San Jose, CA - The United States of America charged Amanda C. Riley with wire fraud in connection with a scheme to solicit donations from individuals to help pay for cancer treatments she never needed nor received. Defendant Allegedly Claimed She Flew To New York City For Treatments And Pocketed Over $50,000 in Online Donations.

According to the complaint, between October 2012 and Februa

A jury returned verdicts in favor of plaintiff Timothy King against defendant U.S.
Bank National Association (U.S. Bank) for defamation, wrongful termination in violation
of public policy, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing,
awarding King almost $24.3 million in compensatory and punitive damages. U.S. Bank
filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant Jorge Salcedo, age 47, charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering.

Salcedo, of Los Angeles, Calif. and the soccer coach at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA), entered a guilty plea as to one count of conspiracy to commit racketeering. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani deferred acceptance of the plea until

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
(Department) discharged Deputy Sheriff Meghan Pasos based on
her failure to report another deputy’s use of force against an
inmate and her failure to seek medical assistance for the inmate.
During the Department’s subsequent investigation Pasos
admitted she did not report the use of force because she was
concerned she would be “la

Denver, CO - The United States of America charged David Aguilera-Viveros, a/k/a Panson, a/ka/ El Gordo, age 36, with conspiracy to possess and distribute meth and heroin.

Aguilera-Viveros was originally charged in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. He was subsequently charged in the U.S. District Court fo

Beaumont, TX - The United States of America charged Jake Ellis Daugherty and others with drug trafficking and money laundering.

A federal grand jury returned the 24-count indictment on June 3, 2020, charging the following individuals with drug trafficking and money laundering crimes:

Jake Ellis Daughtry, 34, of Nederland, Texas;

Joseph Ellis

Knoxville, TN - The United States and State of Tennessee ex rel. Cox. sued Associated Pain Specialist, P.C. and Smoky Mountain Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC. claiming that they violated the False Claims Act for knowingly billed Medicare and Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare) for medically unnecessary screening tests at higher costs than appropriate, when less costly or alternative tests were available.