Tag: February 2017
New Bedford Drug Stash House Operator Sentenced
New Bedford’s Shirley Vargas, 45, was locked up yesterday following a sentencing for her role in a drug stash house that fed the streets of Massachusetts. In U.S. District Court in Boston, Judge Nathaniel Gorton meted out an 18-month prison term and one year of supervised release to Vargas after she pleaded guilty to maintaining…
Vero Beach Condo Scam: Trio Faces Decades in Fraud
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A nine-count Superseding Indictment was unsealed today, charging three individuals with a brazen mortgage fraud scheme that siphoned over $20 million from FDIC-insured lenders. The scheme, operating between 2006 and 2009, centered around the Vero Beach Hotel and Club, a luxury ocean-front condo-tel, and involved the systematic concealment of incentives…
Scranton Heroin Kingpin Shawn Isom Sentenced To Seven Years
SCRANTON—In a major blow to Pennsylvania’s drug trade, Shawn Isom, 45, of Scranton, was handed a 70-month prison sentence by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani on February 27, 2017, for trafficking in heroin. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania revealed that Isom had pleaded guilty to possession with…
Ex-Union Treasurer Accused of $92K+ Heist
Former Postal Worker Indicted in $92K+ Union Fund Heist SAN JUAN, P.R. – Amalia López-Santiago, a former treasurer of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 1070, is facing serious federal charges after a grand jury indicted her for allegedly pilfering over $92,965.89 from the union’s coffers. The indictment, returned on December 28, 2016, accuses…
Fricovsky Guilty of Child Porn
John Fricovsky, 57, of Edison, New Jersey, has admitted to distributing and possessing images of child sexual abuse, in a disturbing case that highlights the darker side of the internet. Fricovsky pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of distribution of…
Dimitrous Jefferson Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy
ST. CROIX, USVI – In a shocking turn of events, 27-year-old Dimitrous Jefferson of St. Croix has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute, a charge that could land him behind bars for up to two decades. The case took an ominous twist on May 4,…
Rockford Tax Thief Jackson Gets 51 Months
ROCKFORD, IL – CRYSTAL S. JACKSON, 29, of Rockford, will spend the next four years and three months in federal prison after being sentenced today for a brazen scheme to defraud the United States Treasury. U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala delivered the sentence, a harsh rebuke to Jackson’s calculated exploitation of stolen identities and…
Columbus Bank Robber Belt Admits Guilt
COLUMBUS, GA – A brazen daylight robbery at a Wells Fargo branch on Milgen Road has led to a guilty plea from 26-year-old Christopher Belt of Columbus, Georgia. Belt admitted to robbing the bank on March 18, 2016, brandishing a firearm and making off with $8,101. The plea came after a jury had been selected,…
Microelectronics Smuggler Posobilov Sentenced to 135 Months for Treasonous Sales
United States District Court in Brooklyn served up a heavy dose of justice today as Alexander Posobilov was sentenced to 135 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to export microelectronics to the Russian military and attempting to launder money. This gritty saga began in October 2012 when Posobilov, along with ten other individuals and two corporations, ARC…
Las Cruces Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy
ALBUQUERQUE – The grim streets of Las Cruces witnessed a hard sentence today as Michael Angelo Strubhar, 47, was handed a 41-month prison term, followed by three years of supervised release. The U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez and Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy of the DEA’s El Paso Division announced the sentence for…
