Muskogee, OK - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Man Sentenced To 60 Months For Cocaine Distribution

Angel Vega, age 44, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release for Possession With Intent To Distribute Cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A) and Title 18, United States Code, Section ... More...   $0 (06-13-2018 - OK)

Topeka, KS - Topeka Man Sentenced For Robbing Health Club

A Topeka man was sentenced on June 18, 2018 to 24 months in federal prison for robbing a health club, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

George Bernard Phelps, III, 31, Topeka, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of robbery. In his plea, he admitted that on Nov. 24, 2017, he and another man robbed the Genesis Health Club... More...   $0 (06-18-2018 - KS)

JAMES EDWARD KNIGHT, II, 42, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on June 8, 2018, for tax evasion. Knight was arrested in Casper, Wyoming. He received three months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and $374,970.00 in restitution. The Internal Revenue Service... More...   $0 (06-14-2018 - WY)

JESSIE PATRICK SICOCAN, 22, o fCheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on June 11, 2018, for possession of unregistered firearms. Sicocan was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received thirty months of imprisonment, to be followedby thirty-six months of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment and a $200.00 fine. The Bureau of Al... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - WY)

DENNIS FRANCIS BOYLE, 54, of Davis, California ,was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on June 11, 2018, for production of child pornography. Boyle was arrested in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He received one hundred sixty-four months of imprisonment, to be followed by a life term of supervised release,and ordered to pay a $5,000.00 Justice for Victims of Trafficking ... More...   $0 (06-14-2018 - WY)

VICTOR VALENZUELA, 43, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl, on June 11, 2018, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for conspiracy to launder money. Valenzuela was arrested in Lubbock, Texas. He received one hundred eighty months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, was ordered to pay a $200.00 special assessment and a $5... More...   $0 (06-14-2018 - WY)

PAULO CESAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ, 42, of Jalisco, Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on June 12, 2018, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Rodriguez-Lopez was arrested in Sweetwater County. He received twelve months and one day imprisonment, to be followed by one year of supervised release, was ordered to pay a $100.00 spec... More...   $0 (06-14-2018 - WY)

EDUARDO AGUILAR, 27, of La Puente, California, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on June 12, 2018, for conspiracy to distribute heroin. Aguilar was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received sixty months of imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and $400.00 fine. The Wyoming Highway Patr... More...   $0 (06-14-2018 - WY)

Las Cruzes, NM - Roswell Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

Plea Agreement Recommends Ten-Year Prison Sentence

Monica Vega, 35, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty on June 19,2918 in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to methamphetamine trafficking charges. Vega’s plea agreement recommends a ten-year prison sentence followed by a term of supervised rele... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - NM)

Denver, CO - Thornton Man To Spend Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

Defendant Carlos Fernandez-Barron last of 7 defendants sentenced for the illegal drug trafficking

Thornton resident Carlos Fernandez-Barron, age 38, has been sentenced to serve 135 months (11 years and 3 months) in federal prison for cocaine trafficking, U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and DEA Den... More...   $0 (06-13-2018 - CO)

Derek W. Cole, a Colorado-licensed attorney appearing pro se, appeals the
district court’s dismissal of his claims against the City of Aurora, the Aurora City
Council, the Aurora Police Department, Sergeant Tim E. Genaro, several other
named individuals, and multiple Doe defendants. We exercise jurisdiction under
28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Mr. Cole leased sp... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - CO)

This appeal concerns the scope of Oklahoma’s recently modified workers’
compensation regime. Perry Odom suffered serious injuries when a semi-trailer
collapsed on him at work. His employer—Penske Logistics—did not own the
trailer, but his employer’s sole stockholder—Penske Truck Leasing—did. Odom
and his wife sought to recover from Penske Truck Leasing through a personal
injury... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OK)

Auto-Owners Insurance Company provided automobile insurance to Frank
and Nancy Csaszar and their daughter, Jennifer.1 But when that policy’s term
came to a close, Auto-Owners informed Mr. and Mrs. Csaszar that, because of
their daughter’s driving record, it would only renew their policy if it excluded her
from coverage. The Csaszars agreed. The policy accordingly included an
“e... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - CO)

On August 25, 2016, Robert Holsey (“Holsey”) agreed to purchase marijuana from Gordon. Holsey and Gordon knew each other from playing basketball at Trent Park. Nieves drove Holsey to the marijuana-purchase- meeting place on W. 38th Street in Cleveland. As Nieves and Holsey drove toward the meeting place, they saw Gordon, became suspicious, and started to drive away. Through the side mirror... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

