Lincoln, NE - Lincoln Mother and Son Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Misbranded Substances, Drug Paraphernalia, and Related Financial Crimes

Allen E. Peithman, Jr., Sharon A. Elder, and their corporations, Cornerstone Plaza, Inc., and AEP Properties, L.L.C., were each convicted of at least one crime after a three-week-long jury trial. Peithman, his mother, Elder, and their respectiv

Seattle, WA - Former Seattle Bar Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

Failed to File Personal or Business Tax Returns for Six Years While Enjoying Lavish Lifestyle

The former owner of three bars and restaurants in the Seattle area was sentenced to eight months in prison, one year of supervised release and $800,000 in restitution for multiple misdemeanor counts of failing to

San Francisco, CA - Bay Area Doctor Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Prison For Tax Evasion

Dr. John Compagno was sentenced to 37 months in prison and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $5,426,239.

Compagno, 70, of Napa, Calif., pleaded guilty on December 14, 2016, to income tax evasion. According to his plea agreement, Compagno is a medical physician specializ

San Diego, CA - International Businessman Pleads Guilty to Financing Racketeering Enterprise in San Diego Card Room

Swedish businessman Petter Magnus Karlsson, who had recently been living in Asia, pleaded guilty to engaging in an international racketeering conspiracy that used the Lucky Lady Casino and Card Room in El Cajon as a legitimate front for illegal sports bookmaking and related

In August 2013, the State filed an information in the District Court charging
Talksabout with one count of sexual intercourse without consent. The State filed
the information directly in the District Court pursuant to § 41-5-206(2), MCA, because
of the nature of the charge and because Talksabout was seventeen when the offense
occurred. The charge arose out of Talksabout’s non-c

We recount only the background necessary to understand
the issues, drawing the facts from the Presentence Investigation
Report ("PSR") and the transcript of the sentencing hearing. See
United States v. King, 741 F.3d 305, 306 (1st Cir. 2014).
Carmona, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic,
was convicted twice in Massachusetts courts on drug-trafficking
charg

We must determine whether a defendant seeking a waiver of
the mandatory minimum sentence under the Graves Act is entitled
to discovery of the prosecutor’s files from cases in which other
defendants were granted waivers of the mandatory minimum
penalty.
The Graves Act prescribes a minimum term of incarceration
for certain firearm-related offenses. For some first-time

Tulsa, OK - Man Sentenced to One Year and One Day For Making Death Threats

The United States of American charged Jeffrey Allen Stevens, age 59, of East Lymme, Connecticut,De with:

Count: 1-3 Citation: 18:875C.F Offense Level: 4
18:875(c) - INTERSTATE COMMUNICATIONS WITH INTENT TO INJURE
Count: 4-8 Citation: 18:875C.F Offense Level: 4
18:875(c) -

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INTRODUCTION
“In general, an employee is not acting within the scope of employment
while travelling to and from the workplace. But if the employee, while commuting, is on
an errand for the employer, then the employee’s conduct is within the scope of his or her
employment from the time the employee starts on the errand . . . .” (CACI No. 3724 [The
Going-and-Coming Rule—Bus

The relevant facts on appeal are as follows. During voir dire, Appellant’s attorney sought to question the prospective jurors about their attitudes regarding a black defendant who was accused of murdering a white victim. She began, “[s]o the one thing I didn’t mention, though, the other day was that the alleged victim in the case is—.” She was about to say “white,” but the prosecutor objected t

Norman, OK Susan K. Slate sued Jahangir Sikder on an auto negligence theory claiming to have been injured and/or damaged in a car wreck caused by Sikder. Slate also sued Mercury Insurance Group and American Mercury Insurance Company on uninsured and/or under insured insurance policy coverages.

