In California, “[a]ll political power is inherent in the people,” who
retain “the right to alter or reform” government by voter initiative “when the
public good may require.” (Cal. Const., Art. II, § 1.)1 The question in this
case is whether the people of a city or county may exercise this initiative
power to adopt a special tax when a majority of voters concludes it would
serv... More...   $0 (07-01-2020 - CA)

Robert Cundall, the beneficiary of a living trust established
by John W. Martin on February 11, 2009 (the February Trust),
appeals from an order finding that the trust was properly
revoked and is therefore invalid. Martin revoked the February
Trust just a few months after he signed it after he had a falling
out with Cundall. He established a new trust in May 2009 (the
May T... More...   $0 (06-30-2020 - CA)

Plaintiff Sofia Wilton Barriga filed this lawsuit against 99 Cents Only Stores LLC,
(99 Cents) on her own behalf and on behalf of similarly situated current and former
nonexempt employees of 99 Cents hired before October 1, 1999, and who worked the
graveyard shift after January 1, 2012, until the conclusion of her lawsuit, pleading various
Labor Code violations and violation of the... More...   $0 (06-28-2020 - CA)

Plaintiff Sofia Wilton Barriga filed this lawsuit against 99 Cents Only Stores LLC,
(99 Cents) on her own behalf and on behalf of similarly situated current and former
nonexempt employees of 99 Cents hired before October 1, 1999, and who worked the
graveyard shift after January 1, 2012, until the conclusion of her lawsuit, pleading various
Labor Code violations and violation of the... More...   $0 (06-28-2020 - CA)

Nashville, TN - The United States of America charged Fredrick M. Stow, age 65, with securities fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft.

Defendant, a former Investments Vice President at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. was charged with stealing $933,500 from two elderly clients.

A criminal Information charged Fredrick M. Stow, 65, of Franklin, Tennessee, with securitie... More...   $0 (06-26-2020 - TN)

Dayton, OH - The United States of America charged Nadine Consuelo Jackson, age 31, with bank fraud and making a false statement to a bank.

Defendant was charged federally with bank fraud and making a false statement to a bank within the jurisdiction of a federal agency related to financial assistance for businesses who are suffering the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Th... More...   $0 (06-26-2020 - OH)

New Orleans, LA - The United States of America charged Antoine Narcisse, age 24, with conspiracy to commit access device fraud.

According to court documents, NARCISSE and the other defendants engaged in a scheme to obtain merchandise and cash from stores through fraud. The defendants obtained stolen credit and debit card information, encoded it onto cards, and then used that information ... More...   $0 (06-26-2020 - LA)

Houston, TX - The United States of America charged Jase DePaul Gautreaux a/k/a Jase Dixon with making false statements to a financial institution, wire fraud, bank fraud and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions to get over $13 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

Gautreaux allegedly perpetrated a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $13 millio... More...   $0 (06-25-2020 - TX)