Tag: February 2017
Panama City Pedophile Rossner Gets Decade Behind Bars
David Michael Hobby Rossner, the despicable predator from Panama City, Florida, was today sentenced to a decade behind bars—120 months—for his monstrous acts of producing, receiving, and distributing child pornography. The 36-year-old faced justice for his online exploitation of a 15-year-old girl, whose innocence he sought to steal through Facebook chats that descended into the…
Houston Man Admits IH-10 Cocaine Run
BEAUMONT, TX – Four kilograms of cocaine and a nervous driver. That’s what Beaumont Police and federal agents uncovered on Interstate 10 back in 2016, leading to the guilty plea of 27-year-old Houston man, Hugo Alejandro Garcia, announced today by Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston. Garcia admitted in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith…
Polish Citizen Emil Michalczuk, 25, Jailed for Border Crossing
Emil Michalczuk, a 25-year-old man from Siemiatycze, Poland, is headed to federal jail after pleading guilty to illegally entering the United States. The sentence—20 days behind bars—was handed down today in Albany, New York, marking the end of a trespass that began with footsteps across unmonitored terrain. According to court records, Michalczuk walked across the…
Eric Eugene Lobdell Gets 8 Years for Child Porn Crimes
Eric Eugene Lobdell, 48, a former resident of Clinton, Washington, was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison and 15 years of supervised release for receipt and possession of child pornography. The sentence, handed down in U.S. District Court in Seattle, marks the end of a years-long investigation into one of the most disturbing…
Nicholas Anthony Rodriguez Gets 15.7 Years for Meth Trafficking
Nicholas Anthony Rodriguez, a 40-year-old from San Jose, is headed to federal prison for 188 months—15.7 years—after admitting his role in a sprawling methamphetamine trafficking operation. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila, marks the end of a years-long federal case that exposed a network of drug possession and distribution across…
James Seltzer Gets 6 Years for $4.6M Securities Fraud
SAN JOSE — James Seltzer, a 69-year-old former securities lawyer from Belvedere, Marin County, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for orchestrating a multi-million-dollar securities fraud scheme that spanned nearly four years. U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh handed down the sentence today, calling Seltzer’s actions “callous” after hearing emotional testimony from his…
Oakland Man Fischman Gets 70 Months for Child Porn Possession
Arnold Fischman, 69, of Oakland, is headed to federal prison for 70 months after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography, a stash that included brutal images of children as young as three being sexually abused. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam, marks the end of a federal investigation that uncovered…
Dimitri Miles Lopez Gets 16 Years for Gun, Meth Crimes
Dimitri Miles Lopez, 29, of the 600 block of Cole St., Kewanee, Ill., is headed to federal prison for 16 years and 8 months after being convicted in a high-stakes drug and gun case that exposed a dangerous pattern of criminal behavior. U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid handed down the 200-month sentence Tuesday in…
El Cerrito Man Admits to $500K Check & ID Theft Scheme
OAKLAND, CA – Brandon Robinson, 35, of El Cerrito, California, has confessed to a brazen scheme involving the theft of identities and the cashing of over half a million dollars in fraudulently obtained U.S. Treasury checks. The guilty plea, entered today, reveals a calculated effort to exploit the deceased and siphon funds from the government.…
Navy Commander Herrera Accused of Bribery, Fraudulent Navy Data Sharing
San Diego – In a stunning revelation of public corruption, U.S. Navy Commander Mario Herrera has been charged with accepting lavish bribes in exchange for classified information. Herrera, who was arrested this morning in San Antonio, Texas, is accused of exchanging sensitive U.S. Navy ship schedules and proprietary data for luxury travel, gourmet steak dinners,…
