Omaha, NE - The United States of America charged Nicholas Weaver with receiving and distributing child porn.

Nicholas Weaver, 34, of Norfolk, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for receiving child pornography and distributing methamphetamine. Chief United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Weaver to 76 months’ imprisonment for receiving child pornog... More...   $0 (02-28-2020 - NE)

Little Rock, AR - United States of America charged Daniel Burdick and Brian Lamb with wire fraud.

Two Little Rock men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after ordering cell phones through their employer, paying for them with the employer’s money, and selling the phones online. Daniel Burdick, 40, and Brian Lamb, 41, pleaded guilty before Chief United States District Ju... More...   $0 (02-28-2020 - AR)

Seattle, WA - The United States of America charged Volodymyr Kvashuk with mail fraud, access device fraud, access to a protected computer in furtherance of fraud.

A former Microsoft software engineer was convicted of 18 federal felonies related to his scheme to defraud Microsoft of more than $10 million. VOLODYMYR KVASHUK, 25, a Ukrainian citizen residing in Renton, Washington, worked fi... More...   $0 (02-27-2020 - WA)

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)

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)

Scranton, PA - United States of America charged William Hayes with transportation of minors to engage in criminal sexual activity.

William Hayes, age 72, of Wilmington, Delaware, was sentenced on February 19, 2020, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to 210 months’ imprisonment for transportation of minors to engage in criminal sexual activity.

Hayes repeatedly transpo... More...   $0 (02-24-2020 - PA)

Rochester, NY - The United States of America charged Jeffrey Maciejewski with possession of child porn.

Jeffrey Maciejewski, 26, of Penn Yan, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors, was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison and five years supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The defendant will also be requir... More...   $0 (02-22-2020 - )

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)

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)

Cedar Rapids, IA - The United States of America charged Troy French with possession of child porn.

A man who possessed child pornography was sentenced to two years in federal prison.

Troy French, age 29, of Cedar Rapids, received the sentence after a July 8, 2019, guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography. At the plea hearing, French admitted that, between 2012... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - IA)

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.
I
We summarize the facts from the documents fi... More...   $0 (02-07-2020 - CA)

Nashville, TN - The United States of America charged Cecil Clint Woodard with possession of child porn.

Cecil Clint Woodard, 42, of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for child pornography offenses.

Woodard was charged in a 22-count indictment in August 2017 and pleaded guilty in January 2019 to 14 counts of production of child pornography; 6 count... More...   $0 (02-06-2020 - TN)

Seattle, WA - The United States of America charged Ryan S. Hernandez, a/k/a Ryan West with computer fraud and abuse and possession of child pornography.

A 21-year-old Palmdale, California, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to federal crimes related to his computer hacking scheme and his possession of child pornography found on his digital devices, announced U.S. A... More...   $0 (02-03-2020 - WA)

Trenton, NJ - The United States of America charged John Dougherty with conspiracy to operate a gambling enterprise.

A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to operate a gambling enterprise, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

John Dougherty, 55, of Keyport, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of conspira... More...   $0 (02-03-2020 - NJ)

Albany, NY - The United States of America charged John Curley with traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

John Curley, age 48, of Chester, Vermont, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for attempting to meet a 12-year-old girl for sex.

As part of his previously entered guilty plea, Curley admitted that he used an internet-based social networking service ... More...   $0 (02-03-2020 - NY)

This case requires us to define the “public interest” in the
internet age. The issue arises in an anti-SLAPP motion: a
special motion to strike claims under Code of Civil Procedure
section 425.16. This statute can apply if the targeted claims
arose from “protected activity,” which the statute defines to
include statements on an issue of “public interest.”
Neighbors Eric Ley... More...   $0 (02-03-2020 - CA)

Portland, ME - The United States of America charged George Royle with possession of child porn.

A former Portland resident was convicted yesterday of accessing with intent to view child pornography following a three-day jury trial, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.

According to evidence presented at trial, in July 2015, agents with U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’... More...   $0 (01-31-2020 - ME)

Mobile, AL - The United States of America charged Krystal Sanspree production of child pornography.

Krystal Sanspree, 31, of Foley, Alabama, was sentenced on a charge of production of child pornography.

According to court documents filed in connection with their guilty pleas, Foley Police Department received a tip that Sanspree’s co-defendant, Corey Steele, was in possession of... More...   $0 (01-31-2020 - AL)

Atlanta, GA - The United States of America charged Yuly Cesar Perez-Sale with marriage and immigration fraud.

Yuly Cesar Perez-Sale is the last of 31 defendants to be sentenced in connection with four-related indictments alleging marriage fraud and other immigration offenses concerning fraudulent marriages between Cuban nationals and United States citizens, and undocumented aliens from th... More...   $0 (01-31-2020 - GA)

Las Cruces, NM - The United States of America charged Dain Justin Adams with distribution, receipt and possession of child porn.

A federal jury in Las Cruces, New Mexico returned a verdict on January 28 convicting Dain Justin Adams, 38, of Roswell, New Mexico, of child pornography charges including distribution, receipt, and possession of sexually explicit material.

... More...   $0 (01-30-2020 - NM)