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Jackson, MS - The United States of America charged Nicholas Thames with felony possession of a firearm.

Nicholas Thames, 22, of Jackson, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm after he had been previously convicted of felony crimes. Thames was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.

“Project EJECT was created... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - MS)

Great Falls, MT - The United States of America charged Leo James Hagan with involuntary manslaughter.

A jury convicted an East Glacier Park man accused of killing one passenger and seriously injuring a second passenger after he had been drinking and driving and crashed in Glacier National Park in 2019.

The jury found Leo James Hagan, 19, guilty of involuntary manslaughter and of ... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - MT)

Washington, DC - The United States of America charged Moureen Masika with Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person or Vulnerable Adult and three counts of Second-Degree Theft.

Moureen Masika, 31, was found guilty of one count of Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person or Vulnerable Adult and three counts of Second-Degree Theft after a jury trial. The incidents were part of a fraud... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - DC)

Richmond, VA - The United States of America charged Derrick Leon Williams, Jr. with distribution of heroin and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

A Richmond man pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute.

According to court documents, Derrick Leon Williams, Jr., 22, was arrested by Richmond Police ... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - VA)

Jefferson City, MO - The United States of America charged Anthony Raymond Kaulana Flores with obstructing justice.

Anthony R. K. Flores, a former employee of a Missouri residential treatment facility, pleaded guilty in federal court in the Western District of Missouri to criminal charges arising from a civil rights investigation into the death of C.D., a Missouri ward of the state with ... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - MO)

Abington, VA - The United States of America charged Kathy Marie Patrick with health care fraud.

A Strawberry Plains, Tennessee woman, who billed Virginia Medicaid for services that were not completed, pled guilty to one count of federal health care fraud.

Kathy Marie Patrick, 61, formerly of Richlands, Virginia, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to one count of health ca... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - VA)

Charleston, WV - The United States of America charged Julie M. Wheeler with health care fraud.

Julie M. Wheeler entered a guilty plea for federal health care fraud, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Wheeler, 43, of Beckley, faces up to 10 years of incarceration, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release when sentenced on May 20, 2020. She will also be subject ... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - WV)

Scranton, PA - The United States of America charged Roberto Torner with conspiracy to distribute drugs and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Roberto Torner, age 47, of Freeland, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 270 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release for drug trafficking, firearms, and explosives offenses.

According to United States Attorney David J. F... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - PA)

In this child custody matter, appellant Kayvon Shams-Shirazi seeks
relief from an order awarding respondent Nicole George $13,000 in attorney
fees as sanctions under Family Code section 271.1 On appeal, he contends
the ruling is subject to reversal because the motion for sanctions was
untimely filed. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The parties, who were never m... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - CA)

Baldwin & Sons, Inc.; Baldwin & Sons, LLC; Sunranch Capital Partners, LLC;
USA Portola Properties, LLC; Sunrise Pacific Construction; USA Portola East, LLC;
USA Portola West, LLC; and SRC-PH Investments, LLC (collectively, Appellants)
appeal from an order compelling compliance with investigative (or administrative)
subpoenas issued by the State Water Resources Control Board (State... More...   $0 (02-12-2020 - CA)

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)

Rapid City, SD - The United States of America charged Dr. Stanley Patrick Weber with multiple counts of aggravated sexual abuse of minor children.

A man convicted of five counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse and three counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor following a week-long jury trial was sentenced on February 10, 2020, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Stanley Patrick ... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - SD)

This case concerns whether Riverside County may impose a tax on possessory
interests in federally owned land set aside for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
or its members. In 1971, this court held that it may, holding in part that federal law did
not preempt the tax. (Palm Springs Spa, Inc. v. County of Riverside (1971) 18
Cal.App.3d 372.) The tax was also upheld that yea... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - CA)

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)