Federal Crimes

Recent Cases

Page Pate argues motion to suppress in federal bribery case

May 1, 2018

For over 20 years, Pate & Johnson has been representing individuals charged in serious criminal cases in federal court. When the media takes an interest in these cases, they will sometimes discuss them in the news. The Augusta Chronicle reported on the case of Colonel Anthony Roper and his wife, Audra Roper, who were charged […]

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Money laundering and prostitution charges against Backpage may be weak

April 14, 2018

Earlier this month, the Department of Justice seized and shutdown Backpage.com, the online equivalent of a newspaper’s classified ads section. But while many considered the website to be a useful tool for advertising their used goods and services online, the DOJ is now accusing Backpage’s executives of money laundering and using the website to facilitate […]

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We help client avoid charges for alleged violations of federal environmental laws

April 10, 2018

Violating federal environmental laws can result in serious criminal penalties. Here’s how we helped our client avoid being charged. Last week, our firm successfully resolved a criminal investigation initiated by the Environmental Protection Agency focusing one of our corporate clients – an energy corporation engaged in selling used oil. After three years of representing th…

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Noor Salman is “Not Guilty”

April 4, 2018

TRANSCRIPT: Ana: We have some breaking news right now. The jury has reached a verdict in the case against the Pulse nightclub shooter’s wife, not guilty on both counts, not guilty of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and obstruction of justice. As jurors found, she did not aid her husband’s killing spree […]

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Compounding pharmacy owners charged with healthcare fraud and money laundering

March 5, 2018

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Texas recently announced a 17-count indictment of three individuals accused of healthcare fraud, money laundering, and violating the federal anti-kickback statute. The indictment accuses George and Marene Tompkins, an elderly couple who owned a compounding pharmacy in Houston, of paying illegal kickbacks to Anoop Chaturvedi in exchange f…

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