Irma Yolanda Munoz Soto sued Union Pacific Railroad
Company and two of its employees, Scott King and Robert Finch
(collectively Union Pacific parties), for wrongful death (premises
liability and general negligence) after Soto’s 16-year-old daughter
was struck and killed by a freight train on an at-grade railroad
crossing in Santa Clarita. The court granted the Union Pacific
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Milwaukee, WI - The United States of America charged Tedmund Blankschein with conspiracy to commit tax fraud.

Tedmund Blankschein (age: 51) was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit tax fraud. Blankschein was also ordered to pay $5.4 million in restitution to the IRS, joint and several with his co-conspirator, Albert Go... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - WI)

Burlington, VT - The United States of America charged John Guerrero, a/k/a Sunshire with conspiracy to distribute drugs and possession of a machine gun during a violent crime.

John Guerrero (also known as “Sunshine” to his former drug customers in Franklin County) was sentenced today in federal court on one count of conspiring to distribute two hundred and eighty grams or more of cocaine ... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - VT)

Bridgeport, CT - The United States of America charged Hakeem Basir with drug trafficking heroin.

Hakeem Basir, 56, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.

This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Ta... More...   $0 (02-12-2020 - CT)

Pensacola, FL - The United States of America charged Dennis A. Toomer with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Dennis A. Toomer, 37, of Valparaiso, Florida, was sentenced to 240 months in
federal prison after having previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted
felon.

“We will vigorously prosecute those whose actions recklessly endanger the pu... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - FL)

Tulsa, OK - The United States of America charged Jeremy Keith Reece, ate 35, with second-degree murder in Indian Country.

A man charged with a 2015 murder occurring in Osage County pleaded guilty in federal court to murder in the second degree.

Jeremy Keith Reece, 35, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, admitted that he intentionally shot and killed the victim in Osage Natio... More...   $0 (02-07-2020 - OK)

Marshall, TX - The United States of America charged Oscar Dean Davis with drug trafficking.

A 41-year-old Hughes Springs, Texas man pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas. Oscar Dean Davis pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine.

According to information presented in ... More...   $0 (02-05-2020 - TX)

Raleigh, NC - The United States of America sued Robert L. Crocker and Farmville Discount Drug, Inc. seeking a permanent injunction ordering the Defendants to never again sell opioid drugs.

A consent judgment and permanent injunction was entered requiring a North Carolina pharmacy, FARMVILLE DISCOUNT DRUG, INC., as well as its owner and pharmacist-in-charge, ROBERT L. CROCKER, to pay $600,... More...   $0 (02-04-2020 - NC)

This case presents a narrow question of procedural law:
Does a Court of Appeal have jurisdiction to review an order
directing an attorney to pay sanctions when the notice of appeal
identifies the attorney’s client as the appealing party, but other
indicia make clear that the attorney was the party seeking
review? The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, concluding
that the... More...   $0 (02-02-2020 - CA)

Pierre, SD - The United States of America sued the South Dakota Department of Social Services on a civil rights violation theory.

The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the South Dakota Department of Social Services (Department of Social Services or DSS), a state agency that assists South Dakotans seeking public benefits, resolving allegations that DS... More...   $0 (01-30-2020 - SD)

Charlotte, NC - United States of America charged Tyquan Ramont Powell, Lamonte Kentreel lloyd, Thomas Oliver and Trippbadd with RICO violations.

Four North Carolina members of the United Blood Nation (UBN or Bloods) street gang were sentenced in Charlotte, North Carolina, after pleading guilty to federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy charges.

Ac... More...   $0 (01-30-2020 - NC)

Boise, ID - The United States of America charged Alexandr Stricharskiy with distribution of meth.

Alexandr Stricharskiy, 40, of Meridian, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 63 months in prison for distributing fifty grams or more of pure methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Stricharskiy to pay a $2,500 ... More...   $0 (01-29-2020 - ID)

McAlester, OK - The families and estates of two men killed in a oil well blowout sued Red Mountain Energy, Crescent Consulting, Patterson UTI, and National Oilwell Varco on negligence and wrongful death theories.

Drilling contractor Patterson-UTI Energy and operator Red Mountain Energy admitted a tragic explosion that took place at the site of a drilling operation in Oklahoma, resulting i... More...   $0 (01-29-2020 - OK)

Florence, SC - The United States of America charged Shawntavius Ramone Johnson with possession of controlled substances (drugs) with intent to distribute.

Shawntavius Ramone Johnson, 26, of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute.

Evidence presented to the court showed tha... More...   $0 (01-24-2020 - SC)

New Bern, NC - The United States of America charged John Elwood Tyrone Martin with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin.

United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced JOHN ELWOOD TYRONE MARTIN, 48, of Fayetteville, NC, to 198 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.

On March 29, 2019, M... More...   $0 (01-24-2020 - NC)