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Steven V. Redgate v. Sandridge Exploration & Production, LLC

Alva, OK - Steven V. Redgate v. Sandridge Exploration & Production, LLC

Issues

1. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
03-18-2016

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In Re: Lehman Bros. Sec. and ERISA Litig.

This case returns to the Court for the second time since  2013. After the September 2008 bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers  Holdings,  Inc.  (“Lehman”),  Plaintiffs‐Appellants  (“Plaintiffs”)  brought suit on behalf of a putative class of former participants  in  an  employee  stock  ownership  plan  (“ESOP”)  invested  exclusively in Lehman’s common stock. Plaintiffs alleged that  Defendants... More...   $0 (03-18-2016 - NY)

United States of America v. David Lyman Spalding

Dallas, TX - Colleyville, Texas Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Prison for Running Nearly $4 Million Wind Farm Investment Scam

David Lyman Spalding, 62, of Colleyville, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to 180 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $3,391,146.80 in restitution, following his conviction at trial on all counts of a superseding indic... More...
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United States of America v. Dr. Anthony P. Sertich, Jr.

San Antonio, TX - Doctor Found Guilty of Failure to Pay Withholding Taxes and Tax Evasion

Fifty-nine-year old Anthony P. Sertich, Jr., faces up to 55-years in federal prison after a jury in San Antonio convicted him today of ten counts of failure to truthfully account for and pay withholding taxes and one count of tax evasion, announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and I... More...
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Alan M. Grayson, AMG Trust v. Randolph Anderson, et al. District of South Carolina Federal Courthouse - Charleston, South Carolina

Victims of a massive, South Carolina-centered Ponzi scheme -- characterized by fraudulent loans secured by the borrowers’ publicly traded stock -- obtained a judgment of over $150 million against Derivium Capital (USA), Inc., its principals, and numerous other participants in the scheme. Alan M. Grayson, AMG Trust, and Grayson Consulting, Inc., three of the plaintiffs, are now pursuing others whom... More...   $0 (03-04-2016 - SC)

United States of America v. Michael J. Stewart

Santa Ana, CA - Orange County Real Estate CEO Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme that Ended in $169 Million Bankruptcy

The owner and CEO of a now-defunct Southern California real estate investment firm was sentenced to 168 months in prison for perpetrating a scheme that ended with the bankruptcy of the company and hundreds of investors collectively losing as much as $169 mil... More...
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Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft v. U.S. Oil Trading LLC

This action presents, as the District Court aptly put it,  “interesting  and  apparently  novel  questions  regarding  the  interplay among the United States bankruptcy law, maritime law  and the federal interpleader statutes.” Hapag‐Lloyd contracted with  non‐appealing Defendant O.W. Bunker Germany GmbH (“O.W.  Germany”)  to  purchase  fuel  bunkers  for  these  three  ships,  among  ... More...   $0 (02-26-2016 - NY)

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission & v. Fred Fuller Oil Company, Inc.

Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 34, the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire (Barbadoro, J.) certified to us the following questions of law:
1. Whether sections 354-A:2 and 354-A:7 of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes impose individual employee liability for aiding and abetting discrimination in the workplace.
2. Whether section 354-A:19 of the New Hampshir... More...
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SHAWN HUGHES

On December 20, 2011 the district court sentenced Hughes to 30 days in prison and 24 months of supervised release. More importantly, the court’s sentencing judgment made Hughes and her co-defendant Douglas Brown, the owner of DB Training, jointly and severally liable for $442,330 in restitution. But, critically, the district court also expressed a clear intention that the actual restitution amou... More...   $0 (02-23-2016 - DC)

CADDELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. USA

This post-award bid protest comes before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for judgment on the Administrative Record (“AR”). Plaintiff, Caddell Construction Company (“Caddell”), challenges the Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations’ (“DOS”) award of a contract to Framaco International, Inc. (“Framaco”) for the construction of an embassy compound at Port Moresby, Papua N... More...   $0 (02-18-2016 - NY)

United States of America v. Stewart Mark Twayne Harris

Baltimore, MD - Silver Spring Man Sentenced to Prison for $1.6 Million SBA Fraud Scheme

Defendant Used Identities of Others and False Financial Information to Obtain a Small Business Loan, and Then Used Some of the Loan Proceeds to Buy a House Instead

U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Stewart Mark Twayne Harris, age 39, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to two years in p... More...
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SW Loan A, L.P. v. Anibal J. Duarte-Viera, Antonio P. Pardo and Edward M. Reiss

In April 2008, 1946 Property LLC borrowed ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) from
Stillwater National Bank and Trust Company. The purpose of the loan was to refinance an existing
debt on an apartment project in San Antonio, Texas. 1946 Property signed a series of documents
in connection with the loan, including a loan agreement, a promissory note, and a deed of trust.
Additio... More...
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United States of America v. Kim Thompson

Pocatello, ID - Rigby Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud

Kim Thompson, 49, of Rigby, Idaho, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to bankruptcy fraud. Thompson was charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on January 15, 2016.

