Tag: 2021
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…
Dundalk ID Thief Gets 2+ Years Federal Time
Dundalk Man Sentenced to Over Two Years for Identity Theft Ring BALTIMORE, MD – Orvil Perez-Jimenez, 34, of Dundalk, Maryland, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced to two years and four months, followed by three years of supervised release. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander, stems from charges…
Akron Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years for Fentanyl Overdose Death
AKRON, OHIO – In a chilling case of deadly dealing, Jurmaine A. Jeffries, 32, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced on Nov. 30, 2021, by Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr., to serve a mandatory minimum of 20 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose. Jeffries was convicted following a two-week trial…
Akron Drug Kingpin Gets 20 Years for Fentanyl-Spurred Overdose
Grimy News Alert: Akron’s Jurmaine A. Jeffries, 32, is locked up for two decades after selling deadly fentanyl that took a life. In a chilling turn of events, U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced on November 30th that Jeffries was sentenced to 20 years in the clink by Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr. The judge’s gavel…
Moorefield Woman Pleads Guilty to Meth Distribution Charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – In a gritty turn of events, Barbara Ann Thomas, 49, from Moorefield, West Virginia, has found herself at the center of a drug trafficking storm after pleading guilty to one count of ‘Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine’. The United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced the charges, which stem…
Haiti Official Nabbed: $156K DoD Scam Lands Him in Federal Prison
CHARLESTON, SC – Roudy Pierre-Louis, 49, a Haitian national and former State Department employee, is trading embassy life for a federal cell after being sentenced for a brazen wire fraud scheme that siphoned over $156,000 from the Department of Defense. Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced the sentence today, bringing a close to…
