Springfield, MO - Two Detroit Men Sentenced for Robbing Springfield Jewelry Store

Two Detroit, Mich., men were sentenced in federal court on August 17, 2017 for robbing a Springfield, Mo., jewelry store.

Justin B. Anderson, 33, and Mark Anthone Pitts, 32, both of Detroit, were sentenced in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips. Anderson and Pitts were each... More...   $0 (08-21-2017 - MO)

St. Louis, MO - St. Louis Woman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Gwendolyn Hampton, 38, of St. Louis pleaded guilty to tax evasion. She appeared in federal court in St. Louis on August 14, 2017 before Judge Ronnie L. White who accepted her plea and set her sentencing for November 15th.

According to her plea agreement, Hampton ran her daycare business, Hampton Academy, which had nearl... More...   $0 (08-15-2017 - MO)

St. Luis, MO - Chicago Podiatrist Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Charges

Dr. Yev Gray was sentenced to 90 months in prison and ordered to pay $6,974,895.00 in restitution related to the submission of false reimbursement claims for non-rendered podiatric services.

According to court records, Dr. Yev Gray was the owner and president of Aggeus Healthcare, headquartered in Chicago, ... More...   $0 (08-15-2017 - MO)

Cape Girardeau, MO - Two Convenient Store Managers Sentenced on Federal Charges Involving Food Stamp Fraud

Larry White, Sr., 63, and Erica White, 35, both of Sikeston, were sentenced August 16, 2017 – Larry to 33 months in prison and Erica to 1 year and 1 day in prison on charges of misusing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program.More...   $0 (08-16-2017 - MO)

St. Louis, MO - St. Louis Man Sentenced on Social Security Fraud Charges

Lawrence Jerel Higgins, 29, St. Louis, MO, was sentenced to 54 months in prison on multiple charges of using social security numbers of others to conceal his criminal history while obtaining employment with information technology companies.

According to court documents, Higgins had been convicted of fraud pr... More...   $0 (08-21-2017 - MO)

To establish liability for the tort of malicious prosecution, a plaintiff must
demonstrate, among other things, that the defendant previously caused the
commencement or continuation of an action against the plaintiff that was not
supported by probable cause. We have held that if an action succeeds after a
hearing on the merits, that success ordinarily establishes the existence of p... More...   $0 (08-21-2017 - CA)

Davenport, IA - Clinton Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Trafficking in “Ice” Methamphetamine

John Allen Abbott, 50, of Clinton, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 240 months in prison for conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of actual methamphetamine and 500 grams and more of mixtures con... More...   $0 (08-20-2017 - IA)

Minneapolis, MN - Colin Chisholm Sentenced To 48 Months In Prison For Stealing More Than $2 Million From Investors In Television Network Startup

Colin Alexander Chisholm, age 65, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for stealing more than $2.1 million from victims by convincing them they were investing in a television network when in fact, CHISHOLM was using the funds for his own persona... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - MN)

Minneapolis, MN - Former Lutonix Executive Sentenced To A Year And A Day In Prison For Stealing Trade Secrets

Defendant was ordered to pay more than $500,000 in restitution

Christopher Barry, 46, from Medina, Minnesota was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in prison for stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Lutonix, Inc. BARRY pleaded guilty on May 9, 2017, and was sent... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - MN)

Minneapolis, MN - Controller Of Minnesota Metal Stamping Company Pleads Guilty To Million Dollar Embezzlement Scheme

John Burwood Robinson, age 50, pled guilty for stealing more than $1.1 million from his employer. ROBINSON was charged by felony information July 26, 2017, with one count of mail fraud and one count of filing a false tax return. He pleaded guilty yesterday before Judge Pau... More...   $0 (08-20-2017 - )

Oklahoma City, OK - Two Defendants Sentenced to 20 and 4 Years for Child Sex Trafficking

Maurie Morlee Johnson, 37, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced on August 16, 2017 to 240 months in federal prison for child sex trafficking of 14- and 15-year-old girls. In a related case, Tony Gay Gum, 44, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced August 16, 2017 to 48 months in federal prison ... More...   $0 (08-20-2017 - OK)

Muskogee, OK Tulsa Man Sentenced To Time Served, $83,000 Restitution For Health Care Fraud

Steven William Delia, age 62, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was sentenced to imprisonment, time served, 3 years supervised release, and ordered to pay $83,769.27 in restitution to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority for HEALTH CARE FRAUD, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1347.

