Twelve Members of the Bloods Street Gang Indicted on Multiple Charges
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:10:45 -0500
Twelve members of the "Nine-Trey Gangsters," also known as the "Bugout Boyz," a set of the Bloods street gang, were indicted in Brooklyn, New York on charges of racketeering, murder, drug distribution, and firearms offenses.
Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Charged in Afghanistan Fuel Theft Scheme
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:07:00 -0500
Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Stevan Nathan Ringo, of Marrero, Louisiana, was charged in Virginia with bribery, theft of government property, and conspiracy in connection with a fuel theft scheme to solicit approximately $400,000 in bribes from a government contractor in Afghanistan.
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:01:09 -0500
Donovan Lindhorst, of Gresham, Oregon, pled guilty to two counts of bankruptcy fraud, admitting that he had made materially false representations to and concealed assets from the bankruptcy trustee, including transfers of money, a 1928 Ford Roadster pick-up, cash, gold, coins, silver, and an interest in real property located in Battle Ground, Washington.
Tennessee Financial Sentenced for Investment Fraud Ponzi Scheme
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:55:19 -0500
Former Franklin, Tennessee financial advisor William Walter Spencer was sentenced to 78 months in prison for orchestrating an investment fraud Ponzi scheme and embezzling more than $1,897,718 from approximately 100 friends and investors, including members of the church where Spencer served as an elder.
New York Man Sentenced in New Jersey for Illegally Transmitting Cash to Rabbi
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:51:38 -0500
Brooklyn, New York resident and Israeli citizen Schmuel Cohen was sentenced in Trenton, New Jersey to 18 months in prison for operating illegal money transmitting businesses that transferred large amounts of cash to a cooperating witness and Rabbi Eliahu Ben Haim, the then-principal rabbi of Congregation Ohel Yaacob in Deal, New Jersey.
Alaska Man Sentenced for Making False Statements in Terrorism Investigation
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:48:46 -0500
Paul Gene Rockwood, Jr., a former King Salmon, Alaska resident, was sentenced to eight years in prison for making false statements to the FBI in a domestic terrorism investigation.
South Carolina Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering, Mail Fraud Conspiracy
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:45:53 -0500
Attorney John Fitzgerald O'Connor, Jr., of Columbia, South Carolina, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering, admitting his involvement in a conspiracy to liquidate and conceal monies and property which had been stolen by a former client from his employer.
Canadian Man Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit Cancer Drugs Using the Internet
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:38:13 -0500
Hazim Gaber, of Edmonton, Canada, was sentenced in Phoenix, Arizona to 33 months in prison for selling what he falsely claimed was the cancer drug sodium dichloroacetate, also known as DCA, over the Internet to at least 65 victims in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands between October and November 2007.
Arizona Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:36:05 -0500
Raul Rodriguez, Jr., of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for one count of armed bank robbery.
Missouri Man Sentenced on Federal Armed Bank Robbery Charges
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:29:29 -0500
Michael Wesley, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 476 months in prison on bank robbery and weapons charges and an additional 36 months on a parole violation from five previous armed bank robberies. His two co-conspirators, Shamir Houston and Ura Clerk, also of St. Louis, were sentenced in May to 220 months and 171 months in prison, respectively.
Two More Plead Not Guilty in Rhode Island Corruption Case
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:22:44 -0500
Attorney Robert S. Ciresi and businessman Edward Imondi pled not guilty to charges of conspiracy, attempted extortion, and delivering a bribe. It is alleged Ciresi and Imondi acted as middlemen and received a portion of bribes they delivered to three North Providence. Rhode Island town councilmen.
Wife, Son of Organized Crime Figure Plead Guilty in Rhode Island to Interstate Extortion
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:10:23 -0500
Dorothy St. Laurent and her son, Anthony St. Laurent, Jr., pled guilty in Rhode Island to their roles in using the position and status held by Anthony St. Laurent, Sr. in the New England branch of La Cosa Nostra and the accompanying fear and threat of violence that status conveyed to extort "protection" payments from a group of illegal bookmakers operating in and around Taunton, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Man Sentenced in String of Bank Robberies
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:03:08 -0500
Frank Porter, of Boston, Massachusetts, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of bank robbery.
Three Maryland Residents Indicted for Roles in Heroin Distribution Conspiracy
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:52:30 -0500
Steven Blackwell, of Elkton, Maryland; Tahirah Carter, of Cockeysville, Maryland; and Joy Edison, of Elkton, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin.
Illinois Man Sentenced for Investment Frauds Totaling More Than $3.3 Million
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:41:19 -0500
Steven R. Green, of Winnetka, Illinois, was sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison for cheating victims out of more than $3.3 million they invested in purported business opportunities with an investment banking firm that he owned and operated.
Brazen Bandit Bank Robber Arrested in Florida
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:36:55 -0500
Michael Anthony Price, of Coconut Creek, Florida, dubbed the "Brazen Bandit" by investigators, was arrested and charged in connection with two bank robberies, including one in which he allegedly shot a 67-year-old customer who tried to stop him. The victim remains in critical but stable condition.
Three Florida Men Plead Guilty to Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:34:23 -0500
Johnny Saintil, Michael Defrand, and Stanley Wilson, all of Broward, Florida, pled guilty to conspiring to sex traffic minors and sex trafficking by force, threats of force, and coercion.
Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:18:13 -0500
Roger Carruthers, of LaGrange, Georgia, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of receiving and distributing over 4,400 images and 130 videos of child pornography.
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