Tag: February 2017
Haris Qamar Gets 8.5 Years for Aiding ISIL
Alexandria, Va. — Haris Qamar, 26, of Burke, Virginia, was sentenced today to 8 1/2 years in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, includes an additional 20…
Davenport Man Jones Gets 33 Months for Gun Crimes
Davenport man DeAries Napoleon Jones, 28, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced to 33 months for two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The sentence, handed down February 17, 2017, by Senior U.S. District Judge James E. Gritzner, marks the end of a violent trail that began with shots…
Berea Pharmacist Lonnie Hubbard Convicted of Pill & Pseudoephedrine Ring
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Berea pharmacist Lonnie Hubbard, 41, has been convicted by a federal jury of 71 counts, including drug and money laundering charges, for his role in an illegal prescription pill and pseudoephedrine distribution ring. The jury reached a verdict after approximately three hours of deliberation, following an eight-day trial. Hubbard, owner of RX…
Montana Crime Wave: Four Arraigned in Federal Court
GREAT FALLS & MISSOULA, MT – A flurry of federal arraignments hit Montana courts last week, exposing a range of criminal activity from interstate theft rings to serious firearms violations. The Grimy Times has been tracking these cases as they move through the system, bringing you the raw details the mainstream media ignores. DANIEL WILLIAM…
Ex-N.C. Senator Hartsell Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Tax Crimes
Winston-Salem, N.C. — Fletcher Lee Hartsell, Jr., the former North Carolina State Senator who represented Cabarrus and Union Counties from 1991 to 2016, pleaded guilty today to federal mail fraud and multiple counts of filing false tax returns. The admission marks the collapse of a decades-long political career now marred by felony charges tied to…
Lechtenberg, 7 Others Charged in $143K Identity Theft Scheme
Danny Lechtenberg, 36, of Taylorsville, and seven others face a 56-count federal indictment over a sprawling identity theft operation that leveraged the personal data of more than 143,000 individuals—nearly one in every 20 Utah residents. The scheme, allegedly orchestrated by Lechtenberg and his co-defendants, used stolen identities to create fake IDs and open fraudulent store…
Houston Man Sentenced to 80 Years for Child Pornography
HOUSTON – In a grim decision, U.S. District Judge Gray Miller sentenced William Lee Niver, a 49-year-old Houston resident, to 80 years in federal prison for multiple counts of child pornography. The sentence includes 360 months for the production of child pornography, 240 months for distribution, and another 120 months for possession. Niver, who pleaded…
Fairfield Doctor Paul Bellofiore Sentenced in Oxycodone Scheme
Fairfield physician Paul Bellofiore, M.D., 56, of Trumbull, is off the hook for prison—but not for crime. Today, U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson sentenced Bellofiore to two years of probation for illegally prescribing oxycodone, handing down a ruling that slaps the doctor with 200 hours of community service and a ban on writing controlled…
Baczewski Gets Time Served for Illegal Return
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Grzegorz Baczewski, a 31-year-old man from Ridgewood, New York, walked out of a federal courtroom today having served his sentence – a mere 20 days – for the crime of illegally re-entering the United States. The case, while seemingly minor, highlights the ongoing struggle to control borders and enforce removal orders.…
Metairie’s Randolph B. Martin Charged as Felon with Firearm
A Metairie man with a decades-old burglary conviction is back in the crosshairs of federal law enforcement. Randolph B. Martin, 39, was charged today in a one-count Bill of Information with being a felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced. The charge…
