Tag: February 2017
Mihran Melkonyan, Wire Fraud, CA 2024
Sacramento man Mihran Melkonyan, 36, was found guilty Tuesday on 24 counts of wire fraud and two counts of mail fraud in a sweeping $3.4 million scheme to defraud American Express and thousands of cardholders nationwide. The conviction, handed down after a four-day trial, marks the latest fall in a criminal operation that exploited stolen…
Nelson Ray McKee, Voluntary Manslaughter, NV 2014
Nelson Ray McKee, 45, was convicted by a federal jury in Reno, Nevada, of voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of his wife on New Year’s Eve 2014. The verdict, delivered after a six-day trial, marks the end of a two-year legal pursuit for justice in a case defined by bloodshed, alcohol, and broken trust…
Leonard Sikorski, Possessing Obliterated Firearm, CT 2023
New Milford, Conn. – A gritty federal crime news site has confirmed that Leonard Sikorski, a 61-year-old resident of New Milford, was today sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 12 months of imprisonment followed by one year of supervised release for possessing a shotgun with an obliterated serial number.…
Jayson Mickle, Spice Distribution, Virginia 2016
Hampton dealer Jayson Mickle, 31, is headed to federal prison for 210 months after being sentenced in Newport News for running a sprawling, years-long conspiracy to distribute synthetic marijuana known as spice. Mickle pleaded guilty on June 27, 2016, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and controlled substance analogues,…
Abdul Alquraishi, Food Stamp Scheme, PA 2024
Four Erie residents are staring down federal prison time after being indicted in a brazen food stamp fraud scheme tied to a State Street convenience store. Abdul Alquraishi, 50; Hussain K. Al-Maliki, 50; Dhia Almaleki, 46; and Muntather Alquraishi, 24, were named in a four-count indictment unsealed in Erie federal court, accused of systematically cashing…
Robert Earl Noble, Crack Cocaine Distribution, Pennsylvania 2023
Robert Earl Noble, 38, of Erie, Pennsylvania, is staring down a federal prison sentence after being indicted on federal drug charges tied to crack cocaine distribution. The takedown, announced today by Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song, marks the latest blow in a crackdown on narcotics flooding Erie’s streets. The one-count indictment handed down…
Daniel R. Guthrie, Embezzlement of Labor Union Assets, PA 2024
Daniel R. Guthrie, 55, of Bradford, Pennsylvania, is facing federal charges for stealing from the very union workers who trusted him to lead. The president of United Steelworkers Local Union 10-0583 has been indicted on one count of embezzling and theft of labor union assets, accused of siphoning $8,189.51 for personal use. Federal prosecutors allege…
James K. Neail, Heroin Distribution and Firearm Possession, Ohio 2016
James K. Neail, 33, of Youngstown, is facing a federal indictment on five counts tied to heroin distribution and illegal firearm possession. The charges stem from a string of drug sales in September 2016 and his unlawful possession of two handguns months earlier—acts made more serious by a prior federal felony conviction. The indictment, announced…
Erik Rodriguez, Child Pornography Production, ID 2023
Erik Rodriguez, 25, of Rupert, Idaho, is going away for a long time. Yesterday, he was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for producing child pornography — a crime that involved the sexual exploitation of a child under the age of 10. U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson confirmed the sentence, handed down by Chief…
Andre Jermaine Maxey, Interference with Commerce by Threats of Viol…
Andre Jermaine Maxey, 18, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced as an adult in federal court for a violent crime spree that terrorized central Indiana in late 2015. Maxey pleaded guilty to six counts of interference with commerce by threats of violence and one count of possession of a firearm during a violent crime. U.S. District…
