Tag: December 2016
Tampa Felon Washington Gets 15 Years for Gun Possession
TAMPA, FL – Timothy Dale Washington, II, 33, of Tampa, is heading to federal prison for 15 years after a federal judge slammed him for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew delivered the sentence today, along with an order for Washington to forfeit the weapon used in the commission…
Five Sentenced in Rosebud DaVita Dialysis Burglary Case
Five defendants copped to breaking into the DaVita Dialysis Center in Rosebud, South Dakota, in January 2016, smashing windows and stealing cherished donated items — star quilts and dream catchers — from a place meant for healing. The burglaries weren’t just theft; they were a violation of a community sanctuary, leaving patients and staff shaken.…
Armed Bank Robber Robert Mark Baron Gets 155 Months
TUCSON, Ariz. — A fake Uzi, a panicked teller, and a quick getaway didn’t save Robert Mark Baron, 54, from federal prison. On Dec. 19, 2016, Baron was sentenced to 155 months behind bars after pleading guilty to the armed robbery of a Bank of America branch in Tucson. The heist, carried out with a…
Chauncey Lenard Davis Sentenced in Roanoke Heroin, Gun Case
Chauncey Lenard Davis, 39, of Roanoke, Virginia, is headed to federal prison for 100 months after pleading guilty to distributing heroin and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The sentence, handed down today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, marks the end of a probe targeting one of the…
Ex-DEA Officer Hector Mendez Gets 25 Years for Cocaine Theft
McALLEN, Texas — A badge didn’t protect Hector Mendez, 46, of San Juan, from a 300-month federal prison sentence — it helped put him behind bars. The former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force officer and Mission Police Department investigator was sentenced today on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession…
Maryland DOJ Drops Reentry Lifeline for Ex-Cons
Baltimore, MD — The Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office has dropped a first-of-its-kind reentry weapon in the war against repeat crime: a comprehensive, statewide directory of over 1,350 services aimed at keeping recently released inmates out of lockup and off the streets for good. Announced today by U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein, the Maryland Reentry Resource…
Odebrecht & Braskem: $3.5B Bribery Scheme Unravels
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A billion-dollar rot at the heart of two Brazilian powerhouses has finally surfaced. Odebrecht S.A., a global construction conglomerate, and Braskem S.A., a Brazilian petrochemical company, today admitted to a decade-spanning bribery scheme that saw nearly $1 billion funneled to government officials across the globe. The companies pleaded guilty and agreed to…
Kenneth Chatman, 5 Others Charged in Sober Home Fraud Scheme
Five owners, doctors, and an employee of Florida sober homes and addiction treatment centers have been charged in a sprawling health care fraud scheme that exploited vulnerable addicts and defrauded insurance programs of millions. At the center of the operation: Kenneth Chatman, 46, of Boynton Beach, who allegedly orchestrated a network of fake recovery facilities…
Reginald Jesse Hawley Sentenced in Anchorage Explosives Case
A 39-year-old Anchorage man has been locked up for dealing in deadly materials. Reginald Jesse Hawley was sentenced to 17 months in federal prison for illegally possessing and selling explosives, a crime that could have sparked mass destruction in the heart of Alaska’s largest city. On June 7, 2016, Hawley moved 4 one-pound bricks of…
Arthur Penn Sentenced to 4 Years in Tax Fraud Scheme
Arthur Leyon Penn, 39, of Monroeville, Alabama, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for orchestrating a sprawling tax fraud operation that ripped off the U.S. Treasury and betrayed the trust of hundreds of unwitting clients. Senior U.S. District Judge Callie V. S. Granade handed down the sentence after Penn pleaded guilty to two…
