This is a case about identity theft, and it requires us to consider the
relationship between a New York state law providing remedies for victims of
identity theft and the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.
(FCRA). An identity theft occurs when someone misappropriates another
person’s name or other personal information in order to engage in fraud or otherMore...   $0 (09-30-2015 - NY)

A jury convicted Dahveed Dean and
Terrance Daniels of armed bank robbery and related gun
offenses. On appeal, Dean and Daniels challenge the district
court’s decision to try them jointly, as well as various evidentiary
rulings. Additionally, Daniels argues that his constitutional
rights were violated when the district court barred him
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After a trial by jury, Nivis Martin was convicted of multiple counts of bank and wire fraud, sentenced to a prison term of 46 months, and ordered to pay $963,400.47 in restitution. On appeal, Martin challenges her convictions,
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contending that the district court erred in denying her motion for judgment of acquittal on all counts beca... More...   $0 (09-30-2015 - FL)

Defendant Jacques Maddox appeals his 78-month sentence, which was imposed after a jury convicted him of aiding and abetting an attempted armed robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) and (b). That jury, however, also acquitted Defendant of aiding and abetting the use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). On appeal, Defendant argues that ... More...   $0 (09-30-2015 - FL)

Portland, ME - York County Men Plead Guilty to Conspiracy and Firearms Charges

Chris Michaud, 23, of Limerick, Maine, and Cole Meserve, 21, of Standish, Maine, pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to possess stolen firearms and possession of stolen firearms.

According to court records, between about May and November 2014, Michaud and Meserve engaged in a ser... More...   $0 (09-29-2015 - ME)

Raleigh, NC - One Current And Three Former U.S. Army Soldiers Sentenced For Fuel Theft Scheme

One current and three former U.S. Army soldiers were sentenced today in federal court in Raleigh, North Carolina for their involvement in a bribery scheme in Afghanistan that resulted in the theft of fuel valued at more than $10 million.

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of t... More...   $0 (09-29-2015 - NC)

Tampa, FL - Woman Sentenced To More Than Ten Years For SIRF Offenses

U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Tiffani Pye Williams to ten years and three months in federal prison for theft of government property and aggravated identity theft stemming from her participation in a tax fraud scheme. She was also ordered to pay $1,533,283 in restitution to the United States Trea... More...   $0 (09-29-2015 - FL)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Northeast Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud

A woman who agreed to mail counterfeit money orders as part of a scheme to defraud people across the country, pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

Shirley Hills, age 51, from Oelwein, Iowa, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

In a plea agreem... More...   $0 (09-29-2015 - IA)

Rapid City, IA - Gang Member to Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy

Albert Allen, Jr., 30, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received a 20 year prison term after a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base, a/k/a crack cocaine. At the guilty plea, Allen admitted he and his co-conspirators agreed to distribute over 280 grams of crack cocaine. At sentencing, Allen was ... More...   $0 (09-29-2015 - IA)

Kansas City, MO - Lawrence Man Sentenced to 16+ Years In Marijuana Trafficking Case

A Lawrence man was sentenced Tuesday to 201 months in federal prison in a marijuana trafficking case. He also was sentenced to a consecutive 30 months on a supervised release violation in a prior case.

Roosevelt Rico Dahda, 33, Lawrence, Kan., was convicted in a jury trial in July 2014 on conspira... More...   $0 (09-29-2015 - KS)

East St. Louis, IL - Two Jackson County Residents Sentenced On Methamphetamine Offense

James Scott Rankin, 45, and Thomas A. O’Grady, 50, both of Carbondale, IL, were sentenced for their involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.

