This appeal is from a civil forfeiture of $11,500 under
21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). The claimant and his wife are heroin
addicts, who have been buying and selling drugs for most of
their lives. When the claimant, through a friend, tried to post
the $11,500 as bail for his wife, the government seized the
cash. At trial, the government had two theories: first, that the
money was p... More...    $0 (09-06-2017 - OR)

Medford, OR - Jury Convicts Leader of Nationwide Identity Theft and IRS Tax Fraud Scheme

Defendant used the identities of thousands of Oregon and Washington taxpayers to file false income tax returns

A federal jury in Medford convicted Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, 34, of Bowie, Maryland and Nigeria on August 9, 2017 of 19 counts of mail and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft an... More...    $0 (08-25-2017 - OR)

Portland, OR - Online Reseller of Rare Nike Sneakers Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods and Money Laundering

A former online sneaker retailer James Pepion appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman to plead guilty to charges of trafficking in counterfeit goods and money laundering under a plea agreement he negotiated with the United States. The maximum senten... More...    $0 (06-30-2017 - OR)

In this criminal case, defendant appeals a judgment
convicting him of harassment, ORS 166.065(4), and sexual
abuse in the third degree, ORS 163.415. On appeal defendant
raises two assignments of error. In his first assignment,
he asserts that “the trial court erred by allowing the
prosecutor to reference the [complainant] as ‘victim’ in both
her opening statement and ... More...    $0 (02-25-2015 - OR)

MEDFORD, OR – Zeus Apolo Guzman-Aguilar, 37, from Mexico was sentenced to federal prison for illegally reentering the United States. Senior U. S. District Judge Owen M. Panner sentenced Guzman-Aguilar to 57 months in prison following an earlier deportation and conviction for drug trafficking.

On December 17, 2013, the Medford Police executed a search warrant at Guzman-Aguilar’s resid... More...    $0 (01-23-2015 - OR)

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Coos Bay business, its owner, and four employees pled guilty before the Honorable Michael J. Mosman in federal court today to conspiracy to defraud the United States. Kustom Products, Inc. (KPI), a vehicle parts supply business located in Coos Bay, Oregon, its owner, and four employees admitted that they committed fraud on contracts with the United States Department... More...    $0 (07-18-2014 - OR)

EUGENE, Ore. – On April 17, 2014, Cecilio Galan, 45, of Metolius, Oregon, was sentenced today to 63 months in prison and 5 years of supervised released for possession and distribution of child pornography.

Defendant possessed child pornography he located on the internet. He then made that pornography available to others on a file sharing site in the hopes that he could obtain additional ... More...    $0 (04-18-2014 - OR)

We agreed to hear this case en banc to clarify whether the
statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b) of the Federal
Tort Claims Act (“FTCA�) may be equitably tolled. We hold
that § 2401(b) is not “jurisdictional,� and that equitable
tolling is available under the circumstances presented in this
case.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Statutory Background
The FTCA conta... More...    $0 (10-09-2013 - OR)

Plaintiffs brought this class action after unencrypted records containing personal, medical, and financial information of an estimated 365,000 patients were stolen from the car of one of defendant's employees. Plaintiffs alleged that defendant had negligently failed to safeguard those records and that defendant had violated the Unlawful Trade Practices Act (UTPA) by representing that it would kee... More...    $0 (10-06-2010 - OR)

The Oregon Medical Marijuana Act authorizes persons holding a registry identification card to use marijuana for medical purposes. ORS 475.306(1). It also exempts those persons from state criminal liability for manufacturing, delivering, and possessing marijuana, provided that certain conditions are met. ORS 475.309(1). The Federal Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC § 801 et seq., prohibits the... More...    $0 (04-15-2010 - OR)

Twelve hundred current (no) and former Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. sued the company and wage and hour violation theories claiming that Defendant wrongfully failed to pay them for time spent putting on and removing protective clothing, failure to pay overtime and requiring them to buy their own protective clothing. Plaintiff are included in a class of current (no) and former employees of Defen... More...    $1 (10-10-2009 - OR)

Plaintiff appeals a judgment after a jury verdict awarded him damages on his common-law wrongful constructive discharge claim. His complaint also alleged other employment-related claims against defendants, including a statutory wage claim and a statutory claim for discrimination based on race.

Plaintiff asserts that the trial court erred in directing a verdict for defendant Wilsonville Ho... More...    $0 (01-28-2009 - OR)

This appeal presents the question whether the Attorney General's decision to revoke a visa pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1155 is barred from judicial review by a jurisdictionstripping provision added to the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act ("IIRIRA") and codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii). We hold that the statute ... More...    $0 (12-17-2004 - OR)