False Pretense Law
 
In re Joyce Reece and Zachary Petitt

Houston, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Relators with filing a petition for a writ of mandamus.

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In his first amended petition, Roy, acting as next friend for Clarice A. Thomas,
brought claims against relators for fraud, false imprisonment, conversion, theft,
unjust enrichment, and civil conspir

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DRC Construction v. Kelly Pickle

Houston, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Appellant with a dispute about payment.

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In May 2019, DRC Construction and Pickle signed a contract concerning
improvements to Pickle’s home, including repairs to a driveway and construction of
a new garage. In June 2020, DRC Construction, through Calcar

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United States of America v. David Haley

Nashville, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with filing false tax returns that omitted income he earned from his business.

David Haley, 65, of Clarksville, owned Haley & Associates Mechanical Contractors, a heating and plumbing business. From 2014 through 2017, Haley & Associates was hired as the subcontractor on commercial projects in middle Tennessee and was

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United States of America v. Larry Dayton

Cleveland, Ohio criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud the IRS in connection with his ownership and operation of illegal gambling businesses in the Canton, Ohio area.

From 2009 through 2018, Larry Dayton, along with other co-conspirators, owned and operated two illegal gambling businesses, Skilled Shamrock and Redemption. As part of his guilty plea,

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United States of America v. Brian Kelsey

Nashville, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating campaign finance laws and conspiring to defraud the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as part of a scheme to benefit his 2016 campaign for U.S. Congress.

Brian Kelsey, 44, of Germantown, admitted that he conspired to, and did, secretly and unlawfully funnel money from multiple sources, including his own

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Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 61 v. Magellan Pipeline Company, L. P. and V-Tex Logistics LLC

Houston, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Appellant with rather governmental entity is immune from a suit to condemn a portion of its property for an easement.



A. The Pipeline Project
Magellan Pipeline Company, LP and V-Tex Logistics, LLC are pipeline
companies, and each owns its own pipeline syst

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United States of America v. James Millegan

Portland, Oregon criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with tax evasion.

James Millegan, age 65, owned and operated J.W. Millegan, Inc., a small, commission-based investment advisory business that served clients in the Portland and Salem, Oregon metropolitan areas. From 1996 to 2016, the investment firm was Millegan’s only significant source of income.

Over a seven-

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United States of America v. Elizabeth Holmes

San Jose, California criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349.

Elizabeth Holmes, 38, of Woodside, Calif., founded Theranos in 2003 and held the positions of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer. Theranos, now defunct, was a blood testing company based in Palo Alto and Newark, Calif. Evidence at

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United States of America v. Ruixue “Serena” Shi

Los Angeles, California criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.

Ruixue “Serena” Shi, 38, of Arcadia, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to one count of wire fraud. Shi has been in federal custody since August 2020 after law enforcement discovered she had been researching how to fleece the United States on a contraband iPhone while free on bond in this criminal c

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United States of America v. Patrick Kasong Muyej and Chisanga Mable Scot

Dallas, Texas criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Patrick Kasong Muyej, ate 48, and Chisanga Mable Scot, age 43, allegedly submitted fraudulent applications for $1.85 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans on behalf of businesses that did not qualify for the loans.

In application paperwork, they allegedly falsified the

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RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. AND USHA NATH V. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Houston, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant claiming interfered with their sale of real property.




To understand the claims, it is necessary to briefly recount the parties’ past
litigation.

The sanctions order that led to Nath I and Nath II

In 2006, Rah

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United States of America v. Todd and Julie Crhisley

Atlanta, Georgia criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with bank and tax fraud.

“Over the course of a decade, the Todd and Julie Chrisley defrauded banks out of tens of millions of dollars while evading payment of their federal income taxes” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “Their lengthy sentences reflect the magnitude of their criminal scheme and should serve as

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United States of America v. Michael Feinberg and Betsy Feinberg

Tucson, Arizona criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with securities and wire fraud.

