Boise, Idaho personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Racketeering (RICO) Act and other theories.

Plaintiff Tuttle has asserted claims for (1) breach of contract, (2) violation of the
Idaho Consumer Protection Act (“ICPA�), (3) fraud, (4) conspiracy to violate the ICPA
and defraud Tuttle, (5) aiding and abetting fraud and vioaltions of the I... More...    $1 (02-05-2024 - ID)

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)

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)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with honest services wire fraud.

To obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) in Idaho, an applicant must, among other requirements, receive a passing score from a CDL skills test examiner. The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) contracts with third-party CDL skills test examiners to administer CDL skills tests in ... More...    $0 (06-28-2023 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawfully prescribing controlled substances and submitting false claims to Medicare while working for AmeriHealth in Pocatello.

Rachel Peay-Goodman, a nurse practitioner in eastern Idaho, wrote prescriptions for dangerous combinations of drugs to at least one patient, including simultaneous prescriptions for oxycodo... More...    $0 (06-13-2023 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and falsification of records.

Nicholas Jones, age 36, from Boise, was a small business owner who applied for and received $753,600 in COVID-19 relief funds, primarily from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Despite certifying that the funds would only be ... More...    $194564 (10-19-2022 - 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, ID: Criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with aggravated identity theft.

Atilla Ferenc Orban, a/k/a David Babos, 37, and Hakim Slafti Hannaoui, 33, admitted that they conspired to commit access device fraud. As part of the scheme, the defendants attached electronic devices known as “skimmersâ€� to ATMs. Once installed, the skimmers captured the information st... More...    $0 (10-08-2021 - 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)

Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense bankruptcy fraud charge lawyer represented Andrew Welch, 46, of Idaho Falls, was concealment of assets in bankruptcy.

According to court records, Welch, a former pharmacist in Ketchum, Idaho, filed a voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on April 3, 2014, after the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy revoked his pharmacist license. In the bankruptcy petition... More...    $0 (01-09-2021 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense bankruptcy fraud lawyer

Andrew Welch, 46, of Idaho Falls, was charged with concealment of assets in bankruptcy.

According to court records, Welch, a former pharmacist in Ketchum, Idaho, filed a voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on April 3, 2014, after the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy revoked his pharmacist license. In the bankruptcy petiti... More...    $0 (12-28-2020 - 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)

Boise, ID - The United States of America charged David Hansen with wire fraud.

David Hansen, 48, of Idaho Falls, pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Pursuant to a written plea agreement filed with the court, Hansen pleaded guilty to count 16 of the superseding indictment.

According to court records, Hansen was the Chief Executive Officer and a 90-percent partner in Yellowstone Partner... More...    $0 (12-29-2019 - ID)

Coeur d'Alene, ID - The United States of America charged Laurcene Barnes Isenberg, a/k/a "Lori Isenberg" with wire fraud and theft of federal program funds.

The Government claimed that Defendant embezzled about $580,000 from funds th... More...    $0 (01-30-2019 - ID)

Boise, ID - Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty to Investment Fraud

Rick Guyon Defrauded Investors of $1.9 Million

Rick Guyon, a/k/a, Richard Guyon, a/k/a Rick Garrison, a/k/a Mark Thomas, 59, pleaded guilty on June 27,2018 to one count of wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Pursuant to a written plea agreement filed with the court, Guyon pleaded guilty to count five... More...    $0 (06-29-2018 - ID)

Investigative journalism has long been a fixture in the American press, particularly with regard to food safety.1 In the early 1900s, Upton Sinclair highlighted conditions in the meat-packing industry in The Jungle, a novel based on his time working incognito in a packing plant.2 This case also originates in the agricultural sector�a secretly-filmed expos� of the operation of an Idaho dairy fa... More...    $0 (01-09-2018 - ID)

Boise, ID - Caldwell Woman Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud

Carrie Lynn Johnson, 42, pleaded guilty on December 12, 2017 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud. A Boise federal grand jury indicted Johnson on September 14, 2017.

According to the plea agreement, Johnson worked as a medical assistant in a medical office from approximately January to De... More...    $0 (12-18-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - Michigan Man Sentenced for Credit and Debit Card Fraud

Devin Arthur Searcy, 23, of Redford Charter Town, Michigan, was sentenced on August 17, 2017 to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Searcy to pay $7,299.... More...    $0 (08-20-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - Fruitland Woman Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

Cherie R. Dillon, 62, of Fruitland, Idaho, was sentenced to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised released for health care fraud and aggravated identity theft. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Dillon to pay restitution in the amou... More...    $0 (06-07-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - California Man Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Leading Cell-Phone Fraud Scheme

Jeromy Reeves, 27, of Fullerton, California, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for using fake drivers’ licenses to fraudulently obtain approximately $24,000 of iPhones at local wireless retailers, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also... More...    $0 (06-20-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - Idaho Woman Sentenced for Social Security Fraud

April Mae Beckmon, 38, of Marsing, Idaho, was sentenced in United States District Court to 6 months in prison followed by 3 years supervised release for social security fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Beckmon to pay $22,272.45 in restitution to the Soc... More...    $0 (05-03-2017 - 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 - Michigan Residents Plead to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud

Michigan residents Devin Arthur Searcy, 23, and Juwuan Demilo Gordon, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Searcy pleaded guilty on May 8, 2017 and Gordon pleaded guilty on April 24. They were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boise in February 2017.

According to court proceedings, Searcy ... More...    $0 (05-08-2017 - ID)

This is an appeal from the district court’s order granting summary judgment and dismissing Geralyn Gallagher’s (Gallagher) lawsuit against the Best Western Cottontree Inn (the Hotel) and Snake River Peterson Properties LLC (Snake River). The district court held that the amended complaint did not relate back to the date of the original filing and that the statute of limitations was not tolled by Sn... More...    $0 (01-19-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - California Residents Plead Guilty to Obtaining Cell Phones Through Identity Theft

California residents Jeromy Reeves, 27, Karina Flores, 22, Brittany Terry, 20, and Joseph Jancu, 21, pleaded guilty this week to their roles in a fraud scheme to obtain iPhones through identity theft They were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boise in September 2016.

According to ple... More...    $0 (03-23-2017 - 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)

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)