Lexington, KY - The United States of America charged Theresa C. Merced, age 80, with soliciting kickbacks.

A Jackson, Kentucky, woman admitted she solicited kickbacks from a toxicology laboratory in exchange for urine drug testing referrals, lied to law enforcement agents about the kickback she received, and then attempted to cover up the kickback by requesting the alteration of certain f

Bangor, ME - The United States of America charged Katherine Prosper with social security fraud.

A Clinton woman pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in Bangor to Social Security fraud and making false statements, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.

According to court records, from about August 2006 through March 2019, Katherine Prosper, 61, a recipient of Supplemental S

Petitioners Kevin Bom, Stefanie Rodriguez, Gregory
Merritt, and Patricia Clement were social workers with the
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
(DCFS). In 2012 and 2013, petitioners provided emergency
and family maintenance services to seven-year-old Gabriel F.
(Gabriel), and members of his family. Approximately six weeks
after DCFS closed its ca

Mark and Eric Bingener appeal the trial court’s grant of
the City of Los Angeles’s (City) motion for summary judgment.
The City argued that it was not liable for the injuries caused by
Kim Rushton because he was not acting within the course of his
employment at the time of the accident. Specifically, the City
argued that the coming and going rule insulated it from liability.

This case arises out of a dispute over payment for workers’ compensation
insurance. Plaintiffs are six companies affiliated with the Warwick Hotel chain
(collectively, Warwick). Defendants include several companies affiliated with Applied
Underwriters, Inc. (collectively, Applied). The trial court stayed the action based on
inconvenient forum as to all plaintiffs with the exception

Phoenix, AZ - The United States of America charged Christian Coxon and Laura Marye Wesley, a/k/a Laura Lott and Waleed Sarrar, a/k/a Willie Sarrar with conspiracy to import knock-off jewelry and fraud.

Three members of an international conspiracy to import knock-off jewelry from the Philippines and misrepresent it as Native-American have pleaded guilty for their roles in the fraudulent sc

ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for a writ of mandate to challenge an order
of the Superior Court of Tulare County, Bret D. Hillman, Judge.
McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, Steven M. McQuillan,
Todd W. Baxter and Laura A. Wolfe for Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
Todd B. Barsotti and Peter Sean Bradley for Real Party in Interest.
-ooOooReal party in i

This is another in a series of cases in which former
managers of Safeway supermarket stores sought unpaid
overtime wages, claiming they had been misclassified as
exempt executives under regulations applicable to the
mercantile industry. Following trial, a jury found
respondent Safeway, Inc. had proven that appellant William
Cunningham had been an exempt employee (and thus w

Oklahoma City, OK Patricia Longoria failed a friend suit against Permanent General Assurance Corporation seeking compensation for injuries and/or damages she and her children sustained as a result of an accident.

Lawton, OK - The States of Oklahoma charged Patrick Lenoel Smith with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: SEXO, FAILURE TO REGISTER AS SEX OFFENDER, in violation of 57 O.S. 583
Date of Offense: 03/07/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
SMITH, PATRICK LENOEL Disposed: CONVICTION, 12/23/2019. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: FAILURE TO REGISTER AS SEX OFFENDER(SEXO)
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San Francisco, CA - The United States of America charged Joey Stanton Dodson with operating a Ponzi scheme.

A federal grand jury indicted Joey Stanton Dodson, chairman and managing partner of an energy company, charging him with crimes related to an alleged $15 million Ponzi scheme involving approximately 50 victims.

Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice

The Legislature has enacted statutory requirements concerning itemized wage
statements employers must provide employees along with their paychecks. In this case,
Plaintiff Mohammed Noori sued his former employer, defendant Countrywide Payroll &
HR Solutions, Inc., for violations of those statutory requirements. He alleged, inter alia,
that Countrywide violated Labor Code section 22

Wisconsin Central, Ltd. terminated Todd Smith-Bunge. He sued for unlawful
retaliation under the Federal Railroad Safety Act. 49 U.S.C. § 20109. The district
court1 granted summary judgment to Wisconsin Central. Smith-Bunge appeals that
decision and two discovery rulings. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this
court affirms.
In 2013, Wisconsin Central suspended Smith-B

Philadelphia, PA - The United States of America charged Fallyn Mathis with theft of government money.

Fallyn Mathis, 37, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to two years’ probation and ordered to pay full restitution in the amount of $12,628 by United States District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe, for collecting unemployment compensation while, at the same time, earning income from her s

Houston, TX - The United States of America charged Beverly Davis and Evelyn Smith with embezzlement.

Two 67-year-old Houston women pleaded guilty for their roles in an embezzlement scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.

Beverly Davis and Evelyn Smith were each employed with the Communications Workers of America Local 6222 in Houston. Davis was employed from 2010 to 20