Tag: February 2017
Joplin Man Ernest W. Haney Gets 15 Years for Child Porn
Ernest W. Haney, a 51-year-old Joplin man, is headed to federal prison for 15 years without parole after being convicted of possessing and distributing child pornography over the Internet. The sentence, handed down today in Springfield, Mo., marks the end of a federal investigation into Haney’s use of peer-to-peer file-sharing networks to trade grotesque images…
Ashcraft Pleads Guilty to Internet Stalking
Former high school photographer Christian Trey Ashcraft, 41, of White Hall, Arkansas, has pleaded guilty to internet stalking in a harrowing case that spanned years and involved an underage victim. United States Attorney Christopher R. Thyer and Homeland Security Investigations Agent Raymond R. Parmer Jr. announced Ashcraft’s plea before Judge Kristine G. Baker. Ashcraft, owner…
Lottery Loot & Lies: Freya Pearson Gets 5 Years
KANSAS CITY, MO – Freya Pearson, 44, of Conyers, Georgia, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, is trading the high life for a federal prison cell. U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips sentenced Pearson to five years behind bars today for a cold-hearted scheme that robbed a vulnerable lottery winner of $440,000, contributing to a total loss…
Four Deported Aliens, Including Drug Felon, Indicted in NC
Four deported Mexican nationals have been indicted in Raleigh on federal charges of illegal reentry, bringing renewed scrutiny to immigration enforcement in Eastern North Carolina. Among them is Luis Miguel Curiel-Acuna, 34, who faces up to twenty years in prison due to a prior conviction for conspiracy to deliver cocaine—a charge that escalates his case…
Raleigh Man Convicted in $1M Walmart Gift Card Scam
RALEIGH — A $1 million counterfeit credit card scheme that bled Walmart and Sam’s Club stores across North Carolina has ended in a conviction for Raleigh man PA AMBROSE MENDY, 31. After a two-day trial in federal court, a jury found MENDY guilty on all counts: Conspiracy to Commit Access Device Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit…
Houston Drug Kingpin Pleads Guilty to $1.2M Cash Seizure Case
Samuel Dewayne Monroe, the alleged kingpin of a Houston drug ring, has been handed down a guilty plea in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The 39-year-old faced charges for conspiracy to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaine into the region and is now staring down a mandatory minimum sentence…
North Charleston Gun & Drug Sweep Nets 21
Columbia, South Carolina – Twenty-one individuals are facing state and federal charges following a massive takedown in North Charleston, the result of a grueling two-year undercover operation. The collaborative effort, dubbed the North Charleston Violent Crime Community Impact Investigation, targeted drug trafficking and illegal firearms, ripping through the city’s underbelly. The operation, launched in October…
Alamogordo Man Copped to Meth Conspiracy, Gets 4 Years
Robert Alan Rutledge, 34, of Alamogordo, N.M., is headed to federal prison for 48 months after pleading guilty to methamphetamine trafficking tied to a sprawling drug ring on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. Sentenced in Las Cruces federal court, Rutledge will serve three years of supervised release post-prison. The conviction marks another nail in the coffin…
Brian L. Redden Gets 12 Years for Cocaine Possession in Alton
Alton man Brian L. Redden, 32, is headed to federal prison for 151 months after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The sentence, handed down February 22, 2017, marks the end of a swift fall for Redden, who has been locked up since his arrest in May 2016. On May 20, 2016,…
Postal Carrier Gary Collins Pleads Guilty to Mail Tampering
Former North Carolina postal carrier Gary Wayne Collins, 53, of Forest City, N.C., stood before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell on February 21, 2017, where he admitted to detaining and delaying U.S. mail in Cleveland and Rutherford Counties. The grim revelations were announced by Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North…
