Scranton, PA - Former Pike County Man Pleads Guilty To False Bankruptcy Declarations

A former Pike County resident has pleaded guilty to making false declarations and false oaths in bankruptcy proceedings.

Daniel Wise, age 55, formerly of Tafton, Pennsylvania, currently residing in New York, NY, was indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2015 for concealing bankruptcy asset... More...   $0 (07-14-2016 - PA)

Las Vegas, NV - Nevada Dentist Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud

A Las Vegas-area dentist was sentenced to 13 months in prison for tax evasion. Leslie Kotler, 56, pleaded guilty in June 2014 to evading his taxes over a nine year period, causing a $600,000 tax loss and admitted to using a number of nominee bank accounts and bogus trusts to hide his income and assets from the Internal Reve... More...   $721280 (07-04-2016 - NV)

Fairview Heights, IL - Sesser Man Pleads Guilty To Bankruptcy Fraud

Scott L. Thompson, of Sesser, IL, pled guilty to bankruptcy fraud charges pending against him. Thompson was indicted on February 2, 2016, as part of an effort to crackdown on those who commit fraud during the course of bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

"My ... More...   $0 (06-16-2016 - IL)

Alexandria, LA - Federal jury finds real estate company owners, attorney guilty in Alexandria mortgage loan scheme

A federal jury found a couple who owned an Alexandria real estate company and an attorney guilty last week in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $2 million in loans.

Deion A. Duruisseau, 47, and Lashawn A. Duruisseau, 41, both of Alexandria, and attorney Harol... More...   $0 (06-15-2016 - LA)

Alva, OK - K & S Tire, Inc. v. Betsy Turner, et al.

Issues

1. MONEY JUDGMENT FOR AN AMT $10,001.00 OR MORE

Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
06-07-2016

FILE & ENTER PETITION

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The defendant‟s convictions stem from his sale of certain securities, including interests in Value Vest, LLC, Circle G Ranch, and Continental Energy Trust, to Norma Caruthers, a retiree. The defendant was indicted in October 2011 for one count of theft of $1,000 or more but less than $10,000; one count of theft of $60,000 or more but less than $250,000, and two counts of securities fraud. ... More...   $0 (06-01-2016 - TN)

Dallas, TX - Cedar Hill, Texas, Man Faces up to Five Years in Federal Prison for Making a False Statement in a Bankruptcy Petition Filing

Haywood Bernard Hall, 34, of Cedar Hill, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement under penalty of perjury in a filing in a bankruptcy petition.

Hall, who remained on bond, faced a maximum statutory penalty of five years ... More...   $0 (05-24-2016 - TX)

Dallas, TX - Dallas Man Faces Up to 20 Years in Federal Prison on Wire Fraud Conviction

Kevin Kenard Howard of Dallas appeared in federal court today, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez, and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud stemming from his work with Ellis Wamsley, IV and the FAIM Economic Development Corporation.

Howard, 34, faces a maximum statutory penalty... More...   $0 (05-20-2016 - TX)

In 1991, National Car Rental advised law enforcement that Lawrence
Suttles, Jr. had failed to timely return a rental car. Two years later, National filed
1 Section 768.79, of the Florida Statutes (2014), as pertinent here, provides:
(2) . . . An offer must:
. . . .
(b) Name the party making it and the party to whom it is being made.
2 Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.4... More...   $0 (05-02-2016 - FL)

In April 2011, Kennedy hired Emmert International to transport a piece of
commercial equipment 280 feet long and weighing 360,000 pounds from
Indiana to Tennessee. It agreed to pay Emmert about $200,000 plus additional
expenses Emmert might incur during the move. Emmert encountered a
number of unforeseeable problems that caused delays and additional expenses
of almost $7... More...   $0 (04-25-2016 - IN)

Christopher R. Ward appeals his convictions of theft by deception and making false information by making four arguments on appeal: (1) The State failed to present sufficient evidence to support his crimes of conviction; (2) his constitutional right to a jury trial was infringed when the judge orally instructed the jury that it "must" find the defendant guilty if it had no reasonable doubt as to ... More...   $0 (04-23-2016 - KS)

Alva, OK - Harold E. Koppitz v. Chesapeake Energy Corporation, et al.

