The charges in this case arise from Litvak’s conduct as a 4  
securities broker and trader at Jefferies & Company (“Jefferies”), a 5  
global securities broker‐dealer and investment banking firm.1   6  
In January 2013, the government filed an indictment charging 7  
Litvak with eleven counts of securities fraud, see 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 8  
78ff (Counts 1–11), one c

Baton Rouge, LA - Prairieville Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling More Than $77,000 From The U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs

Michelle Akridge, age 45, of Prairieville, Louisiana, who pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge James J. Brady to theft of government funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.

According to the factual basis presented to the

Alexandria, VA - Ferriday woman sentenced to five months in prison for stealing Veterans Affairs benefits

A Ferriday woman was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home confinement for stealing more than $100,000 of Veterans Affairs (VA) Death and Indemnity funds which were meant for her deceased aunt.

Linda Sue Bourgeois, 45, of Ferriday, La., was sentenced by U

Following a drunk-driving crash on the Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico, in which three people were killed and another severely injured, Lente pled guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. According to the pre-sentence investigation report (“PSR”), her advisory Guidelines range was 46 to 57 months' imprisonment. However, the distric

The government accused fifteen defendants of drug trafficking offenses in a seventeen-count indictment: Kenneth Williams, Efrain Casado, Leonard Brown, Lenard Brown, Susan Hall Gibson, Bernard Shaw, Marvin Baker, Malcolm Shaw, Ronald Raye, Wayne Baptiste, Michael Harper, Arthur Pless, Ben Johnson, Jonathon Hawthorne, and Charton Darces.1 Three defendants, Bernard Shaw, Ronald Raye, and Charlton Da

This action involves an administrative review conducted by the
U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) of the antidumping duty order covering
pure magnesium from the People’s Republic of China. See Pure Magnesium From the
People’s Republic of China, 79 Fed. Reg. 94 (Dep’t of Commerce Jan. 2, 2014) (final
results admin. review) (“Final Results”); see also Issues and Decision Me

TJ, a family business, sold ceramic, tile, marble, granite, and other related
products from the time of its incorporation on January 2, 1962, through January 2011.
Around 1975, Philip Mularoni (“Mr. Mularoni”) and his brother, Richard Mularoni, purchased TJ from their parents, and, in 1991, Mr. Mularoni became the company’s sole owner and president. (PM Dep. 13:7-18, 14:7
13.) In

On July 23, 1999, William R. McDonnell filed a provisional patent application: "Launch and Recovery System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles." 3rd Am. Compl. ~ 25. On July 24, 2000, Mr. McDonnell also filed a Patent Cooperation Treaty patent application ("PCT No. US00/20099"), claiming priority to the provisional application filed on July 23, 1999. 3rd Am. Comp!. Ex. A.
On January 23, 2002, pursua

Markgraf and Shanahan brought an action against Welker and Ostrem to quiet title to minerals in and under property located in Mountrail County, described as:


Township 154 North, Range 93 West
Section 17: N1/2NW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4
Township 156 North, Range 93 West
Section 25: SW1/4

Township 156 North, Range 92 West
Section 19: E1/2NW1/4, Lots 1 & 2

Hammond, IN - Wanda C. Shorter Found Guilty By Jury Trial

Wanda C. Shorter, 43, of Elkhart, Indiana, was found guilty after a four-day jury trial of all four counts charged by indictment in a health care billing fraud/aggravated identity theft case.