The... More...   $0 (08-20-2017 - OK)

Topeka, KS - Former Mayor of Lawrence Sentenced for Transporting Stolen Funds

A former mayor of Lawrence was sentenced on August 15, 2017 to ten months in federal prison for embezzling thousands of dollars from a food bank in Douglas County. The defendant was ordered to pay $81,446 in restitution.

Jeremy James Farmer, 33, Lawrence, Kan., pleaded guilty in September 2016 to one co... More...   $0 (08-20-2017 - KS)

Wichita, KS - Former Manhattan City Attorney Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges

A former city attorney of Manhattan pleaded guilty on August 17, 2017 to federal child pornography charges.

Bill Raymond, 55, Andover, Kan., pleaded guilty to three counts of transporting child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. Raymond admitted that he emailed child pornograp... More...   $0 (08-20-2017 - KS)

Lincoln, NE - Former Winnebago Tribal Council Member Sentenced for Theft from an Indian Gaming Establishment

Chief United States District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Lawrence Payer, age 71, of Winnebago, Nebraska for his conviction for theft from an Indian gaming establishment.

Payer was a member of the tribal council of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Beginning in 2... More...   $0 (08-07-2017 - NE)

Pierre, SD - Former Tribal Executive Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzlement

Defendants Prosecuted as Part of The Guardians Project, a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative to Combat Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse in South Dakota

A former executive board member of the Big Coulee District of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe was sentenced in federal court on August 17, 2017, to 10... More...   $0 (08-20-2017 - SD)

Fargo, ND - Devils Lake Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charge

Jeremy Arlen Crist, age 40, of Devils Lake, ND, was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to serve 10 years in prison for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute a Controlled Substance. Judge Erickson further sentenced Crist to 8 years of supervised release and ordered him to pay a $100 sp... More...   $0 (08-07-2017 - ND)

Denver, CO - Colorado Woman Brandi Leonard Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term for Producing Child Pornography

Co-defendant Richard Hennis previously sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for same offense

Brandi Leonard, age 20, was sentenced on August 1, 2017 by U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer to serve 240 months (20 years), followed by 10 years on supervised release ... More...   $0 (08-07-2017 - CO)

Cheyenne, WY - John T. Rudnick, 63, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced by Chief Magistrate Judge Kelly H. Rankin on August 16, 2017, for contempt of court. Mr. Rudnick intentionally provided misleading and inaccurate information to questions during a deposition in a bankruptcy case and his misbehavior obstructed the administration of justice. This case was investigated by the Internal Revenu... More...   $0 (08-20-2017 - WY)

Billings, MT - Wyoming Man is Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murder and Assault of Crow Residents

Jesus Deniz Mendoza, 20, of Worland, Wyoming, was sentenced on August 10, 2017 to life in prison in Billings federal court after pleading guilty to a superseding information charging him with two counts of second-degree murder, assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangero... More...   $0 (08-10-2017 - MT)

Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Robbing Over $200,000 From Armored Vehicle And Stealing 18 Firearms From Gun Store

A man pleaded guilty on August 17, 2017 to using a baseball bat to rob over $200,000 from an armored vehicle and for stealing 18 firearms, including a suppressor, from a gun store.

Anthony Jovan Greene, 31, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to one count eac... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - NV)

Las Vegas, NV - Henderson Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Ammunition, Smoke Grenades And Equipment Stolen From U.S. Military

A Henderson, Nev., man pleaded guilty on August 18, 2017 to selling military-issued ammunition, smoke grenades, and other equipment that was stolen from the U.S. Air Force.