1. MONEY JUDGMENT FOR AN AMT $10,001.00 OR MORE

Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
04-19-2016

FILE & ENTER PETITION

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<... More...   $0 (04-19-2016 - OK)

Congress enacted USERRA to encourage noncareer military service, to
7 minimize disruptions in the lives and communities of those who serve in the
8 uniformed services, and “to prohibit discrimination against persons because of their
9 service in the uniformed services.” 38 U.S.C. § 4301(a)(1)-(3). Congress created
10 USERRA pursuant to its War Powers set forth in Article I, Section... More...   $0 (04-16-2016 - NM)

For over one hundred years, Asarco and its predecessors operated a lead smelting
facility in East Helena, Montana (the Site). From 1927 to 1972, Atlantic Richfield’s
predecessor operated a zinc fuming plant on land leased from Asarco at the Site.1 In
1972, Atlantic Richfield sold the zinc fuming plant and related property to Asarco.
Under the 1972 sale agreement (1972 Agree... More...   $0 (04-13-2016 - MT)

Yankee Atomic Electric Company (“Yankee Atomic”), Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company (“Maine Yankee”), and Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (“Connecticut Yankee”) (collectively “plaintiffs”), filed complaints on August 16, 2013, alleging the government’s breach of its contractual obligations related to the removal of spent nuclear fuel (“SNF”) from plaintiffs’ facilities. See Case No. 1:13-... More...   $76776340 (04-11-2016 - DC)

The facts giving rise to this appeal are undisputed. The Debtors own and operate the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The casino employs 2,953 employees, 1,467 of whom are unionized. UNITE HERE Local 54 is the largest of the employee unions, representing 1,136 employees. The most recent CBA between the Union and Taj Mahal was negotiated in 2011 for a three-year term. It co... More...   $0 (04-03-2016 - DE)

Syracuse, NY - Syracuse Attorney Sentenced for Social Security Disability Fraud

Attorney Failed to Disclose His Practice of Law to Social Security Administration.

Christopher Chadick, 63, of Syracuse, N.Y. was sentenced to a five (5) year term of probation with 6 months of intermittent weekend confinement in connection with his plea of guilty to Social Security Fraud. Chadick was... More...   $247269 (04-03-2016 - NY)

Tampa, FL - Realtor Sentenced To Prison For Defrauding Vacationers Out Of More Than $200,000

U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday sentenced Michael Carleton (53, Bradenton) to 21 months in federal prison for mail fraud. As part of his sentence, the Court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $200,000, which constitutes the proceeds of the mail fraud. In addition, the Court ente... More...   $0 (04-01-2016 - FL)

Alva, OK - Lee D. Bixler, et al. v. Sandridge Exploration and Production, LLC

Issues

1. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
03-28-2016

FILE & ENTER PETITION

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The government appeals only the district court’s ruling that it cannot proceed on
its reverse-piercing alter-ego theory.1 The court essentially ruled that the government had
failed to state a claim, regardless of the truth of its allegations. For the purposes of this
appeal, we therefore take the allegations of the government’s complaint (the Complaint)
as true, see Gee v. Pa... More...   $0 (03-26-2016 - UT)

Greensboro, NC - North Carolina Man Sentenced To Prison For Bankruptcy And Tax Fraud

A Burlington, North Carolina, man was sentenced to 24 months in prison for bankruptcy fraud and tax fraud, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Department of the Justice’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Ripley Rand of the Middle District of North Carolina.

“The ... More...   $0 (03-26-2016 - NC)

In November 2000, Davisson pled guilty to felony murder, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated robbery. In February 2001, the district court sentenced him to 20 years to life for felony murder, 246 months for aggravated kidnapping, and 61 months for aggravated robbery, with all sentences to run consecutively.
In May 2011, more than 10 years after Davisson entered his guilty plea, he filed a ... More...   $0 (03-25-2016 - KS)

Grady County Residents Sentenced For Burning Houses For Insurance

Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, G.F. Peterman, III, today announced the sentencing on March 24, 2016 of two individuals in an insurance fraud scheme. The sentences were handed by Senior District Court Judge W. Louis Sands in federal court in Albany, Georgia.

Elbert Walker, Jr. a/k... More...   $0 (03-24-2016 - GA)

Macon, GA Grady County Residents Sentenced For Burning Houses For Insurance

Elbert Walker, Jr. a/k/a “Shula”, aged 67, of Cairo, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 121 months in Federal prison for conspiracy to commit arson and mail, wire, bank and bankruptcy fraud and false declarations to a court as well as several firearms offenses and Shirley Burk, aged 48, of Cairo, Georgia, was sentenc... More...   $0 (03-24-2016 - GA)

We have consolidated three appeals involving the constitutionality of the Indiana Product Liability Act statute of repose. In each case, the plaintiffs request reconsideration of our prior holding in AlliedSignal v. Ott, 785 N.E.2d 1068 (Ind. 2003). While we decline to reconsider Ott's holdings due to the principles of stare decisis and legislative acquiescence, we do address the plaintiffs' new... More...   $0 (03-20-2016 - IN)