Tag: 2017
Chivoski Gets 25 Years for Cross-Country Abuse
PORTLAND, Ore. – Kilunnun Adyden Chivoski, 41, will spend the next 25 years in federal prison following his conviction for a horrific cross-country scheme to sexually abuse two children. U.S. District Court Judge Marco A. Hernández handed down the sentence Thursday, March 30, 2017, along with a lifetime of supervised release and mandatory sex offender…
Jicarilla Apache Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse Charge
ALBUQUERQUE – A harrowing case of child endangerment has reached its grim conclusion as Audriana Veneno, 23, an enrolled member of the Jicarilla Apache Nation from Dulce, N.M., stood guilty in a federal court on Thursday. The charges stem from an alleged incident that occurred on the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation in Rio Arriba County,…
Atias Duo Nabbed for $700K Mortgage & Medicaid Scam
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – Joseph Atias, 52, and Sofia Atias, 47, both of Great Neck, NY, are facing decades behind bars after a federal jury found them guilty of a brazen scheme to defraud Bank of America and the Medicaid system. The couple was convicted of bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and Medicaid…
Mark Randall Jones Guilty
Mark Randall Jones, 52, of Los Angeles, California, has been found guilty of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, a charge that could land him in prison for life. The verdict was handed down after a three-day jury trial in Jackson, Mississippi. According to the charges, Jones was accused of conspiring to possess…
Pharr Man Convicted for Hostage Taking in Absentia
McALLEN, Texas – In a grim development, a 20-year-old Pharr man has been convicted in absentia for both conspiracy to commit hostage taking and conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens. Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez announced the jury’s verdict following a swift five-day trial. Luis Gerardo Betancourt was present during the jury selection but skipped his…
KC CFO Dodges Taxes, Faces Federal Indictment
KANSAS CITY, MO – Steven Matthews, 48, of Kansas City, is facing a federal indictment alleging a brazen attempt to dodge taxes and obstruct the Internal Revenue Service. The charges, unsealed today following Matthews’s arrest, paint a picture of a CFO allegedly going to extreme lengths to shield his income. According to the five-count indictment…
Myrtle Beach Four Hit With Federal Oxycodone Charges
United States Attorney Beth Drake dropped a重磅 in Horry County, South Carolina, announcing the arrest of Dennis Heilman, Jeffrey Heilman, Joyce Hendricks, and Becky Hendricks for their alleged roles in a federal oxycodone distribution conspiracy. The defendants, all from Myrtle Beach, were arraigned before a federal judge in Florence this week. Their indictment levies charges…
Bullionaire Bites the Dust: NC Man Jailed for Fake Cash Scheme
PITTSBURGH, PA – A North Carolina man is headed to federal prison after being convicted of facilitating the distribution of counterfeit Ugandan currency across the United States. Robert T. Dent, 31, of Raeford, NC, received a sentence of one year and one day from United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak, Acting United States Attorney…
Veronica Valenzuela Sentenced for Meth Trafficking in NM
VERBATIM: In a grim milestone for Luna County’s drug war, 41-year-old Columbus resident Veronica Valenzuela was sentenced today to 156 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release. The sentence, handed down in Las Cruces, N.M., comes after Valenzuela’s conviction on federal methamphetamine trafficking charges. Valenzuela, who was arrested in February 2015,…
Valent Brothers Nabbed in K2 Operation
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Two Corpus Christi brothers are headed to federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking in synthetic cannabinoids, the dangerous and often unpredictable street drugs known as “K2” or “Spice.” Roy Valent Jr., 31, and Arnold Ray Valent, 29, received sentences totaling over seventeen years for their involvement in the illicit trade,…
