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United States of America v. Sharon Toney‑finch

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding military veterans’ charities and falsely claiming that she was a Purple Heart recipient.

“Sharon Toney-Finch falsely claimed to be a Purple Heart recipient and used her foundation to defraud donors and others induced by that lie,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “Let today’s sentence

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Whtiney Barfell v. Freeman Health System, , Gulshan Uppal, M.D. and others

Miami, Florida, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim.

According to Barfell's First Amended Petition, on April 8, 2021, approximately two months after giving birth, Barfell went to the Integris Miami Hospital in Oklahoma with complaints of a frontal headache. The headache worsened and between April 11th through the 15th she went to various provid

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John Conti, et al. v. Citizens Bank, N.A.

Providence, Rhode Island, consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on banking law violations.

Rhode Island General Laws
section 19-9-2(a) requires all banks operating within the state to
pay mortgage borrowers interest on the funds they deposit into
mortgage-escrow accounts. See R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-9-2(a). In
July 2021, John Conti, representing a putative c

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United States of America v. Demitri Super

Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of child sexual abuse

A 29-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Demitri Super pleaded guilty in June 2025. He will serve his federa

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Ezra Chatman and Jeremiah Klingman v. William Andrew Richo

Tulsa, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on an auto negligence claims.

The Plaintiffs claimed that they were injured and damaged in a car wreck caused by the Defendant's failure to exercise due care in the operation of his vehicle on March 16, 2024.

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United States of America v. Carlos A Lopez, Barrett R. Howell

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Unauthorized Disposal of Government Records

Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today the filing of a bill of information in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, charging former federal prosecutor CARLOS A. LOPEZ (“LOPEZ”),

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Sherry H. Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center, et al.

Portland, Oregon, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination theory.

Sherry M. Detwiler worked as a Privacy Officer and the Director of Health Information for Defendant-Appellee
Mid-Columbia Medical Center (“MCMC”), a hospital in The Dalles, Oregon, from September 14, 2020, through
December 20, 2021. In her own words, Detwiler is a practicing

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United States of America v. Andrew Do

Newark, N.J. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Billing Practices and Kickbacks

An Orange County, California resident entered into settlement agreements with the United States resolving allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks in exchange for the referral of certain prescriptions, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorne

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Brandon King v. United Parcel Service, et al.

Des Moines, Iowa, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued job discrimination theory.

Brandon King ended up in federal court because he did not want to work on
Saturdays. The district court1 denied his motion to remand the case to state court
and granted judgment on the pleadings to his employer, United Parcel Service, Inc.

Not all UPS drivers follow the s

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United States of America v. Bennie C. Davis

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malicious arson of a building used in interstate commerce.

Faced with federal criminal charges for setting fire to a Qdoba restaurant, Davis pleaded guilty to committing arson, see 18 U.S.C. § 844(i), served his five-year sentence, and started a three-year term of supervised release. Since then, he has re

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Mesquite Asset Recovery Group, LLC, et al. v. City of Mesquite, Texas

Dallas, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in breach of contract theory.

In 2008, Appellants purchased from the City approximately 60.31
acres of land in Mesquite, Texas (the Property), the majority of which sits on
a federally designated flood zone. Appellants also applied for and received
from the City a variance waiving their obligation to obtain a Cond

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United States of America v. Dr. Samuel R. Chacon

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding health care benefit programs

An OB-GYN in Reno made his initial court appearance today for allegedly defrauding health care benefit programs by submitting false claims for unnecessary gynecologic tests and surgical procedures, some resulting in serious medical complications.

According to court

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Alexis Herrera

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Alexis Herrera, 25, was charged with first-degree murder in the 2020 death of 3-year-old Bella Seachrist

According to the criminal complaint, Herrera lived with her sister, Laura Ramriez, Bella’s stepmother, and Ramriez’s husband, Jose Salazar-Ortiz Sr., Bella’s bio

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State of Iowa v. Lonnie Ray Hayes

Des Moines, iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with vehicular homicide while intoxicate.

Lonnie Ray Hayes of Des Moines had previously admitted to causing the Dec. 23, 2023, accident that killed Roberto Eduardo Rodriguez-Peterson, 35, of Des Moines. Mr. Hayes said he was high on marijuana when he was traveling more than 70 mph on East 14th Street and collided

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State of Minnesota v. Dameon Markese Collins

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree intentional murder.

Dameon Markese Collins, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder in June and admitted to firing 23 shots at Mr. Woodard in the presence of other people on the street who could have been struck.

“Carl should still be with his family, but Mr. Col

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United States of America v. David Bert Paycer

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under twelve years of age in Indian County.

The child sex abuse at issue here arose out of the brief marriage—from
January to May of 2021—between Paycer and Melissa Parsons. During the marriage,
Paycer received disability payments and did not work. Parsons worke

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United States of America v. Christopher Todd Boudreau

Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted coercion and
enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) and possession of child
pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B).

Detective Travis Wafstet works in the Missoula County
Sheriff’s Office and is also a member of the FBI’s Child

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United States of America v. Herline Lochard, Carleen Noreus, Patrick Buchanan, Gilbert Hyppolite, Irene Matthews, Lemuel Pierre, Joel Lubin, Jose Napoleon, Victor Escalante Zerpa, Cleophat Tani, Lonnette Blair, Stephanie Dorisca,

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud,

Fraud Charges Filed Against 12 Defendants in Phase II of Operation Nightingale



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United States of America v. Tawhnee Willow Colvin

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Twenty-Five Counts of Bank Fraud and Embezzlement

Federal Jury Convicts Former Assistant Director of Spokane Tribe’s Division of Child and Family Services of Twenty-Five Counts of Bank Fraud and Embezzlement

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United States of America v. Precious Cruse

Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Healthcare Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Providing Unlawful Kickbacks, and Money Laundering

Federal Jury Finds Former Prenatal Care Coordinator Guilty of Healthcare Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Provid

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Keeley Olson and Dustin Olson v. A.R.T. Institute of Washington, Inc., et al.

Greenbelt, Maryland, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on medical malpractice claims.

In Maryland, a medical malpractice claim requires demonstrating four elements:
a duty of care owed by the healthcare provider to the patient, a breach of that duty (deviation from the accepted standard of care), causation (the breach directly caused the injury), and damages (the pati

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Ashley Brooks v. Berman Management, LLC, et al.

Greenbelt, Maryland, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes federal standards for minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor for most private and public employees. Key provisions require employers to pay a minimum hourly wage, at least one and a half times the regular

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Juquanda Bey-Williams v. Bowman Trailer Leasing, LLC, et al.

Newark, New Jersey, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

New Jersey personal injury law requires proving that the defendant acted negligently and that their negligence caused your injuries, but also uses a no-fault system for auto accidents where you first file claims with your own personal injury protection (PIP) insurance. Cases are subject to a two-year statute of limitati

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Alexis Herrera

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Alexis Herrera, 25, was accused of killing 3-year-old Bella Seachris. Herrera was also charged with aggravated assault, attempt to cause serious bodily injury, endangering the welfare of children, unlawful restraint and conspiracy.


According to the criminal complain

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United States of America v. Priscilla Orange

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Obstructing Audit and Embezzling Funds Meant for Childcare


Oklahoma City Daycare Owner Convicted of Obstructing Audit and Embezzling Funds Meant for Childcare


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