According to documents in this case, Empowerment Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, Inc. (hereafter "Empowerment") was an enrolle

Cincinnati, OH - Former Frisch's Employee Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Embezzle Nearly $4M

Michael Hudson, 53, of Cincinnati, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false federal income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) relative to a scheme to defraud Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. (“Frisch’s”) by embezzling funds i

Cincinnati, OH - Former Frisch's Employee Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Embezzle Nearly $4M

Michael Hudson, 53, of Cincinnati, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false federal income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) relative to a scheme to defraud Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. (“Frisch’s”) by embezzling funds in exce

The plaintiffs filed their original complaint in this case on June 19, 2012. The
plaintiffs allege that they are fee simple owners of parcels which were subject to a
railroad easement and that, under Tennessee state law, the scope of the railroad easement
was exceeded when CSX Transportation, Inc., ceased to use the corridor for its railroad
operations and transferred its inte

Abraham Hagos is incarcerated in Colorado State prison for multiple convictions
from two prosecutions. In the first case, he was convicted of first-degree murder,
attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and two counts
of retaliation against a witness. In the second, he was convicted of first-degree
kidnapping, first-degree burglary, felony men

The Vermont Human Rights Commission and three female employees of the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) filed suit against the State—the DOC and the Vermont Department of Human Resources (DHR)—claiming that the DOC violated the Vermont Fair Employment Practices Act (VFEPA), 21 V.S.A. §§ 495-496a, by paying a male employee in the same position as the female plaintiffs as much as $10,000 more

On May 5, 2008, a Blount County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging the Appellant with vehicular homicide by intoxication. The charge stemmed from a June 14, 2007 wreck in which the Appellant‟s Ford Mustang crashed into the rear of the victim‟s motorcycle, which was stopped at a traffic light. The victim, John E. Younce, Jr., died from injuries caused by the impact. The Appel

Seattle, WA - California Medical Device Maker Settles Allegations it Improperly Compensated VA Podiatrists

Company Will Pay $3 Million to VA

A medical device manufacturer based in Sunnyvale, California has agreed to pay $3 million to settle allegations it improperly compensated podiatrists at four Veterans Affairs medical facilities to promote use of its product. Government inve

A witness observed a vehicle being driven erratically on I-385 and ultimately wrecking. Sergeant Hiott responded to the wreck and organized a search after learning from a witness that the driver had fled the scene. Officers were unable to locate the driver and cleared the scene. Several hours later, Sergeant Hiott responded to a call indicating an individual had been found walking down I-385. Whe

From 1962 until his retirement in 2003, Winston Carrol Payne was employed by CSX Transportation, Inc. (the “Defendant”) as a switchman, switch foreman, and brakeman in the railroad transportation department. Less than three years after his retirement, Mr. Payne was diagnosed with lung cancer. In 2007, he sued the Defendant under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51–60 (

This case arises out of the brutal assault and murder of the victim, Starr Harris, on June 1, 2010. The Defendant, Rickey Alvis Bell, Jr., subsequently was indicted for one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a kidnapping, one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a rape, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, and one count of aggravated

This case arises out of the brutal assault and murder of the victim, Starr Harris, on June 1, 2010. The Defendant, Rickey Alvis Bell, Jr., subsequently was indicted for one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a kidnapping, one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a rape, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, and one count of aggravated

Albuquerque, NM - Pecos Man Sentenced to 35 Months for Conviction on Federal Embezzlement and Tax Charges

Thomas Keesing Convicted on Charges arising out of Scheme to Embezzle $3,575,000 from Indian Pueblo Federal Development Corporation

A real estate developer working with the Indian Pueblo Federal Development Corporation (IPFDC) was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque, N

This case arises out of the brutal assault and murder of the victim, Starr Harris, on June 1, 2010. The Defendant, Rickey Alvis Bell, Jr., subsequently was indicted for one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a kidnapping, one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a rape, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, and one count of aggravated

San Antonio, TX - Qatar Military Official and Wife Plead Guilty to Federal Charges

A military official from Qatar pleaded guilty to visa fraud and his wife pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony involving two domestic employees who were also citizens of foreign countries.

According to court records, 46-year-old Hassan Al-Homoud and his 39–year-old wife, Zainab Al-Hosani, a citi

Christopher Stacey (―Employee‖) was employed by Nissan North America (―Employer‖) as a production worker from July 10, 2000, until December 7, 2011. During the term of his employment, he sustained three compensable injuries that resulted in verdicts or settlements. He injured his left shoulder in August 2006. A trial was held in June 2007 and a judgment was entered in Em