Tag: December 2016
Lance Bradley Williams Sentenced in Child Sex Trafficking Case
A Fort Smith man has been slammed with a decade behind bars for his role in the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, court records reveal. Lance Bradley Williams, aka ‘Crush,’ aka ‘Lil’ Crush,’ age 24, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release and ordered to pay…
Inmate Joseph Edwards Indicted for Possessing Shank at USP Allenwood
Joseph Edwards, 35, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, was indicted on December 20, 2016, for possession of a dangerous weapon inside the federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The charge stems from an August 2016 incident when corrections officers found Edwards in…
Wilkes-Barre Man Indicted in Cyberattack Scheme
Justin Bodnar, a 27-year-old from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, is facing federal charges after a grand jury indictment tied him to a series of computer hacking incidents spanning 2012 and 2013. The 12-count indictment, returned on December 20, 2016, accuses Bodnar of unauthorized access to protected computers and intentionally damaging systems belonging to his former employer. According…
Adam Longoria Gets 15 Years for Gun Possession
Adam Longoria, 30, of Wimauma, is headed back to federal prison for 15 years after being caught selling an AR-15 style rifle while armed with a criminal record and ties to the Westside Bloods street gang. U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore handed down the sentence after Longoria pleaded guilty on September 28, 2016, to…
Seven Manchester Dealers Indicted in Fentanyl, Cocaine Ring
Seven defendants are facing federal drug charges after a sweeping takedown targeting a Manchester, New Hampshire-based trafficking network. The indictments, unsealed Monday, December 19, allege a coordinated operation distributing cocaine, cocaine base, fentanyl, and heroin across the city. All seven were arrested and arraigned in federal court, with trials set for February 2017. Elizabeth Salinas…
UH Prof Omar Al Nasser Cops to $200K Drug Cash Scheme
HOUSTON — A University of Houston finance professor used his academic expertise to launder more than $200,000 in drug money tied to one of the largest synthetic cannabinoid trafficking operations ever uncovered in Texas. Omar Al Nasser, 37, of Sugar Land, pleaded guilty Friday to aiding and abetting an unlicensed money transmitting business, admitting he…
Kristopher Johnson Convicted of Child Pornography Crimes
Former Gonzales District Fire Chief KRISTOPHER JOHNSON, age 36, of Gonzales, Louisiana, has been convicted of distributing and possessing child pornography, marking a shocking fall from public trust. JOHNSON pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court earlier today to four counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession, admitting to a pattern of…
Modesto Man Pleads Guilty in $870K Wine Heist Conspiracy
Davis Kiryakoz, 44, of Modesto, California, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to transport stolen goods, admitting his role in a high-stakes wine heist ring that ripped off over $870,000 in premium vintages from elite Northern California restaurants and wine shops. The plea, entered before U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman in San Jose, exposes a…
LLNL Scientist Gets 18 Months for Quantum Computing Fraud
OAKLAND, CA – A once-respected scientist traded integrity for deceit, landing himself an 18-month federal prison sentence. S. Darin Kinion, Ph.D., 44, of Lafayette, California, was sentenced today for systematically defrauding the United States government with fabricated data related to a cutting-edge quantum computing research program. The scheme, years in the making, cost taxpayers over…
‘TA’ and ‘Delly Dell’ Plead Guilty to YGz Murders
In a brutal admission of street justice turned fatal, Terrance Williams, a/k/a “TA,” and Wendell Belle, a/k/a “Delly Dell,” pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to multiple acts of violence, including two murders committed as members of the violent “Young Gunnaz” street gang—commonly known as YGz. The pleas, entered before U.S. District Judge Valerie E.…
