Tag: February 2017
Williamsport Gun Thief and Heroin Dealer Faces Charges
WILLIAMSPORT – Samuel Bozochovic, 36, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, is in deep trouble after a federal grand jury indicted him for a daring gun store heist and drug dealing. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania revealed that Bozochovic allegedly broke into R&J Welch gun store on February 8, 2017, and made…
Jeweler Flees, Fakes Millions: Handa Arrested After Decade on the Run
BOSTON – A decade of dodging justice ended Tuesday for Raman Handa, 67, the former owner of Boston-area jewelry chain Alpha Omega Jewelers. Handa was taken into custody at Los Angeles International Airport upon his return from a self-imposed exile in India, facing charges in a brazen multi-million dollar fraud scheme that left lenders holding…
Lubbock Meth Kingpins Get Life Sentences
LUBBOCK — Two drug kingpins from Lubbock, Texas, have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in federal court. Jonathan Lovato, 34, and Crystal Ann Alaniz, 33, were both handed down sentences today by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings, as announced by U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Lovato was…
San Angelo Meth King Gets Life Behind Bars
LUBBOCK, TEXAS – Richard Jasso, 39, of San Angelo, is facing a lifetime in federal prison after Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings delivered the sentence this morning. Jasso was convicted on one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and aiding and abetting. The conviction…
Tampa’s Clark Pleads Guilty to $82K Tax Check Theft
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Charles Clark, a Tampa native, has copped to the crime of stealing government funds, in what’s shaping up to be one of the year’s most lucrative heists. According to the Department of Justice’s United States Attorney for Florida, A. Lee Bentley, III, Clark is staring down a possible decade behind bars after…
Las Cruces Meth Kingpin Gets 10 Years
ALBUQUERQUE – Jessie Jesus Marquez, 37, of Las Cruces, N.M., is headed to federal prison for a decade. Marquez was sentenced last week to 121 months behind bars, followed by five years of supervised release, after being convicted on narcotics trafficking charges. The bust was the culmination of a long-running investigation into a tristate drug…
Bertram Sentenced for Crack Cocaine
Clarence William Bertram, 24, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 24 months incarceration for his role in distributing crack cocaine in the vicinity of a protected location. According to Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, Bertram pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Cocaine Base Within 1,000 Feet of a Protected…
Dr. Romie Roland Sentenced for Pill Mill Operation in Atlanta
ATLANTA – Anesthesiologist Dr. Romie Earl Roland has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months for his role in a pill mill operation that distributed prescription painkillers without legitimate medical purpose, fueling the opiate crisis. In a stunning blow against pharmaceutical trafficking, Roland was joined by seven other co-defendants who each faced sentences for…
Middletown Man Whyte Faces 20 Years in Cocaine Trafficking
HARRISBURG, PA – Marcello Whyte, 33, of Middletown, Pennsylvania, is facing serious federal charges after a traffic stop last year uncovered a significant cocaine stash. A federal grand jury indicted Whyte on February 22, 2017, alleging his involvement in large-scale drug trafficking, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.…
Harrisburg Man Yamil Mediavilla-Diaz Indicted on Felon Firearm Charge
Harrisburg streets spun into danger when Yamil Mediavilla-Diaz, 30, allegedly strapped up with an AR-15 — a weapon he’s forbidden by law to touch. On August 19, 2016, authorities say Mediavilla-Diaz, a previously convicted felon, was found in unlawful possession of the semi-automatic rifle and accompanying ammunition in the heart of the Pennsylvania capital. That…
