Idaho Education Law
<h2> <center> Matthew Tucker v. Bonneville Joint School District 93, et al. </h2> </center>
Pocatello, Idaho civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a education civil rights theory.... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - ID)<h2> <center> Christopher Conley Tapp v. State of Idaho </h2> <center>
In his second appeal in this post-conviction case, Christopher Conley Tapp challenges the district court's summary dismissal of his claim that his defense counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to present evidence of his diminished mental capacity in support of his trial motion to suppress his confession as involuntary. Tapp contends that because this Court, in his prior post-convictio... More...
$0 (11-21-2013 - ID)<h2> <center> Christopher Conley Tapp v. State of Idaho </h2> </center>
Early in the morning of June 13, 1996, Angie Dodge was raped and stabbed to death in her apartment in Idaho Falls. On January 7, 1997, twenty-year-old Christopher Tapp voluntarily submitted to police questioning about this crime at the Law Enforcement Building (LEB) in Idaho Falls. Tapp again voluntarily went to the LEB for questioning on January 10. After this interview, Tapp's parents retained p... More...
$0 (03-31-2010 - ID)<h2> <center> State of Idaho v. Christopher C. Tapp </h2> </center>
<br> Christopher C. Tapp appeals from his conviction for first degree murder and rape. Tapp argues that the district court erred by not suppressing the statements he made in a series of police interviews. In the alternative, he contends the sentences imposed are excessive.<br> <br>         I.<br> <br>         FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY<br> <br> �... More...
$0 (07-20-2001 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Bryan Lee Thieme </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="400" src="https://id.uscourts.gov/shared/images/skin_Bl/US_Courts_Idaho_Seal_Float.png"><br> </center><br> <br> <br> Boise, ID - The United States of America charged Bryan Lee Thieme, age 39, with sexual exploitation of children.<br> <br> Defendant was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for sexual exploitation of children, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today... More...
$0 (06-29-2020 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Larry James Cline </h2> </center>
Boise, ID - The United States of America charged Larry James Cline with attempted use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor.<br> <br> Larry James Cline, 31, of Buhl, Idaho, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison followed by 5 years supervised release, for attempted use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announc... More...
$0 (11-29-2019 - ID)</center> <h2> United States of America v. Lex Bennett Goodwin </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"><br> </center><br> Pocatello, ID - ocatello Man Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Producing Child Pornography<br> <br> Lex Bennett Goodwin, 34, of Pocatello, was sentenced to 100 years in federal prison for producing, transporting, and possessing child pornography. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also sen... More...
$0 (08-19-2019 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Vincent Paul Ingolia </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"><br> </center><br> Boise, ID - Meridian Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of Minor<br> <br> Vincent Paul Ingolia, 45, of Meridian, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill order... More...
$0 (07-11-2019 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Jesse Lauren Van Orsow </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"><br> </center><br> Coeur D'Alene, ID - Spokane Man Sent to Prison for Traveling to Idaho to Have Sex with Minor<br> <br> Jesse Lauren Van Orsow, 29, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced in federal court to 37 months in prison for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, U.S. Attorney Ba... More...
$0 (04-10-2019 - ID)<center> <h2> Diane Herbert, Ronald R. Reaves and Deborah Gaipl v. American Institute of Health Technology, Inc., d/b/a Carrington College, U.S. Education Corporation, Devry Education Group Inc. </h2> </center>
<center><br> <h1><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.pscon.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/030916TB_BundyHearings.jpg"><br> </center><br> <P><br> Boise, ID - Diane Herbert, Ronald R. Reaves and Deborah Gaipl sued American Institute of Health Technology, Inc., d/b/a Carrington College, U.S. Education Corporation, Devry Education Group Inc. on civil rights violation theories claiming that they were... More...
$1 (10-23-2018 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Kristopher Douglas McKay <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Chapters/Idaho-Chapter/CourthouseEDIT.aspx"> <P> District of Idaho Federal Courthouse - Boise, Idaho <P> <font color="red">Morelaw Internet Marketing</a> <br> <center><font color="red"><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new"> National Find A Lawyer Directory</a> </font> <br> 888-354-4529 </h2> </center> </font>
Boise, ID - Boise Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Kristopher Douglas McKay, 36, of Boise, was sentenced on September 17, 2018 in U.S. District Court to 108 months in prison followed by five years supervised release, for possession of child pornography. McKay pleaded guilty on May 2, 2018.<br> <br> According to court records, in March 2017, the Feder... More...
