Tag: 2016
Skylar Tava Poellnitz Sentenced for Felon in Possession of Gun
A 25-year-old Alabama man with a criminal past is headed to federal prison after being caught with a firearm he had no legal right to possess. Skylar Tava Poellnitz, of Dixons Mill, pleaded guilty in September 2016 to being a felon in possession of a gun — a charge that carried a 24-month federal sentence.…
Crystal Charmae Richards Indicted in $500K Tax Fraud Scheme
Crystal Charmae Richards, 44, of Chester, Virginia, is facing federal charges after being indicted on multiple counts of filing false tax returns and stealing refunds from unsuspecting clients. The indictment, returned yesterday by a federal grand jury in Richmond, exposes a years-long scheme that exploited the U.S. tax system for personal gain. From 2011 through…
Mobile Man Williams Gets 2 Years for Pot, Guns
Mobile resident Kenneth Lebarron Williams, 28, is headed to federal prison for 24 months after admitting his role in a conspiracy to distribute more than 50 pounds of high-grade marijuana. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Kristi K. DuBose, marks the end of a case steeped in drugs, loaded weapons, and deliberate interference…
Garcia-Mojica: Probation Violation Lands Him Back in Court
San Juan, Puerto Rico – John Michael Garcia-Mojica is once again facing the heat after a recent court appearance in the District Court of Puerto Rico. The case, United States v. Garcia-Mojica, centers around alleged violations of his existing probation terms, details of the original offense remaining sealed at this time. The US Probation Office…
Shawnee Man Gets 20 Years for Manslaughter on Indian Land
George Edmond Walker, 39, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, is headed to federal prison for 20 years after being sentenced for the violent killing of Marshall Scott Dent on Sac and Fox Nation land. U.S. District Court Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange handed down the 240-month sentence, marking the end of a twisted, years-long cover-up that began with a…
FCI Schuylkill Inmates Busted in Drug Conspiracy
SCRANTON, PA – Two inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution in Schuylkill are facing serious federal charges after a grand jury indictment revealed a scheme to bring contraband into the prison. William Bonilla, Jr., age 31, and William Davis, age 29, both currently housed at FCI Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania, were indicted December 20, 2016,…
Mervin Barclay Davis Gets 5 Years for Securities Fraud
Mervin Barclay Davis, 69, of Malibu, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for orchestrating a sprawling securities fraud scheme that netted over $1.6 million in illegal profits and triggered a tax loss to the IRS. The former businessman, already in federal custody since 2013, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge John…
Levar Washington Charged in Prison Shank Attack
Levar Washington, a 37-year-old inmate at United States Penitentiary, Allenwood, was indicted for attacking a fellow prisoner with a sharpened weapon known as a shank. The assault, which occurred inside the federal facility, left the victim with multiple stab wounds, according to a December 20, 2016 indictment from a federal grand jury. Charged with assault…
Jiang Yan Sentenced for Military Chip Smuggling
Jiang Yan, 34, of Shenzhen, China, is going down for trying to smuggle advanced military computer chips out of the United States. The Chinese national was sentenced to approximately 12 months in federal prison — time already served — after pleading guilty to conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods and attempting to export controlled defense technology…
Inmate Stephen Morrison Indicted Over Drugs, Shank at Allenwood FCI
Stephen Morrison, 28, was hit with federal charges after being caught smuggling a potent synthetic cannabinoid and a razor-sharp prison-made weapon into one of Pennsylvania’s tightest federal lockups. The indictment, handed down December 20, 2016, by a federal grand jury, accuses Morrison of possessing AB-Pinaca — a Schedule I controlled substance — and a deadly…
