Tag: December 2016
Springfield Man Mark Alexander, 26, Pleads Guilty to Felon Firearm Possession
A Springfield man is facing federal prison after admitting he carried a loaded .22 caliber pistol despite being a convicted felon. Mark Alexander, 26, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Springfield to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person—a charge that exposes him to up to a…
Lincoln Man Pierce Gets 11 Years for Meth Conspiracy
Mykael Thomas Pierce, also known as Michael Thomas Pope, 47, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is going away for 11 years and eight months—140 months—for his role in a sprawling methamphetamine distribution ring that flooded the streets between January 2013 and July 2015. Federal prosecutors have confirmed Pierce was deep in the trade, accountable for at least…
Hazer Siblings, Joseph Mahfood Indicted in $250K Illegal Sports Betting Ring
St. Louis, MO – A high-stakes illegal sports betting operation run through a covert internet website has landed three people in federal crosshairs, with indictments unsealed today in the Eastern District of Missouri. At the center of the scheme: Samuel Douglas Hazer, 67, of Florence, Alabama; Carol Jean Hazer, 66, of Farmington, Missouri; and Joseph…
Garland Man Melvin Yip Cops Plea, 30 Months for Illegal Gun Sales
Garland man Melvin Yip, 31, is headed to federal prison after pleading guilty to running an illegal firearms business out of the Dallas metro area. Yip was sentenced today to 30 months behind bars and slapped with a $3,000 fine for dealing guns without a license, a felony under federal law. The sentence, handed down…
Anthony Cosica Sentenced in $48M Cigarette Tax Fraud
COVINGTON, Ky. — The final chapter in a sprawling $48 million cigarette tax fraud operation closed Thursday as Anthony Cosica, 54, of Pinetop, Ariz., was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. The ruling marks the end of a years-long investigation into a domestic and international conspiracy that exploited mail and internet channels to flood…
Travis Glies Pleads Guilty
A 38-year-old former resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor. Travis Glies, of Allison Park, Pennsylvania, entered his guilty plea before United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak. According to the plea agreement, from January of 2016…
Tara Lynn Petrucci Sentenced for Bank Fraud
Facing the grim reality of justice, Tara Lynn Petrucci, a 36-year-old resident of Gibsonia, PA, has been handed a 13-month prison sentence for her brazen acts of bank fraud. The former branch manager at Citizens Bank in Bellevue, Pa., is now staring down a future behind bars, following the revelations of her deceptive schemes. In…
Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy
Albany, New York – A 26-year-old man has admitted to fueling the opioid crisis in upstate New York through a calculated scheme to distribute hundreds of oxycodone pills across the region. Nicholas M. Signore, of Albany, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiring to distribute oxycodone, marking a grim milestone in the federal crackdown…
Kinray Hit with $10M Penalty for Opioid Red Flags
WHITESTONE, QUEENS – Kinray, LLC, a New York-based pharmaceutical distributor and subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc., is shelling out $10 million to the United States government after admitting it failed to flag suspiciously large opioid orders to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The settlement, announced yesterday, closes a civil lawsuit filed back in December 2016…
Leon Little, Colise Harmon Convicted in 380K Oxycodone Pill Scheme
Leon Little, ringleader of the so-called ‘Little Drug Operation’ (LDO), was convicted on 50 counts following a three-week federal trial in Philadelphia, including conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, 24 counts of oxycodone distribution, 9 counts of acquiring drugs by fraud, and 16 counts of money laundering. His accomplice, Colise Harmon, was found guilty on 34…
