Tag: February 2017
Hartford Felon, 26, Busted with Live Round
HARTFORD, CT – Michael Ledbetter, 26, of Hartford, is facing federal charges after a single .40 caliber Hornady live round was found on his person during a police search, the Department of Justice announced today. Ledbetter, already a convicted felon, is accused of illegally possessing ammunition – a violation of federal law. The case stems…
JORGE EDUARDO VALLEJO Sentenced
A Honduran national, JORGE EDUARDO VALLEJO, age 37, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. This sentencing is the result of a guilty plea to a one-count Indictment charging him with violations of the Federal Gun Control Act. U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown handed…
Curtis Fogg Sentenced to 22 Years for Armed Robberies
Washington, D.C. – Curtis Fogg, 29, faced a grim fate today as he was sentenced to 22 years in prison for orchestrating a series of armed robberies across the nation’s capital and Maryland. The spree, which lasted three fateful weeks in 2014, left businesses reeling and residents on edge. Fogg’s criminality reached its peak in…
Florida Hacker Sedlak Admits Charity Network Attack
MANHATTAN, NY – Timothy Sedlak, a Florida resident, has confessed to a relentless cyberattack targeting the computer network of a prominent global charitable organization. The plea, entered in Manhattan federal court, details a sustained and damaging attempt to breach the organization’s systems, disrupting essential functions and impacting over a dozen employees. According to federal prosecutors,…
Wilson Mauricio Osorto-Estrada Pleads Guilty
Wilson Mauricio Osorto-Estrada, a 35-year-old Honduran national, has pleaded guilty to a one-count Indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a) & (b)(2). According to court documents, Osorto-Estrada reentered the United States after he was previously deported on January 17, 2013. This blatant disregard for…
Yemeni National Jailed for Border Run
ALBANY, NY – Abdulmagid Al Saadi, a 38-year-old citizen of Yemen, is behind bars after being sentenced to 10 days in jail for a brazen attempt to illegally enter the United States. The sentence was handed down today following Al Saadi’s guilty plea to the misdemeanor charge. The case, announced by U.S. Attorney Richard S.…
Taos County Heroin Kingpin’s Sister Pleads Guilty to Distribution
ALBUQUERQUE — In a gritty turn of events in the ongoing DEA-led investigation into a New Mexico heroin trafficking organization, Juanita Romero, 35, of Taos County, has entered a guilty plea for her role in distributing deadly heroin. Romero stands as the eighth defendant to cave under federal pressure in this relentless probe. The ring,…
‘Kobi’ Alexander Gets 30 Months For Comverse Fraud
Ex-Comverse CEO ‘Kobi’ Alexander Faces Justice: 30 Months For Fraud BROOKLYN, NY – Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, the former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Comverse Technologies Inc. (Comverse), will spend the next 30 months in federal prison. Alexander, an Israeli national, was sentenced today in the Eastern District of New…
Florida’s Abdhullah Hamidullah Jailed for Decades in Sex Trafficking Scandal
Orlando, FL – A monstrous sentence of 40 years and two months has been meted out to Abdhullah Hamidullah, 43, following his conviction for sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion. Hamidullah has been branded a predator who ensnared young women in a web of exploitation and violence. According to admissions during his guilty plea…
Oysterman Turner Squeezed for $300K BP Fraud
PORT SULPHUR, LA – A 73-year-old Port Sulphur oysterman is facing the consequences after attempting to line his pockets with $300,000 in fraudulent claims related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. STEVE COLLINS TURNER, SR. was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, marking the latest chapter in the ongoing fallout from the Gulf…