Rankin and O’Grady had previously pled guilty... More...   $0 (09-29-2015 - IL)

Albany, NY - Jury Convicts Man Of Alien Smuggling

Ronaldo Reyes, 39, of Quebec, Canada, guilty of conspiracy to bring aliens to the United States and seven counts of bringing an alien to the United States, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, United States Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent John C. Pfeifer, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Resident Agent in Charg... More...   $0 (09-28-2015 - NY)

Newport News, VA - Preston Frazier, 22, and Keandre Williams, 24, both of Newport News, pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

In statements of facts filed with their respective plea agreements, Frazier and Williams admitted to conspiring to obtain United States currency from several financial institutions by depositing worthless ... More...   $0 (09-28-2015 - VA)

Greenbelt, MD - Oxon Hill Felon Exiled to 7 Years in Prison for a Heroin Distribution Conspiracy and Being a Felon in Possession of a Gun

Law Enforcement Seized an Uzi Submachine Gun from Defendant’s Residence

U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel, sentenced Steven Patrick Bruce, age 32, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, today to seven years in prison, followed by four years of supervised re... More...   $0 (09-28-2015 - MD)

Topeka, KS - Gun Dealer Sentenced for Conspiracy In Bribes, Kickbacks for Glock Firearms

An Olathe gun dealer was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for paying bribes to employees of the company that makes Glock firearms.

John Sullivan Ralph, III, 42, Olathe, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud Glock by paying bribes and kickbacks to Glock employees f... More...   $0 (09-28-2015 - KS)

San Diego, CA - La Jolla Bank Manager Conspired with Senior Bank Officials to Issue Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Bad Loans

Amalia Martinez, the head of Small Business Administration (“SBA”) lending at the now- defunct La Jolla Bank, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to misapply bank funds, admitting that she and other senior bank executives accepted cash bribes and kickbacks from ... More...   $0 (09-28-2015 - CA)

Seventeen-year-old Ryan Cole was a junior at Sachse High School.1 Ryan suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder. The night before the shooting, he quarreled with his parents, and later took guns and ammunition from their gun safe. He visited his friend Eric Reed Jr. late that night. One of the cases before us comes from a denial of summary judgment, and one from a denial of a motion to dismiss.... More...   $0 (09-28-2015 - TX)

Fayetteville, AR - Jury Finds Springdale Man Guilty of Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Charges

Gilberto Ray Ramos, age 41, of Springdale, was found guilty on one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, three counts of Distribution of Methamphetamine, one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm following a two d... More...   $0 (09-28-2015 - AR)

New Bern, NC - Sixteen Sentenced For Importing Cocaine From Jamaica And Distribution Throughout Eastern North Carolina

fifteen individuals were sentenced for their involvement in an international cocaine trafficking organization. All 16 were part of the same drug trafficking organization operating in the Elizabethtown and Bladen County area. The organization was importing the cocaine fro... More...   $0 (09-26-2015 - nc)

Concord, NH - Thomas Keith of Bennington Sentenced to 41 Months on Heroin and Cocaine Charges

Thomas Keith, 42, of Bennington, Vermont, was sentenced on September 24, 2015 in United States District Court in Rutland to 41 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Keith also forfeited $1,084 in connection with his drug distribution activities. This sentence followed Keith’s co... More...   $0 (09-25-2015 - NH)

Tampa, FL - Clearwater Man Sentenced In Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme

U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich sentenced Sylvester Banks (56, Clearwater) to two years and three months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit stolen identity refund fraud. He was ordered to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $755,900.00. The Court als... More...   $0 (09-25-2015 - FL)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Nebraska Man to Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced to six years in federal prison.

Jose William Orellana, 42, from South Sioux City, Nebraska, received the prison term after a May 22, 2015, jury verdict finding him guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Evidence at trial showe... More...   $0 (09-25-2015 - IA)

PLANO, Texas – A 29-year-old Granbury, Texas man has been charged with federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

John Christopher Esparza was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sep. 10, 2015 and charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone. Esparza appea... More...   $0 (09-25-2015 - TX)

Las Vegas, NV - Alex Jariv, 28, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced today in federal court to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in illegal schemes to generate and sell fraudulent biodiesel credits, marking the culmination of nearly four years of investigations and prosecutions for this complex international fraud scheme. Alex Jariv pleaded guilty to one count ... More...   $0 (09-25-2015 - NV)

Ted Bradford was convicted in 1996 of residential burglary and rape. In 2008, after Bradford served his full tenyear sentence, the Washington State courts vacated his conviction based largely on newly-available DNA testing, which excluded him as a contributor of genetic material found at the crime scene. Prosecutors then proceeded to retry Bradford, which resulted in his acquittal in 2010. In 2... More...   $0 (09-25-2015 - WA)