Issue # 1. Issue: AUTO NEGLIGENCE (AUTONEG)
Filed By: Slate, Susan K
Filed Date: 01/08

On February 12, 2015, the Knox County Grand Jury charged both of the defendants with two counts each of the November 2014 aggravated rape of C.C.1 As is relevant to this appeal, the presentment lists as witnesses C.C., Bridget Boland, and cellular telephone service providers New Cingular Wireless/AT&T Wireless and Sprint/Nextel Communications. Witnesses Anna Lawn and Natalie Tavares were later ad

On October 8, 2009, the Shelby County Grand Jury indicted the Petitioner of one count of aggravated rape, one count of aggravated burglary, and one count of theft of
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property valued at $1,000 or more but less than $10,000. On April 16, 2012, the Petitioner’s case went to trial, and the jury convicted him as charged. At the subsequent sentencing hearing, the trial court

Appellants Julius Thomas and Desmond Nixon were tried jointly and
convicted of murder and related offenses in connection with a crime spree that
took place over three days in January 2013.1 Both men now appeal, arguing that
the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions and averring claims
of ineffective assistance of counsel. Though we find no merit to the ineffectiv

Albany, NY - Previously Removed Alien Sentenced For Illegal Re-Entry

Dominican Republic Man Found in Amsterdam, New York

Willy Rodriguez, 32, of Boston, Massachusetts, was sentenced today to a term of “time served,” (7 ½ months) in prison by Senior United States District Court Judge Frederick J. Scullin, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Michael T. Phillip

Little Rock, AR - Jury Finds Pair Guilty On All 40 Counts in Scheme to Steal USDA Funds Intended to Feed Hungry Children

A federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Jacqueline Mills and Anthony Waits on all 40 counts in which the pair was charged in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving money intended to feed hungry children in Arkansas.

The jury found Mills, 41, of H

Anchorage, Alaska – Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder today announced an extensive effort to disrupt and dismantle the Kelihos botnet – a global network of tens of thousands of infected computers under the control of a cybercriminal that was used to facilitate malicious activities including harvesting login credentials, distributing hundreds of millions of spam e-mails, and installing ransomware

Los Angeles, CA - 5 Eastern European Immigrants Plead Guilty to Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft Charges Related to Cyberattacks on 3 U.S. Companies

The fifth and final defendant charged with using credit and debit cards obtained from a series of cyberattacks on U.S. companies that resulted in an estimated $5 million in losses – and caused one victim company to go out of business – ha

Norfolk, VA - Chesapeake Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

A Chesapeake man who arranged cocaine deals for a Honduran cocaine trafficker was sentenced to four years in prison.

Joseph Jesus Grullon, 26, of Chesapeake, pleaded guilty on January 6. According to court documents, in 2014, Grullon resided in Chesapeake with his mother, Janette Elena Cruz Miller, and

New York, NY - Pakistani Man Pleads Guilty In Axact Diploma Mill Scam

UMAIR HAMID, a/k/a “Shah Khan,” a/k/a the “Shah,” pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with an international “diploma mill” scheme that collected tens of millions of dollars from thousands of customers. As alleged in the Indictment to which HAMI

Trial courts must make difficult decisions when competing
interests clash. In this case, a mother sought an emergency protection order to
keep her soon-to-be ex-husband away from her and their children because, she
alleged, he had abused them. The father denied the allegations and sought to
cross-examine one of the daughters about her claim that he had repeatedly tried to
suffo

Allan Tabingo was seriously injured while working aboard a
fishing trawler owned and operated by American Seafoods Company LLC and
American Triumph LLC (collectively American Seafoods). Tabingo alleges the lever
used to operate a hatch in the trawler's deck broke when an operator tried to stop the
hatch from closing. The hatch closed on Tabingo' s hand, leading to the amputation of

In previous decisions, this court has said that the statutory remedies
available for a violation of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA; Civ.
Code, § 1750 et seq.), the unfair competition law (UCL; Bus. & Prof. Code, §
17200 et seq.), and the false advertising law (id., § 17500 et seq.) include public
injunctive relief, i.e., injunctive relief that has the primary purpose and ef

We must determine whether a defendant seeking a waiver of
the mandatory minimum sentence under the Graves Act is entitled
to discovery of the prosecutor’s files from cases in which other
defendants were granted waivers of the mandatory minimum
penalty.
The Graves Act prescribes a minimum term of incarceration
for certain firearm-related offenses. For some first-time

In this post-conviction relief case, the state1 appeals
from a judgment granting petitioner relief on a number of
his claims, and remanding the case for a new trial. The state
assigns error to the post-conviction court’s rulings on those
claims, arguing that petitioner failed to establish, as a matter
of law, that he was entitled to relief on any of them. We
conclude that t