Tag: February 2017
Richard Rodriguez, 9 Others Busted in $10M Steroid Empire
In a sweeping federal crackdown, Richard Rodriguez and nine others have been charged in a $10 million international steroid distribution ring, allegedly operating under the false banner of an FDA-compliant health business. A complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn details a criminal enterprise stretching from clandestine labs in Phoenix to raw steroid imports…
Whiting Man Cops to Social Security Fraud Scheme
Daniel Fitzsimmons, 54, of Whiting, Maine, stood before a federal judge today and admitted to a decade-long fraud scheme that bled over $157,000 from the Social Security Disability Insurance program. Fitzsimmons pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to knowingly deceiving the Social Security Administration while actively working as a commercial fisherman — the very thing…
Zuni Pueblo Man Gets 18-Month Sentence for Gun Burglary
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – John David Lee Bacy, a 25-year-old member of Zuni Pueblo, has been handed an 18-month prison sentence for his conviction on federal firearms and residential burglary charges. The court’s harsh judgment follows Bacy’s illegal activities in McKinley County, N.M., which included the theft of firearms from a residence on the Zuni Indian…
Atole Gets 71 Months for Brutal Attacks on Native Women
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Tyson Atole, 31, a member of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, will spend the next six years behind bars for a pair of brutal assaults on Native American women. The sentencing, handed down today in federal court, sends a message – though many question if it’s enough – that violence against Indigenous women…
Melissa Harr Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A Bristol, Virginia woman has admitted to running a years-long scam that stole more than $350,000 from Virginia’s Medicaid system meant to care for her disabled child. Melissa Harr, 49, pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, capping a federal investigation into fraudulent…
Lockport Man Pleads Guilty in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy
A 36-year-old Lockport man has admitted to fueling the toxic flow of methamphetamine across the New Orleans region. Allen Gautreaux pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, sealing his fate in federal court. Gautreaux’s guilty plea lays bare a calculated operation to push dangerous…
Brooklyn Narc Dealer Isaiah Hart Pleads Guilty to Greenwich Heroin Death
New York’s Isaiah Hart, 21, stood in court yesterday, a cold sweat clinging to his brow as he pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea for his role in a Greenwich overdose that ended a life. The drug dealer from Brooklyn faces a maximum of 20 years behind bars for conspiracy to possess…
Laveen Man Gets 7 Years for Brutal Assaults on Women
Laveen resident James Flippen Lewis, 28, is headed to federal prison for a string of violent assaults on women within the Gila River Indian Community. On February 21, 2017, Lewis was sentenced to 84 months behind bars by U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake, followed by three years of supervised release. His guilty plea to…
Jail Consultant Lied to Feds About Kickbacks
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Michael P. Goddard, 68, of Vestavia Hills, is facing federal charges after allegedly misleading FBI agents investigating financial connections surrounding inmate health care at the Jefferson County Jail. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the charges Tuesday, alleging Goddard knowingly lied about the source of payments he received. According to a one-count information…
Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud
Mark A. McFarland, 58, of Springfield, IL, pled guilty on February 21, 2017, to two counts of bankruptcy fraud in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, capping a years-long scheme to exploit the federal bankruptcy system. The guilty plea, announced by United States Attorney Donald S. Boyce, exposes how McFarland repeatedly lied under oath,…
