Tag: 2014
James Edward ‘Jasper’ Jones, Wire Fraud, Texas 2014
Wire Fraud Schemes Uncovered in Permian Basin A Permian Basin businessman has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges in connection with a cattle purchasing scheme. James Edward ‘Jasper’ Jones, age 44, of Midland, TX, faces up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two wire fraud charges. Jones did business as…
Gregory P. Boyd, Tax Defier, Texas 2013
Austin, Texas – In a shocking turn of events, Gregory P. Boyd, a former NFL player, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for filing fraudulent income tax returns. According to court records, Boyd was convicted of three counts of filing false income tax returns for the years 2004, 2005, and 2006. The 67-year-old…
Lawrence Fudge, Identity Theft, Pennsylvania 2012
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – Lawrence Fudge, 47, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 144 months in prison for running a fraud and identity theft ring in Philadelphia for at least six years. Fudge pleaded guilty in December 2012 to conspiracy, six counts of bank fraud, eight counts of access device fraud and 18 counts of aggravated identity…
Christopher Mailloux, Child Pornography, Pennsylvania 2023
Christopher Mailloux, a 22-year-old resident of Reading, Pennsylvania, has been charged with two counts of production of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. According to United States Attorney Zane David Memeger, Mailloux’s indictment was filed today. The allegations against Mailloux are serious and disturbing. If convicted, he faces a maximum possible…
Ranferi Heredia-Cortez, Illegal Re-entry, Pennsylvania 2023
Ranferi Heredia-Cortez, 31, of Norristown, PA, is facing serious consequences after being charged with illegal re-entry. According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Heredia-Cortez, a native and citizen of Mexico, was found in the United States after having been deported from the country on or about August 18, 2003,…
William Bucci, Tax Evasion, Pennsylvania 2010
Philadelphia Man Charged with Tax Evasion PHILADELPHIA – In a shocking turn of events, William Bucci, 57, of Philadelphia, PA, has been charged with four counts of making and subscribing false federal income tax returns. According to the indictment, Bucci underreported his income for the tax years 2007 through 2010. The Internal Revenue Service and…
Sophia Beltz, Theft of Government Funds, Pennsylvania 2023
A Philadelphia woman has been charged with collecting Social Security Administration Retirement Insurance Benefits intended for her father after his death. Sophia Beltz, 54, of Philadelphia, PA was charged today by information with one count of theft of government funds, in connection with her alleged scheme. According to the information, the defendant received the retirement…
Ramel Moten, Life in Prison for Harlem Boys Gang, Pennsylvania 2012
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man was sentenced to life in prison and 130 years for his involvement in the violent Harlem Boys gang, which operated in and around the Bartram Village Housing Development in Southwest Philadelphia. Ramel Moten, 29, was convicted along with six other members of the gang on December 6, 2012, of racketeering,…
Ishmael Shah, Multiple Robberies, Pennsylvania 2013
A string of armed robberies in Philadelphia and surrounding areas has led to the indictment of Ishmael Shah, a 20-year-old from Darby, PA. According to the indictment, Shah committed the following armed robberies: – On June 15, 2013, the Metro Self Storage at 2240 Island Avenue, Philadelphia. – On June 17, 2013, Gulla’s Auto Tag…
Silvestre Garcia-Andaya, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2013
Eight individuals, including two federal prison inmates, have been charged in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to a federal indictment, Silvestre Garcia-Andaya, 31, of Lynwood, California, initiated the sale of large amounts of methamphetamine to two law enforcement officers posing as Philadelphia drug dealers. The indictment alleges that Garcia-Andaya spoke with the…
