Tag: 2017
Damion Hamilton Sentenced
A 32-year-old Lafayette man, Damion Hamilton, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony. This sentencing is a result of a thorough investigation and prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and law enforcement agencies. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook, Hamilton was…
Canadian Firm, 3 Execs Accused in $4M Foreign Drug Scheme
PITTSBURGH – In a stunning turn of events, three Canadians and their company, Quantum Solutions, SRL, have been hit with charges for conspiring to distribute wholesale quantities of misbranded prescription drugs worth an estimated $4 million. Tony Lee, Billy Lee, and Tarn Uppal, all from Vancouver, B.C., are accused of orchestrating a scheme that funneled…
Stroudsburg Predator: Stanley Pleads Guilty to Sex & Drug Trafficking
SCRANTON, PA – Thurman Stanley, 40, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, has confessed to running a depraved interstate operation involving the exploitation of women and the distribution of dangerous narcotics. Stanley pleaded guilty on March 27, 2017, before Senior U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley to three counts of transporting women across state lines for the…
Refugee Brothers Face Fraud Charges for Citizenship Scheme
ALLEXANDRIA, Va. – Two Iraqi refugee brothers from Northern Virginia are facing charges of immigration fraud for their alleged involvement in a citizenship scheme. The defendants, Yousif Al Mashhandani, 35, and Adil Hasan, 38, both of Vienna, were arrested this morning, along with Enas Ibrahim, 32, the wife of Adil. The trio is accused of…
Memphis Security Boss Chism Admits Tax Evasion
MEMPHIS, TN – Cedric Zimbalist Chism, the former head of Memphis Security of Tennessee, Inc. (MSOFT), has confessed to a brazen attempt to cheat the U.S. government out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The guilty plea, announced today by Acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence J. Laurenzi for the Western District of Tennessee, marks a significant…
Rochester Narc Dealer Damion Colabatistto Given Life Sentence For Murder
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—In a grim judicial sentence, Damion Colabatistto, 40, of Rochester, NY, faced life in prison plus five years for his role in a drug conspiracy that culminated in the murder of Meosha Harmon. The verdict was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., as Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.…
Paul A. Light Guilty
Paul A. Light, a 46-year-old Albany, New York man, has pleaded guilty to distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and James C. Spero, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Light maintained a massive collection of child…
Santos Alonzo Caged for Border Lie
ALBANY, NY – Luis Augusto Santos Alonzo, 50, of New York, New York, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced to one year behind bars for deliberately misleading federal officers at the border. The sentence, handed down today, underscores the serious consequences of obstructing immigration enforcement. The case, announced by U.S. Attorney Richard S.…
Pahrump Stock Swindler Gets 6 Years in $35M Scam
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Pahrump man was handed a six-year federal prison sentence today for his role in a sprawling penny stock fraud that bilked investors out of over $35 million. The sentence concludes a case that exposed a systematic scheme to manipulate the market using worthless shell companies. Jeffrey Turino, 60, was sentenced…
Amarillo Heroin Haul: Rittingger Admits to 17K Grams
AMARILLO, Texas – A massive heroin shipment and the man accused of moving it landed in federal court this week. Jose Emmanuel Morales Rittingger, 29, admitted today to possessing with intent to distribute a staggering amount of the deadly drug: more than 17,000 grams of heroin. The plea, entered before U.S. District Judge Sidney A.…