Temogen Tran Noguni, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized sale of property o... More...   $0 (08-20-2017 - NV)

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)

Belinda Skulason, a real estate salesperson, brought this action against the
California Bureau of Real Estate (Bureau) alleging that it wrongfully refused to remove
from its public website a document revealing that she had been convicted of three
misdemeanors. She asserted that the Bureau was required to remove the document
because the convictions, while valid when entered, were ev... More...   $0 (08-20-2017 - CA)

Seattle, WA - Investment Advisor Who Stole Millions in Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Wire Fraud and False Statement

Law Enforcement uncovers Ponzi Scheme following Civil Penalties imposed by SEC

A long-time Bellevue investment advisor was sentenced on August 17, 2017 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison, three years supervised release, and $... More...   $0 (08-19-2017 - WA)

Eugene, OR - Store Manager at Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer in Albany Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Silencers

On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Jose Alfredo Morales, 34, of Albany, Oregon, to 24 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. Morales, who managed GNA Supplies, a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer (FFL) i... More...   $0 (08-26-2017 - OR)

Savannah, GA - Jury Awards Widow $4.5 Million For Death of Husband In Med Mal Case

Tammy Rogers, the widow of Thomas Frank Rogers sued Tattnall Hospital Co. d/b/a Optim Medical Center-Tattnall and Dr. Joseph Hand and another physician on medical malpractice theories claiming that her husband died after spinal surgery as a direct result of substandard care provided by the nurses and doctor... More...   $0 (08-19-2017 - )

San Francisco, CA - Arcadia Residents Pleads Guilty To Filing False Tax Return

Anthony Arroyo and Maria Maybelene Arroyo pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to filing false tax returns. The plea was accepted by the Honorable William H. Orrick, U.S. District Judge, following the June 16, 2017, filing in federal court charging the Arroyos with filing false tax returns. <... More...   $0 (08-19-2017 - CA)

Beaumont, TX - Orange County Man Guilty of West Orange Drug Trafficking

A 36-year-old Vidor, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

Jonathan Derick Hickey pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on August 16, 2017.

According to information presented in court, on Jan. 17, 2017, ... More...   $0 (08-19-2017 - TX)

Brownsville, TX - Jury Convicts Honduran Man of Assaulting Federal Officer

A 35-year-old illegal alien from Honduras has been convicted of assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol (BP) agent. A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on August 17, 2017 against Hernan Cortez-Mazariegos following a one-day trial and approximately two hours of deliberations.

On Nov. 15, 2016, BP agents respon... More...   $0 (08-19-2017 - TX)

Midland, TX - Former Ector County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to Federal Prison for Extortion Under Color of Law

In Midland on August 17, a federal judge sentenced 47-year-old former Ector County Sheriff’s Deputy David Oscar Limon to 15 months in federal prison for extortion under color of law announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation Special ... More...   $0 (08-19-2017 - TX)

Austin, TX - Two Aryan Brotherhood Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for 2016 Burleson County Carjacking

In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced Aryan Brotherhood members Roy Ates, Jr., and Chad Ryan Smith, to 180 months and 160 months in federal prison, respectively, for their roles in a 2016 Burleson County (TX) carjacking that resulted in the serious bodily injury to the owner of ... More...   $0 (08-19-2017 - TX)

Albuquerque, NM - Another Albuquerque Resident Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Arising Out of ATF-Led Operation Targeting Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crime in Bernalillo County

71 of 104 Federal Defendants Charged as the Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative have Pleaded Guilty

In Aug. 2016, a multi-agency... More...   $0 (08-18-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud, Identity Theft and Theft of Mail Charges

Katie Carrillo, 26, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty on August 18, 2017 to conspiracy, fraud, identify theft and theft of mail charges.

Carrillo and co-defendant, Ralph Eastman, 48, also of Albuquerque, were charged in a 16-count indictment on Aug. 23, 2016, with conspira... More...   $0 (08-18-2017 - NM)

Dallas, TX - Wichita Falls Man Sentenced to 156 Months in Federal Prison For Charges Involving Promoting Prostitution

Joshua William Jackson, 29, was sentenced on August 16, 2017 to 156 months in federal prison for promoting prostitution, cyberstalking and firearms offenses.

Jackson pleaded guilty in January 2017 to one count of use of a facility of interstate commerce in aid of ... More...   $0 (08-18-2017 - TX)

Amarillo, TX - Bushland Man Admits to Committing Health Care Fraud

Thomas Roy Clark, 52, of Bushland, Texas, pleaded guilty on August 16, 2017 to one count of health care fraud stemming from a scheme to defraud insurance companies through the submission of improper billing.

