Tag: 2016
Gerald H. Franz Jr., Racketeering Conspiracy, New York 2008
Gerald H. Franz Jr., 54, of Eden, New York, was sentenced to time served Friday after being convicted of racketeering conspiracy tied to systemic extortion by Local 17 of the International Union of Operating Engineers. The final defendant in a long-running federal prosecution, Franz was ordered by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to…
Melissa Strohman, Bank Embezzlement, Maryland 2010
Melissa Strohman, 54, of Nottingham, Maryland, is staring down federal charges for a brazen six-year scheme to steal over $1.8 million from customer accounts at a Maryland federal savings bank. The former Senior Vice President faces counts of bank embezzlement and wire fraud, accused of turning her position of trust into a personal piggy bank.…
Elza Eugene Harter, Possession of Child Pornography, Mississippi 2014
A disturbing case of child exploitation has come to light in Picayune, Mississippi, as local resident Elza Eugene Harter, 52, has been sentenced to serve a lengthy prison term for his role in the crime. According to court documents, Elza Eugene Harter was found to be in possession of a laptop and hard drive containing…
Kenya Brown, Cocaine Trafficking, New York 2023
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The grimy streets of Rochester witnessed a chilling end to the reign of drug terror as Kenya Brown, 41, was sentenced to 20 years and 8 months in federal prison for his role in a massive cocaine trafficking operation. The sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford also includes…
Timothy Ray Cannon, Failure to Register as Sex Offender, Oklahoma 2024
Timothy Ray Cannon, 39, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, is headed to federal prison for 30 months after being convicted of failing to register as a sex offender—a violation of federal law that prosecutors say put communities at risk. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White, includes an additional five years of supervised…
Luis Cruiz Rodriguez, Firearms Theft, Oklahoma 2016
Luis Cruiz Rodriguez, 18, of Haskell, Oklahoma, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced to 20 months for stealing firearms from a licensed dealer. The theft occurred at Richy’s Gun & Pawn in Checotah, a federal firearms licensee, on or about May 12, 2016. Rodriguez pleaded guilty to the felony charge of stealing firearms…
Luis Cruiz Rodriguez, Firearms Theft, Oklahoma 2016
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – A federal indictment revealed that LUIS CRUIZ RODRIGUEZ, an 18-year-old from Haskell, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for stealing firearms from a federal licensed dealer. According to the indictment, on or about May 12, 2016, RODRIGUEZ knowingly stole firearms from Richy’s Gun & Pawn, a federal licensed firearms…
D’Hati Coleman, Crack Cocaine Distribution, CT 2024
D’Hati Coleman, 38, of New Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced today to 32 months in federal prison for the distribution of crack cocaine, marking the end of a years-long flight from justice that led him from a halfway house escape to the dark underbelly of Maine’s drug and sex trade. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock,…
Hayri Berberoglu, Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy, Maine 2012
BANGOR, ME – Hayri Berberoglu, 31, of Bangor, Maine, is facing serious time after admitting yesterday to his central role in a firearms trafficking conspiracy. The guilty plea, entered in U.S. District Court in Bangor, exposes a scheme that put illegal guns into the hands of individuals prohibited from owning them. According to federal prosecutors,…
Zane Wetzel, Possession of Child Pornography, Maine 2015
A 31-year-old Easton, Maine man has admitted to possessing graphic child pornography, including disturbing images and videos of prepubescent children under the age of 12. Zane Wetzel pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to one count of possession of child pornography, marking the culmination of a federal investigation that began with digital evidence tied…
