Tag: February 2015
Towson Man Gets 42 Months for Child Porn
BALTIMORE, MD – Nicholas Haxall Johnson, 24, of Towson, Maryland, will spend the next 42 months in federal prison after being sentenced today for possessing a sickening trove of child pornography. U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. handed down the sentence, followed by a staggering 20 years of supervised release. The judge also mandated…
St. Joseph Man Sentenced for Attempted Murder of Informant
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A chilling act of retaliation in the battle against drug trafficking has led to a federal prison term for Justin M. Hill. The 21-year-old St. Joseph native was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to five years and 11 months without parole for attempting to murder an informant…
Jefferson City Bank Officer Indicted for Embezzling $410,000
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In a stunning turn of events, Katherine Nicholle Brown, 28, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for the alleged embezzlement of $410,000 from Hawthorn Bank in Jefferson City. Brown, who was once the lead teller at the bank, is accused of siphoning off funds from December 2012 to Sept.…
Zuni Pueblo Member Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse
ALBUQUERQUE – A dark chapter in the small town of Blackrock, New Mexico, has come to light as Vernon Niiha, 51, a member of Zuni Pueblo, entered a guilty plea today for sexually abusing a child under the age of 12. The heinous act, which spanned from March 2002 to March 2003 in McKinley County,…
Montana Fraud & Sex Offender Crackdown
Great Falls, MT – A wave of federal indictments hit Montana courts this February, exposing a range of criminal activity from welfare fraud to bank schemes and failures to comply with sex offender registration laws. Grimy Times has the rundown on those recently arraigned, facing potentially lengthy prison sentences and hefty fines. Harlem’s Brockie Faces…
Todd Gets 19+ Years for Sickening Child Porn Collection
JACKSONVILLE, FL – John Dewey Todd, 61, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, will spend the next 19 years and 7 months behind bars for a depraved obsession with child pornography. U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis handed down the sentence today, along with a 10-year post-release supervision term and mandatory sex offender registration. Todd pleaded guilty…
Trivillian’s Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In a stunning admission of guilt, Paula Butterfield, owner and pharmacist-in-charge of Trivillian’s Pharmacy in Kanawha City, West Virginia, pleaded guilty to federal health care and drug crimes. Butterfield, along with her pharmacy, faced charges for a massive scheme that defrauded Medicare and Medicaid. The plea comes after an extensive investigation revealed…
Sanford Man Nabbed for Armed Circle K Heist
ORLANDO, FL – A late December stick-up at a local Circle K has landed a Sanford man in federal custody. Dontreaun Alexander, 24, has been formally charged with interference of interstate commerce by robbery, stemming from the December 28, 2014, hold-up at the convenience store located at 7530 Forest City Road. According to federal prosecutors,…
Ingram and Corrigan Plead Guilty to Heroin Smuggling in WV
BECKLEY, W.Va. – The grim tapestry of the drug war in West Virginia was woven with darker threads as Randolph Ingram, 55, from Detroit, and Rachel Jade Corrigan, 26, a local from Huntington, both pleaded guilty to charges of heroin smuggling. Ingram confessed to arranging a sale with an informant on September 27, 2014, while…
Beckley Heroin Dealer Gets 27 Months
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Another West Virginia dealer is off the streets, but for how long? Demetrice Johnson, 42, of Beckley, received a 27-month federal prison sentence today, followed by five years of supervised release, for peddling heroin in Raleigh County. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Irene C. Berger. The deal…
