Tag: 2021
Jackson Felon Hartley Caged for Ammo Possession
MOBILE, AL – Matthew Shannon Hartley, 39, of Jackson, Alabama, is trading his freedom for a federal prison cell after being sentenced to 27 months behind bars for illegally possessing ammunition. The conviction underscores the ongoing federal crackdown on convicted felons attempting to arm themselves, a practice that routinely fuels further criminal activity. The bust…
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge
Martinsburg, West Virginia – In a stunning admission, 23-year-old Todd Dwayne Mills, Jr. from Hagerstown, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to a serious firearms charge. Mills confessed to providing false statements on forms while attempting to purchase two 9mm pistols in Berkeley County in March 2021. The deceitful act led to his arrest and subsequent court…
Prison Fraudster Swindles $3M in Heavy Equipment
Behind Bars, Still a Thief: Georgia Inmate Sentenced for $3 Million Fraud ROME, Ga. – Damon Thomas Young, also known as Morgan Sylvia, is facing more time behind bars after a federal court sentenced him for orchestrating a brazen multi-million dollar fraud scheme… from within a Georgia state prison. The 43-year-old inmate swindled heavy equipment…
Valley Bank Execs Guilty of $4.5M SBA Fraud
Four former Valley Bank and Vital Financial Services executives have pleaded guilty to a massive $4.5 million Small Business Administration (SBA) fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Michael Slater, 65, Larry Henson, 70, Andrew Erpelding, 43, and Susan McLaughlin, 68, are accused of conspiring to defraud the SBA by securing loan guarantees…
Baytown Predator Sentenced to 60 Years for Child Pornography
HOUSTON – In a chilling display of justice, Andrew Blake Delacruz, a 30-year-old Baytown resident, has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for his sickening exploitation of children. This decision, announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery, marks the culmination of a harrowing investigation into Delacruz’s despicable activities. On May 6th, Delacruz…
Guth Sentenced for Theft
Fredrick L. Guth, Jr., a 67-year-old man from Brewerton, New York, has been sentenced to three years of probation for stealing government property. The sentence comes after Guth pleaded guilty to receiving Social Security retirement benefits under someone else’s name. According to the announcement made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and John F.…
Micah Goodale: 3 Years for Digital Revenge
HONOLULU, HI – Micah Austin Goodale, 27, of Queen Creek, Arizona, will spend the next three years behind bars after being sentenced today for a particularly vicious act of cyberstalking. Chief U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright handed down the 36-month sentence, followed by three years of supervised release, for Goodale’s relentless harassment of a…
Micah Goodale Sentenced to Three Years for Cyberstalking
HONOLULU – In a landmark ruling, Micah Austin Goodale, 27, from Queen Creek, Arizona, was today sentenced to three years in federal prison for his monstrous act of cyberstalking and revenge porn. The sentence, handed down by Chief U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright, also mandates three years of supervised release following his imprisonment. Goodale’s…
Pequot Lakes Man Admits to Gun, Meth Stash
Pequot Lakes Man Admits to Gun, Meth Stash ST. PAUL, Minn. – Nicholas Ronald Wynn, 35, of Pequot Lakes, traded a trial for a guilty plea today, admitting to a cache of illegal firearms, ammunition, and a substantial quantity of methamphetamine. The confession came on the eve of a scheduled trial, closing the door on…
Tashawn Spencer Guilty
Tashawn Spencer, of Maryland, has pleaded guilty to the theft of government money, a crime that could land her in prison for up to 10 years. According to court documents, Spencer, a former employee of the United States Department of Treasury Bureau of Fiscal Service in Parkersburg, misused her government-issued purchase cards to illegally convert…
