Texas Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years on Child Pornography Charge
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:09:46 -0500
Jason Andrew Watkins, of Grand Prairie, Texas, was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. More than 190 images and 20 videos of child pornography were found on Watkins' computers and other media.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:12:19 -0500
James Cagle, of Grand Prairie, Texas, pled guilty to one count of transporting and shipping child pornography. Cagle admitted that he received and possessed more than 600 videos and images of child pornography.
Texas Pastor Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:15:32 -0500
Dean Richard Tarkington, of Lubbock, Texas, a former pastor at a local church, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted possession of child pornography. Tarkington had secretly engaged in sex chat and phone sex with young women and teenage girls on the Internet and encouraged them to send him pornographic images of themselves.
Massachusetts Man Convicted of Threatening to Assault a Federal Official
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:20:11 -0500
Thomas Stefanik, of Huntington, Massachusetts, was convicted of threatening to confront a First Circuit Court supervisor with a shotgun.
Jamaican National Sentenced in Rhode Island for Serial Armed Bank Robbery
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:30:08 -0500
Dwayne, K. Lewis, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in connection with his commission of armed bank robberies in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York. Lewis, a Jamaican national, faces a deportation hearing after completing his prison sentence.
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:38:25 -0500
John A. Stevenson, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to a charge of distributing cocaine base, commonly known as crack.
Accountant for Former Arizona Congressman Guilty of Embezzling Insurance Premiums
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:42:59 -0500
Dwayne Lequire, of Elgin, Arizona, an accountant for an insurance agency owner by former Arizona congressman Richard Renzi, was found guilty of eight counts of embezzling insurance premiums and one count of conspiracy in connection with embezzling $796,000 of insurance premiums held in trust.
Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Convicted in Florida on Civil Rights Charges
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:53:48 -0500
Former Bureau of Prisons corrections officer Michael Kennedy was found guilty in Orlando, Florida of felony federal civil rights charges related to the fatal assault of an inmate in March 2005 at the Federal Correctional Complex Coleman in Coleman, Florida.
Minnesota Special Education Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:19:34 -0500
Alan Larsen, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a former special education teacher for the St. Paul Public School District, pled guilty to producing and possessing child pornography, some of which involved children in his care.
Minnesota Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in $400,000 Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:22:47 -0500
Sharon Michelle Thomas, of Otsego, Minnesota, pled guilty to participating in a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in a $400,000 loss to several mortgage loan lenders.
Maryland Accountant Sentenced for Defrauding Client While Awaiting Trial
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:25:35 -0500
Former accountant Wilkins McNair, of Ellicott City, Maryland, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for wire fraud and witness tampering in connection with a scheme to defraud a client of nearly $1 million. McNair conducted this scheme while awaiting trial on other federal fraud charges.
Virginia Volleyball Referee Sentenced for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:37:58 -0500
Former volleyball referee and coach Richard L. Rockett, Jr., of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced to 121 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for attempting to entice a person he believed to a 13-year-old girl to engage in criminal sexual activity.
Virginia MS-13 Member Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Role in Murder of Pimp
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:45:11 -0500
MS-13 member Eris Ramon Arguera, of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced to 27 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in the murder of a pimp while robbing the pimp and a prostitute in Alexandria on July 29, 2009.
Connecticut Man Sentenced for Distributing PCP
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:47:58 -0500
Darryl Lewis, of New Haven, Connecticut,was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, between 400 and 700 grams or more of liquid phencyclidine, also known as PCP.
Two Colorado Men Plead Guilty in Connection with Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:50:48 -0500
Shawn R. Tieskotter, of Greenwood Village, Colorado, and Craig D. Patterson, of Littleton, Colorado, each pled guilty to one count of mail fraud, admitting that they knowingly executed and attempted to execute a scheme to defraud various financial institutions as well as commercial mortgage lenders in connection with residential mortgage loan applications relating to 13 properties in the Denver area.
Operators of Colorado Medical Center Indicted for Health Care Fraud
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:55:05 -0500
Dilorom Asimova, of Aurora, Colorado, and Terry Gardner, of Chesterfield, Missouri, the operators of TJD Medical Center and Rehab in Colorado, were indicted for their roles in a scheme to defraud Colorado Medicaid and Medicare programs in connection with the delivery of payment for health care benefits.
West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Travel to Engage in Sex with a Toddler
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:59:07 -0500
Jason P. Anderson, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, pled guilty in Columbus, Ohio to one count of interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct for traveling between Ohio and West Virginia and having sexual relations with a 3-year-old girl.
Ohio Middle School Teacher and Coach Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:01:19 -0500
Michael S. Highman, of Upper Arlington, Ohio, a former middle school teacher and boys basketball coach, was sentenced to 136 months in prison for using an Internet site to share more than 200,000 images and movies of prepubescent teenage boys engaged in sexual acts.
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploiting Child
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:04:20 -0500
Steven Ray Tackett, of Cardington, Ohio, pled guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of children, admitting that he took sexually explicit photos of an 8-year-old girl and posted the pictures on an Internet photo-sharing site.
Members of Texas Drug Smuggling Organization Tied to Barrio Aztecas Sentenced
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:10:42 -0500
Gualberto Marquez, a member of the Barrio Azteca Criminal Enterprise and leader of a drug distribution network based in El Paso, Texas, as well as eight other defendants, were sentenced to varying federal prison terms on drug distribution charges.
Michigan Boy Scout Camp Director Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:17:01 -0500
Scott Allan Herrick, the camp director for Gerber Boy Scout Camp in Twin Lakes, Michigan, was arrested on charges alleging that he received, distributed, and possessed child pornography.
New Jersey Bloods Gang Members, Associate Sentenced for Murder Conspiracy
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:19:37 -0500
Matthew Turner and Anthony Walker, both members of the New Jersey Fruit Town Brims (FTB) set of the Bloods street gang, were each sentenced to 13 years in prison, and FTB associate David Ariste was sentenced to 10 years in prison for their roles in the shooting death of a Jersey City, New Jersey teenager in 2004.
Two Men Sentenced in Kentucky for Distributing Crack Cocaine
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:39:44 -0500
Lionel Heard, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Arthur Crawford, of Florence, Kentucky, were each sentenced to nine years in prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
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