Tag: 2024
Kulzer Gets 19+ Years for Exploiting Kids Online
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Shawn Norbert Kulzer, 32, of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, will spend the next 235 months – more than 19 years – behind bars for preying on children online. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Nancy E. Brasel, follows Kulzer’s guilty plea to one count of production and attempted production of child…
Birmingham Builder Cecil Sanford Hit With $1.2M Fraud Sentence
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The grim tale of a builder’s deceit has reached its chilling conclusion as Cecil Wayne Sanford, 58, of Birmingham, Alabama, has been sentenced to 58 months in prison for his $1.2 million-dollar home building fraud. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent Carlton L. Peeples announced the justice served on…
Trussville Man Gets 56 Months for $5.3M Healthcare Fraud
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Trussville man John Alan Robson has been sentenced to 56 months in prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar healthcare fraud conspiracy. Robson, 41, was also ordered to pay $1.1 million in forfeiture and nearly $5.3 million in restitution. He pleaded guilty to health care fraud conspiracy related to his work with…
Moberly Man Thorp Faces Time After 19-Hour Standoff
ST. LOUIS – A 19-hour siege in Randolph County ended with an arrest, and now, a conviction. Stephen J. Thorp, 62, of Moberly, Missouri, was found guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a charge stemming from a standoff with federal and local law enforcement in April…
KY U.S. Attorney Urges Firearm Safe Storage Amid Rise in Accidents
LOUISVILLE, KY – The Western District of Kentucky’s U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett is sounding the alarm on safe firearm storage, emphasizing its vital role in preventing gun accidents and thefts. “Safe storage saves lives by keeping guns out of the hands of children and dangerous individuals,” Bennett stated. In a report highlighting the issue,…
Gun-Toting Felon Gupton Gets 7 Years
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Another thug off the streets. Peter Lewis Gupton, 41, of Birmingham, is headed to federal prison for seven years – 84 months, to be exact – after pleading guilty to being a convicted felon illegally possessing a firearm. The sentence was handed down by Chief U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor,…
Boston Felon Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl, Gun Charges
BOSTON – Francisco Gabriel Diaz, a 32-year-old repeat felon from Boston, has pleaded guilty in federal court to serious drug and firearms offenses. Diaz admitted to possessing over 40 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. Sentencing is set for October 10, 2024. The search that…
Smalls Sentenced
A former Boston Police officer has been sentenced in connection with an investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s evidence warehouse. Craig Smalls, 58, of Roxbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to two years’ probation. Smalls was also ordered to pay a $16,000 fine as well as $16,252…
Swansea Cash Courier Robbery: Three Men Indicted
BOSTON – In a grim tale of criminal daring, three men have been indicted for the February 2024 armed robbery of a cash courier in Swansea, Mass. Steven Madison, 38, Christopher White, 37, and Quentin McDonald, 25, each face multiple charges including Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy, and arson. The trio allegedly executed their heist with…
Gonzalez Gunned Down by Federal Charges After St. Pete Shooting
TAMPA, FL – A St. Petersburg man is facing a potential 15-year federal prison sentence after admitting to illegally possessing a firearm connected to a New Year’s Day shooting. United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today that Daniel Gonzalez, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a…
