Tag: April 2017
Drug Kingpin Luis Briseño-Lopez’s Empire Busted in New Mexico
New Mexico’s gritty streets have been dealt a major blow as federal agents targeted the drug trafficking empire of Luis Angel Briseño-Lopez, 30. The DEA-led investigation resulted in charges against twenty-eight alleged members of the Mexican drug trafficking organization (DTO), including Briseño-Lopez. Over the course of a 16-month probe, authorities seized an alarming 30 kilograms…
Trenton Heroin Dealer ‘BG’ Admits Guilt
TRENTON, N.J. – Another cog in Trenton’s heroin machine has cracked. Bernadino Guervil, 29, known on the streets as “BG,” admitted today to his role in a drug trafficking organization responsible for flooding the city and surrounding areas with heroin. The admission comes as the feds continue to dismantle the ‘Abdullah DTO,’ a ruthless crew…
Birmingham Man Indicted in Tuscaloosa Gun Store Heist
BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury has delivered a tough blow to Tuscaloosa’s criminal underworld by indicting 23-year-old Martaves Labron Brown, known as ‘Moo Moo,’ for the July 2016 burglary of the Guns & Ammo store in Tuscaloosa. The alleged heist netted over 40 stolen firearms and has Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and…
Holovacko Pilfered Pension, Now Faces Decades Behind Bars
TRENTON, N.J. – Jesse Holovacko, 39, of Sayreville, New Jersey, isn’t just a former financial advisor anymore. He’s a convicted thief. A federal jury slammed Holovacko with guilty verdicts today on all counts related to the systematic looting of a former factory worker’s life savings. The victim, a hardworking man nearing retirement, trusted Holovacko with…
Omaha Man Kayne Farquharson Sentenced for Fake Passport Fraud
Omaha’s Kayne Farquharson is staring down a 21-month federal prison term after duping authorities with a phony passport. The 32-year-old was sentenced on April 21, 2017, by Judge John M. Gerrard, who also ordered three years of supervised release and restitution of $18,809.00 for fraudulent credit obtained under a false identity. Farquharson, who posed as…
Glen Burnie Shop Owner Gets 2.5 Years for SNAP Fraud
GLEN BURNIE, MD – Shaheen Tasewar Hussain, 61, of Columbia, Maryland, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced to 30 months for running a brazen food stamp fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett handed down the sentence on April 27, 2017, along with a three-year supervised release and a hefty $778,183.00 restitution…
Indiana Mother and Son Hit with Fraudulent Tax Charge
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Tracie Lynne Ellis and her son, Terrell Sir William Franklin, have been hit with a federal indictment in Indiana, charging them with conspiracy to defraud the United States through fraudulent tax refunds. The mother-son duo is accused of filing false claims with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under the guise of two…
Heroin Killed a York Man: Lattimore Gets 29 Years
HARRISBURG, PA – Dameon Lattimore, 40, of New York, will spend the next 29 years behind bars after being sentenced today for supplying the heroin and crack cocaine that claimed the life of a man in York City. U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, handed down the lengthy sentence, a stark warning in…
Palmer Couple Doomed by Drug Dealing Conviction
Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder dropped the hammer on a Palmer couple yesterday, announcing prison sentences for their role in a vast conspiracy to traffic drugs from outside Alaska into the Mat-Su Valley. Tod James Rodolph, 41, and Jessica Elizabeth Hopkins, 36, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason. Rodolph will serve 12…
Hazelton Guard Cody Layman Busted in Pot Smuggling
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – The walls haven’t kept everything out of USP Hazelton. Cody Tyler Layman, a former Bureau of Prisons employee, confessed today to doing just the opposite – smuggling marijuana in. The 32-year-old Terra Alta, West Virginia resident pled guilty to one count of “Introduction of a Prohibited Object – Marijuana,” bringing another…