$0 (09-19-2018 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Rick Guyon, a/k/a/ Richard Guyon, a/k/a Rick Garrison, a/ka/ Mark Thomas <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Chapters/Idaho-Chapter/CourthouseEDIT.aspx"> <P> District of Idaho Federal Courthouse - Boise, Idaho <P> <font color="red">Morelaw Internet Marketing</a> <br> <center><font color="red"><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new"> National Find A Lawyer Directory</a> </font> <br> 888-354-4529 </h2> </center> </font>
Boise, ID - Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty to Investment Fraud<br> <br> Rick Guyon Defrauded Investors of $1.9 Million<br> <br> Rick Guyon, a/k/a, Richard Guyon, a/k/a Rick Garrison, a/k/a Mark Thomas, 59, pleaded guilty on June 27,2018 to one count of wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Pursuant to a written plea agreement filed with the court, Guyon pleaded guilty to count five... More...
$0 (06-29-2018 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Ryan Andrew Chambers <br> <font color="red">Morelaw Internet Marketing</a> <br> <center><font color="red"><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new"> National Find A Lawyer Directory</a> </font> <br> 888-354-4529 </h2> </center> </font>
Boise, ID - Boise Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Ryan Andrew Chambers, 37, of Boise, was sentenced on June 13, 2018 in United States District Court to 240 months in prison followed by 10 years supervised release for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Chambers pleaded guilty on March 22, 2018.<br> <br> According... More...
$0 (06-15-2018 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Bruce Eugene Froman <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Chapters/Idaho-Chapter/CourthouseEDIT.aspx"> <P> District of Idaho Federal Courthouse - Boise, Idaho </h2> </center>
Boise, ID - Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Coercion and Enticement<br> <br> Bruce Eugene Froman, 41, of Meridian, pleaded guilty on May 23, 2018 in United States District Court to attempted coercion and enticement. As part of his plea, Froman also agreed to forfeit the cell phone used in the commission of the charged offense.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, in March of 2018, de... More...
$0 (05-29-2018 - ID)<center> <h2> Animal Legal Defense Fund, et al. v. Lawrence G. Wasden <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Chapters/Idaho-Chapter/CourthouseEDIT.aspx"> <P> District of Idaho Federal Courthouse - Boise, Idaho </h2> </center>
Investigative journalism has long been a fixture in the American press, particularly with regard to food safety.1 In the early 1900s, Upton Sinclair highlighted conditions in the meat-packing industry in The Jungle, a novel based on his time working incognito in a packing plant.2 This case also originates in the agricultural sector�a secretly-filmed expos� of the operation of an Idaho da... More...
$0 (01-09-2018 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Scott Allen Reed <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.dci-engineers.com/sites/default/files/styles/project_image/public/projects/US%20Federal%20Courthouse%202_c.jpg?itok=wz_9CXE4"> <P> District of Idaho Federal Courthouse - Coeur D'Alene, Idaho </h2> </center>
Coeur d'Alene, ID - Plummer Man Sent to Prison on Federal Child Pornography Charge<br> <br> Scott Allen Reed, 67, of Plummer, was sentenced December 1, 2017 in federal court to 70 months in prison followed by ten years of supervised release for possession of child pornography. Reed pleaded guilty to that charge on June 28, 2017. <br> <br> According to the plea agreement, personnel working for t... More...
$0 (12-02-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> Todd J. Phillips v. Richard D. Gomez <P> <img width="300" src="http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/idaho/files/styles/medium/public/201706/idaho_supreme_court_building_ap_rebecca_boone.jpg"> <P> Idaho Supreme Court - Boise, Idaho </h2> </center>
This case arises from Richard Gomez’s breach of a real estate agreement for the sale and purchase of residential real estate from Todd Phillips in his capacity as Trustee of Trust “A” of the Elliott Family Trust. Phillips appeals the Ada County district court’s denial of Phillips’s request to recover actual damages. After a bench trial, the district court held that Phillips’s claim for... More...
$0 (11-08-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> Lisa M. Searle, n/k/a Loosle v. Dustin L. Searle <P> <img width="300" src="http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/idaho/files/styles/medium/public/201706/idaho_supreme_court_building_ap_rebecca_boone.jpg"> <P> Idaho Supreme Court - Boise, Idaho </h2> </center>
This expedited, permissive appeal presents a child custody dispute. Lisa M. Searle, nka Lisa Loosle (“Mother”) appeals the Bingham County magistrate judge’s order which modified the current child custody plan outlined in the 2013 order between Mother and Dustin L. Searle (“Father”). Mother argues that the magistrate judge abused its discretion in determining there had been a substantial,... More...
$0 (11-09-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Clay Ross <P> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"> <P> District of Idaho Federal Courthouse - Pocatello, Idaho </h2> </center>
Boise, ID - Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to 132 Months for Receiving Child Pornography<br> <br> Clay Ross, 55, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, was sentenced in United States District Court to 132 months in federal prison for receiving sexually explicit images of minors, followed by 10 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also o... More...
