Tag: 2021
Pembroke Pines Woman Nabbed in $3.3M PPP Scam
Pembroke Pines Woman Nabbed in $3.3M PPP Scam FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale delivered a guilty verdict to 32-year-old Keyaira Bostic of Pembroke Pines, Florida, on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud. Bostic was found to have orchestrated a brazen scheme to fraudulently obtain a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan,…
Keyaira Bostic Convicted of $84,515 PPP Fraud
Miami, Florida – In a stunning turn of events, a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale has convicted Keyaira Bostic, 32, of Pembroke Pines, for her role in a massive COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. Bostic, who fraudulently obtained $84,515 through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act, was found guilty of conspiracy and wire…
Aryan Brotherhood Member Admits to Racketeering & Kidnapping
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Charles M. McCully, 44, a member of the notoriously violent Universal Aryan Brotherhood (UAB), admitted in federal court Tuesday to his role in a sprawling racketeering conspiracy and a particularly brutal kidnapping. The guilty plea brings a measure of accountability for a gang that has terrorized Oklahoma for decades, but the…
Aryan Brotherhood Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering & Kidnapping in Oklahoma
Charles M. McCully, a member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood (UAB), pleaded guilty on Tuesday for his involvement in a racketeering enterprise and kidnapping, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The UAB, a ‘whites only’ prison-based gang operating within Oklahoma’s correctional facilities, has been implicated in numerous criminal activities, including murder, witness intimidation, and…
KC Man Charles Sheppard Sentenced to 17 Years for Child Porn
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In a chilling case of child exploitation, Charles Ray Sheppard, 33, from Kansas City, Missouri, has been sentenced to 17 years and six months in federal prison without parole for soliciting and receiving images and videos of child pornography online. On July 8, 2021, the court heard Sheppard’s guilty plea on…
Benally Sentenced to 11 Years for DUI Manslaughter
PHOENIX, Ariz. – In a grim reminder of the dangers of drunk driving, Jarred Darnell Benally, 24, of Red Mesa, Arizona, has been sentenced to 132 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa following Benally’s guilty plea on two counts of involuntary manslaughter. The…
Montalbano’s Million-Dollar Fraud: Boats, Ferraris & Lies
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Christopher A. Montalbano, 38, of Vestavia Hills, traded in honesty for high-end living, pleading guilty today to a complex bank fraud and money laundering scheme that spanned five years. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr. announced the guilty plea, revealing a systematic deception designed…
Gulfport Man Sentenced for Smuggling Cigarettes
Gulfport, Miss. — The grim streets of Gulfport witnessed a justice served as Sadeq Saif Farea was sentenced to three years’ probation for his brazen smuggling scheme involving contraband cigarettes. Farea, 43, was caught red-handed purchasing 42,000 cigarettes and 36,000 cigarillos without paying the necessary state cigarette taxes in Mississippi. The goods were deemed contraband,…
Destrehan Man Admits to $3M Bank & Laundry Scheme
NEW ORLEANS – A brazen scheme to defraud lenders out of millions of dollars has landed a Destrehan man in federal court. DUANE A. DUFRENE, 54, pleaded guilty on November 24, 2021, to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of money laundering before U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo,…
Destrehan Man Pleads Guilty to $3M Bank Fraud Scheme
New Orleans – The grimy streets of New Orleans echo with the news that Duane A. DUFRENE, 54, from Destrehan, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering before U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo. The charges come as a result of DUFRENE’s alleged role in a sophisticated scheme…
