False Pretense Law
 
United States of America, et al. v. D.S. Medical, LLC, et al.

Cape Girardeau, Missouri qui tam lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on a False Claims Act violation theory.

There are several ways to prove that a claim is “false or fraudulent” under the
False Claims Act. 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1). One of them is to show that it “includes
items or services resulting from a violation” of the anti-kickback statute. 42 U.S.C.

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IN RE ELLIE G. ET AL

Nashville, TN - Juvenile Law lawyer represented defendant with appealing the termination of their respective parental rights.



Albert E. G. (“Father”) and Katie G. (“Mother”) are the biological parents of the
two minor children at issue in this case, Kaley G. (d/o/b/ June 2011)

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Dr. Larry Cunningham v. David W. Blackwell, et al.

Lexington, Kentucky civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a 1983 civil rights violation theory.

The University of Kentucky investigated two dentistry
professors for entering false data about whether they, or their students, had performed services
for patients at a university clinic and whether they, or the clinic, should be paid for those
services.

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United States of America v. Ronald R. Tyler

Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in unwanted sexual contact with individuals under his supervision and control.

Ronald R. Tyler, 55, of Shepherdsville, Kentucky, has been charged with engaging in unwanted sexual contact with four individuals who were under his supervision and with making false statements during an interview with the

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United States of America v. Jose Luis Vega-Arzate

Laredo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens for financial gain.

Jose Luis Vega-Arzate, Nuevo Laredo, Temaulipas, Mexico, drove into the Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint north of Laredo on May 11. At initial inspection, he displayed nervous behavior and had trouble shifting gears.

After a K-9 also alerted to the

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United States of America v. Seir Robinson Havana, a/k/a Seir Robinson Havana

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring with others in separate fraud schemes to defraud the IRS and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal loans initiative designed to help businesses pay their employees and meet expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Seir Robinson Hava

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United States of America v. Veldreka L. Crockett

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a conspiracy to use the personal identifying information (PII) of Virginia prison inmates in order to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment benefits.

According to court documents, Veldreka L. Crockett, 31, of Hopewell, pleaded guilty today, the last of the three defendants

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United States of America v. Gerald Kendrick Oxner

Harrisonburg, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with acting as a straw purchaser of a firearm.

Gerald Kendrick Oxner, 25, lied when he purchased a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun from a Front Royal, Virginia gun store in January 2021. Oxner did not disclose that he was purchasing the weapon for a close relative and provided a false home address on required forms.

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United States of America v. Virginia Treatment Center, LLC, d/b/a Comprehensive Treatment Center in Roanoke

Roanoke, Virginia civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Virginia Treatment Center, LLC, doing business as Roanoke Comprehensive Treatment Center (RCTC) in Roanoke, has agreed to pay $348,934 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicaid for addiction treatment services that was not provided by the requi

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Jeff Alexander v. PG&E

Bakersfield, California personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on a defamation theory.

Jeff Alexander claimed that PG&E had made false statements about a deadly explosion that occurred on 2015.

PG&E issued a press release saying, “Mr. Jeff Alexander and his companies have repeatedly conducted illegal and unsafe excavations in Kern County, including the

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United States of America v. Metric Lab Services LLC and Metric Management Services LLC (Metric) and Spectrum Diagnostic Labs LLC (Spectrum) and two of their owners and operators, Sherman Kennerson and Jeffrey Madison

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Metric Lab Services LLC and Metric Management Services LLC (Metric) and Spectrum Diagnostic Labs LLC (Spectrum) and two of their owners and operators, Sherman Kennerson and Jeffrey Madison, have agreed pay $5.7 million to settle the claims made against them for defrauding

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United States of America v. Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo Wang

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) administration of campaign finance laws.

Li and Wang, both naturalized U.S. citizens, were arrested earlier today in Oyster Bay, New York, and their initial ap

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United States of America v. Glenn Griffin and Robert Dyckman

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bribery and bid rigging.

