Tag: 2015
Pittsburgh Counterfeiter Jones Gets a Year
PITTSBURGH, PA – Shawn V. Jones, 43, of Pittsburgh, is heading to federal prison after admitting to flooding a local pub with fake twenties and tens. Jones was sentenced to one year and a day of incarceration after pleading guilty to manufacturing and distributing counterfeit U.S. currency, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.…
Tax Cheat & Gun Violator Lamer Faces 25 Years
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – David Eugene Lamer, 47, of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, is staring down the barrel of a potential 25-year prison sentence after admitting to a scheme to cheat the government out of tax dollars and illegally possessing firearms. The guilty plea, entered before United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson, marks a significant win for…
Pittsburgh Man Admits Coast-to-Coast Coke Run
PITTSBURGH, PA – Richard Hayes, 32, of Pittsburgh, is staring down a lengthy federal prison sentence after admitting he attempted to receive a massive shipment of cocaine mailed from Rialto, California. The bust, conducted by U.S. Postal Inspectors, uncovered a sophisticated drug trafficking operation that stretched across state lines. Hayes pleaded guilty before United States…
James Reynolds Sentenced
Child pornography possession has landed a Johnstown, Pa., man in federal prison for 50 months. James Robert Reynolds, 54, was sentenced by United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson for knowingly possessing videos and images containing child pornography. According to information presented to the court, on March 30, 2011, Reynolds had in his possession computer…
Gibsonia Accountant Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
Grimy Times Exclusive: In a stunning turn of events, Martin R. Bujaky, 63, from Gibsonia, Pa., has entered a guilty plea in Pittsburgh to charges of conspiracy and violating federal tax laws, as announced by United States Attorney David J. Hickton today. Bujaky, an accountant, faced six counts before United States District Judge Terrence F.…
Franklin Sex Offender, Thomas Baker, Faces Federal Charges
ERIE, Pa. – Thomas K. Baker, 55, formerly of Franklin, Pennsylvania, is facing federal charges after being indicted by a grand jury in Erie for failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements. The indictment, announced today by United States Attorney David J. Hickton, alleges Baker knowingly neglected to update his registration as mandated by…
Uniontown Narcotics Kingpin Gets 12½ Years
PITTSBURGH – The grim reaper of Uniontown’s streets, Darrell Howard Foster, 35, has been meted out a severe sentence by federal judges. Foster is now staring down the barrel of a dozen and a half years in the slammer for his sinister dealings in crack cocaine. The United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced that…
Ambridge Conspirator Smith Gets 3-Year Prison Term for Stolen Credit Card Scam
PITTSBURGH – The grim reaper of credit card fraud, Calvin Smith, 43, from Ambridge, PA, has been handed a 36-month sentence for his involvement in a colossal scheme to steal and misuse American Express and Discover Card account numbers. United States Attorney David J. Hickton was the one who announced today’s ominous verdict, as United…
Oxycodone & Bets: PA Pharmacist Gets 40 Months
PITTSBURGH, PA – A Pittsburgh-area pharmacist traded prescription pads for poker money, and now Charles Brian Griffin, 27, is paying the price. Griffin pleaded guilty to federal narcotics violations and was sentenced to 40 months behind bars, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. The scheme ran from March 2011 to February 2012, while…
Monroeville Heroin Kingpin Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking
PITTSBURGH – Antonio Hardin, 32, a Monroeville native, has entered a guilty plea in federal court for his role in a violent heroin trafficking conspiracy. United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced the charges against Hardin, who pleaded before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon. The accused conspired with several co-defendants from April 2012 to…
