Tag: February 2018
Gino Hunter, Felon Firearm Possession, Ohio 2017
Akron man Gino Hunter, 27, is back behind bars — and back in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors — after being indicted on two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment, announced by U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman, stems from two separate incidents in late 2017 where Hunter allegedly handled…
Marcus Deshawn Price, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Mississippi 2024
Gulfport, Miss. — Marcus Deshawn Price, 28, is headed to federal prison for 74 months after admitting his role in a sprawling prescription drug ring that stretched from Hattiesburg to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Price, a resident of Gulfport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden, Jr. on one count of conspiracy to…
Keith A. Griffith, Contraband Smuggling, Kentucky 2024
Keith A. Griffith, 35, a federal inmate at FMC Lexington, was sentenced to 48 months in prison today for orchestrating a contraband smuggling ring from behind bars. U.S. Chief District Court Judge Karen K. Caldwell handed down the sentence, which will run consecutive to Griffith’s existing narcotics-related term. The conviction marks the final chapter in…
Brandon McIntyre, Child Porn Production, New Jersey 2024
Brandon McIntyre, 25, of Washington, New Jersey, was convicted today on federal charges including the production of child pornography, online enticement of a minor, interstate extortionate threats, and stalking. The verdict, handed down in Newark federal court after a one-week trial and four hours of jury deliberation, marks the end of a disturbing case involving…
Jose Carlos Terra Izquierdo, Credit Card Fraud, Florida 2024
Jose Carlos Terra Izquierdo, a 24-year-old from Amarillo, Texas, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced to 24 months for credit card fraud in Jacksonville, Florida. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan handed down the sentence, ordering it to run consecutive to a separate 12-month and one-day term Izquierdo received in the District of…
Jeremy Waver, Fentanyl Distribution, Connecticut 2024
A Waterbury man is headed to federal prison for seven years after heroin and synthetic opioids he sold led to a fatal overdose. Jeremy Waver, 31, was sentenced to 84 months by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, with an additional three years of supervised release to follow, for distributing controlled substances that caused the…
Jetty Hui, Lying to FBI, California 2018
Jetty Hui, a 44-year-old New Orleans business owner, has admitted to feeding lies to federal agents as part of a scheme to cash in on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. Hui pleaded guilty to one count of lying to the FBI, a felony under 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2), after fabricating business losses to siphon…
Cody Lee Jackson, Coercing and Enticing a Minor, Ohio 2015
Cody Lee Jackson, 22, formerly of Norwood, Ohio, was sentenced to 165 months in federal prison for coercing and enticing a minor into sexual activity while under home monitoring. The sentence, handed down today in U.S. District Court, marks the culmination of a predatory campaign that began in early 2015 and left a 14-year-old girl…
Victor Kingsley, WMD Detonation, New York 2017
Victor Kingsley, a Brooklyn resident, was arrested and charged today with using a weapon of mass destruction that killed a Queens civilian in July 2017 — an attack investigators say was aimed at NYPD officers. The explosive device, built and deployed by Kingsley, detonated outside a Queens residence where he believed one of his targeted…
Luis Matias, Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution, New York 2024
Luis Matias, 27, of Buffalo, is staring down a federal prison sentence after being indicted on charges of possessing with intent to distribute—and actually distributing—dangerous quantities of butyryl fentanyl and crack cocaine. The charges, handed down by a federal grand jury, carry a maximum penalty of 20 years behind bars and a $1,000,000 fine. The…
