The California Values Act, Government Code section 7284 et seq. (the
CVA), restricts the ability of local law enforcement agencies to inquire into immigration
status, place individuals on an immigration hold, and use personnel or resources to
participate in certain immigration enforcement activities. The issue we address is
whether charter cities are exempt from compliance with one... More...   $0 (02-24-2020 - CA)

Enid, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Evan Miles Davis with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DU8II, POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE-METHAMPHETAMINE AND MARIJUANA, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-402(B)(1)
Date of Offense: 05/10/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
DAVIS, EVAN MYLES Disposed: DEFERRED, 03/13/2018. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: POSSESSION OF CO... More...   $0 (02-23-2020 - OK)

Albany, NY - United States of America charged Dyshawn Fisher being a felon in possession of a firearm and drug distribution.

Dyshawn Fisher, age 25, of Troy, New York, pled guilty to possessing and intending to distribute marijuana, possessing a firearm as a felon, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

The announcement was made by United States Atto... More...   $0 (02-22-2020 - NY)

Brooklyn, NY - United States of America charged Aleksey Tavetkov with racketeering.

Aleksey Tsvetkov, a leader of a violent, Brooklyn-based Eastern European organized crime syndicate that operated primarily in the Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach and Coney Island neighborhoods, was sentenced in federal court in Brooklyn to 198 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay $1,145,339.90 in restitu... More...   $0 (02-22-2020 - NY)

White Plains, NY - United States of America v. Frank Moss, a/k/a "Jigga" and Arnold Meldenez, a/k/a "Frankie"

FRANK MOSS, a/k/a “Jigga,” a Poughkeepsie drug dealer whose fentanyl led to the overdose deaths of two women, was sentenced to almost 22 years in prison, and ARNOLD MELENDEZ, a/k/a “Frankie,” another Poughkeepsie drug dealer whose fentanyl led to the overdose deaths of two men, wa... More...   $0 (02-22-2020 - NY)

Stilwell, OK - the State of Oklahoma charged Justin Paul Cook with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABOFF, BATTERY/ASSAULT AND BATTERY ON POLICE OFFICER, in violation of 21 O.S. 649 (B)
Date of Offense: 10/18/2018
Party Name Disposition Information
COOK, JUSTIN PAUL Disposed: CONVICTION, 12/06/2018. Nolo Contendere Plea
Count as Disposed: BATTERY/ASSAULT AND BATTERY ON POL... More...   $0 (02-21-2020 - OK)

Lawton, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Christopher Lee Komesetaddle with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DI6AM, DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT, in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902(A)(2)
Date of Offense: 12/15/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
KOMESETADDLE, CHRISTOPHER LEE Disposed: DEFERRED, 02/20/2020. Guilty Plea
... More...   $0 (02-20-2020 - OK)

Kansas City, KS - The United States of America chared Larry D. Johnson with drug and firearms felonies.

Larry D. Johnson, 33, Kansas City, Kan., was convicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

The crimes were alleg... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - KS)

Albuquerque, NM - The United States of America charged Raymond Maestas with possession with intent to distribute meth.

Raymond Maestas, 43, of Albuquerque, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque on Feb. 4 to charges of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute heroin, carrying a firearm during and re... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - MN)

Las Vegas, NV - The United States of America charged Sean P. Finn conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud, four counts of wire fraud and four counts of securities fraud.

A federal jury found a Montana man guilty for his role as a broker for a Swiss company involved in a multimillion-dollar international fraud scheme.

Following a five-day trial, Sean Finn, 51, of Whi... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - NV)

Theron Gilbert Gerber, 36, a resident of Coos Bay, Oregon, was sentenced to five years in federal pri... More...   $0 (02-09-2020 - OR)

Kansas City, MO - The United States of America chrged Natalie J. McNeil and Tanner L. McNeil with conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

A Lee’s Summit, Missouri, woman and her brother, a Denver, Colorado, man, were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than $1.7 million of marijuana that was mailed from Colorado to Missouri.

Natalie J.... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - MO)

Fayetteville, AR - The United States of America charged Richard Calvin Artz and Rebekah Ann Wiser with drug trafficking meth.

Richard Calvin Artz, age 54, from Gravette, Arkansas was sentenced to 87 months imprisonment followed by three years supervised release and Rebekah Ann Wiser, age 36, from Rogers, Arkansas was sentenced to 130 months imprisonment followed by five years supervised ... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - AR)

St. Louis, MO - The United States of America charged Bradley A. Seyer, D.D.S. with making false statements relating to health care matters.

Bradley A. Seyer, D.D.S., 53, of Florissant, Missouri, was sentenced today to 18 months of imprisonment and a $50,000 fine. Previously, on June 26, 2019, Dr. Seyer pleaded guilty to two felony charges of making false statements to Medicare and illega... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - MO)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Bobby Joe Jesse with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ODO, POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DRUG WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-401-2-420
Date of Offense: 02/01/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
JESSE, BOBBY JOE Disposed: CONVICTION, 02/07/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DRUG WITH I... More...   $0 (02-07-2020 - OK)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Bryon Michel Denny and Laura Kristan Dick with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DU2II, UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DRUG - METHAMPHETAMINE, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-402
Date of Offense: 06/15/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
DENNY, BRYON MICHAEL Disposed: CONVICTION, 02/07/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: UNLAWFUL ... More...   $0 (02-07-2020 - OK)

Tulsa, OK - Criminal defense lawyer Martin Hart represented Lukas Adam Widener, who was charged by the United States of America with:

21:846 and 841(b)(1)(C): Drug Conspiracy
(1ss)
21:846 and 841(b)(1)(A)(i) - Drug Conspiracy
(2)
21:846 and 841(b)(1)(A)(i) - Drug Consp... More...   $0 (02-06-2020 - OK)

Memphis, TN - The United States of America charged Quinton Yates with being a felon in possession of a firearm and for Possession of an Unregistered Shotgun with a Barrel Less Than 18 Inches.

Quinton Yates, 50, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and for Possession of an Unregistered Shotgun with a Barrel Less Than 18 Inche... More...   $0 (02-06-2020 - TN)

Bowling Green, KY - The United States of America charged Kenton L. Shearer with illegal distribution of drugs.

An Albany, Kentucky, pharmacist has pleaded guilty to three counts of illegal distribution of controlled substances, announced the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky.

Kenton L. Shearer was charged via an Information on January 10, 202... More...   $0 (02-06-2020 - KY)

Cleveland, OH - The United States of America charged Benjamin Ross with distribution of drugs (fentanyl).

Benjamin Ross, 28, of Youngstown, Ohio, was sentenced for his role in a scheme to distribute fentanyl pills, which were pressed, colored and stamped to look like 30 milligram oxycodone hydrochloride pills. Judge John R. Adams sentenced Ross to 144 months of incarceration, to be follow... More...   $0 (02-06-2020 - OK)