Clark, who remains on bond, faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in federal prison, a $250,000 fi... More...   $0 (08-18-2017 - TX)

Dallas, TX - Two Sentenced in Stolen Identity Theft and Money Laundering Scheme

Latonya Lanette Carson, 43, of Dallas, Texas and Smith Olsola Akin, 34, of Plano, Texas were sentenced on August 17, 2017 for their role in a scheme to steal personal identifying information, use it to fraudulently obtain income tax refunds, and then launder those funds.

Following a four-day trial in ... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - TX)

Dallas, TX - Federal Jury Convicts Dallas Man of Child Pornography Charges - Defendant was previously convicted of transporting child pornography

Following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey, a federal jury has convicted Hugh Michael Glenn, 47, of Dallas, Texas, of two child pornography offenses. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney John Parker of the... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - TX)

Boston, MA - Mylan Agrees to Pay $465 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Underpaying EpiPen Rebates

Pharmaceutical companies Mylan Inc. and Mylan Specialty L.P. have agreed to pay $465 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly misclassifying EpiPen as a generic drug to avoid paying rebates owed primarily to Medicaid, the Justice Departme... More...   $0 (08-18-2017 - MA)

Tulsa, OK - Convicted Felon Who Failed To Report To Prison Pleads Guilty

The United States of America charged Regina Fran Webb with: Failure to Surrender for Service of Sentence in violation of 18 USC 3146, which provides:

§3146. Protection of certain files of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
(a) Inapplicability of FOIA to exempted operational files provi... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - OK)

Plaintiff Dennis Ponte is asking defendant County of Calaveras (County) to pay
him over $150,000 to reimburse him for work purportedly performed on the County’s
behalf pursuant to an oral contract. The contract did not contain any fixed payment, and
no bid was submitted--far less approved--pursuant to relevant county ordinances
governing public contracts. Ponte disregarded opportun... More...   $0 (08-18-2017 - CA)

Following a jury trial, Shannon Heathcock (“Appellant”) was convicted of attempted
sexual battery upon a physically helpless person. Appellant raises several issues on
appeal, only one of which has merit. He correctly claims that the jury was erroneously
instructed that he was charged with attempt to commit attempted sexual battery, which is
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a non-existent crime. Appellant’s ... More...   $0 (08-11-2017 - FL)

In this appeal, we consider whether, when an insurance contract provides for an appraisal process, an insured must wait until that process is completed before filing a civil remedy notice pursuant to section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2008). Because we find no such limitation in the statute or relevant case law, we reverse.
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In 2009, Phillip Landers’s home sustained a loss from suspected ... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - fl)

Victor Concha appeals his sentence for ten counts of possession of child pornography. Concha argues that the trial judge committed fundamental error when he implied that he would not, as a general policy, consider Concha’s mental health needs as a basis for downward departure. We reverse and remand for resentencing before a different judge, because the trial judge’s comments in this case are subst... More...   $0 (08-16-2017 - FL)

In this Engle1 progeny case, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris USA, Inc. (“Defendants”) appeal the final judgment entered in favor of Linda Purdo Enochs as Representative of the estate of her deceased husband, Thomas Purdo (“Plaintiff”). Defendants argue that the trial court erred by: (1) failing to engage in the requisite genuineness analysis in granting Plaintiff’s peremptory chall... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - FL)

Appellant Joseph DeJesus (“Appellant”) appeals the trial court’s final judgment adjudicating him guilty of grand theft and burglary. We write solely to address Appellant’s challenge as to whether the trial court properly denied his motion for judgment of acquittal on both counts.1 As discussed below, we reverse the trial court’s denial of Appellant’s motion and vacate the judgment.
Background<... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - FL)

Spokane, WA - Doctors Who Approved Torture Settle Lawsuit

Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud, Obaid Ullah and Suleiman Abdullah Salim sued Dr. Bruce Jessen and Dr. James Mitchell on alien tort claim theories under 28 U.S.C. 1350 claiming that they were injured and harmed as a direct result of brutal interrogation techniques devised by the Defendants for use by the CIA. The Plaintiffs claimed that th... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - )

Nashville, TN - White County, Tennessee Business Owner Pleads Guilty In $43 Million Investment Scheme - Seized Assets To Be Auctioned Later In August 2017

Jeffery Lynn Gentry, 40, of White County, Tenn., pleaded guilty on August 10, 2017 to wire fraud and money laundering. Gentry was charged on July 5, 2017, with operating a $43 million investment scheme in which he bilked investors out o... More...   $0 (08-10-2017 - TN)

Memphis, TN - Memphis Man Sentenced for Theft of U.S. Treasury Checks

A Memphis man was sentenced to federal prison for Theft of Government Property and Forging United States Treasury Checks.

