This was an exceedingly difficult case in which an alternative treatment physician was acquitted of multiple charges. Remaining charges against the physician were ultimately dismissed by the Government following two separate trials.
A pharmacy owner was charged with Wire Fraud and Mail Fraud. The trial judge granted the Court’s own mistrial motion based on prosecutorial misconduct following six weeks in trial. The Matter still currently pending.
Cogdell’s client, an Orthopedic Surgeon, was acquitted of all charges, including wire fraud, health care fraud, and insurance fraud.
In another well-known case called the “NASA Operation Lightning Strike Trial,” Cogdell’s client was acquitted of all charges, including Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud and Defrauding the United States government.
The former President and CEO of Continental Savings and Loan was accused of conspiracy, bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud. Cogdell saw to it that he was acquitted of all charges.
In the federal Southern District of Texas, Cogdell’s client was accused of bank fraud. The trial ended with his client being acquitted of all charges, including Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Bank Fraud. All other clients in the case were convicted of multiple federal offenses.
In the well-known “Houston City Hall Bribery Case,” Cogdell and his client endured two separate trials. Cogdell’s client, who was a former state district judge and city council member, was acquitted of all charges, including bribery and corruption. Multiple other defendants were convicted and imprisoned.
The “Enron Scandal” was one of the great corporate corruption cases in U.S. history, Nevertheless, Cogdell obtained an acquittal for his client on all charges. All other clients in the highly publicized trial were convicted and sentenced to prison. Cogdell’s client was the only criminal defendant acquitted at trial in any Enron-related prosecution. Cogdell’s impressive […]