Tag: February 2017
Bradley J. Harris, Health Care Fraud Conspiracy, Texas 2023
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: A federal grand jury in Dallas has indicted 16 individuals, including Frisco’s Bradley J. Harris, for a staggering $60 million Medicare fraud scheme. The defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, with twelve facing additional counts related to the crime. U.S. Attorney John Parker called the theft ‘shocking’ and…
Yolanda Brown, Armed Bank and Credit Union Robberies, California 2024
SAN FRANCISCO – Yolanda Brown, 48, known on the streets as “Yo-Yo,” is heading to federal prison for over a decade after being sentenced today for a brazen spree of armed bank and credit union robberies across the Bay Area. Brown received 130 months in prison and a hefty $19,285.00 restitution order, the culmination of…
Nesly Loute, Mail Fraud Conspiracy, Florida 2016
Fort Myers, FL – The grimy details of Nesly Loute’s (52, Naples) 14-year sentence for orchestrating a colossal Personal Injury Protection (PIP) fraud scheme have been sealed by U.S. District Judge Sheri Poster Chappell. Alongside this heavy penalty, the court has ordered Loute to cough up $2,146,147.23 in restitution to victimized auto insurance companies. Loute…
Joshua Dillon Burkhart, Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin, Virginia 2014
HARRISONBURG, VA – Another cog in the heroin pipeline has fallen. Joshua Dillon Burkhart, 27, of Winchester, Virginia, pled guilty today to federal charges stemming from a large-scale heroin distribution network stretching from Baltimore to the Shenandoah Valley. The case, prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia, reveals a…
Jeremy Michael Kieffer, Methamphetamine Possession with Firearm, Iowa 2016
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: In a stunning turn of events, Jeremy Michael Kieffer, 36, from Dubuque, Iowa, has been detained on federal charges after refusing to take a drug test and testing positive for methamphetamine. The incident revolves around the possession of a firearm while under the influence of drugs. According to sources, on November 7,…
Gary Christianson, Asbestos Notification Violation, Iowa 2015
ALGONA, IA – A North Central Iowa man is facing federal time after admitting he deliberately skirted environmental regulations during the gutting of the former Kossuth County Home. Gary Christianson, 57, of Algona, Iowa, pled guilty yesterday to a single count of failing to notify authorities about the presence of asbestos in the building before…
Justin Brown, Murder, Virginia 2015
Newport News, Va. – Justin Brown, 25, of Newport News, has been slammed with a 288-month sentence for his role in the Black P-Stones gang’s sinister activities. The grim tally includes involvement in drug distribution, multiple robberies, and the cold-blooded murder of at least three individuals. Brown, who pleaded guilty on December 16, 2015, participated…
Eyal Katz, Immigration Fraud and Money Laundering, Virginia 2024
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Eyal Katz, 38, a citizen of Israel, is heading to federal prison after being sentenced to seven years for orchestrating a brazen immigration fraud and money laundering operation. Katz received the sentence today, along with three years of supervised release, a $20,000 fine, and a forfeiture order for assets linked to…
John Francis Aragon, Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, Virginia 2016
NORFOLK, Va. – In a chilling case of online predator activity, John Francis Aragon, 50, from Virginia Beach, was handed a decade behind bars, with an additional three decades of supervised release for charges of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. Aragon, who pleaded guilty on November 21, 2016, set…
Bruno Ivan Gonzales, Receiving Child Pornography, Virginia 2015
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Bruno Ivan Gonzales, 39, of Alexandria, has admitted to a sickening crime: receiving child pornography. The plea, entered yesterday, brings a dark chapter in a 2015 investigation to a near close, but doesn’t erase the harm inflicted on the children depicted. The case began in early 2015 when Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)…
