Tag: 2015
Dawn Nguyen, False Statement, Gun Sales, New York 2012
A Buffalo, New York woman is behind bars for her role in the Christmas Eve shooting that claimed the lives of a police lieutenant and firefighter. Dawn Nguyen, 56, was convicted of knowingly making a false statement in connection with the purchase of firearms; selling and disposing of firearms to William Spengler, a known felon;…
Thomas Anthony George, Armed Bank Robbery, Virginia 2015
A notorious bank robber, known as part of the Black Hat Bandits, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison. ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Thomas Anthony George, 65, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced on an unknown date to 384 months in prison for two counts of using a firearm during the commission of armed bank robberies.…
Martin Shkreli, Securities Fraud, New York 2015
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A seven-count indictment was unsealed this morning in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Martin Shkreli, the founder and managing member of hedge funds MSMB Capital Management LP (MSMB Capital) and MSMB Healthcare Management LP (MSMB Healthcare) and former Chief Executive Officer of Retrophin Inc. (Retrophin), a biopharmaceutical company that trades…
Mufid A. Elfgeeh, Attempting to Provide Material Support, New York 2014
Rochester resident Mufid A. Elfgeeh pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in a Western District of New York court. The plea, announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney William J.…
Richard Hoisington, Violent Crime, Vermont 2015
In a shocking case of violent crime, Richard Hoisington stood trial at the United States District Court for the District of Vermont in 2015. The case, bearing the defendant’s name, was filed on December 17, 2015, and sent shockwaves throughout the state of Vermont. The charges against Hoisington included violent crimes, with the exact nature…
Samuel A. Hart, Sexually Assaulting a Federal Inmate, Alabama 2016
Former Correctional Officer Samuel A. Hart of the Escambia County Detention Center in Alabama has pleaded guilty to a heinous crime: sexually assaulting a federal inmate under his custody. According to the United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama, Hart engaged in intimate conversations with the inmate, including comments about…
Edison Norberto Sanchez, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Alabama 2014
A Mobile County resident has been sentenced for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking scheme in Alabama. Edison Norberto Sanchez, 39, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for his participation in the scheme. Sanchez was arrested in Mobile during an investigation initiated by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, which involved controlled…
Casey Tyler Nagy, Distribution of LSD, West Virginia 2015
A federal grand jury in West Virginia has returned an indictment charging Casey Tyler Nagy, 28, originally of Missouri, with distribution of LSD and unlawful possession of a firearm. Nagy is alleged to have distributed lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in June 2015 in Wetzel County, West Virginia while in unlawful possession of a firearm. Nagy…
Jamar McMillan, Heroin Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2023
Harrisburg Man Charged with Heroin Trafficking HARRISBURG — A federal grand jury in Harrisburg returned an indictment yesterday charging Jamar McMillan, age 31, with possession with the intent to distribute heroin and possession of a weapon in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, McMillan, a resident of Dauphin…
Vicente Eduardo Garcia, Conspiracy to Bribe Officials, California 2015
A former regional director of the technology company SAP International Inc. was sentenced to 22 months in prison for his role in a scheme to bribe Panamanian officials to secure the award of government technology contracts. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Brian J. Stretch of the Northern…
