Tag: 2015
DeBlasio Cooked the Books, Now Faces Five Years
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Donald J. DeBlasio, owner of DeBlasio’s restaurant, is facing a potential five-year prison sentence after admitting in federal court today to deliberately dodging his tax obligations. The Presto, Pa. resident pleaded guilty to one count of federal income tax evasion before United States District Judge David S. Cercone. The feds say DeBlasio…
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…
Guevera-Amaya Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry in PA
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – In a stunning reversal of fate, Jose Arqimedes Guevera-Amaya, 30, has found himself in legal hot water once again after being indicted by a federal grand jury for illegal re-entry into the United States. The Guatemalan national, who was deported on Oct. 11, 2001, has now been charged with unlawfully returning to…
Floridian Larry Dorsey Sentenced to 7 Years for Rx Pill Ring
PITTSBURGH – Larry James Dorsey, a 34-year-old from Jupiter, Fla., has been sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute narcotics, announced United States Attorney David J. Hickton. Dorsey, who was once a resident of New Castle, Pa., was found guilty of transporting over 40,000 oxycodone pills from the…
Coraopolis Resident Sentenced for Machinegun Conversion Parts
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The grimy streets of Coraopolis saw their latest scandal unfold as Martin Joseph Saunders, a 49-year-old resident, was handed a sentence of one year probation for his possession of machinegun conversion parts. United States Attorney David J. Hickton dropped the hammer today in federal court. Senior United States District Judge Maurice B.…
Hastings Man Gets Probation in Marijuana Grow Op
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A Cambria County man caught up in a marijuana cultivation conspiracy has avoided prison time, but will spend two years under federal supervision. Donald J. Weakland, 58, of Hastings, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to two years of probation for his role in a 2011 marijuana grow operation. The…
Cruz Caged: 46 Months for Guns, Drugs & Felon Status
PITTSBURGH, PA – Felix Cruz, 50, formerly of Houston, Pennsylvania, is headed to federal prison after a damning federal case exposed his illegal cache of firearms, ammunition, and dangerous synthetic drugs. U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton announced the sentencing today, a victory in a case highlighting the ongoing threat posed by repeat offenders. Cruz was…
Union Boss Duane Rill Pleads Guilty to $13K Embezzlement
PITTSBURGH – The grim halls of federal court were graced with the guilty plea of Duane Rill, 52, of Cranberry Township, Pa., who stood accused of siphoning off $13,496 from the Berry Metal Employees’ Association. Today, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced that Rill, the Secretary-Treasurer of the independent union, admitted to embezzling funds…
