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State of Oklahoma v. Leann Clark

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Leann Clark with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: PROS, ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION WITHIN 1000FT OF SCH0OL / CHURCH , in violation of 21 O.S. 1031 D
Date Of Offense: 03/17/2014

Party Name: Disposition Information:

CLARK, LEANN
(After Prior Convictions)
Disposed: CONVICTION, 04/28/2014. Guilty Plea.
Count as Di... More...
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State of Oklahoma v. Teresa Gwen Newman, A/K/A Teresa Gwen Newman

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Teresa Gwen Newman with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: PROS, ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION WITHIN 1000FT OF SCHOOL/ CHURCH , in violation of 21 O.S. 1031 D
Date Of Offense: 02/20/2014

Party Name: Disposition Information:

NEWMAN, TERESA GWEN
Disposed: DEFERRED, 04/10/2014. Guilty Plea.
Count as Disposed:ENGAGING IN... More...
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United States of America v. Tevon Harris a/k/a “Da Kidd” and “King Kidd"



HOUSTON – Tevon Harris aka “Da Kidd” and “King Kidd,” 22, of Houston, has entered a plea of guilty on two charges of trafficking children under 18 for commercial sex, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.

According to the plea agreement, from January through July 2012, Harris forced young girls, who he knew were minors, into prostitution by using force and int... More...
   $0 (04-09-2014 - TX)

United States of America v. Keith Lawrence McMurray



PORTLAND, Ore. — Keith Lawrence McMurray, 32, of Portland, Oregon, was sentenced to 204 months in prison by United States District Judge Marco A. Hernandez for sex trafficking a 17-year old Beaverton girl. On September 4, 2013, McMurray pleaded guilty to one count of sex trafficking a minor. Upon release from custody, McMurray will serve a 10-year period of supervised release. During hi... More...
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United States of America v. Eric Kamahele, et al.

Mr. Eric Kamahele, Mr. Daniel Maumau, Mr. Kepa Maumau,1 Mr. Sitamipa Toki, and Mr. Mataika Tuai appeal their convictions arising from armed robberies and shootings in connection with the Tongan Crips Gang (“TCG”) in Glendale, Utah. In a jury trial, Mr. Kamahele, Mr. Kepa Maumau, and Mr. Tuai were found guilty of conspiring to commit a racketeering offense under the Racketeer Influenced and Cor... More...   $0 (04-08-2014 - UT)

The People v. Justin Steele

A jury found defendant Justin Steele guilty of pandering E. L. to become a prostitute; procuring E. L. to leave California for prostitution; pimping of E. L. and D. R.; human trafficking of E. L. and D. R.; making criminal threats against E. L.; forcible oral copulation of E. L.; kidnapping of D. R.; abducting D. R. for prostitution; assault of D. R. by force likely to produce great bodily injury;... More...   $0 (04-02-2014 - CA)

State of Oklahoma v. Whitney Hallman Cherry

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Whitney Hallman Cherry with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: PROS, ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION WITHIN 1000FT OF SCHOOL/ CHURCH , in violation of 21 O.S. 1031 D
Date Of Offense: 11/22/2013

Party Name: Disposition Information:

CHERRY, WHITNEY HALLMAN
Pending.... More...
   $0 (03-24-2014 - OK)

United States of America v. Barry Wimberly

BARRY WIMBERLY was sentenced to 57 months in prison, followed by supervised release for life, on charges of transporting five female victims from five states to Missouri and back for prostitution.

According to court documents, Wimberly served as a pimp for numerous women whom he transported between Missouri, Illinois, North Dakota, Minnesota, Georgia and Florida. Wimberly ran his business ... More...
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United States of America v. Jamall Brown

JAMALL BROWN was sentenced to 51 months in prison, followed by supervised release for life, on charges of transporting two female victims from Chicago to Missouri to Colorado and back for prostitution.

According to court documents, in June 2013, St. Louis Metropolitan Police contacted a victim at a local hospital. The victim advised police that Brown had assaulted her and fractured her no... More...
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United States of America v. Amber Doak



In San Antonio this morning, 20-year-old Amber Doak pleaded guilty to her role in prostituting a 15-year-old female in August of last year announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Acting FBI Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse, San Antonio Division.

Appearing before United States Chief District Judge Fred Biery this morning, Doak pleaded guilty to one count of sex traff... More...
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In the Interest of N.A., minor child

Appellant A.E. (Anjelica) appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to her children, M.A. (Margaret) and A.A. (Allison). Appellant C.M. (Courtney) appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to her child, N.A. (Natasha). Appellant N.A. (Nigel) appeals the trial court’s order 1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4. 2 terminating his parental rights to his children... More...   $0 (02-28-2014 - TX)

United States of America v. Keith Williams a/k/a "Chucky Blood"

Keith Williams, aka “Chucky Blood,” 24, of Dallas, appeared in federal court yesterday and pleaded guilty, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney, to one count of sex trafficking of children. He faces a maximum statutory penalty of not less than 10 years and up to life in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey on June... More...   $0 (02-26-2014 - TX)

United States of America v. Carlos Rodriguez Navarrette, aka Carlos Alberto Navarrette, aka DJ Junior,

A California man who recruited and used a 16-year-old girl to work as a prostitute, was sentenced today to a mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.

