Historically, the “HoChunk” Tribe occupied portions of what are now several midwestern states. In the 1800’s the Tribe entered into treaties with the United States and divided into two branches: the HoChunk Nation of Wisconsin and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Both are federally-recognized Indian tribes with federal reservations. See 83 Fed. Reg. 4,235, 4,237, 4,239 (Jan. 30, 2018).
The... More...   $0 (07-05-2018 - DC)

Bobby R. and Brenda J. Hargis petitioned the Tax Court1 for redetermination
of a tax deficiency. The Tax Court upheld the determination of the Commissioner of
1The Honorable Mary Ann Cohen, United States Tax Court Judge.
Internal Revenue. The Hargises appeal. Having jurisdiction under section
7482(a)(1),2 this court affirms.
I.
From 2007 to 2010, the Hargises bought and ope... More...   $0 (06-22-2018 - MO)

Spokane, WA - Round Valley Tribal Member Convicted of Domestic Violence Sentenced to 87 Months Imprisonment

Walter Richard Harrington, age 54, a member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes recently residing in Tieton, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on November 2, 2017 to assault by strangling on Indian Reservation. United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian ... More...   $0 (06-19-2018 - WA)

San Diego, CA - Beverly Hills Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years in Custody for Massive Workers’ Comp Scheme

Beverly Hills Radiologist Ronald Grusd and two of his corporations, California Imaging Network Medical Group and Willows Consulting Company, were sentenced in federal court on June 18, 2018 after a jury trial in December resulted in convictions on 39 felony fraud counts.

U.S. Di... More...   $0 (06-18-2018 - CA)

Denver, CO - Thornton Man To Spend Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

Defendant Carlos Fernandez-Barron last of 7 defendants sentenced for the illegal drug trafficking

Thornton resident Carlos Fernandez-Barron, age 38, has been sentenced to serve 135 months (11 years and 3 months) in federal prison for cocaine trafficking, U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and DEA Den... More...   $0 (06-13-2018 - CO)

Wilmington, DE - Third Stolen Christopher Columbus Letter Returned to the Vatican Following U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Delaware and HSI Joint Investigation

Today, and for the third time in two years, U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss for the District of Delaware and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) returned a more than 500-year-old copy of a Christopher Columbus’ ... More...   $0 (06-12-2018 - DE)

Lexington, KY - Federal Jury Finds Mexican Nationals Guilty of Large Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

Two Mexican National men residing in Louisville, Kentucky were convicted of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, after a three-day jury trial that concluded yesterday in the U.S. District Court in Lexington. Imanol Pineda Penaloza, 37, and Efrain Villa Villanueva, 24... More...   $0 (05-26-2018 - KY)

Lexington, KY - Armed Heroin and Methamphetamine Trafficker in Pulaski County Sentenced to 480 Months

Timothy Harris, of Louisville, Ky., was sentenced on May 11, 2018 to 40 years in federal prison, by United States District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine.

Between 2015 and 2016, Harris imported heroin and methamphetamine into Pulas... More...   $0 (05-16-2018 - KY)

Salt Lake City, UT - Utah PSN Partners Target Those Who “Lie-And-Try” To Purchase A Firearm; Two Federal Firearms Licensees Also Charged

Utah Project Safe Neighborhoods partners have a message for those who “lie-and-try” in attempting to purchase a firearm from federal firearms licensees in Utah: If you lie on paperwork you are required to complete to purchase a firearm, you may end up f... More...   $0 (05-10-2018 - UT)

St. Louis, MO - Robert Lee sued Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC on an auto negligence theory.

03/14/2018 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Circuit Court of St. Louis City, case number 1822-CC00216, with receipt number 0865-6430223, in the amount of $400 Jury Demand,, filed by Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Civil ... More...   $0 (04-18-2018 - MO)

Indianapolis, IN - Indianapolis man found guilty of committing several eastside pharmacy robberies

Used a firearm while committing robberies

An Indianapolis man was found guilty in federal court on three counts of robbery and four firearm’s related charges. Dexter Fisher, age 33, was found guilty before U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson after a two-day jury trial.

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In this CEQA1 action Covina Residents for Responsible
Development (CRRD) appeals from the trial court’s denial of its
petition for writ of mandate seeking to overturn the City of
Covina’s approval of a 68-unit, mixed-use, infill project2 located a
quarter-mile from the Covina Metrolink commuter rail station.
CRRD contends the project’s significant parking impacts required
t... More...   $0 (03-22-2018 - CA)

St. Louis, MO - Charlene Rogers and Paul Rogers sued Alan Monse and S. and H. Transportation, Inc. on auto negligence and respondeat superior theories.

