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Asante Fentanyl Diversion Civil Case Increases To 20 Plaintiffs Claiming Over $337 Million
UPDATE: New Civil Case Against Asante: The Medical Center is Now Facing $488 Million in Damages
MEDFORD, Ore. — A second amendment has been filed in the civil case instituted by Medford law firm, Shlesinger and de Villeneuve, against…
Chinese National in Custody for Allegedly Scamming Elderly Oregon Couple of More Than $3 Million
A 93-year-old Portland man and his 86-year-old wife reported to the FBI last week that they had been scammed of more than $3 million in gold bars at the direction of a man called ‘Michael Lewis.’
Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Kerin was…
Former Finance Chief Accused of Placing Oregon Investment Company Under ‘Tremendous Strain”
After chief financial officer Jefry Baker agreed to leave multi-million-dollar investment company, Sortis Capital, he ‘generated a flurry’ of calls and emails to clients, calling on them to redeem their investments.
This led to requests…
Oregon Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Killing His Mother During Extreme Emotional Disturbance
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 30-year-old Phoenix man who strangled and stabbed his mother to death has received a 10-year prison sentence for manslaughter. On his release, he will be under three-year post-prison supervision.
Matthew Brian…
Court Finds Oregon Woman Guilty of Criminally Negligent Homicide in an Accident that Killed Her…
Incessant comments about the Russo-Ukrainian War could have upset and affected the thinking and decision-making of Oksana Yuriyevna Titarenko while driving drunk and above the speed limit before crashing her vehicle in an accident that…
Court Finds Oregon Healthcare Provider Destroyed Evidence After Wrongful Death In Jail
Wellpath- a healthcare provider operating in prisons and jails nationwide, has come under the spotlight for deaths in the facilities they serve and several lawsuits have been launched.
On Monday, the ruling of a federal judge in one of…
Oregon Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Murder More than 44 Years After the Crime
More than 44 years after murdering a 19-year-old Mt. Hood Community College business major, Robert Plympton (61) was sentenced to life in prison by a Multnomah Circuit Court judge yesterday.
On the evening of January 15, 1980, Gresham…
Jury Finds Oregon Man Guilty of Setting Fire to Historic Building, Risking Lives and Killing Pets
It took a jury three hours to find Garret Repp guilty on 55 of the 56 counts involving a fire that gutted the historic 1910 May Apartment block in Southwest Portland. He was found guilty of destroying the apartment block, risking the lives…
Oregon Man Given Five-Year Prison Sentence After Road Rage Incident at Portland’s Rose Festival
The road rage incident that sent spectators diving for cover at last year’s Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade in Portland ended in a five-year sentence in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday (Tuesday).
His Dashcam Filmed…
Medford Residents Can Search Local Crime Mapping Portal
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford residents now have access to a new crime mapping portal. Hosted by the Geoshield Communities program, the Medford Police Department (MPD) introduced a portal allowing the community to view crimes reported in the…