False Pretense Law
 
United States of America v. Xanthe Lam and Allen Lam

San Francisco, California criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets and making false statements to a government agency.

18:1030(b) - Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse
(15ss)

(a) Whoever, with intent to convert a trade secret, that is related to a product or service used in or intended for use in interstate

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State of Oklahoma v. Lakuan Wyhkeem Redricks, a/k/a Lakuan Washington, and DeJuan Samuel

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: OWPN, POSSESSION OF FIREARM AFTER JUVENILE ADJUDICATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 1283D
Date of Offense: 06/04/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
REDRICKS, LAKUAN WYHKEEM Disposed: CONVICTION, 02/10/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: POSSESSION OF FIREARM AFTER JUVENI

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United States of America v. Freeman Celvin, a/k/a "Celvin Freeman"

New York City, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud and money laundering conspiracy based in the Republic of Ghana (“Ghana”) involving the theft of millions of dollars.

On March 30, 2022, CELVIN was convicted after a jury trial of all seven counts against him before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who imposed today’s sentence. CELVIN was previo

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United States of America v. George Kritopoulos

Boston, Massachusetts criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged for engaging in a decade-long mortgage fraud scheme involving at least two dozen loan transactions, totaling $6.5 million, that resulted in more than $3.8 million in losses to lenders.

George Kritopoulos, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to four years in prison to be followed by two years

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United States of America v. Intertech Trading Corporation

Concord, New Hampshire criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with failure to file export information.

Intertech Trading Coporation between 2015 and 2019, Intertech exported laboratory equipment to Russia, Ukraine, and elsewhere, falsely describing the nature and value of the exported items on commercial invoices and shipping forms. In its plea agreement, Intertech admitted th

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United States of America v. Robert Lee Fisher, William Reece, Kourdae Amerson and Traci Ashford

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendants charged with firearm felonies.

The following seven defendants appeared in federal court in separate and unrelated cases:

Sentencings:

ROBERT LEE FISHER, 49, of Yukon, Oklahoma, was sentenced on October 11, 2022, to 14 months in federal prison. According to public record, Fisher had an active victim’

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United States of America v. Scott Lowe

Denver, Colorado criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

In February of 2020, Scott Lowe, age 38, from Denver, was discovered in possession of 24.7 grams of methamphetamine, along with a loaded semiautoma

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United States of America v. Nicholas Jones

Boise, Idaho criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and falsification of records.

Nicholas Jones, age 36, from Boise, was a small business owner who applied for and received $753,600 in COVID-19 relief funds, primarily from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Despite certifying that the funds would only be

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United States of America v. Eric Meiggs and Declan Harrington

Boston, Massachusetts United States Attorney’s Office criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Eric Meiggs, age 24, from Brockton, and Declan Harrington, age 22, from Beverly, targeted executives of cryptocurrency companies and others who likely had significant amounts of cryptocurrenc

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United States of America v. Justin Allen Cunningham

Portland, Oregon criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, which provides:

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or tel

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United States of America v. Sutter Health

San Francisco, California civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729, which provides:

(a) Liability for Certain Acts.—

(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), any person who—

(A) knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval;

(B) knowingly

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United States of America v. Roshanak Khadem, a.k.a. “Roxanne Khadem,” a.k.a. “Roxy Khadem”

Los Angeles, California criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud health insurance companies by causing millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to be submitted to provide patients with “free” cosmetic procedures, including Botox injections, and for cheating on her taxes.

Roshanak Khadem, 55, a.k.a. “Roxanne Khadem,” a.k.a. “Roxy Kha

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United States of America v. Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, a/k/a Phish and Fish

San Diego, California criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2339, which provides:

(a) Prohibited Activities.—
(1) Unlawful conduct.—
Whoever knowingly provides material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under

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United States of America v. Igor Danchenko

Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. 100, which provides:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—
(1) falsifies, conceals, o

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United States of America ex rel. Mahaffey and Brimer v. Carter Healthcare, Stanley Carter and Brad Carter

Miami, Florida criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act.

Carter Healthcare LLC, an Oklahoma-based for-profit home health provider, its affiliates CHC Holdings and Carter-Florida (collectively Carter Healthcare), and their President Stanley Carter and Chief Operations Officer Bradley Carter were accused of violating the False Claims Act by billi

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United States of America v. Alejandro Leon

Spokane, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2), which provide:

(a) It shall be unlawful—

(1) for any person—

(A) except a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to engage in the business of importing, manufactu

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United States of America v. Kevin Wayne Jones

Seattle, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344, which provides:

Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice—

(1) to defraud a financial institution; or

(2) to obtain any of the moneys, funds, credits, assets, securities, or other property owned by, or under the custody or

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United States of America v. Rhonda Jean Moulder

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341, which provides:

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distri

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United States of America v. Johnny Blahnik Church

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with with felony possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3) and 924(a)(2), which provide:

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

* * *

and

(a)<

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United States of America v. Dionneshae Forland

St.Louis, Missouri criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with coronavirus pandemic fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, which provides:

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wi

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United States ex rel. GNGH 2, Inc. v. Birdsall Voss & Associates, Inc.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729, which provides:

(a) Liability for Certain Acts.—

(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), any person who—

(A) knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval;

(B) knowingly makes,

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United States of America v. George Thacker

Chattanooga, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1343., which provides:

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radi

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United States of America v. Sharika L. Carpenter, et al.

Memphis, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1343, which provides:

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or

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United States of America v. Douglas William Vance

Lexington, Kentucky criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1349, which provides:

Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense under this chapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which

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United States of America v. Vania May Bell

New York City, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

Vania May Bell, the former comptroller of Executive Compensation Planners, Inc. (“ECP”), a registered investment adviser and financial planning firm located in New City, New York participated in a conspiracy with her father, Hector May, the former president of E

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