Tag: February 2017
Sacramento’s ‘Dr. Death’ Gun Maker Jailed for AR-15 Scheme
Daniel Albert Crowninshield, 54, of Sacramento, is headed to federal prison for a scheme that turned his metal shop into an underground AR-15 factory. Crowninshield was sentenced today to three years and five months behind bars for unlawfully manufacturing and dealing in firearms, along with possession of an unregistered machinegun, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip A.…
Veerabhadrarao Kunam Admits Groping Sleeping Woman on LAX-NWK Flight
Veerabhadrarao Kunam, 58, of Visakhapatnam, India, admitted in federal court to groping a sleeping woman on a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Newark in 2016. The assault occurred aboard a Virgin America flight while the victim, seated next to Kunam, slept during the overnight journey. On July 30, 2016, Kunam pleaded guilty to assault…
Buffalo Man Alexander Rivera-Santiago Cops 33 Months for Gun Charge
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A high-speed foot chase ended with bullets in his pocket and a revolver nearby — now, Alexander Rivera-Santiago, 32, of Buffalo, is headed to federal prison for 33 months after being convicted of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Feds say on January 31, 2016, Buffalo Police tried to pull over a…
Jacorian Brown, Jessica Nicholas Guilty in Armed Gas Station Heists
Two Brandon residents are facing decades behind bars after pleading guilty to a violent spree of armed gas station robberies across Hillsborough County. Jacorian Rashawn Brown, 24, and Jessica Duenas Nicholas, 45, admitted in federal court to conspiracy and armed robbery, with Brown also copping to brandishing a firearm during the commission of a violent…
Derrick Rondell Battle Gets 198 Months for Armed Robberies
Derrick Rondell Battle, 43, of Bladensburg, Maryland, is behind bars for 198 months after pleading guilty to a string of armed commercial robberies that terrorized Prince George’s County in September 2015. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang in Greenbelt, includes five years of supervised release and marks the end of…
Lockport Duo Indicted in $123K Bank Fraud Scheme
Two 22-year-old men from Lockport, Michael Rosier and Cody Kross-Rosier, are facing federal charges in a brazen bank fraud scheme that netted nearly $123,000 from seven federally insured financial institutions. A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment charging both men with bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, crimes that carry a maximum…
Brownsville Man Gets 20 Years for Hostage-Taking
Brownsville man Reynaldo Lerma-Pichardo, 24, is headed to federal prison for nearly 20 years after being convicted of human smuggling and hostage taking. U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced the sentencing, marking the end of a brutal operation that kept undocumented immigrants trapped in fear. On Feb. 15, 2017, U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera sentenced Lerma-Pichardo…
Brandon Thief Sentenced for Postal Box Fraud
Tampa, Florida – A Brandon thug has been handed a three-year sentence for swindling checks and money orders from U.S. Postal Service mailboxes across several Florida counties. Carlos Sarabasa Cobas, 30, of Brandon, was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday for conspiracy to commit…
Carmecia Jordan Pleads Guilty to Stealing $245K in Tax Refunds
Jackson tax preparer Carmecia Jordan, 33, of Jackson, Mississippi, admitted in federal court today to stealing more than $245,000 in government funds by hijacking her clients’ tax refunds through a calculated scheme that spanned three years. Jordan, a fifty percent owner of Hour Tax, LLC, pleaded guilty to theft of government funds, caving under the…
Kalmar Indicted: $480K Tax Fraud Scheme Unraveled
FORT MYERS, FL – Attila Kalmar, a resident of Lee County, Florida, is facing serious federal charges after a grand jury returned an indictment on February 15th, unsealed today. Kalmar is accused of orchestrating a brazen tax refund fraud scheme, attempting to siphon over $480,000 from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). According to the indictment,…
