This insurance coverage dispute between Appellant Textron Inc.
(Textron) and respondent Travelers Casualty and Surety Company
(Travelers) raises the issue whether an earlier choice of law ruling in a
Rhode Island coverage action between the parties qualifies for collateral
and judicial estoppel effect, thus precluding Textron from seeking
coverage under California law in the cu... More...   $0 (02-27-2020 - CA)

Milwaukee, WI - United States of America charged Ivan Alexis Nunez with conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl.

van Alexis Nunez and his co-conspirators. Ivan Alexis Nunez (age: 45) of Milwaukee, WI was sentenced by the Honorable J.P. Stadtmueller to 120 months in federal prison for leading a conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl. Nunez previously pleaded guilty to conspira... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - )

Madison, WI - The United States of America charged Frederick G. Kriemelmeyer with tax evasion.

A federal jury in Madison, Wisconsin, convicted a La Crosse, Wisconsin, dentist today of four counts of tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the U.S. Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Scott C. Blader for the Western District... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - )

St. Louis, IL - The United States of America charged Fernando Alvarez-Carvajal with conspiracy to distribute meth.

a federal jury in East Saint Louis returned a guilty verdict against
Fernando Alvarez-Carvajal, age 49 of Los Angeles, California. Alvarez-Carvajal was convicted of
conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine after a three-day trial.
Evidence pres... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - IL)

Urbana, IL - The United States of America charged Travis Tuggle with drug trafficked highly pure ‘ice’ methamphetamine.

Travis Tuggle, 38, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his leadership role in a network that trafficked highly pure ‘ice’ methamphetamine in East Central Illinois. On Feb. 18, 2020, U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid sentenced Tuggle to the government’... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - IL)

Chicago, IL - The United States of America charged Bryan Protho with kidnapping.

A federal jury has convicted an Indiana man of kidnapping a child from a Calumet City street as she walked home from school.

On Dec. 20, 2017, at approximately 3:30 p.m., BRYAN PROTHO grabbed the child as she walked on a sidewalk in the south suburb. Protho forcibly dragged the victim into a red For... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - IL)

Indianapolis, IN - The United States of America charged Saul Rodriguez-Soto with racketeering and money laundering.

Saul Rodriguez-Soto, 39, Indianapolis, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge James R. Sweeney, in the federal courthouse in Indianapolis, for charges of racketeering and money laundering.

“Bulls Auto Enterprise was a criminal organiza... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - IN)

Hammond, IN - The United States of America charged Javier Aguilera with conspiracy to participate in racketeering activities.

Javier Aguilera, 27, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by Judge Philip P. Simon to 216 months in prison following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity as a member of the Latin Dragons Nation street gang, announced U.S. Attorney Ki... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - )

Cedar Rapids, IA - The United States of America charged David Miller with aiding and assisting the preparation of false tax returns.

David Miller, age 52, from Gilmore City, IA pled guilty to 3 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent income tax returns and 3 counts of receiving stolen government money or property.

In a plea agree... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - IA)

Miami, FL - The United States of America charged Terrance Reynolds with conspiring to assault of youthful inmate.

Following a 14-day trial, a federal jury found former Florida Department of Corrections Officer Terrance Reynolds, 30, guilty of conspiring to assault youthful offender inmates. The jury acquitted Reynolds of two counts of depriving the youthful offender inmates of their civi... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - FL)

Boston, MA - The United States of America charged Michelle Janavs with college entrance exam cheating scheme and athletic recruitment scheme for her children.

A California woman was sentenced in federal court in Boston for paying $300,000 to participate the college entrance exam cheating scheme and athletic recruitment scheme for her children.

Michelle Janavs, 49, of Newport Coas... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - MA)

New York, NY - The United States of America charged Randy Torres, a/k/a "Rico", Walston Owens, a/k/a "Purp", and Charles Ventura, a/k/a "Gutta with racketeering.

RANDY TORRES, a/k/a “Rico,” 38, WALSTON OWEN, a/k/a “Purp,” 36, and CHARLES VENTURA, a/k/a “Gutta,” 27, were convicted of racketeering charges relating to their involvement in the violent Rollin’ 30s Crips street gang. OWEN and ... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - )

Memphis, TN - The United States of America charged Harry French with carjacking and felony firearms possession and use.

Harry French, 21, has been sentenced to 246 months in federal prison for carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence in two separate criminal episodes. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the sentence today.

