Tag: February 2015
Prescott Scammed Investors in Currency Scheme
BOSTON – Another grifter preying on hope and greed. David Prescott, 44, formerly of Boston and recently residing in Arizona, is facing 16 counts of wire fraud after allegedly fleecing investors through his foreign currency trading company, Cambridge Currency Partners, LLC (CCP). The indictment, unsealed today, paints a picture of a calculated scheme to line…
Deborah Fortner Indicted for LRHP Fraud
New Orleans, LA – Deborah Fortner, 52, has been indicted for submitting false documents to the federally-funded Louisiana Road Home Program (LRHP), according to a statement by U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite. Fortner applied for and received a $97,899 grant in 2007 to renovate her home after Hurricane Katrina. She later submitted altered bank statements…
Angel Enocornerjo-Moreno Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry in Louisiana
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Honduran Angel Enocornerjo-Moreno, 40, has admitted to the crime of illegal reentry into the United States. Court documents reveal that Moreno was found in the U.S. on December 8, 2014, having been deported and removed on two prior occasions – June 12, 2003, and January 26, 2009. Moreno now faces a severe…
Harvey Postal Worker Faces Mail Tampering Charges
HARVEY, LA – A 21-year-old Harvey woman is facing serious federal charges after a massive dump of undelivered mail was discovered, triggering a Postal Service investigation. AVA SMITH was indicted today for delay or destruction of mail, a crime that strikes at the heart of public trust in the delivery system. According to documents filed…
Refugio Sanchez Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Prison Strangulation Death
ALEXANDRIA, La. — A grim tale of violence behind bars comes to light as 36-year-old Refugio Sanchez, a prisoner at the U.S. Penitentiary in Pollock, has pleaded guilty to the chilling murder of a fellow inmate. United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley revealed that Sanchez confessed to his role in the death during a heated…
Billings Man Smith Facing Life Sentence for Meth Conspiracy
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: William Maurice Smith, a 56-year-old resident of Billings, Montana, is facing a potential life sentence after being arraigned on charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The U.S. Magistrate Judge in Billings set the stage for what could be a lengthy legal battle with Smith entering a plea of Not Guilty. Should Smith…
Tyrone Bradshaw Sentenced for Sex Offender Registration Fraud
United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley has announced the sentencing of Tyrone Bradshaw, a 47-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, to 41 months in prison for his failure to register as a sex offender upon relocating to Louisiana. Bradshaw was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell and will also serve 17 years of…
Marrero Kingpin Austin Gets 25 Years for Cocaine & Gun Trafficking
Marrero Kingpin Austin Gets 25 Years for Cocaine & Gun Trafficking MARRERO, LA – Stokley Austin, age 33, is headed to federal prison for a quarter-century after being sentenced yesterday for a large-scale drug conspiracy that flooded the New Orleans metropolitan area with cocaine. U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced the sentence, a culmination of…
Conspirator Maggie Kay Comeaux Sentenced for Prison Bribery Scheme
Alexandria, La. – In a stark reminder of the perils of prison corruption, former correctional officer Maggie Kay Comeaux, 28, from Ball, Louisiana, has been sentenced to ten months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for her pivotal role in a bribery scheme that aimed to smuggle cell phones into the…
Ramon Martinez Sentenced to 35½ Years for Philly Robberies
PHILADELPHIA – A 29-year-old Philadelphian, Ramon Martinez, was today locked away for over three decades for a string of armed robberies targeting Cosi Inc. restaurants in the city. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Legrome D. Davis, mandates 35½ years behind bars for Martinez’s December 2013 spree. In a gritty display of…
