Tag: February 2017
Juan Merino-Guerrero Gets 40 Months for Meth, Gun Charges
Albuquerque, N.M. — Juan Merino-Guerrero, 29, a Mexican national living in Santa Fe, is headed to federal prison for 40 months after pleading guilty to methamphetamine trafficking and illegal firearm possession. The sentence, handed down today in U.S. District Court, marks the end of a year-long federal case rooted in a traffic stop that turned…
Theophil Hollis Charged in Fentanyl Death Case
Theophil Hollis, 27, of Newark, Delaware, is staring down a life behind bars after being indicted on federal charges tied to a fentanyl-laced drug deal that ended in a fatal overdose. Hollis was named in a federal indictment unsealed today in Wilmington, charging him with distribution of fentanyl resulting in death—a crime carrying a minimum…
David Evdokimow Gets 3 Years for $5.8M Tax Evasion
David Evdokimow, 56, of Harding Township, New Jersey, is headed to federal prison for three years after being convicted of siphoning more than $5.8 million in medical practice income to fund a lavish lifestyle while dodging nearly $3 million in federal taxes. The plastic surgeon, who ran De’Omilia Plastic Surgery P.C. in Basking Ridge, used…
Allise Jones Convicted in VA, Freddie Mac ID Theft Ring
Allise Jones, 29, of Lanham, Maryland, was found guilty today by a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, on charges tied to a sprawling identity theft ring that exploited personal data from thousands of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees. Jones was convicted on six counts: conspiracy to…
Shane Rucker Arrested in St. Ann’s Church Arson
Shane Rucker, 33, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, is behind bars on federal charges for torching St. Ann’s Catholic Church in a deliberate act of arson fueled by the church’s religious identity. The fire, set on April 21, 2016, reduced the historic house of worship to ash, leaving the tight-knit community in shock and mourning over…
Galanis Father-Son Duo Hit With Six-Year Market Fraud Sentence
Manhattan Federal Court has handed down a six-year prison sentence to father and son duo John Galanis and Derek Galanis for their role in a multi-million dollar market manipulation scheme. Their scheme targeted Gerova Financial Group, Ltd. (“Gerova”), a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. According to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara,…
Da Ying Pleads Guilty to Structuring $464K in Cash Deposits
Da Ying, 56, of Beijing, China, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a deliberate scheme to evade federal financial reporting laws by structuring more than $464,000 in cash deposits across Connecticut banks. The defendant, formerly a resident of Farmington, Conn., admitted to breaking anti-money laundering rules designed to flag large currency transactions—rules he knowingly sidestepped to…
Fort Worth Predator Gets 50 Years for Child Porn
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Pedro Jose Meza, 35, will spend the next half-century behind bars after being sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for sickening crimes against a child. U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means handed down the sentence today, along with a lifetime of supervised release, following Meza’s guilty plea to two counts…
Terry Glenn Williams Indicted in Heroin Death, Drug Ring
Terry Glenn Williams, 33, of Newport News, stands accused of flooding Hampton Roads with heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine while using prostitution and violence to fuel a four-year drug empire. A federal grand jury returned a sweeping indictment against Williams and five co-defendants for their alleged roles in a deadly narcotics conspiracy that spanned Newport News,…
Timothy Livingston Sentenced in $1.3M Spam & Hack Scheme
Timothy Livingston, 31, of Boca Raton, Florida, is behind bars for 48 months after masterminding a cybercrime operation that hijacked thousands of email accounts to flood inboxes with illegal spam—raking in over $1.3 million. The sentence, handed down Feb. 14, 2017, by U.S. District Judge William J. Martini in Newark federal court, marks the end…
