Tag: April 2024
Justin Randall Gering, Arson, Michigan 2022
Convicted: Justin Randall Gering, 30, of Fairland, and Tyler Levi Tavis, 23, of Miami, were handed down 60 months in prison for their roles in setting an inmate on fire in the Ottawa County Jail. The heinous act occurred in December 2022, when Gering and Tavis, while inmates at the Ottawa County Jail, wrapped a…
Roger Keith Ver, Tax and Mail Fraud, California 2024
LOS ANGELES – Roger Keith Ver, a 45-year-old former California resident and self-proclaimed ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ has been indicted on eight felony counts, including tax fraud and mail fraud, in connection with a scheme that allegedly caused a $48 million loss to the IRS. Ver, who was arrested over the weekend in Spain, is accused of…
Kalien Frazier, Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, California 2023
A California bank insider has been caught selling customer info to scammers, putting hundreds of people’s bank accounts at risk. Kalien Frazier, 29, of Oakland, California, was charged with six counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for his role in a bank insider scheme. According to the indictment, Frazier used…
Kalien Frazier, Wire Fraud, Pennsylvania 2024
PHILADELPHIA – A shocking tale of deceit and greed has unfolded in the city of brotherly love as a former bank employee has been charged with stealing and selling customer account and identity information for a hefty profit. Kalien Frazier, 29, of Oakland, California, has been slapped with six counts of wire fraud and one…
Mackenzie Ann Meggison, Bank Embezzlement, Iowa 2020
Council Bluffs, IA – A convicted bank embezzler will spend the next six months behind bars for dipping into company funds, Grimy Times has learned. Mackenzie Ann Meggison, 37, a mortgage loan officer at Malvern Bank, abused her position to carry out 57 unauthorized transactions on four separate accounts belonging to the Malvern Area Betterment…
Efe Egbowawa, $5M Romance Scam, Tennessee 2024
MEMPHIS, TN – Efe Egbowawa, a 40-year-old Nigerian citizen, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a massive romance and investment scam that bilked victims out of millions of dollars. Egbowawa, who resides in Georgia, was convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of a scheme that…
Efe Egbowawa, Money Laundering, Tennessee 2021
A Nigerian citizen has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy that perpetuated a series of romance and investment scams against victims across the United States, including in Western Tennessee. Efe Egbowawa, 40, was convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of a scheme that used…
Donnovan Orville Horton, Methamphetamine Distribution, Montana 2022
GREAT FALLS, MT – Donnovan Orville Horton, 52, of Vaughn, Montana, is headed to federal prison after admitting to running a meth distribution operation out of his home – a location disturbingly close to an elementary school. Horton received a sentence of three years and eight months today, followed by three years of supervised release,…
Donnovan Orville Horton, Meth Distribution, Montana 2024
GREAT FALLS — Donnovan Orville Horton, a 52-year-old Vaughn man, has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for distributing methamphetamine from his home near an elementary school, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Horton pleaded guilty in January to possession with intent to distribute meth and to being a drug user in…
Jasmine Williams, FEMA Disaster Benefits Fraud, Maryland 2023
A Montgomery County woman is facing a whopping 960 years behind bars for allegedly swindling FEMA out of over $1.5 million in Hurricane Ida disaster benefits. Jasmine Williams, 33, of Montgomery County, was charged with one count of fraud related to a major disaster declaration, 24 counts of wire fraud, and seven counts of mail…
