Tag: February 2015
John W. Shelton, Conspiring to Violate Clean Water Act, West Virgin…
John W. Shelton, 47, of Daniels, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for his role in a water quality scheme that put the environment and public health at risk. In October 2014, Shelton pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act. He admitted that he, and other employees…
Guy George Parenteau, Firearms Burglary, MT, 2013
BIG TIMBER, MT – A brazen burglary and subsequent high-speed chase landed 57-year-old Guy George Parenteau of Minnesota a hefty 7-year federal prison sentence. Parenteau was sentenced in Billings after admitting to stealing eight firearms from The Fort store in Big Timber back in September 2013. This wasn’t just a smash-and-grab; it was a calculated…
Daniel Thibeault, Mutual Fund Scam, Boston MA, 2023
BOSTON – The Harvard-educated founder of a Boston-based financial services firm, Daniel Thibeault, 40, has been indicted on multiple charges of fraud and obstruction of justice for his alleged role in a $40 million mutual fund scam. Thibeault was charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and obstruction of justice in an eight-count…
Stanley Duryea Johnson Pleads Guilty to Armed Prescription Drug Van…
Shadows loom over Baltimore as Stanley Duryea Johnson, a 60-year-old career criminal from the city, today admitted to the armed robbery of a prescription drug van, an incident that sent shockwaves through the community. In a plea agreement announced by United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein and several law enforcement officials, Johnson confessed to ordering…
Thaddeus Lavette Bonds, Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering, Maco…
Today, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, Michael J. Moore, dropped a bombshell on Macon’s criminal underworld. In a stunning announcement, Moore revealed that 35 defendants have been charged with drug trafficking and money laundering following an intensive undercover investigation codenamed “Operation Southern Postal Powder.” Leading the pack is Thaddeus Lavette Bonds,…
Richard Pfost, Oxycodone Deal Facilitation, Beckley WV, 2023
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Another cog in the opioid machine has turned informant. Richard Pfost, 32, of Beckley, West Virginia, admitted today in federal court to using a telephone to orchestrate a drug deal, a felony that carries serious weight in a district drowning in prescription pill abuse. The guilty plea is a small victory in…
Andrea Austin, Heroin Distribution, WV, 2014
BECKLEY, W.Va. – United States Attorney Booth Goodwin has revealed that Andrea Austin, 42, from Sophia, West Virginia, has entered a guilty plea in a major heroin distribution case. Austin confessed to selling heroin to an undercover informant on East Camellia Street in Sophia on August 11, 2014. The drug bust is part of an…
Darlene Ford Sentenced to 6½ Years for Drug and Firearm Operation, …
Bangor, Maine – A gritty federal crime scene has witnessed Darlene Ford, 59, of Monroe, get a taste of her own medicine as she was sentenced to serve 6½ years in prison for orchestrating a drug and firearm operation right from her home. United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced the sentence, which also…
Michael Justin Hoopes, $9M Investment Scam, Pocatello ID, 2023
POCATELLO, ID – Michael Justin Hoopes, 41, of Rexburg, Idaho, is facing a potential prison sentence after admitting to a brazen investment fraud that bilked investors out of over $9 million. Hoopes pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, according to a U.S. Attorney’s…
Demetrius Anthony Gomez, Theft from Tribal Organization, Pocatello …
POCATELLO – In a grim revelation from the federal courts, Demetrius Anthony Gomez, 28, of Fort Hall, Idaho, has pleaded guilty to theft from a tribal organization, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson disclosed. Gomez was charged by a federal grand jury back on May 28, 2014. On April 2, 2014, Gomez, an off-duty worker at…
