Tag: 2021
Ivie Sajere Pleads Guilty to $1M SSA/FEMA Scam
ATLANTA, GA – Ivie Shevon Sajere has confessed to her role in a brazen money laundering conspiracy that bilked the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) out of nearly $1,000,000. The scheme, operating between June 2017 and September 2018, relied on the systematic theft of personal information and the fraudulent…
Pekin Drug Kingpin Dawe Jailed for 12 Years
PEORIA, Ill. — Daniel W. Dawe, a 48-year-old Pekin man from the 1600 block of Crescent Drive, has been locked away for 12 years and 7 months for his involvement in methamphetamine distribution, according to the Department of Justice USAO for Illinois. Dawe was nabbed during a traffic stop on November 5, 2019. Authorities found…
Dawe Sentenced to 151 Months
Daniel W. Dawe, 48, of Pekin, Illinois, has been sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. The sentence, handed down by the Bureau of Prisons, will be followed by 8 years of supervised release. The government presented evidence at the sentencing hearing that on…
South Amboy Bookkeeper Gets Six Years for $1.7M Fraud
Newark, N.J. – A ruthless scheme masterminded by a South Amboy bookkeeper has landed her behind bars for 72 months. Tammy L. Martinez, 49, was sentenced today for orchestrating a $1.7 million bank fraud scheme that spanned over five years. The fraudulent activities were carried out while serving as an office manager and bookkeeper for…
MS-13 Hitman Gets 51 Years for Murder & Robberies
GREENBELT, MD – Luis Antonio Cruz-Hernandez, a/k/a “Paniquiado,” 27, of Silver Spring, Maryland, will spend the next 51 years of his life in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm handed down the sentence today for his central role in a chilling murder-for-hire plot and a subsequent spree of armed robberies. Following his prison…
MS-13 Hitman Gets 51 Years for Murder, Robberies
GREENBELT, MD – Luis Antonio Cruz-Hernandez, a 27-year-old member of the notorious MS-13 gang, will spend the next 51 years in federal prison following a sentencing handed down by U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm. Cruz-Hernandez, also known as “Paniquiado,” received the lengthy sentence for his pivotal role in a calculated murder-for-hire and a string…
Temple Hills Woman Gets Probation for Bribery of MPD Clerk
Washington – A Maryland woman has been sentenced to five years of probation, including six months of home confinement, after admitting she paid more than $6,500 in bribes to a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) employee. Michelle Cage, 46, of Temple Hills, Md., pleaded guilty in November 2020 for her role in the bribery scheme. Cage…
Bender Sentenced for Stolen Goods Sale and Tax Fraud
Baltimore, Maryland – In a stunning blow to the cybercrime world, U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake has sentenced James Bender, 36, of Baltimore, to one year and one day in federal prison for his role in a massive conspiracy to sell stolen goods and commit tax fraud. The sentence was handed down by United…
Baltimore’s James Bender Sentenced for Stolen Goods and Tax Fraud
Baltimore, Maryland – In a stunning blow to the local criminal underworld, James Bender, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake to one year and one day in federal prison, followed by six months of home detention and three years of supervised release for his involvement in a massive stolen goods and…
Ruiz Gets 40 Years for Sick Online Exploitation
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Andres Camilo Ruiz, 31, of Miramar, Florida, will spend the next four decades behind bars after a federal judge slammed him with a 40-year prison sentence for a depraved online scheme to produce and distribute child pornography. Ruiz, sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman, will also face lifetime supervised…