According to the plea agreement, on October 14, 2010, defendant Kim Thompson filed bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Distr... More...
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United States of America v. Lynn Y. Zoiopoulos

Rockford, WI - Former Rockford Physician Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud

A former Rockford physician pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to making false statements in a bankruptcy case. LYNN Y. ZOIOPOULOS (also known as Lynn Shelton-Zoiopoulos), 60, now of Chicago, Ill., filed a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition on Aug. 11, 2009. According to the written plea agr... More...
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United States of America v. Sergio Lagos

Houston, TX - Ex-CEO of McAllen-Based Trucking Company Sentenced in $11 Million Fraud Scheme

The former CEO of USA Dry Van Logistics (USADV), a cross-border trucking company that services the maquiladora industry, has been ordered to federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Sergio Lagos, 46, pleaded guilty Jan. 20, 2015, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and six counts ... More...
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United States of America v. Marcilin Anne Benvin

Reno, NV - Former Reno Mortgage Broker Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

A former Reno mortgage broker was sentenced to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, 150 hours of community service, and ordered to pay restitution for embezzling $260,000 from a Reno company’s employee pension plan, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.

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United States of America v. William "Wil" Ros

Baton Rouge, LA - Former Chief Financial Officer Of Restaurant Chain Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud And Embezzlement From Bankruptcy Estate

WILLIAM “WIL” ROS, age 45, of Cortez, Florida, pled guilty to wire fraud and embezzlement from a bankruptcy estate. The guilty pleas arise from his management and operation of Fundamental Provisions, LLC, a local company which operated 30 Popeyes’ Fried... More...
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United States of America v. Steven D. Griffin

Manchester, VT - CFO of Berlin, New Hampshire Business Pleads Guilty in Multi-million Dollar Bank Fraud Case

Steven D. Griffin, 59, of Berlin, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty before Chief Judge Christina Reiss to a charge of making a false statement to a financial institution. The charge alleged that in or about March 2011, Griffin submitted or caused to be submitted inflated figures for as... More...
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United States of America v. Joseph Michael Phelan

Rockford, IL - Former Bull Valley Man Sentenced to 9 Months in Federal Prison for Concealment of Assets from a Bankruptcy Trustee

A former Bull Valley, Ill. man was sentenced in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for the concealment of assets from a Bankruptcy Trustee. JOSEPH MICHAEL PHELAN, 52, now of Augusta, Ga., was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison to be ... More...
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R.S. Silver Enterprises, Inc. v. Pascarella

This breach of contract action, filed by the plaintiff, R.S. Silver Enterprises, Inc., against the defendants, Henry Pascarella and Riversedge Partners, returns to this court following our remand to the trial court for resolution of a jurisdictional challenge to the plaintiff’s standing to prosecute this action, as pleaded in thedefendants’ twenty-firstspecial defense. R.S. Silver Enterprises, In... More...   $0 (02-01-2016 - CT)

United States of America v. Benjamin A. Gunn and Melody Gunn

Pocatello, ID - Former Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud

Benjamin Gunn, 46, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and Melody Gunn, 45, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud. The Gunns were charged by information on January 28, 2016.

According to the plea agreements, the Gunns filed for bankruptcy in May 2011, and

falsely represented in the filed ... More...
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United States of America v. Benjamin A. Gunn and Melody Gunn

Pocatello, ID - Former Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud

Benjamin Gunn, 46, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and Melody Gunn, 45, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, pleaded guilty yesterday to bankruptcy fraud. The Gunns were charged by information on January 28, 2016.

According to the plea agreements, the Gunns filed for bankruptcy in May 2011, and

falsely represented in ... More...
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RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS v. GULF ENERGY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

This case arises out of the Commission’s duties with respect to abandoned oil-and-gas
wells, which are governed by Texas Natural Resources Code chapter 89. One of the statute’s
express purposes is to protect Texas’s water and land from pollution by providing “additional
means” for the plugging of abandoned wells. TEX. NAT. RES. CODE § 89.001. The statute and
accompanying Com... More...
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In re: Idaho Conservation League, et al.

Congress enacted CERCLA “to promote the timely cleanup of hazardous waste sites and to ensure that the costs of such cleanup efforts were borne by those responsible for the contamination.” Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. United States, 556 U.S. 599, 602 (2009) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). CERCLA vests in EPA “‘broad power to command government agencies and private parties... More...   $0 (01-29-2016 - DC)

United States of America v. John Keith Hoover and Deborah B. Hoover

Phoenix, AZ - Developer Sentenced to 10 Years for Investment and Bankruptcy Fraud

John Keith Hoover, age 64, of Mohave Valley, Ariz., was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton. His wife, Deborah B. Hoover, also 64, of Mohave Valley, Ariz, was convicted of conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud and was sentenced to one year of home confinement followed by f... More...
   $0 (01-28-2016 - AZ)

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