On October 13, 2015, the court denied Solomon’s motion to suppress evidence, and he pled guilty to one count of felonious assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(1) with a firearm specification. On December 2, 2015, the court sentenced Solomon to four years in prison for the assault to run consecutive to three years in prison for the firearm specification, for an aggregate sentence of seven y... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

This is an appeal from a June 9, 2015 judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, finding appellant guilty of one count of domestic violence, in violation of R.C. 2919.25(A), and one count of felonious assault, in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(1). 2. {¶ 2} On June 29, 2015, appellant was sentenced to a 14-month term of incarceration for the domestic violence conviction, and a four-ye... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows: {¶4} On March 13, 2017, Ronald Scurlock noticed that large truck batteries were missing from pallets, as well as from various vehicles in and outside of the buildings on the premises of a business he owns in Trinway, Ohio. On March 14, 2017, he noticed more batteries missing. Scurlock started calling local scrapyards in search of the b... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows:
{¶4} On July 13, 2016, Muskingum County Sheriff’s dispatch received a
complaint about the odor of marijuana coming from the residence located at 128 Hamline
Ave., Zanesville, Ohio. The complaint also stated that the occupants at the residence
were trafficking in drugs.
{¶5} Colleena Johnson ("Colleena") and Appella... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

Alexandria, VA - National Rifle Association of America v. Lockton Affinity Series of Lockton Affinity, LLC and Lockton Affinity Series of Lockton Affinity, LLC

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On March 22, 2017, officers with the adult parole authority were
investigating reports of the unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine involving two of
their parolees, Douglas Johnson and Douglas Baumgartner. The officers went to a
property owned by Mr. Johnson. The property contained a structure occupied by Mr.
Johnson, another structure occupied by Mr. Baumgartner, and a t... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

A patient and his family brought a medical negligence action against a physician and the physician’s employer. They alleged specific negligence and the failure of the physician to obtain informed consent. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on the claim of informed consent based on the physician’s failure to disclose his lack of training and experience in perform... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - IA)

Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Setpoint Systems Inc.

The Justice Department today announced that it reached a settlement with Setpoint Systems Inc., an Ogden, Utah, engineering company. The settlement resolves the Department’s investigation into whether the company engaged in hiring discrimination against non-U.S. citizens protected under the I... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - UT)

Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Against Emergency Communications System and Other Municipal Websites

An Arizona man was sentenced on June 18, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona, for directing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks at the computer networks of the City of Madison, Wisconsin.

Randall Charles Tucker, aka “Bitcoin Ba... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - AZ)

On August 9, 2016, investigators from the West Central Ohio Crime
Task Force (“WCOCTF”) were conducting surveillance on Vincent McKercher
(“McKercher”) in Allen County. (05/05/2017 Tr. at 8). McKercher had a history
of trafficking in marijuana. (Id. at 9). Investigators followed McKercher (in his
vehicle) from a barbershop in Lima, Ohio to a warehouse located at 519 N. Jac... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

On November 9, 2016, Chief of Police Glass of the Village of Botkins
received a phone call from an officer at the Wapakoneta Police Department
regarding a woman named Megan Donnelly, for whom there was an active warrant
for theft, and requested his assistance in obtaining her. Chief Glass was informed
that Donnelly was en route to a local motel, driving a white Ford Expeditio... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

On October 14, 2014, Hefner was indicted on six criminal charges in
Logan County: Count One, Burglary, in violation of R.C. 2929.11(A)(2), a felony
of the second degree; Count Two, Burglary, in violation of R.C. 2929.11(A)(2), a
felony of the second degree; Count Three, Burglary, in violation of R.C.
2929.11(A)(2), a felony of the second degree; Count Four, Burglary, in violat... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

The Children Services Division of the Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services placed S.T. and his brother T.W. with Weaver and his wife for foster care on September 24, 2015. 1 Tr. of Proceedings 404:21-406:13. S.T. was approximately two years old at the time, and his brother was approximately three. Id. at 395:21-396:8. ... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

Ogletree was indicted on June 1, 2017, and on June 16, 2017, the court
entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Ogletree at his arraignment. On June 29, 2017,
Ogletree filed a motion to suppress, and a hearing thereon was held on July 26, 2017.
At the hearing, Officer Josh Bowling of the City of Dayton Police Department testified that
he was working on April 11, 2017, on routin... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

