Tag: February 2017
Jasmine Perry Convicted in RICO Murder-for-Hire Plot
Jasmine Perry, 26, of New Orleans, was found guilty on multiple counts including murder-for-hire and racketeering in a high-stakes federal trial that laid bare the violent operations of the 39’ers gang. After six weeks of testimony, a federal jury convicted Perry in the murders of Kendall Faibvre and Gregory Keys, cementing her role in a…
Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to ChildPorn Possession
ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander Balding, 21, has entered a guilty plea in federal court for possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The Albuquerque native was arrested on May 4, 2016, following an investigation that began with a tip from the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. Balding was charged after FBI investigators downloaded child…
Sean J. Barner Gets 4 Years for Child Porn Possession
Sean J. Barner, 38, of New Bedford, Pennsylvania, is going to federal prison for four years after being convicted of possessing child pornography — thousands of images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of minors. Barner was sentenced to 48 months in prison by United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak in Pittsburgh federal court,…
Lancaster Man Gets 171 Months for East Texas Bank Heists
TYLER, TX – LaQuaylan Wesley Patterson, a 25-year-old from Lancaster, Texas, is headed to federal prison for a string of brazen armed robberies and a carjacking that terrorized East Texas. Acting U.S. Attorney Britt Featherston announced the sentencing today, bringing a close to a case that spanned over a year. Patterson pleaded guilty on August…
Mario Talavera Sentenced in 1,000-Pound Pot Bust
A U.S. citizen who lived in Juarez, Mexico, has been locked up for nearly seven years after being caught red-handed with more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana in Albuquerque. Mario Talavera, 34, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 78 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a…
Wayne Palmer Pleads Guilty to $140M Fraud Scheme
Wayne LeMar Palmer, 60, of West Jordan, Utah, stood in silence before Judge Clark Waddoups on Tuesday as he admitted to orchestrating a $140 million investment fraud scheme that preyed on more than 600 unsuspecting victims. Palmer, the mastermind behind National Note of Utah (NNU), pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering—crimes that dismantled…
Albuquerque Felon Kristian Thomas Sentenced to 96 Months for Gun Possession
ALBUQUERQUE – The grim reaper of the streets, Kristian Thomas, 36, was meted out a severe blow to his criminal empire this morning as he received a 96-month sentence for unlawfully possessing a firearm. In a court that never sleeps, justice was served with cold, hard certainty. Thomas’ descent into darkness began on March 26,…
Fake FBI Agent Jones Gets 5+ Years
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Anthony Tyrone Jones, 36, of Jacksonville, Florida, is headed to federal prison after a judge slammed him with a five year and six month sentence for a sickening scheme of lies, fraud, and evasion. U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard delivered the sentence today, also ordering Jones to pay $21,700 in restitution…
Reading Man Rodney Cossari Cuffed for Illegal Firearm Hoard
Rodney Cossari, a man with ties to both Reading and Shamokin, Pennsylvania, is staring down federal time after being indicted on two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. The charges, announced by Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen, expose a cache of weapons stockpiled by a man legally barred…
Bryan White Pleads Guilty to Luring 13-Year-Old for Sex
Bryan White, 39, of New London, pleaded guilty today to attempting to entice a 13-year-old girl to travel from New Jersey to Connecticut for sex—a crime that carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison. The confession, entered before U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford, marks the end of a years-long…
