Tag: February 2017
Grammy Trip Turns Sour: Chicago Woman Nabbed with Heroin, Weed at LAX
LOS ANGELES – A Chicago woman is facing federal drug trafficking charges after authorities allegedly discovered over two pounds of heroin and nine pounds of marijuana stashed in her luggage at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this week. The bust came just days after the Grammy Awards, adding a layer of sleaze to the already…
Peiwen Zhou, AK Scientific Indicted in Hazardous Chemical Smuggling
Peiwen Zhou, a 53-year-old Palo Alto man and owner of Union City-based AK Scientific, has been indicted on federal charges for orchestrating a scheme to smuggle and illegally transport hazardous chemicals into the United States. Authorities unsealed a multi-count indictment accusing Zhou and his company of conspiracy to defraud the United States, smuggling, and repeated…
Torres Arrested on Cocaine Charges
A Mattapan man was arrested last evening and charged in U.S. District Court in Boston today in connection with cocaine distribution. Francisco Torres, 36, was charged in a criminal complaint with possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and distributing cocaine. According to the complaint affidavit, authorities were concerned about the fact that Torres had ready…
Lafayette Man Cuffed for Illegal Gun Possession
Lafayette’s streets got a little less dangerous Monday as 21-year-old Shawn D’Anthony Brown was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for illegally carrying a loaded .32 caliber revolver — a weapon he had no legal right to touch. Brown, of Lafayette, Louisiana, admitted guilt in a November 2016 plea deal after cops caught him…
Yankton Man Indicted for Bank Robbery
It’s a grim day for Yankton, South Dakota, as the federal judicial system deals with another heavy hitter. David William Giese, 26, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for the daring Wells Fargo bank heist that shocked the community. The young man, accused of forcibly demanding cash from a teller at the Yankton…
Shirley Gets 30 Years for Molesting Two Young Girls
TUCSON, AZ – Anthony Ray Shirley, 29, of Tucson, Arizona, will spend the next three decades behind bars after being sentenced to 360 months in prison for the horrific sexual abuse of two young girls. Chief District Judge Raner C. Collins handed down the sentence today, concluding a case that exposed a predator preying on…
Metin Sado Gets 7 Years for Meth Conspiracy
Metin Metlu Sado, 48, of Encinitas, California, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking ring that stretched from the West Coast to Northwest Arkansas. The conviction, handed down in U.S. District Court in Fayetteville, also includes three years of supervised release and a $9,900.00 fine on one…
Pagans Biker ‘Redneck’ Treacy Gets 20 Years for Pill Mill
A Pennsylvania biker and member of the violent Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Club has been slammed with a 20-year federal prison sentence for his central role in a sprawling prescription pill mill operation that flooded the streets with hundreds of thousands of oxycodone pills. Patrick Treacy, a/k/a “Redneck,” was sentenced today in Philadelphia by U.S. District…
Inside Trader Sean Stewart Gets Three Years
GRIMY TIMES: In a stunning reversal of fortune, Sean Stewart, the former managing director at Manhattan-based investment advisory firm, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in an insider trading scheme that netted his father nearly $8,000. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara led the charge against Stewart, who was convicted following…
Baltimore Dealer Wosk Gets 7 Years for Heroin & Coke
BALTIMORE, MD – Ronald Francis Wosk, Jr., 30, of Baltimore, Maryland, is heading to federal prison for seven years after being convicted of a heroin and cocaine distribution conspiracy. U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz handed down the sentence today, followed by four years of supervised release. The case highlights the continued flow of narcotics…
