Urban, Illinois counterfeit check scheme charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Tommie Slayton, 36, of the 2400 block of Clayton Boulevard, who was charged with engaging in a counterfeit check scheme that resulted in an estimated loss of more than $100,000.

On Oct. 20, 2020, U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid sentenced Slayton’s co-defendant Stephanie Lemons, 43, of ... More...   $0 (02-25-2021 - IL)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Thomas Smith, age 46, with one count of bank fraud for his role in fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Smith admitted that he fraudulently ... More...   $0 (02-24-2021 - WI)

Nashville, Tennessee health care fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Donald McCoy, 54, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, who was charged with healthcare fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.

During the scheme, McCoy was a licensed psychologist by the State of Tennessee and was an authorized TennCare provider who provides individual psychotherapy and family psychothera... More...   $0 (02-23-2021 - TN)

Tulsa, Oklahoma mail fraud and money laundering criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, David Owen West, 59, who was charged with two counts of mail fraud and one count of money laundering.

“David West was a trusted employee for close to 30 years at Petco Petroleum. He violated that trust by engaging in schemes to defraud his employer as West helped himself to more than $400,000 ... More...   $0 (02-22-2021 - OK)

Grand Rapids, Michigan health care fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Kenneth Nash, the owner of a South Haven home health agency, who was health care fraud. He admitted that his company, Universal Home Health Care, submitted claims for home health services totaling more than $750,000 when no physician had approved the services but, instead, employees forged physician sign... More...   $0 (02-21-2021 - MI)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Todd Mixon, age 50, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was charged with one count of wire fraud.

Mixon solicited potential victims to invest in investment groups or ventures, in which he promised to trade their pooled funds in the foreign exchange markets, and at the end of the venture, promised to return t... More...   $0 (02-20-2021 - LA)

Greenbelt, Maryland - Wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Lachann Alexis Green, age 36, of Laurel, Maryland, who was charged with wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud her employer, causing a loss to the business of at least $285,703.09.

According to her guilty plea, from October 2017 through December 2018, Green was the general manager of Rhode Island Row, an a... More...   $0 (02-17-2021 - MD)

Newport News, Virginia computer intrusion fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Obinwanne Okeke, who was charged for his involvement in a computer-based intrusion fraud scheme that caused approximately $11 million in known losses to his victims.

“Through subterfuge and impersonation, Obinwanne Okeke engaged in a multi-year global business email and computer hacking... More...   $0 (02-17-2021 - VA)

Providence, Rhode Island telemarketing fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Manish Kumar, 32, an Indian national, was charged with directing telephone calls to call centers in India as part of a scheme to mislead individuals into believing that their computers were infected by malware, and to buy computer protection services from call center operators. The call centers perpetuated ... More...   $0 (02-15-2021 - RI)

Savannah, GA - Bribery charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Patrick Wolfe, 48, of Belleair Beach, Fla., the operator of Wilmington Island Medical Inc., which does business as WI Medical Inc., was wiht one count of Conspiracy.

“After ripping off taxpayer-provided health care benefits to fuel his own greed, Patrick Wolfe had the audacity to flaunt his ill-gotten gains b... More...   $0 (02-14-2021 - GA)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma drug distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Dr. James Ferris, Katherine Dossey and Sherry Isbell, who were charged with unlawful distribution of controlled substances and corresponding health care fraud.

On June 20, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a 103-count Indictment charging Ferris, Dossey and Isbell with crimes related to the distribution ... More...   $0 (02-12-2021 - OK)

Charlotte, NC - Threatening the President of the United States charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, David Kyle Reeves, age 27, of, Gastonia, N.C., was charged with threatening the President of the United States

According allegations in the affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, between January 28 and February 1, 2021, Reeves contacted multiple times the Wh... More...   $0 (02-12-2021 - NC)

New Orleans, Louisiana tax fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendants, Morgan Antoine and Jennifer Austin, who were charged with conspiracy to commit tax fraud.

According to court documents and statements made in court, from January through April 2015, Morgan Antoine and Jennifer Austin conspired to file false tax returns for clients of Pelicans Income Tax and Payroll Ser... More...   $0 (02-11-2021 - LA)

Miami, Florida wire fraud charge lawyer represented Defendant, David T. Hines, 29, of Miami, who was charged with one count of wire fraud.

As part of his guilty plea, Hines admitted that he fraudulently sought millions of dollars in PPP loans through applications to an insured financial institution on behalf of different companies. Hines caused to be submitted fraudulent loan applications... More...   $0 (02-11-2021 - )

Beaumont, Texas bank fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Shashank Shekhar Rai, i, 30, of Beaumont, was charged with one count of making false statements to a bank. He was charged on May 13, 2020, with violations of wire fraud, bank fraud, false statements to a financial institution, and false statements to the SBA.

As part of his guilty plea, Rai admitted that he sought m... More...   $0 (02-10-2021 - TX)

Fresno, California identity theft criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Rogelio Benavides, age 35, of Arvin, who was with bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.



Benavides pleaded guilty on Nov. 12, 2020. According to court documents, between November 2018 and September 2019, Benavides obtained hundreds of pieces of stolen m... More...   $0 (02-09-2021 - CA)

Minneapolis, Minnesota felony firearm possession criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Andrew Albert Comeaux, age 38, who was charged with once count of felony in possession of a firearm.

According to COMEAUX’s guilty plea and documents filed with the court, on June 15, 2020, multiple law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at COMEAUX’s residence. During the search... More...   $0 (02-09-2021 - MN)

Raleigh, North Carolina tax fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant Adrienne Jeanine Williams, who was charged with preparing false tax returns for the customers of Ultimate Tax Service.

between 2009 and 2017, Adrienne Williams owned and operated Ultimate Tax Service, a return preparation business, which had an office in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. During that time period, W... More...   $0 (02-09-2021 - NC)

Columbus, Ohio drug distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Morris Brown, M.D., age 73, who was charged with illegally distributing opioids.

Brown was charged in an April 2019 indictment along with four co-defendants: Ismail Abuhanieh, 50, of Phoenix, Arizona; Mahmoud Elmiari, 44, of Bellbrook, Ohio; Yohannes Tinsae, 48, of Beavercreek, Ohio; and Mahmoud Rifai,... More...   $0 (02-09-2021 - OH)

Grand Rapids, Michigan fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Wavy Curtis Shain, who was charged with conspiring to commit mail fraud.

In 2017, Shain was on supervised release for a prior federal mortgage fraud conviction when he conspired with an individual in the Western District of Michigan (“Person A”) to fraudulently obtain loans for an Okemos-based health ... More...   $0 (02-06-2021 - )

Hattiesburg, Mississippi health care fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Marco Bisa Hawkins Moran, 45, of Clinton, Mississippi, who was charged with conspiring to commit health care fraud.

Between 2014 and 2016, Moran, as co-owner of Medworx Compounding and Custom Care Pharmacy, participated in a scheme to defraud TRICARE and other health care benefit programs, including ... More...   $0 (02-05-2021 - MS)

Charlotte, North Carolina wire fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Joseph Ransome, 51, of Indian Trail, N.C., who was charged with wire fraud.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act is a federal law enacted March 29, 2020, designed to provide emergency financial assistance, including expanded UI benefits, to millions of Americans suffering ... More...   $0 (02-04-2021 - NC)