Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in a joint scheme to defraud banks and the Small Business Administration of over $7 million in COVID relief funds.

According to court documents, from approximately April 2020 to March 2021, Bennie Earl Magee, 54, falsified payroll records, created fake IRS business tax returns, and submitted to lender... More...   $0 (05-26-2023 - VA)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused to violating the False Claims Act allegations that they caused the submission of false claims by misrepresenting the severity of illness and services rendered to increase reimbursement from the Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) and Part B programs.

Defendants did business as "CPA," a primary care phy... More...   $1500000 (05-26-2023 - PA)

Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with obtaining
federally insured student loan funds.

Between 2017 and 2021, Pollard made false statements and submitted false and forged documents to the University of Memphis to qualify for $94,299 in student loans.

The case was investigated by the United States Department of Education Office of Insp... More...   $0 (05-26-2023 - TN)

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Georgia Tech and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

James G. Maloney’s conspirators, James J. Acree and James D. Fraley, III, pleaded guilty in 2016.

“These defendants violated the trust placed in them by Georgia Tech and the CIA in allowing their judgment to be clouded by ... More...   $0 (05-26-2023 - GA)

Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud related to a fraudulent gift card scheme resulting in more than $1 million in losses to dozens of victims.

According to Liang Liang Zeng’s plea agreement, from at least July 2018 through July 2021, Liang Zeng, age 58, a Chinese national residing in Staten Island, New York, was involved in a schem... More...   $0 (05-26-2023 - MD)

Lawrence, Kansas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant, charged with rape

Jonathan Gardner was charged with sexually assaulting a woman while on duty as a Lawrence Kansas Police Department officer on January 1, 2017.

Defendant picked up an underage woman in the early morning hour of New Year's day and ultimately delivered her to a house near 27th and Iowa Street, after stopp... More...   $0 (05-26-2023 - KS)

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the SBA of more than $11 million.

Lakeith M. Faulkner, 31, of Holly Springs, was an employee of the SBA and used his position to assist borrowers in submitting over $11 Million worth of fraudulent loan applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (“EIDL”), which were intended to help small bu... More...   $0 (05-25-2023 - MS)

Central Islip, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and disaster relief fraud.

Donald Finley, a Locust Valley businessman and owner of the now-defunct Jekyll & Hyde theme restaurant in Manhattan and the Bayville Adventure Park on Long Island, pleaded guilty to disaster relief fraud and wire fraud in connection with his receipt of millions of dolla... More...   $0 (05-25-2023 - NY)

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) of approximately $1.2 million in Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program under Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.

From May 2020 through October 2020, Aydin Kalantarov, age 38, of Willoughby Hills, Ohio, along with hi... More...   $0 (05-25-2023 - OH)

Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Deeana Burr, age 54, of Charleston, South Carolina, a licensed nurse practitioner who became a 15% co-owner of Atlantic Coast Integrated Medicine (ACIM) in September 2017, participated in scheme to defraud Medi... More...   $0 (05-25-2023 - SC)

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud by fraudulently trafficking in orders for durable medical equipment such as back, knee, and wrist braces.

From at least August 2019 through May 2021, Christopher Margai and his co-defendant, Matthew Taylor Witkowski, engaged in a scheme to defraud Medicare by illegal... More...   $0 (05-25-2023 - NY)

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with using a stolen identity to fraudulently obtain government assistance benefits.

Fernando Mateo Valenzuela, 69, in 2020, applied for and received a total of $29,051 in unemployment payments using the name and Social Security number of a United States citizen. In 2019, Valenzuela used the same stolen identity t... More...   $0 (05-25-2023 - MA)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendants accused of submitting false claims by misrepresenting the severity of illness and services rendered to increase reimbursement from the Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) and Part B programs.

CPS, a primary care physician practice located in Philadelphia, treated patients under the Medicare Advantage program and ... More...   $0 (05-25-2023 - PA)

Toldeo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy, healthcare fraud, and making a false statement on an application for charitable tax-exempt status with the IRS.

Kevin A. Clay, age 39, of Perrysburg, Ohio, was the co-owner of Theramedical, LLC, a pharmaceutical marketing company specializing in compounded pain and scar cream. The evidence showed that Clay... More...   $0 (05-25-2023 - OH)

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) of approximately $1.2 million in Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program under Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. Kalantarov was also sentenced to 3 years of supervised release, a $200 special assessment, and agreed to pay up ... More...   $0 (05-25-2023 - OH)

Washington, D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, 58, for Gransbury, Texas, and Kelly Meggs, age 54, of Dunnellon, Florida, were found guilty on Nov. 29, 2022, following an eight-week trial and three days of deliberations. In addition to t... More...   $0 (05-25-2023 - DC)

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with health care fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing durable medical equipment without ever seeing, speaking to, or otherwise examining patients.

Steven Powell, 53, of Alpharetta, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro ... More...   $0 (05-24-2023 - NH)

Wheeling, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining loans made available during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dalton Haas, also known as Dalton Nassar, 27, pled guilty to wire fraud in February 2023. Haas admitted to making false statements about the gross revenues, the cost of goods sold, and the number of employees for the Lebanese Restau... More...   $0 (05-24-2023 - WV)

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendants charged with fraud and money laundering in connection with an alleged scheme to falsify applications for pandemic relief funds.

Leronce Suel and Ravae Smith owned Rockstar Dough LLC and Chicken Feed LLC, both of which operated a series of restaurants in the San Diego area. From March 2020 to June 2022, Suel and Smith ... More...   $0 (05-24-2023 - CA)

Houston, Texas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendants claiming that she was discriminated against because of her race.


This case primarily involves alleged violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 based on racial discrimination. Plaintiff is African American and was a dancer who performed at adult entertainment clubs Centerfolds, Splendor, Cover Girls for varying period... More...   $0 (05-24-2023 - TX)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with numerous false and fraudulent applications that she filed to obtain funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program in 2020 and 2021.

Tiera R. Lands, age 30, agreed, as part of her guilty plea that she ow... More...   $0 (05-24-2023 - LA)

Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy, international transportation of stolen goods, and money laundering, for selling stolen and fraudulently obtained Apple iPhones (iPhones) and other electronic devices to overseas buyers.

Rami Mahmod Mhana, 46, was the owner of Wireless City Fashions, Inc. (Wireless City) and Protocol Business ... More...   $0 (05-23-2023 - NC)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the federal COVID-19 benefit programs of more than $1 million for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft

Bryan Alan Sparks, 42, was indicted for the fraud scheme in November 2021 and pleaded guilty January 20,2023. At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge James L. Robart said, Sparks was “a... More...   $0 (05-23-2023 - WA)

Tulsa, Oklahoma social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI benefits by HHS.

Supplemental Security Income (Title XVI of the Social Security Act)​ Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that provides cash payments to individuals who are elderly, blind, or disabled and have low ... More...   $0 (05-23-2023 - OK)

Austin, Texas consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on Collection Practices Act and Texas Debt Collection Practices Act violation theories.


Ozmun contends Defendants then violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Texas Debt Collections Act (TDCA) when they (1) sought a default judgment against him for the full $2,065.21[1] and (2) comm... More...   $0 (05-23-2023 - TX)