On March 8 and 9, 2016, Glenn went to several bars with a friend, Kendall Mabry; they arrived at the K-9 Club after 1:30 a.m. on March 9. Around 2:00 a.m., the victim, “Michael,”1 who was known to Glenn, also arrived at the K-9 Club. Almost immediately, Glenn and Michael got into a physical altercation, and Glenn was thrown out of the bar by K-9 Club security personnel. Glenn went back t... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

The property at issue is a 1.383-acre parcel located at 741 East Dixie Drive
in West Carrollton, Ohio. The property is improved with a 4,470-square foot building,
constructed in 2005, that houses a McDonald’s restaurant. For tax year 2014 the
Montgomery County Auditor valued the property at $1,308,710. McDonald’s filed a
complaint with the Board of Revision (BOR) seeking to red... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

Defendant-appellant, Michael J. Hall, III, appeals his conviction and sentence
for the following offenses, to wit: Count I: possession of criminal tools, in violation of R.C.
2923.24(A), a felony of the fifth degree; Count II: possession of cocaine, in violation of
R.C. 2925.11(A) and (C)(4)(e), a felony of the first degree, accompanied by a one-year
firearm specification; Cou... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

The record shows that on May 4, 2016, Anant Singh’s wife returned
home from working the night shift as a nurse to find her husband dead on the floor
of the garage. He had been shot in the torso. Immediately after she found him,
Durgan pulled into their driveway in a white pickup truck.
{¶3} Singh was a successful mechanical engineer. He and his daughter
also operated a ... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OH)

On September 6, 2016, Madison Wyland collected her ten-month-old daughter,
K.P., at ABC Childcare, located in Plainfield, Indiana. When Wyland changed
her daughter’s clothes later that day, she noticed scratches and nail marks
underneath the child’s arms. The following day, Wyland contacted the owner
of ABC Childcare, Tamela Hunt-Stephey (Stephey), to complain about her
... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - IN)

Tulsa, OK - Jury Convicts Defendant of Murder and Recommends Life In Prison Sentence

The State of Oklahoma with Richard Patrick Spaulding and Sonia R. Weidenfelder:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 11/06/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
WEIDENFELDER, SONIA R Disposed: CONVICTION, 06/01/2... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OK)

The following facts and procedural history of Sturgis’s case are taken from the
unpublished memorandum decision of his direct appeal:
On the morning of September 20, 2004, teenager Barbara Day was dismissed early from Michigan City High School because of an earlier altercation she had with another teenager known only by his nickname, “Spider.” Tr. p. 324. Day went to her home in Michigan... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - IN)

On December 25, 2015, twelve-year-old C.L. went to spend the latter part of
Christmas Day with his father, having spent the earlier part of the holiday with
his mother. Laird is C.L.’s uncle, the twin brother of C.L.’s father, and was also
at C.L.’s father’s house that evening. C.L. had received a new iPad as a gift that
day and sat on the couch close to his uncle Laird while t... More...   $0 (06-18-2018 - IN)

West Palm Beach, FL - Kapow of Boca Raton, Inc. and Restoration Construction, LLC sued Aspen Specialty Insurance Company on a breach of insurance contract theory.... More...   $0 (03-05-2018 - FL)

West Palm Beach, FL - Rose Pierre Louis sued American Security Insurance Company on a breach of insurance contract theory.... More...   $0 (11-28-2017 - FL)

West Palm Beach, FL - Ron Kendall Masonry, Inc. sued Gemini Insurance Company, New Hampshire Insurance Company, and on a breach of insurance contact theories.... More...   $0 (05-18-2018 - FL)

West Palm Beach, FL - Michael M. Bahrami, M.D. sued Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. on a breach of insurance contract theory.... More...   $0 (02-16-2018 - FL)

West Palm Beach, FL - Atrium 5 Limited sued RYO Cigarettes of Jupiter, LLC on insurance law theory.... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - FL)

West Palm Beach, FL - Altman-Glenewinkel Construction, LLC sued Amerisure Insurance Company on a breach of insurance contract theory.... More...   $0 (05-21-2018 - FL)

West Palm Beach, FL - Sports Immortals, Inc. sued the Zurich American Insurance Company on a breach of insurance contract theory.... More...   $0 (12-28-2017 - FL)

West Palm Beach, FL - Guillermo Valez and Delia Velez sued Scottsdale Insurance Company on breach of insurance contract theories.... More...   $0 (01-08-2018 - FL)

West Palm Beach, FL - Donald E. Wilcox and Jennifer C. Wilcox sued 21st Century Centennial Insurance Company on a breach insurance contract theory.... More...   $0 (03-19-2018 - FL)