$0 (09-25-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States v. Craig Marshall Grayson <P> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"> <P> United States District Court for the District of Idaho <P> Pocatello, Idaho </h2> </center>
Pocatello, ID - Pocatello Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Child Pornography<br> <br> Craig Marshall Grayson, 30, of Pocatello, Idaho, pleaded guilty to transportation of child pornography. Grayson was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pocatello on February 28, 2017.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, law enforcement agents downloaded four sexually exploitative videos of a minor from an... More...
$0 (09-17-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States v. Thomas Wayne Anderson <P> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"> <P> United States District Court for the District of Idaho <P> Pocatello, Idaho </h2> </center>
Pocatello, ID - Idaho Falls Man Pleads Guilty in Access with Intent to View Child Pornography Case<br> <br> Thomas Wayne Anderson, 57, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, pleaded guilty to accessing with intent to view child pornography.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, Anderson was initially apprehended in connection with a series of vandalism at recreational sites managed by the Bureau of Land Manag... More...
$0 (08-30-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Mark Eugene Timperley <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Chapters/Idaho-Chapter/CourthouseEDIT.aspx"> <P> District of Idaho Federal Courthouse - Boise, Idaho </h2> </center>
Boise, ID - Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Mark Eugene Timperley, 20, of Indianapolis, Indiana, pleaded guilty yesterday in the United States District Court to possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, in February of 2017, a school resource officer with the Nampa Police Departmen... More...
$0 (08-30-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Jesus Nieto <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Chapters/Idaho-Chapter/CourthouseEDIT.aspx"> <P> Federal Courthouse - Boise, Idaho </h2> </center>
Pocatello, ID - American Falls Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Child Enticement<br> <br> Jesus Nieto, 20, of American Falls, Idaho, was sentenced July 12, 2017 in United States District Court to 300 months in prison for enticing and coercing two underage girls, followed by 15 years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Nieto to pay a $5,100 special assessment.... More...
$0 (07-24-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Aragon Miller <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.alscarchitects.com/assets/Projects/u.s.-federal-courthouse-ID110/cda-fedbldg-nw.jpg"> <P> Federal Courthouse, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho </h2> </center>
COEUR D’ALENE, ID - Ponderay Man Sent to Prison on Federal Child Pornography Charge<br> <br> Aragon Miller, 43, of Ponderay, was sentenced June 29, 2017 in United States District Court to 57 months in prison, followed by ten years of supervised release, and a $5100 special assessment, for possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Miller pleaded guilty on Ma... More...
$0 (07-11-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States v. Nicholas James Parnell <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Chapters/Idaho-Chapter/CourthouseEDIT.aspx"> <P> Federal Courthouse - Boise, Idaho </h2> </center>
Boise, ID - Former Boise Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Nickolas James Parnell, 27, formerly of Boise, and currently residing in Medford, Oregon, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to possession of child pornography.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, in May of 2016, agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Idaho Internet Crimes Agai... More...
$0 (06-14-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States v. Jerrel Charles Keeley <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Chapters/Idaho-Chapter/CourthouseEDIT.aspx"> <P> Federal Courthouse - Boise, Idaho </h2> </center>
Boise, ID - Boise Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Jerrel Charles Keeley, 59, of Boise, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court to possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced.<br> <br> <br> <br> According to the plea agreement, in June of 2014, law enforcement in Ada County arrested Keeley for several criminal viola... More...
$0 (06-14-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Jonathan Peirsol <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Chapters/Idaho-Chapter/CourthouseEDIT.aspx"> </h2> </center>
Idaho Resident Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns<br> <br> A Blackfoot, Idaho small business owner was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for filing false tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez Jr. for the District of Idaho.<br> <br> Accor... More...
$0 (05-13-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Fernando Morales <P> <img width="400" src="http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Chapters/Idaho-Chapter/CourthouseEDIT.aspx"> <P> Federal Courthouse - Boise, Idaho </h2> </center>
Boise, ID - Nampa Man Sentenced to 25 years for Sexual Exploitation of Children<br> <br> Fernando Morales, 50, of Nampa was sentenced to 300 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sexual exploitation of children.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, officers with the Nampa Police Department contacted Morales at his residence in Nampa on August 23, 2016, after a sixteen... More...
$0 (03-27-2017 - ID)United States of America v. Ronald Lallatin
Boise, ID - Boise Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Ronald Lallatin, 60, of Boise, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to possession of child pornography.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, in June of 2016, agents with the Department of Homeland Security served a search warrant on Lallatin’s residence in Boise, Idaho, based upon evidence that a compu... More...
