Tag: 2021
Mark George Sentenced for Building Ghost Guns in FL Garage
MIAMI – Mark Gene George, 58, of Port St. Lucie, made a chilling admission this week when he was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for manufacturing and selling ghost guns and ammunition right from his own garage. George’s home turned into a clandestine workshop where he assembled unserialized AR-style rifles and produced rounds…
Florida Man Builds ‘Ghost Guns,’ Gets 27 Months
FORT PIERCE, FL – Mark Gene George, 58, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, is trading his garage workbench for a federal prison cell. George was sentenced this week to 27 months behind bars after pleading guilty to possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon – a charge stemming from a disturbing home gun manufacturing…
RI Man Nabbed for $46K Benefits Scam
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Diomedes Ramirez Rodriguez, 48, of Providence, is facing the music after admitting today to a calculated scheme that bilked Rhode Island’s public assistance programs out of over $46,000. The Dominican national copped a plea in federal court, confessing to using a stolen Social Security number to line his pockets with funds meant…
Providence Fraudster Ramirez Rodriguez Pleads Guilty
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In a stunning admission, Diomedes Ramirez Rodriguez, 48, a Dominican national from Providence, has pleaded guilty to using another person’s Social Security number to defraud the Rhode Island Medicaid Managed Care Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). According to court documents, Rodriguez stole $39,023 in health care benefits and over…
Tech Insider Nickolas Sharp Accused of Cyber Extortion and Ransom Demand
Former senior developer Nickolas Sharp has been charged with cyber extortion after allegedly stealing gigabytes of confidential data from a New York-based technology company, Company-1. He demanded nearly $2 million in ransom for the return of the files and to reveal a remaining security flaw. Sharp is accused of using his administrative access to download…
Whitehall’s Shane Smith Sentenced for Illegal Firearms
ALBANY, NEW YORK – The grim reaper of justice has descended upon Shane Smith, 24, a resident of Whitehall, New York. Today’s sentence echoes the streets with the sound of law enforcement’s resolve as Smith was sentenced to 41 months in the clink for his audacious crime: unlawfully possessing two short-barrel rifles and hundreds of…
Shane Smith Sentenced
Shane Smith, age 24, of Whitehall, New York, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison and three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition. This sentencing comes after Smith pleaded guilty to the charges, admitting to possessing two short-barrel rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition while being a felon. The…
Halfmoon Gun Threatener Gets 3 Years+
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Romano McCain, 49, of Halfmoon, New York, is headed to federal prison after a jury found him guilty of turning petty disputes into violent threats. McCain was sentenced Monday to 46 months in prison and three years of post-release supervision for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person,…
Halfmoon Man Sentenced for Threats and Gun Possession
ROMANO MCCAIN, the resident of Halfmoon, New York, was handed a 46-month sentence on Monday for his brazen acts involving firearms and threats to harm. The 49-year-old man’s criminal saga began with a dispute over a motorcycle vest payment, escalating into threats that would land him behind bars. MCCAIN’S trail of terror started when he…
NH Man Gets 33 Months for Threatening Congress
CONCORD, NH – Ryder Winegar, 34, of Amherst, New Hampshire, will spend the next 33 months in federal prison after being sentenced for a chilling campaign of threats against members of the U.S. Congress and a New Hampshire state representative. Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced the sentence today, marking a rare prosecution…
