Tag: 2015
Brentwood Woman Sentenced for Oxycodone Ring Role
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Brittany Lee Preston, a 23-year-old resident of Brentwood, has been sentenced to five years probation for her role in an oxycodone distribution ring. The sentence includes one year of home detention and 150 hours of community service. Preston was convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and to acquire them by fraud,…
North Hills Woman Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Possession
Hard-hitting headlines echoed through the grimy streets of Pittsburgh as Kathryn Joyce, a 30-year-old resident of North Hills, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court for violating the hallowed federal narcotics laws. The United States Attorney David J. Hickton made the announcement today. Joyce, whose life took a darker turn on January 11, 2012, when she…
Lawrence Co. Man Jailed for Failing to Register as Sex Offender
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: A Lawrence County man has been locked away for failing to comply with sex offender registration laws. James Andrew Williams, 45, of the county, was sentenced in federal court to 18 months imprisonment, a harsh penalty imposed by Senior United States District Judge Gustave Diamond. The prosecution revealed that Williams, between December…
Dees Faces Years for Identity Theft Ring
PITTSBURGH, PA – A North Side man is staring down a potential prison sentence after admitting his role in a widespread identity theft and credit card fraud scheme stretching across Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Joseph Dees, also known as Joseph Lee and Jay Dees, 52, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges…
Honduran Re-Entry: Colindres-Ortiz Gets Time-Served
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Justice, of a sort, was served today in the case of Alex Omar Colindres-Ortiz, 33, a Honduran national caught flouting U.S. immigration law. Colindres-Ortiz was sentenced to time-served in federal court after pleading to the charge of re-entry into the United States following his deportation. U.S. District Judge R. Mark Hornak handed…
Oxycodone Scheme Lands Eighty Four Man in Guilty Plea
PITTSBURGH, PA – Another cog in the opioid pipeline has cracked. Andrew Brown, 23, of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court today to a charge stemming from a wide-ranging oxycodone trafficking scheme, according to United States Attorney David J. Hickton. The guilty plea is a small victory in a war against relentless drug…
Bonnie Chapman Gets House Arrest in 100kg Marijuana Ring
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Bonnie L. Chapman, a 63-year-old resident of Hanoverton, Ohio, will spend the next year under house arrest after being sentenced for her role in a large-scale marijuana distribution scheme. The sentence, handed down by United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson, includes five years of probation with the first twelve months confined…
Digirolamo Gets Probation in Cambria County Pot Ring
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Anthony T. Digirolamo, 65, of Lower Burrell, Pa., walked away with a slap on the wrist today, sentenced to three years probation for his part in a Cambria County marijuana distribution operation. The sentence, handed down by United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson, feels light considering the ongoing war on drugs,…
Allegheny Count Women Indicted for $450K Unemployment Fraud
PITTSBURGH – A triple whammy of swindles has hit Allegheny County as three women were hit with federal charges for their alleged roles in a scheme to steal unemployment compensation benefits, totaling over $450,000. According to United States Attorney David J. Hickton, each suspect—Jennifer Lang, 39, from Pittsburgh; Sandra Delval, 39, of Carnegie; and Sharday…
Wilkinsburg Felon Gets 8 Years for Illegal .22
PITTSBURGH, PA – Another gun-toting ex-con is off the streets of Western Pennsylvania. Khalifah Ali Al-Akili, 34, of Wilkinsburg, received a hefty 94-month federal prison sentence today for being a convicted felon illegally packing heat – specifically, a .22 rifle. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak, who also tacked…
