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)

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)

Pocatello, ID - The United States of America charged John R. Godfrey with possession of sexually explicit images of a minor.

John R. Godfrey, 52, of Heyburn, Idaho, pleaded guilty to possession of sexually explicit images of minors, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Godfrey was indicted by a Pocatello federal grand jury on February 26, 2019.

According to court records,... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - ID)

Califia Farms, LLC (Califia) manufactures and distributes
a “100% Tangerine Juice” known as “Cuties Juice.” The front
label of the juice’s bottle depicts a smiling tangerine coming out
of its peel. Above the tangerine, the label prominently displays
the word “Cuties”; below the tangerine and on three lines of
1 We draw the facts set forth below from the allegations in
the o... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - CA)

Sacramento, CA - The United States of America charged Jai Vijay with:

CONSPIRACY TO PAY AND RECEIVE HEALTH CARE KICKBACKS

Jai Vijay, 54, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the owners of home health care agencies and a hospice agency to pay and receive illegal kickbacks in exchange for Medicare beneficiary referrals.

According to court documents, Jai Vijay’s... More...   $0 (02-09-2020 - CA)

Los Angeles, CA - The United States of America charged Guiqiong Xiao Gudmundsen, a.k.a. “Kimi” Gudmundsen, of Anaheim Hills with:

18:1347: Health Care Fraud; 18:2: Aiding and Abetting and Causing an Act to be Done
(1-4)
18:1347: Health Care Fraud; 18:2: Aiding and Abetting and Causing an Act to be done
(5)
18:1347: Health Care Fraud; 18:2: Aiding and Abetting and Ca... More...   $0 (02-09-2020 - CA)

A trial court may certify a class in a proposed class action
lawsuit only if, among other things, the court finds a “‘community
of interest’” among the proposed class members (Duran v. U.S.
Bank National Assn. (2014) 59 Cal.4th 1, 28 (Duran)), which in
part means that “‘“common questions of law or fact”’”
“‘“predominate”’” because “the elements necessary to establish
liabil... More...   $0 (02-09-2020 - CA)

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)

East St. Louis, IL - The United States of America charged Mia Lynn Cousett with stealing a social security checks.

Mia Lynn Cousett, 33, of Alton, Illinois, pled guilty this morning to 12
felony counts, each charging her with theft of government funds. The stolen funds were social
security checks payable to Cousett’s mother, who died in April 2017.

In court, Cousett ad... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - IL)

Detroit, MI - The United States of America charged Vance Pearson with conspiracy to commit embezzlment and racketeering.

Vance Pearson, the former Director of the United Auto Worker’s Region 5 and a former member of the UAW’s International Executive Board, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with other UAW officials to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars of UAW dues money and to furt... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - MI)

A housing corporation tried to enforce an arbitration
agreement against a local chapter of an international fraternity.
The trial court denied the corporation’s motion to compel
arbitration. We reverse because the international fraternity
demanded arbitration, as did the housing corporation, so an
arbitration there must be.
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We summarize the facts from the documents fi... More...   $0 (02-07-2020 - CA)

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)

The Privette/Hooker doctrine limits the circumstances
in which the hirer of an independent contractor can be liable for
injuries to the contractor’s employees. (Privette v. Superior Court
(1993) 5 Cal.4th 689; Hooker v. Department of Transportation
(2002) 27 Cal.4th 198 (Hooker).) In a negligence action, the hirer
of an independent contractor may be liable to the contractor’sMore...   $0 (02-06-2020 - CA)

Baton Rouge, LA - The United States of America charged Daniel Davis with depriving a prisoner of his civil rights.

Daniel Davis, 44, a former major at Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) in Angola, Louisiana, was found guilty by a jury in federal court for his participation in the beating of an inmate who was handcuffed, shackled, and not resisting and for failing to intervene to stop his... More...   $0 (02-05-2020 - LA)

Shreveport, LA - The United States of America charged Melissa W. Richardson with stealing drugs from mail-out prescriptions.

A licensed pharmacist, who was formerly employed with the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Shreveport, was found guilty today by a federal jury for stealing controlled substances from mail-out prescriptions.

Following a one-week trial and four hou... More...   $0 (02-05-2020 - LA)