Tag: 2021
Hartford’s ‘Hollywood’ Sentenced to Over Six Years for Narcotics and Gun Possession
GRIMY NEWS FLASH: The DEA has made a major bust in Hartford, Connecticut, sentencing Jonathan Contrera, also known as ‘Hollywood’, to over six years in federal prison. The hard-hitting drug trafficker was caught with a cache of drugs and firearms. According to Acting United States Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Contrera’s sentence includes 78 months of…
Georgia Man Busted for Port of Albany Deception
Georgia Man Busted for Port of Albany Deception ALBANY, NEW YORK – Andrew Avila, 45, of Acworth, Georgia, is facing jail time after a jury found him guilty of entering a highly secured area under false pretenses. The conviction, announced by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and U.S. Department of Energy Inspector General Teri…
Ex-Coach Steve Waithe Faces Extortion Charges
Steve Waithe, 28, a former college track and field coach, has been indicted on federal charges of wire fraud, cyberstalking, conspiracy to commit computer fraud, and computer fraud aiding and abetting. According to the Department of Justice, Waithe used more than a dozen fake social media and email accounts to dupe women into sending him…
East Sparta’s Jamie Casey Gets Three Days for $100K Social Security Fraud
East Sparta, OH – Jamie L. Casey, a 34-year-old resident of East Sparta, Ohio, has been handed down a severe justice for her audacious scheme to siphon off $100,000 from the Social Security Administration. In a scathing sentence announced by U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan, Judge J. Philip Calabrese ordered Casey to serve three days…
Minga Gets 6.5 Years for $16M Medicare Scam
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Phillip Minga, 56, of Amory, Mississippi, is headed to federal prison after a federal judge slammed him with a 78-month sentence today for a brazen healthcare fraud scheme. Minga orchestrated a years-long conspiracy to bilk Medicare out of over $16 million, despite being explicitly barred from participating in the program. U.S. Attorney…
East Bay Tax Prep Biz Owner Traci Austin Charged with Fraudulent Returns
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Federal authorities have hit Traci Austin, 44, owner of East Bay’s Emeryville Tax Services (ETS), with serious charges for orchestrating a fraudulent tax return scheme that bilked the U.S. government out of over $697,000. A federal criminal complaint unsealed today names Austin for aiding and assisting in the preparation of at least…
Indy Man Gets 60 Years for Child Sex Abuse Images
INDIANAPOLIS – In a chilling case of child exploitation, Donald Robert Richards, III, 32, has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for sexually abusing two young girls under his care and distributing images of the abuse online. Richards was caught after communicating with an undercover agent in an online chatroom, where he uploaded…
Proud Boy Cuney Gets 87 Months for ‘Ghost Gun’ Arsenal
Proud Boy Cuney Gets 87 Months for ‘Ghost Gun’ Arsenal ALBANY, NY – Jonathan M. Cuney, 38, a part-time resident of East Greenbush, New York, is headed back to prison for a long stretch. Today, he received an 87-month sentence, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for a sprawling firearms case involving illegal “ghost…
Ex-Biopharma CFO & Head of Comm. Face Insider Trading Charges
Newark, N.J. – Usama Malik, 47, and Lauren S. Wood, 33, both of Washington, D.C., have been charged with securities fraud for their alleged roles in an insider trading scheme involving a $21 billion biopharmaceutical company. The duo was nabbed on Dec. 1, 2021, following an investigation that linked them to the illegal sharing of…
Billions Recovered from Medicare Fraud in 2021
Government watchdogs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), have scored a major victory against Medicare fraud, with taxpayers set to recoup nearly $4 billion. The HHS-OIG’s Fall 2021 Semiannual Report reveals that their relentless pursuit of waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare system has yielded substantial…