Michael and Betsy Feinberg operated Catharon Software Corporation as husband and wife. The Feinbergs claimed they had produced revolutionary software called VDelta that would generate enormous returns for investors and philanthropists. For almost 15 years, the Feinbergs lured investors with f

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United States of America v. Jovante L. Champion

Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with four felony crimes: sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; interstate transportation for prostitution; sex trafficking of a child and by force, fraud, or coercion; and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

Jovante L. Champion, age 31, from Milwaukee, was a member of a

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United States of America v. Emmitt T. Tiner

East St. Louis, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud, extortion, sending interstate communications with the intent to extort, healthcare fraud, money laundering, and conducting financial transactions with criminally derived proceeds.

Emmitt T. Tiner, agte 55, of O’Fallon, Illinois, admitted that he extorted more than $2,000,000 from two local

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Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Products International II, Inc. and Joseph E. Pritchett

Kansas City, Kansas civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of deceptive trade practices involving the marketing of Super Them and sunshield roof and wall coatings that wrongfully claimed to provide energy savings and claims of related R-values.

Defendants claim that their Super Therm and Sunshield products provide significant energy savings for consumers when applied to a

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State of Oklahoma v. Dafezeyeon D Holman

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:
False Declaration of Ownership in Pawn Shop.

Count # 1. Count as Filed: OWN, FALSE DECLARATION OF OWNERSHIP IN PAWN SHOP, in violation of 59 O.S. 1512(C)(2)
Date of Offense: 01/23/2021
Party Name Disposition Information
HOLMAN, DAFEZEYEON D Disposed: DEFERRED, 11/10/2022. Guilty Plea

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United States of America v. Robert L. Pryor, Elaine Pryor and Joshua L. Pryor

Memphis, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with preparing and filing false tax returns.

Robert L. Pryor, 46, Elaine Pryor, 43, and Joshua L. Pryor, 44, have been sentenced for preparing and filing false tax returns under the business name Better Dayz Tax Services, LLC. United States Attorney Kevin Ritz announced the sentences today.

According to informat

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United States of America v. Jessie R. Benton

San Diego, California criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with funneling illegal foreign campaign contributions from a Russian foreign national to a 2016 presidential campaign.

Jessie R. Benton, 45, of The Woodlands, Texas, schemed with another political advisor to funnel political contributions to a 2016 presidential campaign from a Russian foreign national seeking to sup

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United States of America v. Zane Paul Bennett

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawfully making a destructive device in violation of 26 U.S.C. 5861 It shall be unlawful for any person—

(a) to engage in business as a manufacturer or importer of, or dealer in, firearms without having paid the special (occupational) tax required by section 5801 for his business or having registered as required by

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United States of America v. Shahriar “Michael” Kalantari

Los Angeles, California criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with health care fraud and prescription drug diversion scheme involving two Southern California pharmacies.

hahriar “Michael” Kalantari, 55, of Beverly Hills, generated false prescriptions as part of a health care fraud and unlicensed wholesale distribution scheme occurring in 2016 and 2017. Kalantari’s co-con

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United States of America v. Antonio Deon Fozard

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the North Carolina Medicaid system.

Between approximately 2012 and 2017, Antonio Deon Fozard was a leader in a multi-district conspiracy to defraud the North Carolina Medicaid system through the submission of more than $7 million in false and fraudulent claims for the reimbursement of beha

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Veronica N. Arven and the estate of Theodore Arven III , ex rel. United States of America v. Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan, et al.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida qui tam lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on a False Claims Act violation theory.

Veronica N. Arven and the estate of Theodore Arven III sued the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan and its administrator, the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (collectively, “NICA”), NICA under the qui ta

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State of Oklahoma v. Mitchell Arlan Homberger and Amy Marie Cobbler

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:
Possession of Controlled Drug With Intent To Distribute.

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DU8II, POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DRUG WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE-METH, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-401(B)(2)
Date of Offense: 03/23/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
COBBLER, AMY MARIE Disposed: CONVICTION, 04/1

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United States of America v. Robert Woody

Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Robert Wood, of Morgantown, West Virginia was charged in March 2022 with one count Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zelda E. Wesley and Sarah E. Wagner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The FBI's Northern West Virginia Drug Task Force in partnershi

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