Tampa, FL - Developer Pleads Guilty To Embezzling From A Bankruptcy Estate

Clark D. East (59, Sugarland, TX) has pleaded guilty to embezzlement from a bankruptcy estate. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.

According to the plea agreement, East obtained a loan from Stearns Bank, a member bank of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Minneapolis, to develop a proper... More...   $0 (04-06-2017 - FL)

Hassan Chahadeh, M.D., personally guaranteed loans made by Jacinto Medical Group, P.A. and Paradise Marketing and Consulting, L.P. to University General Health System Inc. and University General Hospital, L.P. (collectively “UGH”). Subsequently, UGH defaulted on the loans and filed for Chapter 11
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bankruptcy protection. Appellees sent notice and demand to Chahadeh requesting
payment u... More...   $0 (03-14-2017 - TX)

Appellants Raul Galaz (“Raul”) and Segundo Suenos, LLC1 appeal the
district court’s judgment awarding actual and exemplary damages to debtor
Lisa Ann Katona, formerly known as Lisa Galaz (“Lisa”). We AFFIRM the
judgment of the district court.
1 “Segundo Suenos” was likely formed with the intention of reading “Segundo Sueños,”
which is Spanish for “Second Dreams.” This opinion w... More...   $0 (03-13-2017 - TX)

Los Angeles Man Convicted Of Running Multi-Million Dollar Foreclosure Rescue Scam In Bakersfield, Visalia And Salinas

FRESNO, Calif. — After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Martin Calzada, 29, of Norwalk, guilty today of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and eight counts of mail fraud affecting a financial institution, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.... More...   $0 (03-13-2017 - )

Fresno, CA - Los Angeles Man Convicted Of Running Multi-Million Dollar Foreclosure Rescue Scam In Bakersfield, Visalia And Salinas

After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Martin Calzada, 29, of Norwalk, guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and eight counts of mail fraud affecting a financial institution, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. The trial... More...   $0 (03-12-2017 - CA)

Riverside, CA - Former CEO of Hollywood Payroll Company Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison in Tax Case Related to Purloined Company Funds

The former CEO of Axium International, Inc., a leading Hollywood payroll services company until it collapsed in 2008, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service by failing to report as income mill... More...   $0 (03-11-2017 - CA)

Christopher Riegel and various entities affiliated with him––My Three Sons, Ltd., My
Three Sons Management, LLC, Prestonwood OB/GYN Associates, P.A., Christopher Riegel,
M.D., P.A.––appeal the trial court’s dismissal of their lawsuit against appellees for failing to
comply with an order compelling arbitration of the dispute. In five issues, appellants complain
the trial court erred... More...   $0 (03-09-2017 - TX)

Lexington, KY - Winchester Man Sentenced To 24 Months For Illegally Hacking Into Website And Lying To Federal Agents

A Winchester, Ky., man, who previously admitted to hacking and taking control of a high school sports website, to gain publicity for his online identity and harass and intimidate the website owner and others, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.

U.S. ... More...   $0 (03-08-2017 - KY)

Burlington, VT - Donna Young Sentenced for Bankruptcy Misrepresentation

Donna Young, 68, of Wilmington, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington following her guilty plea to a charge that she made false statements under penalty of perjury in a bankruptcy case she filed. U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III placed Young on one year of probation.

On April ... More...   $0 (03-06-2017 - VT)

In this case, we deal with the question of whether participation agreements in connection with a loan transaction transferred security interests in the underlying property or only a contractual right to the proceeds from the originating bank. For the reasons expressed below, we conclude that the participating agreements transferred security interests in the underlying property to the participating... More...   $0 (03-03-2017 - IA)

In this forcible detainer case, appellant Betty Jo Tillis appeals the trial
court’s judgment granting possession of certain real property to appellee Home
Servicing, LLC (Home Servicing). In two related issues, Tillis contends that the
trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to grant Home Servicing possession
of the property because she presented evidence that the security i... More...   $0 (03-02-2017 - TX)

COEUR D'ALENE, ID - Utah Couple Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Bankruptcy Fraud

Cortney S. Valentine, 40, and Nicolette P. Valentine, 37, husband and wife, both of Liberty, Utah, were sentenced Tuesday for bank fraud, false declaration under penalty of perjury and concealment of assets in connection with a bankruptcy case, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Senior U.S. Distric... More...   $0 (03-02-2017 - ID)

