Tag: February 2017
Chattanooga Man Convicted in Mosque Burn Plot
Robert Doggart, 65, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, was convicted today by a federal jury on multiple charges tied to a violent plot to burn down a mosque in Islamberg, New York—a small hamlet with a significant Muslim population. The verdict, delivered in the Eastern District of Tennessee, marks a rare federal prosecution of domestic terrorism…
Five Sentenced in Panama City Cocaine Conspiracy
Twenty kilograms of cocaine flooded the streets of Panama City in early 2016, funneled through a tight-knit crew now behind bars. Thomas Zachary Breeding, 33, of Panama City, Florida, Benjamin Bailey McGraw, 37, of Smyrna, Georgia, Jeremy Patrick Hubbard, 32, of Panama City Beach, Florida, Richard Kenneth Helms Jr., 43, of Panama City Beach, and…
Pottstown Man Charged in Visa Fraud Scheme
Jude Solis, 50, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, is facing federal charges in a visa fraud scheme that enabled undocumented workers to stay on the job. The Supervisor at Asplundh Tree Experts, Inc. was charged today by Information with one count of conspiracy to commit fraud and misuse visas and one count of fraud and misuse of…
Danyelle Calcagno Gets 6 Years for $1.2M Tax Fraud Scheme
Danyelle Calcagno, 41, of Portland, Oregon, is headed to federal prison for 72 months after masterminding a sprawling tax fraud operation that flooded the IRS with over $1.2 million in bogus refund claims. Sentenced Thursday, February 16, 2017, by U.S. District Court Judge Marco A. Hernández, Calcagno’s scheme exploited stolen identities and fake business records…
Pautler Gets 46 Months for Sawed-Off Shotgun Possession
Jeffrey Robert Pautler, 49, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a sawed-off shotgun and a rifle, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today. The conviction stems from a May 2016 domestic disturbance that spiraled into a criminal firearms investigation. On May 15, 2016, Randolph County Sheriff’s deputies…
Eric Spoutz Sentenced for $1.45M Art Forgery Scam
Eric Ian Hornak Spoutz, a 33-year-old from Mount Clemens, Michigan, is headed to federal prison for 41 months after defrauding art collectors of $1,450,000 through a sprawling forgery scheme involving fake masterpieces attributed to Willem De Kooning, Franz Kline, and Joan Mitchell. Spoutz, who also used the aliases “Robert Chad Smith,” “John Goodman,” and “James…
Atlanta Man Peddled Fake Viagra, Lied to Become Citizen
ATLANTA – Ismail Ali Khan, 29, of Decatur, Georgia, is facing serious time after a six-day jury trial found him guilty of conspiracy, illegal importation of misbranded drug products from China, receiving misbranded drugs that moved in interstate commerce, and lying through his teeth to become a naturalized U.S. citizen. The verdict, delivered Monday, February…
Historian Henry Kamen Indicted for Child Pornography Possession
A federal grand jury has indicted Henry Kamen, a published historian and Professor of Spanish History, on charges of possession of child pornography. The indictment, filed in the Middle District of Georgia, alleges Kamen possessed illegal material in September 2014 while residing within the Athens Division of the district. Kamen, a British citizen currently living…
Epsom Man Copped 21 Months for Stolen ID Scheme
Gordon Daigle, a/k/a Gordon Hill, 38, of Epsom, is headed to federal prison for 21 months after admitting he stole another man’s identity to pass as someone else in New Hampshire. The sentence, handed down in Concord, marks the end of a years-long fugitive run built on forged documents and false names. Court records show…
Noah Bradley Lester, 64, Gets 262 Months for Bank Robberies
Noah Bradley Lester, 64, of Farmers Branch, Texas, walked into two Dallas banks on April 17, 2015, and walked out with cash, fear, and a criminal record that now stretches into his 80s. Today, U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle slammed the career offender with 262 months in federal prison after Lester pleaded guilty to two…
