When, as here, a sentencing appeal follows a guilty
plea, we obtain the facts from the change-of-plea colloquy, the
unchallenged portions of the presentence investigation report,
and the record of the disposition hearing. United States v.
Dávila-González, 595 F.3d 42, 45 (1st Cir. 2010). "We rehearse
only those facts that are needed to put the claims of error into
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A. Conviction of Woolheater. The partially decomposed body of Morningstar was discovered in February 2005 in a forested area in Altoona near Woolheater’s home. Police immediately began investigating Woolheater and subsequently charged him with first-degree murder. Woolheater was convicted after a jury trial. The conviction was upheld by the court of appeals. State v. Woolheater, No. 10–0478,... More...   $0 (05-07-2017 - IA)

Marsh allegedly sexually assaulted three of his granddaughters, C.S., E.M., and
S.O., between 2005 and 2007. The children ranged in age from four to seven years old at
the time of the alleged assaults. Two forensic interviewers from Blue Sky Bridge
Advocacy Center (“Blue Sky”) interviewed each of the three granddaughters, as well as
a fourth granddaughter, A.S., who was fifte... More...   $0 (05-02-2017 - CO)

Atlanta, GA - Fourth Defendant Convicted for Role in Atlanta-Based Mexican Sex Trafficking Ring

Severiano Martinez-Rojas, also known as “Negro” and “Gato,” of Tenancingo, Tlaxcala, Mexico, has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of sex trafficking and admitted his participation in the sex trafficking of three victims.

“This defendant’s guilty plea represents another succ... More...   $0 (04-25-2017 - GA)

St. Louis, MO - Ohio Man Sentenced on Sex Trafficking Charges

Kyle Maurice Parks was sentenced to 300 months in prison for his involvement in the transportation of four minors (ages 15-17) and two adults from Ohio to Missouri to engage in prostitution. The plan was to come to sell the girls on Backpage.com.

According to testimony at trial, Parks, two women and four minor females,... More...   $0 (04-20-2017 - MO)

Baltimore, MD - Ohio Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Travel with Intent to Engage in Illegal Sexual Conduct

U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Michael L. Fischer, age 42, of Toledo, Ohio, today to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. Fisher traveled from Ohio to Mar... More...   $0 (04-20-2017 - MD)

Portland, OR - Strip Club Operator Sentenced to Prison for Promoting Prostitution Scheme and Engaging in Tax Fraud

U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon sentenced Lawrence G. Owen, 75, to 30 months in federal prison. The sentence immediately followed Owen’s guilty plea for promoting prostitution at ten Portland-area strip clubs and adult video stores and for conspiring to defraud the... More...   $0 (04-17-2017 - OR)

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... More...   $0 (04-14-2017 - TN)

From the summer of 2014 until his arrest, Carreon worked as the girls’ varsity
soccer coach at a high school in Harris County, Texas. That fall, Carreon began
texting with a 17-year-old student who was a high school senior on the soccer team
“in a flirty way.” Their communications led to clandestine hotel encounters and an
intimate sexual relationship. Carreon and the studen... More...   $0 (04-11-2017 - TX)

Grant was convicted by a jury of two counts of commercial sexual exploitation of a child stemming from events that occurred sometime between May 1 and May 9, 2015. In May 2015, K.A., who was 16 years old at the time, had run away from her foster home in Wichita sometime near the conclusion of April. K.A. met up with Kiley Jordan, an individual K.A. described as "like family to me." Jordan informed... More...   $0 (04-10-2017 - KS)

Defendant was charged in Monmouth County Indictment No. 10
07-1301 with third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous
substance (CDS), N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a)(3) (Count One); first-degree
possession of CDS with intent to distribute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35
5(b)(10)(a) (Count Two); first-degree maintaining or operating a
CDS production facility, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-4 (Count Three); third<... More...   $0 (04-09-2017 - NJ)

Chicago, IL - Chicago Father and His Twin Boys Sentenced to Prison for Sex Trafficking of Minors

A Chicago father and his twin boys have been sentenced to federal prison terms for recruiting vulnerable minors to engage in sex acts for money.

NATHAN NICHOLSON groomed his sons to become pimps in a family sex trafficking operation. Nicholson used the twins, TYRELLE LOCKETT and MYREL... More...   $0 (03-27-2017 - IL)

Miami, FL - Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Sober Homes and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers

Two owners of sober homes and alcohol and drug addiction treatment centers pled guilty for their participation in a multi-million dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme that involved the filing of... More...   $0 (03-16-2017 - FL)

Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Man Sentenced On Sex Trafficking Charges

Anthony Thompson, a/k/a Fresh Tone, 36, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of sex trafficking of a minor, was sentenced to 188 months in prison. The defendant was also ordered to pay $399,000 in restitution to the victims in this case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Marie Grisanti and Trini E. Ross, who handled the case, st... More...   $0 (03-08-2017 - NY)

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Defendants Louis Adams and Kenneth Green were convicted of
the first-degree armed robbery of a... More...   $0 (03-08-2017 - NJ)

San Antonio, TX - Two Former Police Officers Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault

The State of Texas charged former San Antonio police officers Emmanuel Galindo, age 31, and Alejandro Chapa, age 29, with four counts of sexual assault, five counts of compelling prostitution and 12 counts of official oppression by seducing three women by promising to give them money and legal favors for participa... More...   $0 (03-04-2017 - TX)

Petitioner was found guilty by a jury of two counts
of aggravated murder, one count of intentional murder,
and a number of other crimes. He sought post-conviction
relief on a variety of claims. The post-conviction court
denied relief on all of petitioner’s claims involving the guilt
phase of petitioner’s criminal trial but granted relief on
his penalty-phase claims and void... More...   $0 (03-01-2017 - OR)

Jessica Cantu pleaded no contest to the felony offense of prostitution. The trial court
assessed punishment at two years’ imprisonment in a state jail facility, suspended in favor of four
years’ community supervision. Cantu timely appealed the judgment.
Cantu’s court-appointed attorney filed a brief representing that he conducted a professional
evaluation of the record and de... More...   $0 (02-28-2017 - TX)

Dontre D’Sean McHenry pleaded guilty to one count of sex trafficking a minor
in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591. The district court1 varied downwards from his
advisory guidelines range, life in prison, and sentenced McHenry to 293 months.
1The Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Judge for the District of
Minnesota.
McHenry appeals his conviction and sentence, arguing ... More...   $0 (02-27-2017 - )

Wichita, KS - Wichita Man Convicted On Federal Human Trafficking Charges

A jury found a Wichita man guilty on federal human trafficking charges.

Daederick Lacy, 25, Wichita, Kan., was convicted on one count of sex trafficking of a minor, one count of sex trafficking of an adult by force, fraud or coercion and one count of interstate transportation of a minor in furtherance of pro... More...   $0 (02-24-2017 - KS)