Tag: 2016
12 Years for Isaiah Holloway in Fairview Bloods Drug Ring
Twelve years behind bars — that’s the price Isaiah Holloway is paying for his role in a violent, California-linked drug ring that flooded Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood with heroin, cocaine, and crack. The 27-year-old, known as “Z” and “Zaya,” was sentenced yesterday by Chief District Judge Timothy M. Burgess in Anchorage federal court, closing the book…
Sergey Kapustin Arrested in $2M Auto Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey auto dealer has been busted in a $2 million international scam that targeted more than 140 Russian-speaking customers hungry for luxury cars at bargain prices. Sergey Kapustin, 47, of Warminster, Pennsylvania, was arrested today by FBI agents and charged with one count of wire fraud and conspiring to commit…
Guns Off the Streets: Over 100 Seized in Orlando’s Federal Crackdown
ORLANDO, FL – A sweeping six-month crackdown on gun violence in Orlando has resulted in over 100 firearms being taken off the streets, according to U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III. Since June 1, 2016, more than 40 individuals have been charged with various firearms or violent crime offenses. Bentley announced that the U.S. Attorney’s…
Bay Sleep Clinic Owners Bust in $2.6M Medicare Scam
San Jose, CA — Anooshiravan Mostowfipour, 58, and Tara Nader, 58, the owners behind Bay Sleep Clinic and its shell corporations Qualium Corporation and Amerimed Corporation, have agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle federal allegations of systematic Medicare fraud. The couple, residents of Saratoga, Calif., allegedly ran a decade-long scheme billing Medicare for unauthorized…
Adan Zamudio-Escalante Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Adan Zamudio-Escalante, 39, a Mexican national also known as Victor Giron, stood before a federal judge today and admitted to a repeat federal crime: illegally reentering the United States after being deported twice. The plea was entered in the Southern District of West Virginia, marking the latest chapter in a long-standing pattern…
Methuen Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl, Heroin Distribution
Luis Martin Carvajal Gonzalez, 34, of Methuen, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and heroin in New Hampshire, capping a federal investigation into a string of deadly drug deals across the state’s southern border towns. The defendant, who has also used the alias Wilfredo Laboy, admitted to selling the potent narcotics to an undercover…
Brooklyn Man Convicted in Rutland Heroin, Crack Conspiracy
Joel Joyce, a 27-year-old from Brooklyn, New York, was convicted by a federal jury in Rutland on December 23, 2016, of running a heroin and crack cocaine trafficking ring that preyed on Vermont’s struggling communities. Known as “Prince,” Joyce was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and heroin, along with possession with intent…
Brandon Tavarious Purdy Pleads Guilty to Felony Firearm Possession
Brandon Tavarious Purdy, 27, of Jackson, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to felony possession of a firearm directly tied to two violent Gangster Disciples shootings. The plea, entered Thursday, December 22, 2016, before Chief U.S. District Judge J. Daniel Breen, marks a critical strike in a federal crackdown on gang-linked gun violence in West Tennessee. The…
Gangster Disciple ‘D-Money’ Pleads Guilty to RICO
“Jackson, TN – Daniel Lee Cole, alias ‘D-Money,’ has pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy, according to U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III for the Western District of Tennessee,” “Cole, a 37-year-old gangster from Jackson, was one of 16 alleged Gangster Disciples indicted on racketeering charges in May 2016. He is accused of ordering violence against…
Clarksburg Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Possession
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Clarksburg man with a prior felony conviction was behind bars again Tuesday after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm, federal prosecutors confirmed. Charles A. Hamlett, 24, of Fairmont, West Virginia, admitted in U.S. District Court to holding onto a loaded .380 caliber pistol despite being barred from owning any weapon…