From 2018 until February 2020, GLENN GRIFFIN and ROBERT DYCKMAN engaged in an unauthorized dumping scheme. DYCKMAN gave GRIFFIN and his employees unauthorized access to Arlo Lane, a Cortlandt facility, to dump hundreds of large truckloads of unauthorized materials such as thick con

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United States of America v. Vinoth Ponmaran

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with for participating in a conspiracy that for several years exploited elderly victims by remotely accessing their computers and convincing victims to pay for computer support services they did not need, and which were never actually provided. In total, the conspiracy generated more than $10 million in proceeds from a

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United States of America v. Randall Crater

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding investors by marketing and selling fraudulent virtual currency.

Randall Crater, age 51, of East Hampton, New York, the founder of My Big Coin Pay, Inc. (My Big Coin), was charged the four counts of wire fraud, three counts of unlawful monetary transactions, and one count of operating an unlicensed

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United States of America v. Robert Benlevi

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with submitting fraudulent applications seeking money from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), submitting false statements to a financial institution, and money laundering.

Robert Benlevi, 53, of Encino, was convicted by a federal jury of bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, and mo

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United States of America v. Brandon Christopher Kang

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with rental car fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Brandon Christopher Kang, age 38, from July 2016 to July 2017, Kang — a Las Vegas resident at the time — conspired with co-defendants Dominique Dashon McGuire, Joshua Rahi Hall, and others to fraudulently rent vehicles from rental companies and private brokers

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JOHNNY RAY GRAHAM vs STATE OF FLORIDA

West Palm Beach, Florida - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing conviction for possession with intent to sell a counterfeit substance.



While on patrol, two detectives with the Fort Pierce Police Department
noticed a vehicle driving erratically and initiated a tr

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JAMES LUCAS SOUTHAM vs RED WING SHOE COMPANY, INC.

West Palm Beach, Florida - Class Action lawyer representedAppellant with filing a class action suit.



Following a purchase at a Red Wing shoe store, appellant filed a class
action suit in federal court alleging that the receipt provided by Red Wing
contained ten digits of his cred

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United States of America v. Scott Wayne Jarman

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with making false statements to the United States Small Business Administration to obtain Paycheck Protection Programs (PPP) loans.

Scott Wayne Jarman, 49, stated that he submitted false statements and documentation in loan applications to the Small Business Administration on behalf of the business SKT Concessions, whi

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PLASTIQUIM, S.A., et al., vs ODEBRECHT CONSTRUCTION, INC., et al.

Miami, Florida - Securities Fraud lawyer represented Appellants with challenging their claims against appellees to borrow money from an alleged wealthy investor.



This dispute traces its origins to the data breach of Panamanian law
firm Mossack Fonseca, which led to the leak of the infa

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DEXX MEDICAL INDUSTRIES, CA, etc., vs FITESA NAOTECIDOS S.A.

Miami, Florida - Business Law lawyer represented Appellants with seeking to recover payment due for products sold.



Fitesa filed a complaint against Dexx and the Marinonis seeking to
recover payment due for products sold by Fitesa. The operative complaint
asserted Dexx and the Mari

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United States of America v. Scott P. Haines

Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with making material false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation during the course of its investigation.

Scott P. Haines, age 50, of Milton, Florida admitted that he became personally involved in the real property management and finances of an elderly woman in Santa Rosa County and deposited rental payme

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United States of America v. Kevin Staton, Jr.

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to make false statements in connection with firearms transactions and false statements during the purchase of a firearm.

from June 2019 through June 2020, Kevin Staton, Jr., 24, engaged in the business of buying and selling 45 firearms without a license. To buy the firearms he trafficked, Staton made f

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United States of America v. Keith Allen Gladstone

Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to deprive civil rights, in connection with planting evidence at a crime scene.

Keith Allen Gladstone, age 32, a former Baltimore Police Sergeant, from New Park, Pennsylvania, joined the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) as an officer on November 20, 1992, and was promoted to Sergeant on December 16

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