Tag: 2015
Melissa Gilmer, Bribery, Illinois 2016
A brazen betrayal of trust has shaken the halls of justice in Illinois. Melissa Gilmer, a 41-year-old former correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution – Pekin, has pleaded guilty to bribery, a serious offense that undermines the integrity of our correctional system. Gilmer’s actions were uncovered after she was observed allowing an inmate to access…
Tony Saiz, Sr., Marijuana Distribution, Idaho 2016
A 52-year-old Fort Hall man has been charged with distributing marijuana, according to a federal indictment. Tony Saiz, Sr., of Fort Hall, Idaho, appeared in U.S. District Court in Pocatello today to answer the charges. The indictment alleges that on five dates in May 2015, Saiz distributed marijuana, in violation of Title 21, United States…
David Wayne Doyle, Methamphetamine Manufacturing, West Virginia 2014
Methamphetamine Manufacturing Conviction in West Virginia ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – A man from Bartow, West Virginia, has been convicted of his role in manufacturing methamphetamine. David Wayne Doyle, 42, was found guilty in a federal court in April 2014. The case against Doyle began in April 2014 when he was discovered in possession of materials…
Denise Christy, Embezzlement, Kansas 2014
A former bank teller in Coffey County, Kansas, has been indicted on charges of embezzling approximately $700,000 from her employer, according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom. Denise Christy, 47, of Burlington, Kan., is charged with one count of embezzlement, six counts of making false bank entries, six counts of filing false tax returns, and 10…
John Hamilton, Extortion, Embezzlement, Michigan 2023
Former Union Leader Indicted in Michigan A former top elected official of the 18,000-member Operating Engineers Local 324 has been indicted on charges of extortion, embezzlement, money laundering, and conspiracy. John Hamilton, 61, of Rivera Beach, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury on the charges, which were announced by United States Attorney Barbara…
Wilfredo Acosta Hidalgo, U.S. Treasury Check Scheme, North Carolina 2011
A Raleigh man has been charged with involvement in a scheme to cash fraudulent U.S. Treasury checks issued to third-parties. Wilfredo Acosta Hidalgo, a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, is accused of providing U.S. Treasury checks to check cashers in exchange for cash. Between 2011 and 2012, Hidalgo conspired with two check cashers to cash…
Gabriel Bitran, Hedge Fund Scam, Massachusetts 2015
BOSTON, Massachusetts – Two former Boston-area hedge fund managers were sentenced to prison for conspiring to mislead investors into investing more than $500 million in their fraudulent hedge fund business. Gabriel Bitran, 70, of Newton, a former professor and associate dean of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Business, and his son…
Michael Scott Ponce, Armed Career Criminal, New Mexico 2023
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George Ventura, Cocaine Trafficking, New Mexico 2015
A Las Cruces man has pleaded guilty to federal narcotics trafficking charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. George Ventura, 46, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon in federal court to cocaine trafficking charges under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Ventura and his co-defendant Luis Cipriano, 42, also of…
Michael E. Ho, Tax Evasion, Colorado 2015
Grand Junction Business Owner Sentenced for Tax Evasion in Colorado A 69-year-old Grand Junction man has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for income tax evasion, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. Michael E. Ho, of Grand Junction, was sentenced on December 14, 2015, by U.S. District Court…
