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Following GableGotwals’ successful representation of Security Bank & Trust, Co. on its civil claims for fraud, conspiracy, and civil RICO (racketeering) against a former bank customer and a former bank employee, criminal charges were filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Oklahoma. In 2018, the bank was awarded actual and treble damages in the District Court of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, totaling $3,645,412.80, for a check kiting scheme involving John Theodore Linthicum, a former bank customer, and Angela Asbell, a former bank employee. In his criminal case, Linthicum pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. He also ordered to pay restitution of $1,215,137.60. Criminal charges against Asbell and a third participant, Doug Mayfield, remain pending.
His practice focuses on administrative and regulatory law, bankruptcy, commercial and insurance law. Before joining the Firm, David served as Deputy General Counsel in the Executive Office of Governor J. Kevin Stitt.
GableGotwals is pleased to announce new associates have joined the Firm in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Shareholders Jeffrey D. Hassell and Thomas J. Hutchison were recognized for their successful banking practice.
GableGotwals is pleased to announce that 71 lawyers have been recognized in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, two of which were newly included, and two newly named on the “Ones to Watch” list. In addition, 16 GableGotwals attorneys were named 2023 “Lawyer of the Year.”
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the 12th consecutive year, announced the "Best Law Firms" rankings. GableGotwals is ranked in the 2023 list regionally in 75 practice areas.
GableGotwals represented Stinnett & Associates, a professional advisory firm and certified Women's Business Enterprise, in an agreement to sell its assets to publicly-traded CBIZ Inc., a leading provider of financial, insurance and advisory services to businesses throughout the United States.