Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing $225,200 from an elderly disabled veteran. By Kent Morlan Donald Estes, 49, stole almost a quarter million dollars from an elderly disabled veteran to squander on things like a snowmobile and jewelry. “Every American owes a debt of gratitude to those who served our country, and this sentenc

Birmingham, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with with defrauding the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL), and Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) by unlawfully obtaining funds intended to provide COVID-19 pandemic relief to eligible operating businesses. By Kent Morlan From

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering charges after his extradition from Germany. By Kent Morlan “Poul Thorsen allegedly stole more than $1 million in federal grant money by submitting fabricated invoices and diverting funds to

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government money. By Kent Morlan Rebecca Stewart Vaughn, age 64, Tampa, Florida, engaged in a fraud scheme to obtain Social Security benefits and City of New York pension benefits that did not belong to her. The benefits were being paid to Vaughn’s aunt, J.C.

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing and submitting false tax forms to support more than 200 fraudulent loan applications under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). By Kent Morlan Roody Metelus, 47, of Westlake, owned and operated JRS Tax Services, LLC, in Dania Beach. From app

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and wire fraud. By Kent Morlan Parmjit Parmar, a/k/a “Paul Parmar,” 55, of Colts Neck, New Jersey and his his conspirators, including Sotirios Zaharis, a/k/a “Sam Zaharis,” and Ravi Chivukula orchestrated an elaborate scheme to defraud a private investment firm a

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States Government, mail fraud, and money laundering. By Kent Morlan Joel Rufus French, age 47 of Armory, Mississippi, engaged in a conspiracy to defraud of the United States. French worked with overseas telemarketing call centers that pressured elderly Americans to provide thei

Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charge with money laundering and mail fraud. By Kent Morlan Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, was accused of conspiring to commit both money laundering and wire fraud in one of the most notorious ransomware groups in the world, known as Karakurt, TommyLeaks and SchoolBoys Ransomware. Ransomware is a type of cybercrime that typicall

Paducah, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and 13 counts of fraudulent prescriptions. By Kent Morlan While working as licensed pharmacists, Michael Shawn Boaz, 47, of Clinton, and his co-conspirator fraudulently billed health care benefit programs for customers at two pharmacies in Kentucky. From 2017 through 2021,

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with bank fraud. By Kent Morlan Robert M. McCloughy, 43, of Carlstadt, New Jersey was charged in a three-count complaint with one count of wire fraud and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions involving criminally derived property. McCloughy is expected to have his initial yesterday before U.S. Magistrate

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. By Kent Morlan Beginning no later than December 2022, Victor Kolawole, 26, of Brockton and Keith Wainaina, 24, of Lowell, conspired with Phalentz Vernot and others to defraud local banks. Specifically, Vernot obta

New Have, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with Intent to Distribute, Distribution of, and Dispensing of Controlled Substances. by Kent Morlan Law enforcement began investigating Michele Rene Muzyka, 61, of Cheshire, Connecticut, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), after ph

Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. by Kent Morlan Beginning in or around early 2021, William Elvis, 35, Moses Kolawole Hezekiah, 34, Destiny Okobeni Oghentega, 30, and others engaged in a scheme to defraud individuals through online imperson

Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud transmissions of text messages and transfer of money for the purpose of executing a scheme to obtain money and property by false pretenses. For years Cedric Wormely, 59, of Birmingham, Alabama, defrauded women who were seeking love. With limited exceptions, Wormely met his victims through various onli

Montgomery, Alabama, white collar criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with wire fraud, making false statements to a Federal Insured Bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment of money laundering. The Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. is charged with 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with stealing valuable items from the mail. “Francina Sutton worked with two corrupt U.S. Postal Service mail carriers to steal dozens of checks, credit cards, and gift cards from the mail and separately conspired with an assistant bank manager to launder a stolen $4.9 million U.S. Treasury check,” said U.S. Attor

Augusta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care and wire fraud. Mira Stallings, 41, of Thomson, Georgia, is a licensed behavioral therapist and owner of ABAscape LLC, a Thomson, Georgia, agency that provided behavioral therapy services to individuals with developmental disabilities. A parent of patients who received services from ABscape reported co

Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and related access devices fraudulently used with fifteen or more unauthorized devices and aggravated identity theft. Marcus Bernard Clark, age 31, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, worked at a Wendy’s fast food restaurant in Destin, Florida. During a judicially authorized extraction of the defendant’s cell

Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Colleen Kieran, age 57, of Clermont, Florida, oversaw the accounting department of a business based in Seminole County. Over the course of nearly 13 years, Kieran used her position to siphon more than $3.9 million from the company’s accounts into her own personal PayPal account. After taking the money

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with Lacey Act Trafficking. The Boise Cascade Company (Boise Cascade) was accused of felony violation of the Lacey Act for its role in a timber trafficking scheme to evade countervailing and anti-dumping duties. “Boise Cascade either knew about or was willfully blind to the illegal importation of the plywood they w

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Lester T. Jones, Jr., joined the Accounting and Finance Department of ATL Hawks, LLC (“the Hawks”) in 2016. Following his promotion to Senior Vice President of Finance in August 2021, Jones became the most senior accounting executive for the Hawks after the Chief Financial Officer. Beginning in e

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy. Cymone McClellan, 33, of St. Louis, operated a nonprofit, Sister of Lavender Rose (S.O.L.R.), that submitted false and fraudulent meal reimbursement claims to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services from about January 2019 to June 2022. Terra Davis, now 44, was McClellan’s

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with willful failure to collect and pay taxes. George Dilles, age 55, of Inverness, Illinois, was the president and part-owner of NG Enterprises, Inc., a company that provided elderly home personal care in the Milwaukee area and over time employed from 50 to 110 workers. Dilles was required to withhold federal incom

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Catherine Spidell-Ferguson and D’Angelo Ferguson admitted to participating in the submission of three separate PPP loan applications, which included false representations and fictitious supporting documents. As part of the scheme, D’Angelo Ferguson claimed each company had a certain amount of mont

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Barry Anderson, was a 20-plus year employee with a multinational company specializing in industrial explosives and technical and blasting services, who served in various roles throughout the years. In his role as regional president, Anderson embezzled approximately $400,000 through a