Albuquerque, NM - Davon Lymon Sentenced to Twenty Years for Conviction on Federal Firearms Charges

Lymon, who is being Prosecuted under Federal “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative, to be Sentenced on Conviction in Second Federal Case on April 24, 2017

Chief U.S. District Judge M. Christina Armijo sentenced Davon Lymon, 36, of Albuquerque, N.M., for his conviction in one... More...   $0 (04-05-2017 - NM)

Defendant was indicted on 211 counts, including 52 counts of securities fraud,
18 52 counts of prohibited conduct in providing investment advice, 52 counts of fraud,1
1 52 counts of forgery, two counts of theft of identity, and one count of conspiracy to
2 commit securities fraud. Following Defendant’s plea of not guilty, the State filed a
3 motion to set conditions of release. Af... More...   $0 (04-05-2017 - NM)

APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Becky Dugan, Judge.
Affirmed.
Michael A. Hestrin, District Attorney, Emily R. Hanks and Donald W. Ostertag,
Deputy District Attorneys, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
Elizabeth Garfinkle, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and
Respondent.
In this appeal, the parties ask us to determine the value of a blan... More...   $0 (03-31-2017 - )

After their attempt to purchase a home was unsuccessful, appellees Daniel A. Haile and Wongelawit K. Alemu sued appellants Tamuno Ifiesimama (“Mr. Ifiesimama”) and Tamunnoibuomi Ifiesimama (“Mrs. Ifiesimama”), for specific
performance and breach of contract. The trial court held a bench trial and ultimately ruled in favor of Haile and Alemu, ordering that they recover costs, their earnest mone... More...   $0 (03-30-2017 - TX)

Providence, RI - Former Finance Director Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Charles F. Denno, 66, of East Providence, a former finance director for the Providence Plan, pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud, admitting to the court that he devised and executed a scheme in which he fraudulently converted $742,190.69 of Providence Plan funds for his own use.

The Providence Plan is a n... More...   $0 (03-29-2017 - RI)

When California voters approved Proposition 47, they enacted statutory
provisions with the purpose of reducing punishment for a broad range of crimes
previously classified as felonies. What this case requires us to decide is whether
theft of access card account information — an offense that includes theft of credit
and debit card information — is one of the crimes eligible for redu... More...   $0 (03-28-2017 - )

Like People v. Garza (2005) 35 Cal.4th 866 (Garza), this case “involves the
interplay between two criminal law statutes: one a provision of the Penal Code, the other
a provision of the Vehicle Code.” (Id. at p. 871.) In Garza, the court considered the
interplay between Vehicle Code section 10851 (unlawful taking or driving a vehicle,
hereafter section 10851) and Penal Code section ... More...   $0 (03-24-2017 - CA)

In 2014, Proposition 47 created the new crime of “shoplifting,” defined as
entering an open commercial establishment during regular business hours with the
intent to commit “larceny” of property worth $950 or less. (Pen. Code, § 459.5,
subd. (a).) This provision is related to the general burglary statute, which also
applies to an entry with intent to commit “larceny” or any felony.... More...   $0 (03-24-2017 - )

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)

Mobile, AL - Defendant Sentenced to 2 Years for Being a Felon in Possession

William David Hardin, Jr., 48, was sentenced today to twenty-four months of imprisonment by Senior U.S. District Judge Callie V. S. Granade for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The judge ordered that Hardin undergo three years of supervised release upon completing his term of imprisonment, receive treatm... More...   $0 (03-08-2017 - AL)

Brittany Napoleon sued Strategic Dealer Services, LP for use of a fraudulent motor vehicle lien. Strategic countersued Napoleon for breach of a motor vehicle retail installment contract.1 Each party moved for traditional and no-evidence summary judgment on its own claim and the other party’s claim. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Strategic. Napoleon appeals the trial court’s r... More...   $0 (03-06-2017 - TX)

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)

Petitioner was found guilty by a jury of two counts
of aggravated murder, one count of intentional murder,
and a number of other crimes. He sought post-conviction
relief on a variety of claims. The post-conviction court
denied relief on all of petitioner’s claims involving the guilt
phase of petitioner’s criminal trial but granted relief on
his penalty-phase claims and void... More...   $0 (03-01-2017 - OR)

Under two separate indictments, Leon Jackson was charged with a state-jail felony
for forgery of a financial instrument in cause number 6101 and with a third-degree felony for forgery
of a financial instrument involving an elderly victim in cause number 6100. See Tex. Penal Code
§ 32.21(a)-(b) (setting out elements of offense of forgery), (d) (explaining that, in general, forgery
... More...   $0 (02-28-2017 - TX)

On November 29, 2016, the trial court revoked Appellant Cindy Hanes
Scearce a.k.a. Cindy A. Hanes’s deferred-adjudication community supervision,
adjudicated her guilty of the state-jail felony offense of forgery by possession of a
check with intent to pass, and sentenced her to six months’ confinement.
See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 32.21(b), (d) (West 2016). That same day, the t... More...   $0 (02-20-2017 - TX)

Ngo pled no contest to one count of forgery, a level 8 nonperson felony according to K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-5824. The district court decided Ngo's criminal history score was A based on its determination that he had three prior person felony convictions. By counting Ngo's two prior Kansas person felonies and adding together two Kansas class A or B misdemeanor convictions with a Texas misdemeanor conv... More...   $0 (02-19-2017 - KS)

The facts most favorable to the convictions follow. In early September 2014,
McQueen lived with his lifelong friend Brandon Wicker while he worked on
Wicker’s house. In the days leading up to September 5, 2014, a neighbor heard
escalating arguments between McQueen and Wicker. McQueen also made
statements to a friend that he was going to kill Wicker or “kick his ass” because ... More...   $0 (02-11-2017 - IN)

Denver, CO - Littleton Woman Pleads Guilty for Oil Investment Scheme

Jill M. Evans, age 51, of Littleton, Colorado, recently pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges. Evans was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 21, 2015.

According to the indictment and plea agreement, in September 2011 and continuing through May 2015, Evans devised a scheme to defraud at least... More...   $0 (02-09-2017 - CO)

The defendant in this case, Daniela Molina, used the last name and social
security number (SSN) of another person, D.K., to obtain an apartment lease and
employment.1 A jury later convicted Molina of two counts of identity theft and three
counts of forgery.
¶3 Molina appealed to the court of appeals, arguing that there was insufficient
evidence to prove all the elements o... More...   $0 (02-07-2017 - CO)

On May 5, 2015, the State charged Mills with breach of privacy. The complaint alleged Mills installed or used a camera to videotape, film, photograph, or record B.R.H. and L.H. in a state of undress without their consent or knowledge with the intent to invade their privacy. According to the probable cause affidavit, B.R.H. located a spy camera in the bathroom of the residence he and his wife, L.H.... More...   $0 (02-06-2017 - KS)