Miami, FL - Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Surreptitiously Producing and Distributing Pornographic Audio and Video Recordings of Himself Engaged in Sexual Activity with At Least 80

A Homestead, Florida man who was charged with surreptitiously producing and distributing pornographic audio and video recordings of himself engaging in sexual activity with multiple men, pleaded guilty on Septemb... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - FL)

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 8.1105(b) and
8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception
of Parts II.A–II.B and Part II.D.

Plaintiff and appellant Melody Chacker (plaintiff)
refinanced a loan on her home and then failed to make required
loan payments, which triggered non-judicial foreclosure
proceedings. Plaintiff sued to stop the... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - CA)

At trial, Mother3 testified that she began dating Monroe right before Christmas
2013. She met him on a social website, and he moved in with her and her two
children sometime around June 2014. Mother averred that on June 11, 2016, she,
Monroe, Girl, and Boy attended a family reunion at a nearby lake. Girl was six years
old at the time.
According to Mother, the group left... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

Anchorage, AK - Hackers’ Cooperation with FBI Leads to Substantial Assistance in Other Complex Cybercrime Investigations

Defendants Responsible for Creating the “Mirai” and Clickfraud Botnets Continue to Assist FBI as Part of their Sentencing

Three defendants have been sentenced for their roles in creating and operating two botnets, which targeted “Internet of Things” (IoT) devic... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - AK)

Seattle, WA - Bothell Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes Involving 14-Year-Old Child
Defendant Met and Groomed Victim Online, Traveled to California for Sex with Victim and Produced Child Pornography

A 24-year-old Bothell, Washington man pleaded guilty on September 12, 2018 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two federal charges related to his sexual molestation of a 14-year-o... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - WA)

San Diego, CA - Former Supervisory U.S. Border Patrol Agent Sentenced Following Convictions for Civil Rights Abuses and Firearms Offenses

Former U.S. Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Martin Rene Duran was sentenced in federal court today to 24 months in custody for unlawfully depriving another of his civil rights under color of law and for firearms offenses.

On August 16, 2018, Du... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - AZ)

This case presents the question of whether Colorado’s recently enacted
sentencing scheme for juvenile offenders who received unconstitutional mandatory
sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole (“LWOP”) violates the
Special Legislation Clause of the Colorado Constitution. We conclude that it does not.
¶2 Based on acts that Brooks committed when he was fifte... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - CO)

Shreveport, LA - Texas men plead guilty to trafficking 10 kilograms of fentanyl

Two Texas men pleaded guilty to trafficking more than 10 kilograms of fentanyl through Louisiana.

Felipe Rodriguez, 22, of McAllen, Texas, and Brandon Montoya, 24, of Kaufman, Texas, pleaded guilty before Elizabeth E. Foote to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to t... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - LA)

Des Moines, IA - Urbandale Man Convicted of Transporting and Receiving Child Pornography

On September 5, 2018, following a two-day trial, a jury found Nedzad Juhic, age 46, of Urbandale, Iowa, guilty of receipt of child pornography and transportation of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Sentencing will be at a later date before United States District Cour... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - IA)

Cleveland, OH - Defendant Pleads Guilty in Connection with Ohio Labor Trafficking Scheme Involving Immigrant Minors

Pablo Duran Ramirez, 50, pleaded guilty on September 17, 2018 in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, Ohio, to encouraging the illegal entry of Guatemalan nationals, including unaccompanied minors, into the United States for financial gain, announced Acting Assistant Attorney ... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - OH)

The Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and tribal members Madonna
Pappan and Lisa Young brought this action against various South Dakota officials
under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They challenged procedures used in proceedings brought by
the State to remove children temporarily from their homes in exigent circumstances.
The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants were engaged in on... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - SD)

Miami, FL - Miami-Based Violent Criminal Enterprise Members and Associates Convicted at Trial

Charges of Conviction Included Racketeering, Drug Trafficking, Armed Robberies, and Firearms Used in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking and Violent Crimes


Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Special Agent in Charge Ari C. Shapira for the ... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - FL)

Defendant was indicted by the Montgomery County Grand Jury in February of 2016 for one count of violating the Tennessee Sexual Offender and Violent Sexual Offender Registration, Verification and Tracking Act of 2004 (“the Act”) by “[f]alsification of a TBI registration form” as stated in Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-39-208(a)(2); one count of violating the Act by “[f]ailure to timely disclo... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - TN)

