Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.

Patrick Green, 48, of Longview, Texas, was the final co-conspirator to be sentenced in this case. Jonathan Blake, 30, of Tucson, Arizona, and Bethany Helene Green, 46, of Longview, Texas, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in this case. In early August, Judge Hinderaker sentence... More...   $0 (09-07-2023 - AZ)

Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with making false statements related to the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

The PPP provided federal funds to small businesses that were directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to pay up to eight weeks of payroll costs, rent, utilities and mortgage interest. The program was implemented by the Small Bus... More...   $0 (09-06-2023 - IL)

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

DaJuan Breedlove, age 23, was sentenced on September 1, 2023, to over 6 years in federal prison. Desmond Breedlove, age 34, was sentenced in August to a total of 7 years in federal prison for the curr... More...   $0 (09-06-2023 - IN)

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Jose Aguilar, aka Slim, was indicted for his role in the August 11, 2018, murder of then-19-year-old Gerson Romero.

“We will not surrender the streets of San Francisco to violent street gangs,” said U.S. Attorney Ramsey. “Gang violence will not lead to personal profit. To the co... More...   $0 (09-05-2023 - CA)

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug-trafficking conspiracy, and directing two kidnappings, both resulting in murders, and numerous assaults.

Trevor Scott Sparks, a Kansas City, Missouri, federal defendant who escaped after trial and was recaptured.

Sparks, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to life imprisonment... More...   $0 (09-05-2023 - MO)

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud at least five states of more than $3.5 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits.

"Heather A. Huffman organized a massive VEC fraud conspiracy and abused her position as a federal employee to steal funds meant for those struggling with employment security and the economic... More...   $0 (09-01-2023 - VA)

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Christopher Mozone, age 36, of Albany, pleaded guilty to commit wire fraud, Mozone admitted that he conspired to obtain a $124,800 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) by falsely representing on a loan application that he owned a ... More...   $0 (08-31-2023 - NY)

Detroit, Michigan civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant with violating the Qui Tam False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Medicaid for for unnecessary treatments, drug tests and braces.

A Michigan interventional pain management specialist, Rajendra Bothra, M.D., and two medical entities that he owned and operated, The Pain Center USA, PLLC, and Interventional Pain Center, PLLC,... More...   $0 (08-30-2023 - MI)

Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on an anti-trust theory claiming that Defendant's franchise agreement wrongfully restricted their ability to take higher paying jobs with other franchises.


Until recently, every McDonald's franchise agreement contained an anti-poach clause. Each franchise operator promised not to hire any person employ... More...   $0 (08-25-2023 - IL)

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug-trafficking conspiracy, which is linked to two murders, and which distributed approximately 400 kilograms of methamphetamine in the Kansas City and St. Louis metropolitan areas.

Gerald Lee Ginnings, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 520 months in federal prison without parole. The co... More...   $0 (08-25-2023 - MO)

Sherman, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Wire Fraud and Attempted Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud and Attempted Mail Fraud, Carrying or Discharging a Firearm During a Crime of Violence or Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence causing Death/ Murder by Robbery, and Attempted Bank Theft and Bank Theft.

Keith Todd Ashley, 51, was found guilty b... More...   $0 (08-25-2023 - TX)

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two counts of Hobbs Act robberies as well as discharging a firearm during one of the crimes.

Dominique Andrews pleaded guilty May 2, admitting he robbed two Auto Zone locations in Houston.

U.S. District David Hittner has now handed Andrews a 180-month term of imprisonment for the two robberies. He also rec... More...   $0 (08-25-2023 - TX)

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud at least five states of more than $3.5 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits.

“Heather Ann Huffman organized a massive VEC fraud conspiracy and abused her position as a federal employee to steal funds meant for those struggling with employment security and the econo... More...   $0 (08-23-2023 - VA)

Allentown, Pennsylvania personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a negligence theory.

"Pennsylvania personal injury law is a complex area of law that governs the rights of people who have been injured due to the negligence of another person. The law provides for a number of remedies for victims of personal injury, including compensation for medical expenses, lost... More...   $1 (08-22-2023 - PA)

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with fraud, attempted price manipulation, and spoofing as part of a market manipulation scheme that spanned over eight years, involved tens of thousands of unlawful trading sequences, and resulted in over $10 million in losses to market participants.

This prosecution arose out of an alleged commodities-spoofing cons... More...   $0 (08-22-2023 - NY)

Panama City, Florida qui tam lawyer represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act (“FCA”) by knowingly providing false information in support of multiple Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (“EIDL”) loans

Real Estate Broker Chad Wade, 41, of Panama City, Florida, along with his companies Ideal Property Holdings, LLC; ... More...   $0 (08-21-2023 - FL)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of such crime in Indian Country on May 8, 2023.

On March 13, 2022, Jerry Segura, Jr., age 34, of Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico, drunkenly drove with his father ... More...   $0 (08-18-2023 - NM)

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with effecting transaction with access devices issued to other persons.

Idowu Hashim Shittu, 48, of Castro Valley, pleaded guilty to the charges on March 1, 2023. According to his plea agreement, from at least April through July of 2020, Shittu engaged in a scheme to obtain reloadable debit cards issued in th... More...   $0 (08-18-2023 - CA)

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with r conspiring to use stolen identities to fraudulently obtain disaster loan funds from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and to launder the funds.

Edwin Acevedo, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud. Acevedo was arrested and charged along with c... More...   $0 (08-17-2023 - MA)

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.

From June 2020 through January 2022, Tequisha Solomon, 40, executed a scheme to fraudulently obtain pandemic assistance money from various states, including Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and California’s Employment Development Department (EDD).

... More...   $0 (08-17-2023 - MN)

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to engage in a drug-trafficking conspiracy.

Markus Michael A. Patterson, 40, was accused of engaging in a drug-trafficking conspiracy linked to two murders, and which distributed approximately 400 kilograms of methamphetamine in the Kansas City and St. Louis metropolitan areas.

On Oct. 24... More...   $0 (08-17-2023 - MO)

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with obtaining nearly a half a million dollars by submitting multiple fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) applications.

“Congress enacted the Paycheck Protection Program to provide emergency financial assistance to millions of Americans suffering the econ... More...   $0 (08-16-2023 - GA)

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with receiving more than $3.3 million of fraudulent COVID-19 loans.

On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, which provided emergency assistance to small business owners suffering adverse economic effects caused by the Co... More...   $0 (08-16-2023 - CO)

East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Devonte T. Franklin, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of felon in possession of a firearm.

During the early hours of June 8, 2022, Devonte Franklin, age 30, was riding in a car wanted in relation to a robbery when it was stopped by officers with the Washington Park ... More...   $0 (08-16-2023 - IL)

Knoxville, Tennessee personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on negligence exposure to silica.

The facts of these cases are well-known, but some brief background is warranted here. Jacobs was hired by the Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) to manage cleanup and remediation efforts at the Kingston Fossil Fuel Plant following the December 2008coal-ash spill. TV... More...   $0 (08-16-2023 - TN)