Tag: February 2017
Olathe Man Indicted for $275K Running Store Heist
Craig W. Sullivan, 41, of Olathe, Kan., is staring down federal prison after a grand jury indicted him on 10 counts of wire fraud and three counts of mail fraud for allegedly stealing more than $250,000 in high-end running gear from the store where he worked. The scheme ran through Garry Gribble’s Running Sports, a…
Keaton’s Century Roofing: A Haven for Illegal Labor
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Tommy Frank Keaton, 71, of Shawnee, Kansas, isn’t building roofs, he’s building a criminal record. The co-owner of Canadian West, Inc., and RAM Metal Products, doing business as Century Roofing, pleaded guilty today to knowingly harboring illegal aliens – a fancy way of saying he exploited undocumented workers for profit. According…
Mark Charles Barnett Charged With Bomb Plot Against Target Stores
Mark Charles Barnett, 48, of Ocala, Florida, is behind bars on federal charges after allegedly plotting a coordinated bomb campaign against Target stores up and down the East Coast. Barnett was charged with possession of a firearm (destructive device) affecting commerce by a previously convicted felon, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 10…
Brooksville Man Cuffed for Gun Possession After Flight from Cops
Brooksville man Chamberlain Chaney, 26, is headed to federal prison for 5 years and 10 months after being caught with a stolen, fully loaded Glock .40 caliber pistol—just one more bullet in a criminal trajectory federal judges are no longer willing to dodge. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich handed down the sentence in Tampa…
Shirley Whittington Convicted of Wire Fraud in Angola Scam
BATON ROUGE, LA — Shirley Whittington, 46, of St. Francisville, Louisiana, is headed for federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in a scheme that bled dry the Angola Employees Recreation Committee (AERC) over seven years. The former Colonel at Louisiana State Penitentiary exploited her role as Treasurer to siphon off thousands in organization…
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Firearm Transfer
Donald Pyle, 44, of Bridgeport, Ohio, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of illegally transferring a firearm across state lines — a crime that cut through the heart of West Virginia’s gun control laws. The transaction, which occurred on May 23, 2016, involved a .22 caliber revolver handed off in Ohio County, West Virginia, and…
Navajo Man Gary Begay Pleads Guilty to Brutal 2015 Assault
Albuquerque, N.M. — A savage 2015 assault on the Navajo Indian Reservation has ended in a guilty plea from Gary Begay, 23, of Kirtland, N.M. The enrolled member of the Navajo Nation admitted in federal court today to beating a man with his fists and a bottle, shattering teeth and inflicting serious bodily injury during…
Tomolah Foy Indicted on 4 Counts of Crack Sales Near School
St. Thomas, USVI — A 23-year-old local man is facing federal time after being caught peddling crack cocaine within spitting distance of a high school. Tomolah Foy has been indicted on four counts of possessing with intent to distribute crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, a zone that triggers harsher…
Celeste Bermudez Indicted in $293K Federal Grant Heist
St. Thomas, USVI — A former St. Croix resident has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly looting more than $293,000 from taxpayer-funded AIDS programs meant to help the vulnerable. Celeste P. Bermudez, 41, of Methuen, Massachusetts, was hit with a six-count indictment on January 12, 2017, charging her with theft of federal program funds,…
Ronald Weaver Gets 52 Months for Heroin Death Link
Waterbury man Ronald Weaver, 38, is headed to federal prison for more than four years after being convicted of distributing heroin that contributed to a deadly overdose in Newtown. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill handed down a 52-month sentence on Monday in Bridgeport, followed by three years of supervised release, marking another conviction in…
