Tennessee Man Charged with Internet Sale of Fake Military Service Documents
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:22:43 -0500
Robert E. Neener, of Smithville, Tennessee, was charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, and using and selling falsely made seals of various federal agencies, including several branches of the United States military, in connection with allegedly operating an Internet business called "Bob Neener Military Documents," which offered to sell various military service certificates to the public.
Owner of Medical Companies Sentenced in New Jersey for Tax Evasion
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:20:35 -0500
Jack Melman, of East Brunswick, New Jersey, the owner of New York and New Jersey-based medical companies, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for evading taxes related to income diverted from his companies for his personal use.
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Minors to Work as Prostitutes
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:17:35 -0500
Child sex trafficker Javon Gordon pled guilty to transporting two minor girls across state lines in support of a prostitution enterprise he ran in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Oregon Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Minor
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:15:16 -0500
Lendrick Lee Thomas, of Portland, Oregon, was charged with sex trafficking and transportation across state lines of a 13-year-old female with the intent to engage in prostitution.
Two Arrested in Texas in Connection with Alleged Sex Trafficking Operation
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:05:08 -0500
Enforcement action taken at various locations throughout the Houston area by members of the Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance has resulted in the arrest of a man from the Dominican Republic for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, the arrest of a woman for harboring aliens, and the rescue of several women from a life of prostitution.
Texas Dentist Indicted on Health Care Fraud Charges
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:01:02 -0500
James Crow, who practice dentistry in Brownwood, Texas, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Lubbock on numerous felony offenses involving health care fraud.
Georgia Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:54:16 -0500
Marlon Burton, of McDonough, Georgia, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on charges of conspiring to distribute drugs. Burton purchased hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and other drugs from a Mexican drug cartel and then distributed the drugs to a variety of street-level dealers working for his organization.
Nine Members of Alleged False Document Ring Indicted in Pennsylvania
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:46:23 -0500
Nine Pennsylvania residents were indicted on charges of conspiracy to produce and aiding and abetting the production of false identification documents. The defendants, under the auspices of the business "International Training Academy," allegedly arranged for hundreds of non-residents of Pennsylvania to fraudulently obtain Pennsylvania commercial driver's licenses from 2007 to 2010.
Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Child
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:38:50 -0500
Richard Eugene Lonebear, of Lame Deer, Montana, pled guilty to abusive sexual contact with a 5-year-old girl.
Maryland Man Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:35:17 -0500
Joshua Howard Michaels, of Derwood, Maryland, was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison, followed by supervised release for life, for receiving more than 600 images of child pornography, including both photographs and video files. Michaels also admitted sending sexually explicit photographs of himself to a 14-year-old girl with whom he had developed an online relationship.
Ohio Felon Sentenced in Kentucky for Distributing Cocaine
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:24:04 -0500
Deshannan Rice, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was sentenced in Covington, Kentucky to 15 years in prison for conspiring with several other individuals to distribute five to 15 kilograms of cocaine. Rice also admitted to having two prior felony convictions, one for trafficking in cocaine and the other for failure to pay of child support.
Louisiana Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:09:44 -0500
Juan Faciane, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced to two years in prison for possessing approximately five videos depicting the sexual victimization of children.
Jailed Louisiana Psychiatrist Sentenced for Falsifying Records of Clinical Trials
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:05:17 -0500
Dr. Maria Carmen Palazzo, who is serving an 87-month prison sentence for her conviction on 39 counts of health care fraud, pled guilty in New Orleans, Louisiana to failing to prepare and maintain records, with intent to defraud and mislead, in connection with clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Paxil in children and adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and was sentenced to an additional 13 months in prison.
South Carolina Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison for Drug-Related Murder
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:46:45 -0500
Sigmund James, of Orangeburg, South Carolina, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of a total of 25 felony counts, including cocaine and crack cocaine distribution and laundering the proceeds of drug trafficking. He was also found responsible for a 2004 drug-related murder.
South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Stolen Heavy Equipment
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:42:39 -0500
Ernest L. Cook, of Mullins, South Carolina, pled guilty to his participation in a conspiracy to buy and sell stolen motor vehicles such as trackhoes, bulldozers, graders, dump trucks, excavators, wheel loaders, and tractors. Cook purchased the motor vehicles for below market value and sold it at a discount. The scheme caused approximately $400,000 in losses.
Two Sentenced in Nevada for Counterfeit Slot Machine, Computer Program Trafficking
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:39:58 -0500
Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera, a Cuban national, and Henry Mantilla, of Cape Coral, Florida, were sentenced in Las Vegas, Nevada to two years in prison each for conspiring to produce and sell counterfeit International Game Technology (IGT) video gaming machines, commonly known as slot machines, and counterfeit IGT computer programs.
New York Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:32:11 -0500
Terry Dickinson, of Millport, New York, was arrested on charges of distribution of child pornography.
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Wegmans
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:28:54 -0500
Sean Stockdale, of Deal, New Jersey, who held various supervisory positions with Wegmans Food Markets Inc., pled guilty in Rochester, New York to wire fraud in connection with using his knowledge and managerial authorizations to enter false returns into the Wegmans computer system, causing various amounts to be credited to him. Stockdale defrauded Wegmans of more than $20,000 in this manner.
Mississippi Policemen Indicted on Civil Rights, Identity Theft, False Statement Charges
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:19:38 -0500
A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Natchez, Mississippi Police Department Officers Elvis Prater and Dewayne Johnson with civil rights offenses and other offenses related to the beating of two men in custody, the theft of an arrestee's credit and debit cards, and the officers' false statements to federal investigators.
Illinois Man Sentenced on Firearm Offense
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:12:58 -0500
Tyrone Harlan, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced to 70 months in prison following his guilty plea to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
D.C. Nurse Sentenced for Obtaining Medication with Forged Prescriptions
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:03:41 -0500
Terri Lynn Brown, a registered nurse from Manassas, Virginia who worked in the District of Columbia, was sentenced to two years of probation for obtaining the prescription pads of three doctors and using them to write prescriptions in her name for approximately one dozen medications. Brown did not have authority to write these prescriptions, and she forged the names of the doctors on them.
Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Bribery in Afghanistan Fuel Theft Scheme
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:01:25 -0500
Michael Dugger, of Jonesboro, Georgia, a former U.S. Army sergeant, pled guilty to bribery in connection with a fuel theft scheme to solicit more than $400,000 in bribes from a government contractor in Afghanistan.
Oklahoma Man Sentenced for Role as Leader of Major Drug Trafficking Ring
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:28:05 -0500
Jason Edgar Kort, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 135 months in prison for his role as the leader of a major drug trafficking ring that supplied methamphetamine to the local area.
Uzbek Man Pleads Guilty in Missouri to Role in Racketeering Conspiracy
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:22:59 -0500
Nodirbek N. Abdoollayev, a citizen of Uzbekistan residing in Kansas City, Missouri, pled guilty to his participation in an extensive and profitable criminal enterprise in which hundreds of illegal aliens were employed at hotels and other businesses across the country. The criminal enterprise used false information to acquire fraudulent work visas for these foreign nationals.
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