Springfield, IL - Former Mahomet Counselor Sentenced for Health Care Fraud

A California man, who previously provided counseling services at his home in Mahomet, Ill., was ordered to serve 18 months in prison for submitting false billings to health care insurers. Christopher DiFilippo, aka “Kip,” 40, of Bakersville, Ca., was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $514,297 to vari... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - IL)

Plaintiff-appellant Susan Hennen worked as a sales specialist for NCR Corporation from 2010 to May 2012, when she sought treatment for a back injury. As an employee, Hennen was covered by long-term disability in-surance under a group policy provided by defendant-appel-lee Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”). When physical therapy and surgery failed to resolve her injury,
2 No. 17-3... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - il)

Lauren C., a young woman with disabilities previously in the Lewisville Independent School District, appeals the district court’s decision denying her attorneys’ fees under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. While we rely on different grounds, we AFFIRM the district court’s judgment that Lauren is not a prevailing party for fee purposes.
The und... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - TX)

Joe Ribakoff, a frequent attendee at meetings of the Long
Beach Transit Company Board of Directors, filled out a public
speaker’s card and spoke on agenda item 10 at the board’s
August 24, 2015 meeting for the three minutes allowed each
public speaker on an agenda item. When he rose to speak a
second time on the same agenda item, it was during the board’s
deliberation and v... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - CA)

The issue on appeal concerns the scope of the doctrine of forfeiture by wrongdoing. In Commonwealth v. Edwards, 444 Mass. 526, 540 (2005), we held that a defendant forfeits the right to object to the admission in evidence of an unavailable witness's out-of-court statements on both confrontation and hearsay grounds if the Commonwealth proves by 2 a preponderance of the evidence that "(1) the ... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - MA)

Appellant, Christopher Lodwick, was indicted in the Scioto
County Court of Common Pleas on May 12, 2017, for one count of burglary,
a second-degree felony in violation of R.C. 2911.12(A)(1) and (D). The
indictment also included a repeat violent offender specification pursuant to
R.C. 2941.149. A superseding indictment was filed on September 5, 2017,
amending the burglary... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

This case arises from an altercation that took place between Jenkins and
Jade Hamilton on January 6, 2017. Following an investigation, Jenkins was charged
with one count of domestic violence and one count of assault. A jury trial was conducted
on July 20, 2017.
{¶ 5} During trial, Hamilton testified that she took her six-month old son to Dayton
Children’s Hospital beca... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

Appellants and petitioners Richard Sander and the First Amendment Coalition
(Petitioners) challenge the trial court’s denial of their petition for writ of mandate seeking
to obtain information from the State Bar of California’s bar admissions database.
Specifically, Petitioners seek individually unidentifiable records for all applicants to the
California Bar Examination from 1972 t... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - CA)

Boston, MA - Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property, Identity Theft, Money Laundering

A citizen of the Dominican Republic and former resident of New York pleaded guilty yesterday to theft of government property, aggravated identity theft, money laundering, conspiracy to commit money laundering, fraudulent use of a social security number, and failure to appear as or... More...   $0 (09-15-2018 - MA)

Brooklyn, NY - Staten Island-Based Health Care Service Agrees to Pay More than $1.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act Suit Alleging Fraudulent Billing Practices

Centers Plan for Healthy Living (“Centers Plan”), a Staten Island-based company that provides services to people who are chronically ill or who need long-term health care services, has agreed to pay $1,650,000 to settle civil fra... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - NY)

Joe Ribakoff, a frequent attendee at meetings of the Long
Beach Transit Company Board of Directors, filled out a public
speaker’s card and spoke on agenda item 10 at the board’s
August 24, 2015 meeting for the three minutes allowed each
public speaker on an agenda item. When he rose to speak a
second time on the same agenda item, it was during the board’s
deliberation and v... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - CA)

Appellant was indicted for “intentionally, knowingly or recklessly caus[ing] bodily
injury to Esmeralda Jimenez, a member of ANDREW LEWIS TROWBRIDGE’s family or
household and with whom ANDREW LEWIS TROWBRIDGE had a dating relationship by
grabbing Esmeralda Jimenez with his hand and by pushing Esmeralda Jimenez with his
hand and by pulling Esmeralda Jimenez with his hand and by ... More...   $0 (09-13-2018 - TX)