According to information p... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - TN)

Frankfort, KY - United States of America charged Timothy Wayne Wellman with obstruction of justice.

A Lexington businessman was convicted by a federal jury sitting in Frankfort, of charges related to the obstruction of a federal investigation.

After approximately two hours of deliberation, following a five-day trial, the jury convicted 66-year old Timothy Wayne Wellman of 11 coun... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - KY)

Dayton, OH - The United States of America charged Tyler Ulm with producing pornography through the sexual abuse of two toddlers.

A Dayton registered sex offender was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 720 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for producing child pornography through the sexual abuse of two toddlers.



Tyler Ulm, 25, created child po... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - OH)

Detroit, MI - The United States of America charged Anthony Vespa with wire fraud.

Anthony Vespa, 55, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after having pleaded guilty to charges of Wire Fraud in connection with his employment as CEO of Southeast Michigan Accountable Care (SEMAC).

The Honorable David M. Lawson sentenced Anthony Vespa to serve 36 months in federal prison following h... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - MI)

Grand Rapids, MI - The United States of America charged Robert Lyle Buckhannon with conspiracy to defraud a California mortgage lender.

Robert Lyle Buckhannon, 59, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff to serve 24 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud a California mortgage lender in connection with a Battle Creek business, On D... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - )

Jackson, MS - The United States of America charged Wilmer Ham a/k/a Jose Lopez with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Wilmer Ham a/k/a Jose Lopez, 34, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ham was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.

On September 14, 2018, a Jackson Police ... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - MS)

Baton Rouge, LA - United States of America charged Gerald Joseph Braud with coercion and entricement of a minor.

Gerald Joseph Braud, Jr., age 46, of Gonzales, Louisiana, to serve 180 months in federal prison following his conviction for coercion and enticement of a minor. Braud will also be required to serve five years of supervised release and register as a convicted sex offender upon... More...   $0 (02-25-2020 - LA)

Plano, TX - The United States of America charged William Randall Brannan felony possession of a firearm.

A 38-year-old Gainesville, Texas, man has been convicted of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas,.

William Randall Brannan was found guilty of being a felo... More...   $0 (02-25-2020 - TX)

Abilene, TX - The United States of America charged Christopher James Regan and and Tanya Marie Regan with production of child pron.

A husband and wife from Big Spring, Texas, were sentenced today to a combined 140 years in prison for crimes against multiple children.

Homeland Security Investigations was the lead investigative agency.

Christopher James Regan, 38, a forme... More...   $0 (02-25-2020 - )

Houston, TX - The United States of America charged Malik Berlanga with sexual exploitation of children by producing child porn.

A 22-year-old man from Friendswood has received a significant sentence following his convictions for producing and possessing child pornography.

Malik Berlanga pleaded guilty April 3, 2019.

Today, U.S. District Judge George C. Hanks Jr. handed... More...   $0 (02-25-2020 - TX)

Los Angeles, CA - United States of America charged Dr. Mark Wilfred Tamarin with Medicare fraud.

A urologist was sentenced today to 71 months in federal prison for submitting fraudulent billings totaling more than $700,000 to Medicare for medically unnecessary and nonexistent treatments, sometimes billing for purported patient visits miles apart and occurring at the exact same time.
<... More...   $0 (02-25-2020 - CA)

Portland, OR - The United States of America charged Mark Edeward Staggs with filing false tax turns.

aggs’ checks, he enlisted two acquaintances to cash the checks on his behalf. Staggs encouraged these acquaintances to lie if anyone questioned them about his scheme. In total, between 2010 and 2013, Staggs failed to report nearly $500,000 of income, resulting in tax loss of $142,583.
... More...   $0 (02-25-2020 - OR)

Minneapolis, MN - The United States of America v. Alkwan Kwame Lawson-Holiday, Le'Leith Ali Du'Juan Rayford, Kenneth Lamont Thompson, Maurice Jerry Johnson and Lenardo Alexzander Woodward drug trafficking and felony possession of firearms.

ALKWAN KWAME LAWSON-HOLIDAY, 30, LE’KEITH ALI DU’JUAN RAYFORD, 28, KENNETH LAMONT THOMPSON, 34, MAURICE JERRY JOHNSON, 29, and LENARDO ALEXZANDER WOOD... More...   $0 (02-25-2020 - MN)