Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining and misusing a $338,958 Paycheck Protection Program loan that the Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed under the Coronavirus Relief Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

Khadijah X. Chapman, 59, of Atlanta, worked with co-conspirators to falsify financial information and submit... More...    $0 (11-16-2023 - ID)

Donald Paradis v. A.J. Arave, Warden, Idaho State Penitentiray, et al.

Donald Paradis, a state prisoner, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Paradis seeks review of his conviction on the following grounds:

One. The evidence was insufficient to demonstrate that Kimberly Palmer was killed in the state of Idaho.

Two. The state failed to preserve exculpatory evidence.
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Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

From March 2019 through March 2022, Elijah A. Johnson, age 32, of Chicago, Illinois, was part a bank fraud conspiracy that obtained victim bank account information, impersonated account holders, and created and cashed counterfeit checks to obtain money. On part of the conspiracy, Jo... More...    $0 (07-14-2023 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony use of a firearm in the commission of a robbery.

Jose Acosta, jr, age 41, entered a camping trailer and demanded money from a female occupant and discharged a firearm during a robbery that occurred on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation on June 23, 2021. The victim refused and fought with Acosta. During the strugg... More...    $0 (10-07-2022 - ID)

Coeur d'Alene criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with
wire fraud.

Trina Welch, age 49, of Osburn, Idaho, was employed by Kasco of Idaho, LLC as a bookkeeper from 2012 until 2019. Kasco is a construction and telecommunication company that does work in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Alaska. Beginning in at least 2013 and continuing until the day she was termina... More...    $0 (09-19-2022 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with failure to account for and pay over employment tax.

From approximately 1999 to 2019, Nicole Beth Howerzyl, 69, of Nampa, was a corporate officer for Dave’s Motorcycle, Inc. (DMI) in Nampa. DMI was in the business of selling and servicing motorcycles. During that time, Howerzyl handled the bookkeeping for DMI, and ... More...    $0 (12-29-2021 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.

Douglas Wold, 48, of Meridian, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, and one count of money laundering based on schemes to defraud his employer, Fry Foods, Inc., during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael ... More...    $0 (05-19-2021 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charge with income tax evasion.

Scott Koritansky, 54, of Meridian, was charged with income tax evasion.

From 2004 through 2010, Koritansky earned combined income totaling over $500,000 but did not pay any taxes those years. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conducted an investigation and notified Koritansky that he owed ... More...    $0 (04-27-2021 - ID)

Boise, Idaho bank fraud criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Edward Fisher, age 57, of Stamford, Connecticut, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

According to court records, on April 22, 2020, Fisher visited a Wells Fargo in Boise, a federally insured financial institution. Fisher filled out a withdrawal slip for $3,500 and... More...    $0 (12-09-2020 - ID)

Coeur d'Alene, ID - Wire fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Jamie Gillette, age 53, who was charged with r wire fraud and making and subscribing a false tax return.

According to court records, from in or about 2011 through in or about 2015, Gillette devised a scheme to defraud, and to misappropriate without authority money and property belonging to her employer, Bendable Bri... More...    $0 (11-18-2020 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho bribery crime criminal defense lawyer represented defendant.

Robert Bailey, 63, of Centreville, Virginia, was charged with paying a bribe to a public official.

According to court records, in 2001, Bailey purchased L-1, a construction management and operations company located in Chantilly, Virginia. In 2008, Bailey became a business acquaintance of an FBI employee... More...    $0 (10-10-2020 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - Blackfoot Man Sentenced to 105 Months in Prison for Sage Hill Casino Robbery

Dillon McCandless, 28, of Blackfoot, was sentenced on August 31, 2018 to 105 months in prison for the July 2017 robbery of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Sage Hill Casino, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered that McCandless serve five years ... More...    $0 (09-11-2018 - ID)

Boise, ID - Serial Armed Robber Pleads Guilty to Six Robberies

Camron D. Brown, 21, of Mountain Home, Idaho, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to six counts of interference with commerce by robbery (Hobbs Act) and one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. A Boise federal grand jury indicted Brown on May 9, 2017.
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Coeur D'Alene, ID - Jury Convicts Man For Killing Police Officer

The State of Idaho charged Jonathan Renfro with first-degree murder for killing Sgr. Greg Moore in May of 2015. He was also charged with robbery, removing a firearm from a police officer and concealment of evidence.

Moore was on routine patrol when he was ambushed and killed by Renfro.

The defenses asserte... More...    $0 (10-20-2017 - ID)

Idaho Resident Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns

A Blackfoot, Idaho small business owner was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for filing false tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez Jr. for the District of Idaho.