Date Filed # Docket Text
03/09/2018 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Circuit Court of St. Louis County, case number 18SL-CC00159, with receipt number 0865-6423575, in the amount of $400 Jury Demand,, filed by S. and H. Transportation, Inc., ... More...   $0 (03-19-2018 - MO)

After three years of dating and cohabitation, appellant
Leanne Netterstrom and respondent Michael Chaney applied for
a confidential marriage license and exchanged vows at a
solemnization ceremony. After the ceremony, the officiant gave
the signed license to the parties, who promised to file it with the
county. For personal and financial reasons, the parties did not
return t... More...   $0 (03-11-2018 - CA)

Lexington, KY - California Man Sentenced for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

A Los Angeles man was sentenced February 23, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for his involvement in a large drug trafficking organization. Nestor Barron, age 26, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 5 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocai... More...   $0 (02-23-2018 - kY)

¶1 Carrie A. Autry appeals a temporary injunction enjoining her from (1) recruiting or hiring the employees of her former employer, Acosta, Inc., (2) using Acosta's confidential or proprietary information, or (3) soliciting or selling to named clients she represented while employed by Acosta. Was granting the temporary injunction to enforce the non-solicitation provision in question an abuse of di... More...   $0 (02-07-2018 - OK)

Billings, MT - Glendive Man Gets Federal Jail Time for Possessing Child Pornography

A Glendive man will spend over 6 years in federal prison for downloading and possessing child pornography to his computer. Shawn Michael Wentz, 28, previously pleaded guilty in October 2017 to possession of child pornography stemming from a May 2015 investigation by the Montana Internet Crimes Against Chi... More...   $0 (01-29-2018 - MT)

Appellant-Defendant Kenneth Fairley appeals his jury conviction for theft of government property in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641 (counts two and three) and conspiracy to commit theft of government property in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (count one). Fairley argues that: (1) the indictment, jury instruction, and verdict form all misstated the elements of § 641; (2) the district court erroneously a... More...   $0 (01-25-2018 - MS)

Minneapolis, MN - New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty To Directing Computer Attacks Against Websites Of Dozens Of Victims, As Well As Felon-In-Possession Charges

A New Mexico man pleaded guilty today in St. Paul, Minnesota, for directing computer attacks against the websites of his prior employers, business competitors and public services, as well as felon-in-possession charges.

U.S. A... More...   $0 (01-18-2018 - MN)

Frankfort, KY - Frankfort Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and a Firearm Offense

Jonathan L. Courtland, 35, of Frankfort, pleaded on January 8, 2018 to Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

In his guilty plea, Courtland admitted that he had engaged in several instances of cocaine distribution in Frankfort, Ke... More...   $0 (01-16-2018 - KY)

This review proceeding arises out of a post-judgment
order charging a judgment debtor’s interests in four limited
partnerships and a limited liability company to satisfy the
judgment creditor’s judgment against him. The charging
order was issued over the limited partnerships’ and limited
liability company’s objections that ancillary provisions
included in the charging order... More...   $0 (01-11-2018 - OR)

Oxford, MS - Atlanta Residents Convicted of Interstate Trafficking of a Victim for Commercial Sex Purposes

A jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi has convicted two individuals of Transporting a Victim from Georgia to Mississippi to engage in prostitution. Following a two day trial in Oxford, Mississippi, a jury convicted Mario D. Collins of M... More...   $0 (12-27-2017 - MS)

Detroit, MI - Ann Arbor Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion Case

An Ann Arbor man pleaded guilty on December 1, 2017 to devising and executing a plan to access and cause damage to the Washtenaw County government computer system.

Joining Lemisch in the announcement was David P. Gelios, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Washten... More...   $0 (12-06-2017 - MI)

Part D of the Medicare program is a voluntary prescription drug benefit program that subsidizes the cost of prescription drugs and prescription drug insurance premiums for Medicare enrollees.2 The Part D program operates as a public-private partnership between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and government contractors. CMS contracts with private insurance companies called “S... More...   $0 (12-03-2017 - PA)

We are asked to consider the viability of two potential defenses to an alleged False Claims Act violation that arise in the context of the Medicare Part D Program: the government knowledge inference, which can defeat a finding of scienter in certain circumstances, and the element of materiality.1 The District Court relied upon the government knowledge inference doctrine in dismissing the claims. A... More...   $0 (11-23-2017 - )