Tag: December 2016
Rodriguez-Rivera, Methamphetamine Distribution, Kansas 2013
A massive methamphetamine conspiracy has been uncovered in the Kansas City area, with 10 residents indicted for their roles in distributing at least 100 pounds of the illicit substance. The indictment, which was unsealed following the arrests and initial court appearances of several defendants, alleges that the conspiracy took place from January 1, 2013, to…
Jacob Charles Travis, Counterfeit TWIC Card Scheme, TX 2024
Jacob Charles Travis, a 32-year-old man from Pearland, Texas, pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to infiltrate a heavily secured Westlake petrochemical plant using a counterfeit Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC card). The brazen scheme, aimed at gaining unauthorized access to perform contract work, unraveled within days as security personnel grew suspicious and law enforcement moved…
Theodore Cooke, Molotov Cocktail Attack, IA 2016
DAVENPORT, IA – A Davenport man is headed to federal prison for five years after admitting to possessing and using a Molotov cocktail. Theodore Cooke, 48, was sentenced on December 14, 2016, by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 60 months behind bars for Felon in Possession of an Unregistered Firearm,…
Chad Allen Moens, Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy, IA 2023
DAVENPORT, IA – The grimy streets of Davenport saw justice served as Chad Allen Moens, a 43-year-old local, was handed down a 90-month sentence by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. The United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel announced the sentence on December 14,…
Audra Sue Rowson, Methamphetamine Distribution, IA 2016
Davenport woman Audra Sue Rowson, 43, was hit with a 50-month federal prison sentence on December 14, 2016, for her role in a years-long methamphetamine distribution ring. The conviction, handed down by Chief U.S. District Judge John A. Jarvey, marks the end of a two-year trafficking spree that poisoned the streets of Scott County. Rowson…
Hari Karne, Visa Document Fabrication, Texas 2023
Hari Karne, 32, of Hyderabad, India, admitted today to orchestrating a scheme to defraud federal immigration authorities by fabricating payroll records and submitting false documents to maintain foreign workers’ H-1B visas. The U.S. immigration manager for SCM Private Limited — which had ties to SCM Data Inc. and MMC Systems Inc. — pleaded guilty to…
Jonathen Ray Howerton, Enticing a Minor, KY 2015
Jonathen Ray Howerton, a 25-year-old man from Bullitt County, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity, marking the end of a digital manhunt that led straight to a Jefferson County movie theater parking lot. On December 15, 2015, Howerton entered his plea before U.S. District Judge David J. Hale in…
Bogdan Nicolescu, Cyber Fraud Conspiracy, Ohio 2023
Three Romanian nationals—Bogdan Nicolescu, 34, Tiberiu Danet, 31, and Radu Miclaus, 34—are facing a 21-count federal indictment for orchestrating a sprawling cyber fraud conspiracy that infected over 60,000 computers, unleashed 11 million malicious emails, and stole at least $4 million from American victims. The indictment, unsealed in the Northern District of Ohio, marks the culmination…
Peggy Ann Fulford, Wire Fraud, TX 2024
HOUSTON — A self-styled financial guru known by a web of aliases is behind bars, accused of siphoning millions from professional athletes through a sprawling fraud scheme. Peggy Ann Fulford, 58, formerly of Houston and now living in New Orleans, was arrested today and charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property,…
Wilbert Clark, Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy, LA 2024
WILBERT CLARK, the 30-year-old kingpin of a New Orleans-based heroin trafficking operation, was handed a 30-month sentence by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier on Thursday after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges. The judge also ordered Clark to serve an additional six years of supervised release following his prison term. Clark’s conviction stems from his…
