Tag: December 2016
Clarksburg Woman Pleads Guilty to Gun Lie
Hannah Marie Elwell, 26, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, pled guilty today to lying on federal paperwork to buy a firearm — a move law enforcement is calling a dangerous breach of the nation’s gun control system. Elwell admitted in U.S. District Court to making a false statement during the purchase of a .40 caliber pistol,…
Medrick Accused of $2M Catholic Charities Heist
North Royalton Woman Charged in $2 Million Catholic Charities Scheme CLEVELAND, OH – Michelle Medrick, 58, of North Royalton, is facing federal charges after allegedly pilfering approximately $2 million from Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Cleveland. The scheme, spanning roughly eight years, involved falsifying records and diverting funds for personal use, according to a…
Army Colonel Robert J. Rice Sentenced to 12 Years for Child Porn Distribution
HARRISBURG — A high-ranking U.S. Army officer has been slammed with a 12-year federal prison sentence for trafficking in child pornography across the internet. Colonel Robert J. Rice, 58, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, marking a dramatic fall from grace…
David Blaine Welliver Sentenced in $1.7M Fraud Scheme
David Blaine Welliver, 56, of Buffalo, Minn., is going to prison for five years after admitting to one count of securities fraud in a brazen scheme that stripped investors of $1.725 million. Welliver, the CEO and CIO of Dblaine Capital, LLC, pleaded guilty on July 13, 2016, and was sentenced today before Senior U.S. District…
Lewiston Man Douglas Blodgett Gets 10 Years for Child Porn Access
Douglas Blodgett, 46, of Lewiston, Maine, is headed to federal prison for a decade after admitting he accessed and sought out child pornography online. The grim sentence, handed down today in U.S. District Court, includes 10 years behind bars followed by an additional 10 years of supervised release — a lifetime shadow for a man…
Wiscasset Man Gets Over 7 Years for Felon Firearm Possession
PORTLAND, MAINE — Daniel Colby, Jr., a 34-year-old former resident of Wiscasset, Maine, was today sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for his role as a felon in possession of a firearm. United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced the sentence, handed down by Judge George Z. Singal following a two-day…
Nenita Chiffon Barnes, Alicia Shante Stewart Indicted in Alabama Counterfeit Card Ring
BIRMINGHAM — A federal grand jury has indicted two Atlanta women in a brazen counterfeit credit card operation that bled cash from Regions Bank across north Alabama. Nenita Chiffon Barnes, 40, and Alicia Shante Stewart, 34, face a five-count indictment for allegedly creating and using fake credit cards loaded with stolen financial data to make…
Providence Nurse Charged in Oxycodone Tampering Scheme
Charlotte Demers, 35, of Providence, R.I., is facing federal charges after allegedly stealing oxycodone pills from a Massachusetts nursing home and replacing them with fake medication to cover her tracks. The licensed practical nurse worked at Countryside Health Care in Milford, where she systematically tampered with blister-packed prescription drugs meant for elderly residents. Dopers was…
Four Fulton Men Plead Guilty to $6.6M K2 Conspiracy
Four Fulton, Missouri men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a $6.6 million synthetic cannabinoid trafficking and money-laundering conspiracy that flooded Callaway County with mislabeled K2 sold as incense and potpourri. Shawn Michael Browning, 26; Timothy Christopher Sandfort, 30; Brandon Derek Rader, 32; and Joshua Adam Sheets, 30—all of Fulton—admitted to their involvement in…
Former Ballard County Treasurer Guilty of $450K Fraud
Belinda Janean Foster, 50, of Ballard County, Kentucky, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a financial fraud scheme that looted over $450,000 in unauthorized bank loans and diverted another $27,000 in fake medical reimbursements while serving as county treasurer. The guilty plea, entered in U.S. District Court in Paducah, exposes a brazen betrayal of public trust…
