Tag: April 2017
Brian Deshon Miller, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Alabama 2017
GREATER BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Brian Deshon Miller has been handed a 120-month sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in the Southern District of Alabama. The acting U.S. Attorney Steve Butler announced the sentence today, noting that Miller’s guilty plea was entered in January 2017. Miller’s criminal activities spanned…
Bryan Wayne Edwards, Methamphetamine Distribution, Texas 2023
DALLAS – Bryan Wayne Edwards, 35, of Greenville, Texas, is headed to federal prison for a decade. U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade handed down the 120-month sentence yesterday following Edwards’ guilty plea last November to his involvement in a significant methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, according to U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.…
Lewis Charles Landreth, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, South Carolina 2024
GRIMY TIMES — In a chilling development out of Greenville, SC, 32-year-old Lewis Charles Landreth has entered a guilty plea in federal court for being a felon in possession of a firearm. This disturbing case took a dark turn when Landreth was apprehended with a loaded Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol in his motel room,…
Karry Max Taylor III, Hoax Bomb Threat, South Carolina 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – A Columbia man with a disturbing motive was sentenced today for terrorizing the city with a fabricated bomb threat. Karry Max Taylor, III, age 21, will spend 12 months and 1 day behind bars after pleading guilty to violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 1038(a), relating to hoax bomb threats. Senior…
Nicolae Sarbu, Bank Fraud and Identity Theft, New York 2017
GRIMY NEWS – In a stunning plea deal, Romanian woman Marinela Unguru-Ducila has admitted her guilt in a massive ATM skimming fraud scheme that bilked Bank of America out of $183,120.54. Unguru-Ducila, who stood by husband Nicolae Sarbu as he installed and removed skimmers at numerous ATMs across the Buffalo and Rochester areas, Pennsylvania, and…
Ian D Goolsby, Heroin Trafficking, New York 2015
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Ian D. Goolsby, 40, of Rochester, is headed to federal prison for a quarter-century after a jury found him guilty of a litany of drug and weapons charges. U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa handed down the 25-year sentence today, bringing an end to a case that exposed a dangerous player in…
Folarin H. Alabi, Marriage Fraud, Texas 2023
HOUSTON – Three Houston residents, Folarin H. Alabi, 35, Justice Daniel, 41, and Letrishia Andrews, 37, have been found guilty after a five-day jury trial for conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, aiding/abetting marriage fraud, theft of government funds, and false statements. The defendants were part of a scheme involving Nigerian nationals and U.S. citizens. Alabi,…
Angel Pineda, Attempted Murder, Massachusetts 2024
BOSTON – A foot soldier in the brutal MS-13 gang, Angel Pineda, a/k/a “Bravo,” 21, has confessed to his role in a savage attempted murder and a wider racketeering conspiracy. Pineda, a Honduran national residing in Revere, pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity…
Hazrat Khalid Khan, Visa Fraud, Massachusetts 2024
BOSTON — In a stunning reversal of fortune, Hazrat Khalid Khan, the 57-year-old owner of several Boston-area fried chicken takeout joints, pleaded guilty today to a litany of financial and immigration fraud. Khan stood before U.S. District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel, accepting responsibility for orchestrating a complex scheme that siphoned off millions from the…
Sezayir Bulamun, Cocaine Trafficking, New Jersey 2024
CAMDEN, N.J. – A brazen attempt to funnel 100 kilograms of cocaine from the American heartland to Canadian streets ended with a guilty plea today. Sezayir Bulamun, 48, of Hemmingford, Canada, finally admitted his central role in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy, according to Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick. Bulamun stood before U.S. District…