Appellee Dale Foster sued his business partner, appellant Robert Hynds, for
fraud, breach of contract, and other claims arising out of an investment opportunity
in an oil and gas field in Alabama. Foster moved for summary judgment on his fraud


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and breach of contract claims. After the trial court rendered summary judgment in
Foster’s favor, ordering res... More...   $0 (02-28-2017 - TX)

We address a second appeal from an action by a contractor
seeking damages arising out of its construction of a house.
Following our remand, the district court determined that the
election of remedies doctrine and judicial estoppel required a
dismissal of the contractor’s claims. Because the claims were
consistently premised on the existence of a contract, no election
was re... More...   $0 (02-28-2017 - )

Edwardsville, IL - Glen Carbon Retirement Center Employee Admits to Embezzlement, Making a False Bankruptcy Declaration and Filing False Federal Tax Returns

Danielle D. Clark, a/k/a Danielle D. Markiewicz, a/k/a Danielle D. Cantrall, 37, of Edwardsville, Illinois, entered pleas of guilty to an Information charging two counts of wire fraud in a scheme to defraud the Eden Village Care Cente... More...   $0 (02-27-2017 - IL)

Leigh Murphy d/b/a Murphy Cattle Company appeals from the Bankruptcy
Court’s2 Orders holding that Sweetwater Cattle Company, L.L.C.’s lien in certain
cattle is superior to Murphy’s rights as an unpaid seller of the cattle. For the
reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.
INTRODUCTION
This is a dispute over the validity and priority of interests in cattle. To
summarize, Leigh Murphy ... More...   $0 (02-27-2017 - NE)

Dallas, TX - Dallas Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison after Pleading Guilty to Felony Offense Stemming from his Work with FAIM Economic Development Corporation

Kevin Kenard Howard of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced to serve 30 months in federal prison and pay $1,850,000 in restitution following his guilty plea in May 2016 to a felony offense stemming from his work with co-defendan... More...   $0 (02-15-2017 - TX)

In this bankruptcy case, Trustee Marcia Meoli seeks to recover
allegedly fraudulent transfers of funds from the now-bankrupt company, Teleservices, to
Huntington National Bank. Huntington lent money to, and maintained the deposits of, another
company called Cyberco, which had created Teleservices to perpetuate a Ponzi scheme. As a
part of the scheme, Cyberco and Teleservices shuttl... More...   $0 (02-12-2017 - MI)

Defendant Donald Bowers was previously involved in a civil trade secret
misappropriation case that was litigated in the United States District Court for the District
of Utah. During the course of that litigation, Bowers willfully and repeatedly violated a
permanent injunction issued by the district court presiding over the case, and also refused
to purge himself of civil contempt. ... More...   $0 (02-12-2017 - UT)

King was sentenced to death for the 2008 murder of Denise Amber Lee.
King v. State, 89 So. 3d 209, 212 (Fla. 2012). This Court detailed the facts of the
murder and subsequent trial in King’s initial appeal:
[O]n January 17, 2008, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Nathan Lee returned to his home on Latour Avenue in North Port, Florida, to find his wife, Denise Amber Lee, missing. The do... More...   $0 (01-27-2017 - FL)

El Reno, OK - Michael D. Denton, Jr. d/b/a Denton Law Firm and Randy J. Malone sued Rayo Vallecano De Oklahoma City, LLC, d/b/a Rayo OKC

Issue # 1. Issue: TRANSFER CASE - COUNTER CLAIM (TRANSC/C)
Filed By: DENTON LAW FIRM
Filed Date: 01/25/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
Defendant: RAYO VALLECANO DE OKLAHOMA CITY LLC
Alias Defendant: RAYO OKC
Iss... More...   $0 (01-25-2017 - OK)

San Diego, CA - Small Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud

Phillip E. Southwood, Jr., a 50-year-old former owner of Southwood Industries, Inc., a holding company for Jefferson Liquor in Poway, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for multiple bankruptcy-related crimes. Southwood was also ordered to pay $119,000 in restitution.

Following a referral f... More...   $0 (12-26-2016 - CA)

In 1999, the United States sued RJR, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, and several other cigarette manufacturers under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–68, alleging a conspiracy to deceive the American public about the dangers of cigarettes. The history of this case is described in our many prior decisions. See, e.g., United States v. Philip Mo... More...   $0 (12-04-2016 - DC)