$0 (03-02-2017 - ID)United States of America v. Jesus Nieto
Pocatello, ID - American Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Child Enticement<br> <br> Jesus Nieto, 21, of American Falls, Idaho, pleaded guilty on March 2, 2017, to coercion and enticement of a minor.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, Nieto utilized Internet-based social media to communicate with two girls, ages 11 and 15, for the purpose of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and persuading and... More...
$0 (03-02-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Michael Wayne Wade </h2> <P> <img width="400" src="https://s3-assets.eastidahonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/27103001/michael-wayne-wade-800x428.jpg"> </center>
Boise, ID - Boise Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Sex Trafficking of a Minor<br> <br> Michael Wayne Wade, 31, of Boise was sentenced to 240 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for sex trafficking of a minor. Wade pleaded guilty on August 16, 2016.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, agents with the Idaho Department of Probation and Parole arrested Wade for a felony prob... More...
$0 (01-29-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Richard Roy Sexton </h2> <P> <img width="400" src="http://media.graytvinc.com/images/690*388/child+porn31.jpg"> </center>
Boise, ID - Twin Falls Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Richard Roy Sexton, 73, of Twin Falls was sentenced to 63 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release for possession of child pornography. Sexton pleaded guilty on October 11, 2016.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, in August of 2015, agents with the United States Postal ... More...
$0 (01-16-2017 - ID)<center> <h3> United States of America v. Fernando Morales </h2> <P> <img width="400" src="http://www.caase.org.uk/images/Grooming-silhouette.png"> </center>
Boise, ID - Nampa Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of Children<br> <br> Fernando Morales, 50, of Nampa pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children. <br> <br> According to the plea agreement, officers with the Nampa Police Department contacted Morales at his residence in Nampa on August 23, 2016, after a sixteen-year-old minor living at the residence called 911. The minor victim inf... More...
$0 (01-06-2017 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Wendall Keith Antell </h2> <P> <img width="400" src="http://www.nezperce.org/logo%20copy1.gif"> </center>
COEUR D’ALENE – Lapwai Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor<br> <br> Wendall Keith Antell, 48, of Lapwai, Idaho, was sentenced to 121 months in prison followed by five years supervised release for aggravated sexual abuse of a minor. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Antell to pay $50,000 in restitution. Antell pleaded guilty to the charge on May 16, 2016.<br> <br>... More...
$0 (12-12-2016 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Kody Ray Gibbs </h2> <P> <img width="400" src="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2012/06/child-pornography.jpg"> </center>
COEUR D’ALENE, ID - Coeur d’Alene Man Sentenced for Federal Child Pornography Crime<br> <br> Kody Ray Gibbs, 29, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was sentenced to 78 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release, for possession of sexually explicit images of minors. <br> <br> According to the plea agreement, in February 2016, a woman purchased an “open box” tablet-computer from a l... More...
$0 (11-28-2016 - ID)<center> United States of America v. Richard Roy Sexton <P> <img width="400" src="http://freevoice.club/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/child-porn.jpg"> </center>
Boise, ID - Twin Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Richard Roy Sexton, 73, of Twin Falls, Idaho pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. <br> <br> According to the plea agreement, in August of 2015, agents with the United States Postal Inspectors Service (USPIS) and the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) contacted Sexton at his re... More...
$0 (10-16-2016 - ID)United States of America v. Casey Gibson
Boise, ID - Jerome Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Casey Gibson, 23, of Jerome pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Gibson waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty to an information filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, an electronic device at Gibson’s residence in Jerome accessed a website based in Ru... More...
$0 (08-31-2016 - ID)<center> United States of America v. Patrick Lee Jewell <P> <img width=300" src="http://thumbs.mugshots.com/gallery/images/2/44/19/Patrick-Lee-Jewell_mugshot.400x800.jpg"> </center>
Boise, ID - Jerome Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Patrick Lee Jewell, 34, of Jerome, Idaho was sentenced to 63 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession of child pornography. Jewell pleaded guilty.<br> <br> According to the plea agreement, Jewell admitted using his e-mail account to communicate with an individual on Craigslist regardin... More...
$0 (09-06-2016 - ID)United States of America v. Allan Ebel
Boise, ID - Boise Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Allan Ebel, 63, of Boise pleaded guilty in United States District Court to possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. <br> <br> According to the plea agreement, an electronic device at Ebel’s residence downloaded images of child pornography from a website based in Switzerland on at lea... More...
$0 (08-10-2016 - ID)United States of America v. Danny Henderson
Pocatello, ID - Burley Man Sentenced to 20 years for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography<br> <br> Danny Henderson, 42, of Burley, Idaho, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for possessing, distributing, and receiving child pornography. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also imposed 15 years of supervised release. Henderson pleaded guilty on February 10, 2016.<br> <br> According... More...
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