Industrial Welfare Commission wage order No. 7-2001
(Wage Order 7) requires employers to pay their employees a
minimum wage for all “hours worked.” (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8,
§ 11070, subd. 4(B).) “Hours worked” is defined as “the time
during which an employee is subject to the control of an
employer, and includes all the time the employee is suffered or
permitted to work, w... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - CA)

Baton Rouge, LA - The United States of America charged Daniel Davis with depriving a prisoner of his civil rights.

Daniel Davis, 44, a former major at Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) in Angola, Louisiana, was found guilty by a jury in federal court for his participation in the beating of an inmate who was handcuffed, shackled, and not resisting and for failing to intervene to stop his... More...   $0 (02-05-2020 - LA)

Pierre, SD - The United States of America sued the South Dakota Department of Social Services on a civil rights violation theory.

The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the South Dakota Department of Social Services (Department of Social Services or DSS), a state agency that assists South Dakotans seeking public benefits, resolving allegations that DS... More...   $0 (01-30-2020 - SD)

Jay Brome sued the California Highway Patrol (the Patrol) asserting that, during
his career as a law enforcement officer, he suffered harassment and discrimination
because of his sexual orientation in violation of the California Fair Employment and
Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.).1 The trial court granted summary judgment
to the Patrol, holding that Brome’s claims were fil... More...   $0 (01-29-2020 - CA)

Burlington, VT - Ashley M. Lareau sued Northwestern Medical Center on a Family Medical Leave Act Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.... More...   $1 (01-20-2020 - VT)

Denver, CO - The United States of America charged Robert Eugene Hybertson with failure to file tax returns.

Robert Eugene Hybertson, age 61, of Brighton, Colorado was sentenced to time served, which constitutes approximately 20 months’ imprisonment for failure to file a tax return and for fraudulently concealing facts relevant to Social Security Disability payments. Hybertson will serve ... More...   $0 (01-20-2020 - CO)

Washington, DC - The United States of America charged Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar and Majid Ghorbani with conspiracy to defraud the United States and Impersonating an Agent of a Foreign Government.

Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 39, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, 60, an Iranian citizen and resident of California, have been sentenced to prison terms of 38 months and 30 mo... More...   $0 (01-16-2020 - DC)

Bangor, ME - The United States of America charged Katherine Prosper with social security fraud.

A Clinton woman pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in Bangor to Social Security fraud and making false statements, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.

According to court records, from about August 2006 through March 2019, Katherine Prosper, 61, a recipient of Supplemental S... More...   $0 (01-13-2020 - ME)

Houston, TX - The United States of America charged Hitesh Madhubhai Patel, a/k/a Hitesh Hinglaj with wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.

An Indian national pleaded guilty today in the Southern District of Texas for his role in operating and funding India-based call centers whose callers, and U.S.-based conspirators, defrauded U.S. victims out of millions of dollars between 2013 a... More...   $0 (01-10-2020 - TX)

Los Angeles, CA - The United States of America charged Rowena Isabel Lokeni with wire fraud.

A former Social Security Administration (SSA) employee who stole more than $176,000 in Social Security benefits designated for elderly and disabled people was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison.

Rowena Isabel Lokeni, 36, of Garden Grove, was sentenced by United State... More...   $0 (01-09-2020 - CA)

Brooklyn, NY - The United States of America charged ABH Nature's Products, Inc., ABH Pharma, Inc., StockNutra.com; and Mohammed Jahirul Islam with distributing adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements and unapproved and misbranded drugs.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York has entered a consent decree barring three corporations, ABH Nature’s Product... More...   $0 (01-02-2020 - NY)

New York, NY - The United States of America charged Grafton Thomas with obstructing the free exercise of religion.

GRAFTON THOMAS has been charged with five counts of obstructing the free exercise of religion in an attempt to kill, a federal hate crime, related to his machete attack during Hanukkah observances at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, on the night of December 28, 2019. THOM... More...   $0 (01-01-2020 - NY)