On July 28, 2016, a 4-count federal indictment was filed against Paul Edward Robinson, 52, charging him with stealing United States Treasury federal income tax refund checks, forging endors... More...   $0 (08-04-2017 - TN)

Memphis, TN - Crockett County Deputy Sentenced in West Tennessee on Federal Drug Trafficking Violations

A former Crockett County Sheriff’s Deputy has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison on August 9, 2017 on cocaine trafficking and firearms charges.

According to the indictment, on February 13, 2017, Calvin Fields aided and abetted others in the distribution of a mixture... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - TN)

Louisville, KY - Former High School Principal Guilty Of Transporting Child Pornography - Admitted he transferred images from phones confiscated from students, to his personal thumb drive, without their consent or knowledge and shared the images on a Russian website

A former Larue County, Kentucky, High School Principal pleaded guilty on August 15, 2017 in United States District Court, bef... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - KY)

Lexington, KY - Woodford County Man Sentenced To 28 Years For Distributing Fentanyl Resulting In Fatal Overdose

The leader of a drug conspiracy in Versailles, Ky., has been sentenced to federal prison, for distributing fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of a Woodford County woman.

Chief U.S. District Judge Karen K. Caldwell formally sentenced Luis Aguirre-Jerardo, age 2... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - KY)

Fairfield Heights, IL - Houston Residents Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine into Southern Illinois

Two more Houston residents were sentenced to federal prison on Friday, August 11, 2017, for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy resulting in the seizure of $1.2 million dollars in cash, $72,000 in jewelry, and several kilos of cocaine.

An indictment filed ... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - IL)

Peoria, IL - Former Employee of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Approximately $320,000 in Bribes from Contractors

A former employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) based in Afghanistan pleaded guilty on July 26, 2017 to soliciting approximately $320,000 in bribes from Afghan contractors in return for his assistance in U.S. government con... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - IL)

Plaintiffs GCIU-Employer Retirement Fund and the Board of Trustees of
the GCIU-Employer Retirement Fund (collectively the “Fund”) appeal from the
dismissal of their action against Defendants, Coleridge Fine Arts (“Coleridge”)
*This order and judgment is not binding precedent except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited,
h... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - KS)

Regency Corporation operated forprofit
cosmetology schools in 20 states. Each Regency Beauty
Institute offered both classroom instruction and practical
instruction in a “Regency Salon,” where members of the
public could receive cosmetology services at low prices.
Venitia Hollins was a Regency student, first at its Merrillville,
2 No. 15‐3607
Indiana, location, and... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - IL)

Union Pacific Railroad challenges
the legal authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission to continue an enforcement action after issuing
a right to sue letter and subsequent resolution of the underlying
charges of discrimination in a private lawsuit. The EEOC
petitioned the district court to enforce its subpoena for Union
Pacific’s employment records related to ... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - WI)

Plaintiffs are former arbitrators
for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. In 2011,
plaintiffs and another arbitrator brought a due process action
challenging the implementation of House Bill 1698, a workers’
compensation reform statute that had terminated their sixyear
appointments under prior law. The district court granted
summary judgment for defendants, and w... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - IL)

The plaintiff in this case wants a
new trial based on a jury instruction he agreed to and admission
of two exhibits to which he did not object on the grounds
he argues on appeal. The plaintiff waived at trial the arguments
he raises on appeal, so we affirm the judgment of the
district court.
2 No. 14-2478
I. Factual and Procedural History
Plaintiff Walker has lived ... More...   $0 (08-17-2017 - IL)

Chicago, IL - Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for Supplying Heroin to Chicago’s West Side and Murdering a Federal Informant

A federal judge has sentenced a violent drug trafficker to 37 years in prison for supplying large amounts of heroin to Chicago’s West Side and murdering a friend who cooperated with law enforcement.

For seven years DAVID PRICE operated a viol... More...   $0 (08-11-2017 - IL)