Carlos Rodriguez Navarrette, aka Carlos Alberto Navarrette, aka DJ Junior, 23, of Los Angeles, Calif., who pleaded guilty in November 2013 to on... More...
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In re AARICA S.

Aarica S. appeals from an order of wardship (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) following a finding that she committed the crime of soliciting prostitution (Pen. Code, § 647, subd. (b)).1 Appellant contends that because she was a victim of human trafficking, the juvenile court erred in denying her motion under Evidence Code section 1161, subdivision (a), to exclude evidence that she committed a commerci... More...   $0 (02-21-2014 - CA)

United States of America v. Andre James Hertzog

The United States of America charged Andre James Hertzog with participating in a sex trafficking conspiracy.

“The defendants preyed upon vulnerable young women by a variety of deplorable means,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Civil Rights Division. “The Department of Justice is committed to prosecuting those who sexually exploit vulnerable women for... More...
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United State of America v. Christopher David Wiegers

The United States of America charged Christopher David Wiegers, age 39, with:

Count: 1 Citation: 18:844H.F Offense Level: 4 18:844(i) Attempted Arson

Count: 2 Citation: 18:1952-7410.F Offense Level: 4 18:1952(a)(3) Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering Enterprise

Defendant admitted that he used a telephone and them "committed several act" to ad... More...
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Maxwell's Pic-Pac, Inc. v. Tony Dehner

A Kentucky statute prohibits businesses that sell substantial amounts of staple groceries or gasoline from applying for a license to sell wine and liquor. Ky. Rev. Stat. § 243.230(7). A regulation applies this provision to retailers that sell those items at a rate of at least 10% of gross monthly sales. 804 Ky. Admin. Regs. 4:270. Harmed by the statute, Maxwell’s Pic-Pac (a grocer) and Food
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United States of America v. Jeremy M. Ruff

The United States of America charged Jeremy M. Ruff, age 28, with:

Count: 1 Citation: 18:1591.F Offense Level: 4
18:1591(a)(1), 1591(b)(2) and 1594(a) Sex Trafficking and Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child.

Count: 2 Citation: 18:2422.F Offense Level: 4
18:2422(b) Coercion and Enticement.

Count: 1s Citation: 18:1591.F Offense Level: 4... More...
   $0 (01-09-2014 - OK)

Alexander Kerr v. City of Salt Lake

¶1 Alexander Kerr injured himself when he tripped on a sidewalk defect in Salt Lake City. He sued the city and obtained a judgment in his favor. Salt Lake City now appeals, alleging: (1) the city is entitled to discretionary function immunity, (2) Mr. Kerr did not present evidence that the city had adequate notice of the sidewalk defect during summary judgment proceedings or at trial, and (3) the... More...   $0 (12-17-2013 - UT)

Kody Brown, et al. v. Gary R. Hebert, et al.

Kody Brown, Christine Brown, Janelle Brown, Meri Browan and Robyn Sullivan sued Gary Hebert, Jeffrey R. Buhman and Mark Shurtleff on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 seeking to prevent them from enforcing Utah's prohibition against co-habitation. The Browns are a polgyamous family that were the subject of TLC's reality series "Sister Wives". They claimed that the phrase "or coh... More...   $0 (12-15-2013 - UT)

United States of America v. McKenzie Carson

The United States of America charged McKenzie Carson with:

Count: 1-4 Citation: 18:1591.F Offense Level: 4 SEX TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN OR BY FORCE, FRAUD OR COERCION 18: 2 aiding and abetting

Press Release:

A federal jury today convicted a Bolingbrook man of running a sex trafficking ring between at least late 2009 and November 2010 that forced into prostitution at ... More...
   $0 (12-10-2013 - IL)

State of Oklahoma v. Megan Burnett

State of Oklahoma v. Megan Burnett

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: PROS, ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION WITHIN 1000FT OF SCHOOL/CHURCH , in violation of 21 O.S. 1031 D
Date Of Offense: 12/22/2012

Party Name: Disposition Information:

BURNETT, MEGAN
Disposed: DEFERRED, 05/24/2013. Guilty Plea.
Count as Disposed:PROSTITUTION (PROS)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1031 ... More...
   $0 (11-01-2013 - OK)

United States of American v. Kimberly Marie Haven

The United States of American charged Kimberly Marie Haven, age 25, with interstate trafficking and racketeering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1952(a)(3) and (b)(1); attempted coercion and enticement of a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2422; and attempted sex trafficking of children in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951 in connection with her used of telephone and Internet services to facilitate a prostitut... More...   $0 (10-28-2013 - OK)

Colin Bower v. Egyptair Airlines Company

This appeal stems from an international parental kidnapping perpetrated by defendant Mirvat El-Nady. Plaintiff-appellant in this case, Colin Bower, is El-Nady's former husband. In August 2009, El-Nady acted in violation of a court order when she drove the former couple's two minor children to New York City, where they boarded an EgyptAir Airlines Company ("EgyptAir") flight to Cairo, Egypt. This p... More...   $0 (10-08-2013 - MA)

National Collegiate Athletic Associaiton v. Governor of the State of New Jersey

Betting on sports is an activity that has unarguably increased in popularity over the last several decades. Seeking to address instances of illegal sports wagering within its borders and to improve its economy, the State of New Jersey has sought to license gambling on certain professional and amateur sporting events. A conglomerate of sports leagues, displeased at the prospect of State-licensed ga... More...   $0 (09-17-2013 - )

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