- Child Custody and VisitationPRESS RELEASE: Justice Department Selects Four Courts to Identify Promising Practices in Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases
- Adoption
- Child AbuseU.S. Attorney’s Office January 29, 2013 District of Arizona (602) 514-7500 Colorado River Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Child Abuse PHOENIX—On January 28, 2013, Brice Little, 29, of Parker, Arizona, and a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Martone to 15 years... Continue reading »
- Criminal DefenseU.S. Attorney’s Office January 10, 2013 Central District of California (213) 894-2434 Attorney Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Racketeering and Money Laundering Offenses Committed on Behalf of Mexican Mafia LOS ANGELES—A federal criminal defense attorney was sentenced this afternoon to seven years in federal prison for his conviction on racketeering and money laundering... Continue reading »
- Sex CrimesFederal Judge decided Donald Trump rape lawsuit of a 13 year-old had enough evidence for a court hearing | Frederica Cade's Blog
- FraudThe Affordable Care Act takes historic steps toward combating health care fraud, waste and abuse by providing critical new tools to crack down on entities and individuals attempting to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and private insurance plans.
- RobberyPRESS RELEASE: New Kensington Man, Mario Lanair Robinson, a/k/a Donovan Noris Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of North Hills Fidelity Bank
- BurglaryU.S. Attorney’s Office February 05, 2013 District of Idaho (208) 334-1211 Lewiston Man Pleads Guilty to Burglary in Federal Court COEUR D’ALENE—Stefan Hiebert, 20, of Lewiston, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court in Coeur d’Alene to burglary, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. According to the plea agreement, on two separate occasions... Continue reading »
- Theft
- MisdemeanorsPRESS RELEASE: Congressman Trey Radel Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Drug Charge, Admits Purchasing Drugs from Undercover Officer
- EmbezzlementPRESS RELEASE: Former Oil and Gas Company Executive, James Rhea Cooley Pleads Guilty to $700,000 Embezzlement and Tax Crimes
- Drug CrimesPRESS RELEASE: Seventeen Ventura County Gang Members Linked to Mexican Mafia Charged for Roles in Mexican-Based Drug Trafficking Organization
- AssaultU.S. Attorney’s Office February 01, 2013 District of Minnesota (612) 664-5600 Federal Jury Finds Red Lake Man Guilty of Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender MINNEAPOLIS—Yesterday in federal court in St. Paul, a trial jury found a 35-year-old Red Lake man guilty of domestic assault involving a woman on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. On... Continue reading »
- MurderPRESS RELEASE: Founder and Leader of Newburgh Latin Kings Sentenced to Life Plus 85 Years in Prison for Murder, Racketeering, Drug Distribution, and Other Crimes
- Identity TheftPub.L. 111-319 To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to the applicability of identity theft guidelines to creditors. NOTE: Dec. 18, 2010 – [S. 3987] — TEXT | PDF
- HomicideFBI Philadelphia February 19, 2013 Special Agent J.J. Klaver (215) 418-4043 FBI Seeks Information Concerning 2005 Disappearance of Richard Petrone and Danielle Imbo The FBI, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Philadelphia Police Department Homicide Division are continuing to investigate the disappearance of Richard Petrone and Danielle Imbo (née Ottobre). The pair was last... Continue reading »
- Arson
- Forgery
- Money LaunderingPRESS RELEASE: Former Real Estate Investor, James Olivos Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Bank Fraud and Money Laundering
- KidnappingDepartment of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 20, 2016 KCK Man Charged with 11 Additional Counts Related to Kidnapping Three Victims KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Kansas City, Kan., man who was previously … Continue reading
- ManslaughterPRESS RELEASE: Shiprock Man, Clay O’Brien Mann Sentenced to More Than 14 Years for Conviction on Involuntary Manslaughter, Assault, and Firearms Charges
- ProstitutionPRESS RELEASE: Boston-Area Pimp, Samuel L. Whiteside Charged with Murdering a Rival Pimp in the Bronx in Dispute Related to Criminal Prostitution Business
- ExtortionDepartment of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 21, 2013 Two Men Arrested for Alleged Extortion of Detroit-Area Restaurant Owner Two men were arrested today on charges of allegedly extorting a Detroit-area restaurant owner, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L.... Continue reading »
- Trade Secrets
- Antitrust
- Employment DiscriminationPRESS RELEASE: Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Texas Bus Company Alleging Employment Discrimination Against U.S. Citizens and Other Individuals
- Sexual HarassmentPRESS RELEASE: Justice Department Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit in Michigan Against Owners and Property Manager of Alger Meadow Apartments
- Real Estate LitigationU.S. Attorney’s Office January 03, 2013 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 Leader of Multi-Million-Dollar Real Estate Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Defrauded Investors in Multiple States and Abroad; Defendant Faces Up to 25 Years in Prison TRENTON—An Ocean County, New Jersey man today admitted that he ran a real estate... Continue reading »
- Easement
- Land Use and Zoning
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Personal InjuryProperty owners rarely file claims. According to the Oregon Insurance Division, the average homeowner makes a claim every nine years. Insurance agent David Shaffer says it’s once every 10 years, according to insurance company underwriters’ studies. Homeowners claims are filed less frequently than automobile claims because houses don’t move: Essentially, the event must come to the home. The most common types of claims include water damage, personal injury, dog bites and fire damage.
- Dog BitesThe story is old, but still relevant today as some South Carolina residents are rebuilding one year later after South Carolina’s Historical flooding. Once upon a time, when you bought a home insurance policy, flood insurance was included, well that is until Private insurance companies walked away leaving Home owners to pay for all their flood damages. Did these insurance companies even reduced the cost of homeowner policies when the removed their flood insurance? Whether they lowered rates or not; chances are it wouldn’t have matter, because insurance companies would have found a way to raise your rates. Hurricanes happen seasonally, flooding is very common and yet home insurance policy are ready an available to cover a dog bites.
- Disability Discrimination
- Estate PlanningPRESS RELEASE: Rhode Island Estate Planning CEO, Joseph A. Caramadre Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Obtaining Millions in Death Benefits in the Names of Terminally Ill Individuals
- Bankruptcy
- ForeclosurePRESS RELEASE: Two Northern California Real Estate Investors, Fung and Navone Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions
- Tax LawPRESS RELEASE: Justice Department Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit Alleging H&R Block’s Tax Preparation Website Is Inaccessible to Individuals with Disabilities
- Debt CollectionDepartment of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 3, 2013 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Law Firm Over Discrimination Against Deaf Individuals The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with Peroutka and Peroutka P.A., a debt collection law firm based in Pasadena, Md., to resolve allegations that the law firm... Continue reading »