants charged with violating the False Claims Act.

John A. Greager, II and Cancer Therapy Associates, P.C. were accused of violating the False Claims Act by performing multiple mole removal procedures on patients on a single date but submitting or causing the submission of claims to Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benef

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United States of America v. Rakesh Kansal, M.D.

Hammond, Indiana civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act.

Rakesh Kansal, M.D., age 70, wrongfully submitted claims to Medicare for patients he referred for cardiovascular stress testing at a testing facility in which he had an ownership interest.

The Stark Law provides that the government will not pay for designated health servic

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United States of America v. glesby Construction, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio civil litigation lawyers represent Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Oglesby Construction, Inc., headquartered in Norwalk, Ohio, has agreed to pay the United States $942,146.40 to resolve allegations that it falsified material usage records while performing on federally subsidized contracts to apply paint striping to Ohio roadways between 2012 and 2018.<

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United States of America v. Sean Tissue, a/k/a Sean Ryan

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with perpetrating a $3 million investment and bankruptcy fraud scheme.

In February 2023, Sean Tissue, a/k/a Sean Ryan, pleaded guilty to one count of Wire Fraud and one count of Withholding Information in a Bankruptcy Proceeding. During the plea hearing, Tissue acknowledged that his scheme cost investors and creditor

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United States of America v. Hunter Biden

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with making misrepresentations on an application to fire are firearm and failure to pay taxes on $1.5 million in income in 2014 and 2015.

18:922(g)(3), which provides:


(g) It shall be unlawful for any person—
(1) who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a

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Kira Wahlstrom v. Zurich American Insurance Company, et al.

Boston, Massachusetts insurance law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on bad faith breach of an insurance contract theory.

This case was fined in the Essex Superior Court, 2177CV01213 and was removed to the federal court by the Defendants.

Acting in bad faith can be a breach of contract in Massachusetts. Under Massachusetts law, all contracts contain an implied c

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United States of America v. Pablo Rocha

Boson, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud.

Between July 2022 and December 2022, Pablo Rocha, age 32, of Malden, Mass., worked as a bank teller supervisor at a federally insured bank in Massachusetts. Rocha used his access to the bank’s vault to steal cash. Rocha then covered his tracks by writing false entries in the bank’s records and

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United States of America v. Leonardo Durango

Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently collecting more than $230,000 in Social Security Administration (SAA) disability benefits in his own name, all the while continuing to work using another person’s identity.

Leonardo Durango, 62, admitted that he used the name of that same person, without his knowledge, to fraudulently colle

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United States of America ex rel. Toby Markowitz and Elizabeth Ringold v. NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

Burlington, Vermont civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by misrepresenting the capabilities of certain versions of its EHR software and providing unlawful remuneration to its users to induce them to recommend NextGen’s software.

“Electronic health records are an essential part of our healthcare system” said Principal Deputy Assis

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Chasrick Heredia v. Michael Roscoe, et al.

Concord, New Hampshire civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant police officers and City of Manchester on civil rights violation theories.

Chasrick Heredia sued several officers of the Manchester Police Department for excessive use of force during his arrest, fabrication of evidence, and malicious prosecution, among other claims.


This case arose out of

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United States of America v. Nathan Thomas Carter

Birmingham, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances and filing false tax returns.

Nathan Thomas Carter, 41, of Gadsden, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and three counts of filing false federal income tax returns

According to the plea agreement, betwe

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Sarah A. Feinberg, ex rel. United States of America v. Booz Allen Holding Company

Washington, DC civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

by improperly billing commercial and international costs to its government contracts. Booz Allen, which is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, provides a range of management, consulting, and engineering services to the government, as well as commercial and international customers.
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United States of America v. Peter Stoll III

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing medical devices without U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance.

Peter Stoll III, 34, pleaded guilty to one felony count of violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) by causing the introduction of misbranded and adulterated medical devices into interstate commerce,

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United States of America v. Emanuele Palma

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Emanuele Palma, age 43, and others conspired to withhold information from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the design, calibration and function of the emissions control systems on more than 100,000 Model Year 2014, 2015 and 2016 Je

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The People of the State of New York v. Donald Trump

New York City, New York Criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree in violation of N.Y. Penal Law ('NYPL') § 175.10.

Defendant, Donald Trump, previously President of the United States, removed this criminal case from the New York Supreme Court to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Pe

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United States of America v. Steven Kenneth Reilly

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making a false statement to a firearms dealer during the acquisition of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §922(a)(6).


Before the court is the motion of defendant to dismiss the indictment. Defendant is charged with two counts of making a false statement to a firearms dealer during the acquisition of a f

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United States of America v. Gabriel Ferrari

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with filing a false corporate income tax return with the IRS.

Gabriel Ferrari of Edison, New Jersey, owned and operated Buses and Trucks, Inc., an automotive repair business located in Linden, New Jersey. In 2011, Ferrari used business funds to pay for personal items, including gambling on horse races. Ferrari concea

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United States of America v. Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein, aka Mike Konig, Aryeh “Ari” Bromberg, Joel Wittels, Shlomo Erez, and Alaa Hattab

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiring to defraud investors of more than $35 million, and with conspiracy to obstruct justice.

Five defendants were charged with one count of wire fraud conspiracy and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. The defendants are: Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein, aka Mike Konig, 48, Aryeh “Ari” Bromberg,

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United States of America v. Edward Baker Harrington

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering.

From April 2020 through September 2021, the Edward Baker Harrington, age 58, of Idaho Springs, Colorado, submitted a number of fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications to seven banks and one lender on behalf of business entities that he purportedly controlled. The

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United States of America v. John Dompierre

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false declarations in court (perjury).

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Henry So v. HP, Inc.

San Jose, California consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on consumer fraud theories.


In this case, Plaintiffs Henry So and Daniel Dyke allege that Defendant HP, Inc. (“HP”) remotely transmits firmware updates to HP printers that make third-party ink and toner supply cartridges incompatible with those HP printers. They bring common law and state and feder

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Orlando McQuarters v. Giovanna Borgna

San Francisco, California civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant claiming excessive use of force.


On June 22, 2022 Plaintiff filed the instant action against Giovanna Borgna and Does 1-25. ECF No. 1. On December 11, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Complaint, which the Court granted on December 29, 2022. ECF Nos. 19, 24. Plainti

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United States of America v. Bernard Curran

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with accepting cash payments and charitable donations from developers and property owners whose projects Curran had responsibility for approving.

Bernard Curran, 62, of San Francisco, pleaded guilty to the charges on December 9, 2022. According to his plea agreement, Curran acknowledged that he was a Building

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United States of America v. George A. Nader

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful contributions from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to unwitting political committees in the United States.

George A. Nader, 64, served as an advisor to senior UAE government officials during the relevant period. Nader conspired with co-defendant Ahmad “Andy” Khawaja to transfer $4.9 million to fac

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