Federal Judge Bars Adding 13-Year-Old to State’s Sex Offender List

Posted on March 21, 2016

A federal judge has blocked Nebraska from putting a 13-year-old boy who moved here from Minnesota on its public list of sex offenders.
Senior U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf said if the boy had done in Nebraska exactly what he did in Minnesota he would not have been required to register as a sex offender “and he would not be stigmatized as such.”

“It therefore makes no sense to believe that the Nebraska statutes were intended to be more punitive to juveniles adjudicated out of state as compared to juveniles adjudicated in Nebraska,” the judge wrote in a 20-page order.
In Nebraska, lawmakers opted to exclude juveniles from the Nebraska Sex Offender Registration Act unless they were prosecuted criminally in adult court, even though it meant losing thousands in federal funding.
But the way the law is written made it appear that all sex offenders who move to Nebraska must register.

Audiologist Sentenced to Prison for Ripping Off Medicare for Millions of Dollars

Posted on March 21, 2016

A Florida audiologist was sentenced to seven years and 10 months in prison today for her role in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme.
U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday of Florida, who also ordered Terri L. Schneider, 57, of Lakeland, Florida, to pay $2.5 million in restitution, according to officials.

Police: Boy Killed by Arrow Probably Accidental, but Juvenile Could be Charged

Posted on March 21, 2016

West Virginia State Police said they believe the death of a 15-year-old middle school student who was struck in the head with an arrow was an accident, but a juvenile could be charged with involuntary manslaughter.
State Police said Caleb Fairchild, 15, was playing “dodging arrows” with a group of three teens in in the yard of a home near the Boone/Logan line Saturday night. An arrow struck Fairchild in the head and killed him.

Just Saying: The Land of the Con Job, Being Fool Proof and Bernie

Posted on March 18, 2016

The feds this week convicted a 65-year-old former Marine in Nevada who came up with a tale about drilling for Nigerian oil and ripped off a lot of people.
Anton Paul Drago, a.k.a. Evan Fogarty, convinced his “investors” that he was the grandson of a Shell Oil founder and heir to a $500 million trust. He told them that his money had already been spent on a Nigerian oil investment deal.

A toddler got meningitis. His anti-vac parents gave him an herbal remedy. The toddler died. Now his parents are on trial.

Posted on March 18, 2016

David and Collet Stephan have a beautiful family. On that, at least, there is little debate. In the many photos they have posted online, the devout couple’s children are blond and brightly smiling and often dressed in matching outfits. Collet is pretty with a graceful posture and almond-shaped eyes. David is tall and handsome with a mane and a beard, like a classical painting of Jesus Christ.