Accordi... More...    $0 (05-13-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - Atlanta Man Sentenced for “Operation Homeless” Fraud Scheme

Nichlas Simpson, 28, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for committing bank fraud. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Simpson to pay back $21,249.17 in restitution to victims of his scheme. Simpson pleaded guilty on February 21,... More...    $0 (05-05-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - “Traveling Crew” Sentenced for Using Stolen Debit Card Numbers from Local Bank

Alejandro Hidalgo, 27, Dilcia Martinez-Marquez, 27, Enrique Matos-Herrera, 30, and Jose Salazar-Quintana, 30, were sentenced to prison for using stolen debit card numbers to make over $30,000 of fraudulent purchases at local Walmart stores and other businesses. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. L... More...    $0 (03-19-2017 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - Former Bank Employee Sentenced for Embezzlement

Stefani Bennett, 45, of Salmon, Idaho, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for embezzlement by a bank employee. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Bennett to serve five years of supervised release following her prison sentence and to pay restitution of $116,945. She pleaded guilty on September 28, 2016... More...    $0 (02-28-2017 - ID)

COEUR D'ALENE, ID - Utah Couple Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Bankruptcy Fraud

Cortney S. Valentine, 40, and Nicolette P. Valentine, 37, husband and wife, both of Liberty, Utah, were sentenced Tuesday for bank fraud, false declaration under penalty of perjury and concealment of assets in connection with a bankruptcy case, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Senior U.S. Distric... More...    $0 (03-02-2017 - ID)

EISMANN, Justice.
This is an appeal out of Shoshone County from a judgment: (a) denying recovery on an alleged oral promise to grant the Plaintiffs a right of first refusal with respect to a parcel of real property they were leasing, (b) denying recovery on an alleged oral promise to purchase the Plaintiffs’ buildings that were located on that property, and (c) finding that the Plaintiffs were... More...    $0 (02-24-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - Boise Federal Jury Convicts Texas Residents in Retail Fraud Scheme

A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts against Alejandro Hidalgo, 27, Dilcia Martinez-Marquez, 26, Enrique Matos-Herrera, 30, and Jose Salazar-Quintana, 29, of Amarillo, Texas for using stolen debit card numbers to make over $30,000 of fraudulent purchases at local Walmart stores and other busine... More...    $0 (12-12-2016 - ID)

COEUR D’ALENE - Worley Man Pleads Guilty to Assault

Brian Eugene Sczenski, 32, of Worley, Idaho, pleaded guilty to assault with the intent to commit robbery.

According to the plea agreement, Sczenski admitted on April 18, 2016, the victim returned home to see Sczenski driving away from his home on the victim's 2016 utility task vehicle (UTV). The victim jumped on his 2010 UTV an... More...    $0 (12-06-2016 - ID)

COEUR D’ALENE, ID - Utah Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Bankruptcy Fraud

Cortney S. Valentine, 39, of Liberty, Utah, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and false declaration under penalty of perjury and concealment of assets in connection with a bankruptcy case.

According to the plea agreement, Valentine defrauded U.S. Bank when he made material false statements which were relied ... More...    $0 (11-02-2016 - ID)

Boise, ID - Woman Who Embezzled $852,041 from St. Luke’s Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison

Sara Curnow, 44, of Portland, Oregon, was sentenced to 27 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, a condition of which is home confinement for 6 months, for the crime of wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordere... More...    $0 (10-23-2016 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - Former Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Stefani Bennett, 44, of Salmon, Idaho, pleaded guilty to embezzlement by a bank employee.

Bennett was an employee of the U.S. Bank in Salmon, Idaho. On July 8, 2011, Bennett withdrew $100,000 from a customer’s account and converted it to five cashier’s checks and $2,407.59 in cash, which she used to pay her pers... More...    $0 (10-04-2016 - ID)

Boise, ID - Woman Who Embezzled $852,041 From St. Luke’s Pleads Guilty

Sara Curnow, 45, of Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with her scheme to embezzle $852,041 from St. Luke’s Health System employees’ Flexible Spending Accounts.

According to the plea agreement, from approximately 2008 through 2015, Curnow was an employee of Pinnacle Pension Services ... More...    $0 (06-13-2016 - ID)

Boise, ID - California Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

Cristopher Sheldon Miller, 41, of San Leandro, California, was sentenced in United States District Court to 36 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identify theft. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also... More...    $0 (04-11-2016 - ID)

COEUR D'ALENE, ID - Post Falls Banker Sentenced for Bank Fraud

Randy Gard Teall, 67, of Post Falls, Idaho, was sentenced in United States District Court to 12 months and one day in prison followed by five years of supervised release for bank fraud. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge will determine the amount of restitution Teall will be ordered to pay. Teall pleaded guilty to t... More...    $0 (01-27-2016 - ID)

Boise, ID - Treasure Valley Contractor Pleads Guilty and is Resentenced

Elaine Martin, 69, of Meridian, Idaho, the former president and majority stockholder of MarCon, Inc., pleaded guilty to one count of making and subscribing a false tax return before Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill. Following the entry of her plea, Judge Winmill sentenced her for the tax conviction, and res... More...    $0 (01-11-2016 - ID)