West Palm Beach, FL - Vas Aero Services, LLC, H.I.G. Capital, LLC, HIG Capital Management, Inc. and Adi Bernstein v. Arch Insurance Company on an insurance law theory.... More...   $0 (03-28-2018 - FL)

Anchorage, AK - Washington Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Methamphetamine in Alaska

Zerisenay Gebregiorgis, 36, a Washington resident, was sentenced on June 1, 2018 in Juneau by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to serve 121 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine. Gebregiorgi... More...   $0 (06-01-2018 - AK)

Honolulu, HI - Kauai Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Manufacturing Child Pornography

Chief United States District Court Judge J. Michael Seabright sentenced Michael J. Terui, age 38, to 300 months (25 years) in prison on June 14, 2018, plus a lifetime period of supervised release, for four counts of manufacturing child pornography. Terui will also be required to register as a sex ... More...   $0 (06-15-2018 - HI)

Boise, ID - Boise Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

Ryan Andrew Chambers, 37, of Boise, was sentenced on June 13, 2018 in United States District Court to 240 months in prison followed by 10 years supervised release for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Chambers pleaded guilty on March 22, 2018.

According... More...   $0 (06-15-2018 - ID)

Spokane, WA - Round Valley Tribal Member Convicted of Domestic Violence Sentenced to 87 Months Imprisonment

Walter Richard Harrington, age 54, a member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes recently residing in Tieton, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on November 2, 2017 to assault by strangling on Indian Reservation. United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian ... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - WA)

Seattle, WA - DOJ Reaches Settlement with Washington Health Care Authority to Improve Services to Patients Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
WA State Agency Administered ‘Apple Health’ in a Manner that Discriminated Against Patients Who Rely on Sign Language Interpreters

The U.S. Department of Justice, working through the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Washington Health Care ... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - WA)

Portland, OR - Oregon Woman Pleads Guilty for Role in Forced Labor and Visa Fraud Scheme Involving Thai Restaurant Workers

Defendant financially benefited from co-defendant’s use of debts, fraud, threats of financial and reputational harm, and other means to compel victims to work at restaurants

Tanya Jumroon, also known as Thunyarax Phatanakit Jumroon, 59, of Beaverton, Oregon, ... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - OR)

Fresno, CA - Modesto Real Estate Attorney Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Fraudulent Short-Sale Scheme

Robert Farrace, 54, of Modesto, was sentenced on June 18, 2018 to two years in prison for a fraudulent short-sale scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.

On November 14, 2017, a jury found Farrace guilty of three counts of wire fraud in connection with the scheme... More...   $0 (06-18-2018 - CA)

Los Angeles, CA - United States Customs and Border Protection Officer Convicted for Making False Statements for Personal Gain

A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer for abusing a program that provided discounted homes to law enforcement officers and misleading an investigator during a background investigation for security clearance.
... More...   $0 (06-11-2018 - CA)

San Diego, CA - Beverly Hills Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years in Custody for Massive Workers’ Comp Scheme

Beverly Hills Radiologist Ronald Grusd and two of his corporations, California Imaging Network Medical Group and Willows Consulting Company, were sentenced in federal court on June 18, 2018 after a jury trial in December resulted in convictions on 39 felony fraud counts.

U.S. Di... More...   $0 (06-18-2018 - CA)

Reno, NV - Second Winnemucca Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud Conspiracy

A Winnemucca tax return preparer pleaded guilty on June 18, 2018 for her role in a tax fraud conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Tara Sullivan for the IRS Criminal Investigation.

Ginger Bidegary, 58, pleaded guilty to one coun... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - NV)

Phoenix, AZ - Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Vehicle on Navajo Nation

Bronston Begay, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 36 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a vehicle theft on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation. Begay also received a consecutive eight-month sentence for violating his supervised release. Ear... More...   $0 (06-18-2018 - AZ)

Louisville, KY - Police Officer Convicted of Wrongful Arrest

Officer illegally arrested citizen after the citizen attempted to file complaints against him

William Dukes, Jr., a former sergeant with the Providence, Kentucky, Police Department, was found guilty on June 15, 2018 in federal court on one count of willfully arresting a citizen without probable cause.

After fiv... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - KY)

Fayetteville, FL - Former Arkansas State Senator Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Bank Fraud

Former Arkansas State Senator Jake C. Files was sentenced to 18 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme to obtain approximately $46,500 in state government funds through fraudulent means and for obtaining approximately $56,700 in loan proceeds, also through fraudulent ... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - AR)