Tag: February 2023
Four Florida Men Indicted for Plot to Assassinate Haitian President
MIAMI – In a stunning revelation, four Florida men have been charged for their alleged involvement in an elaborate plot to assassinate President Jovenel Moise of Haiti. The South Florida grand jury has returned a third superseding indictment, charging Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, and Frederick Bergmann with conspiracy to kidnap or kill…
Fajardo Sentenced to 8 Years
A Lawrence man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for distributing counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, made using multiple pill press machines. Miguel Angel Fajardo, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl in October 2022. In March 2022, law enforcement searched Fajardo’s…
Lynch Livestock Execs Sentenced in $3M Pig Fraud Scam
Lynch Livestock, Inc., an Iowa-based corporation, and four of its managers have been handed down substantial sentences in a federal court after being convicted of a massive pig fraud scheme that defrauded livestock producers across the Midwest out of millions. The Lynch Family Companies, Inc., doing business as ‘Lynch Livestock,’ pleaded guilty on July 29,…
Oregon Concrete Boss Joy Williams Gets 8 Months for Tax Theft
PORTLAND, Ore. – Rebekah Joy Williams, 44, of Damascus, Oregon, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced today for deliberately stealing from her employees and the government. Williams, the former owner and general manager of Anbasa Transport LLC and Kelaye Concrete LLC, was sentenced to eight months behind bars and three years of supervised…
Naulege Johnson Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking
New Bern, N.C. – The grim reaper of the drug trade, Naulege Johnson, 24, of Wilmington, has been locked away for over a decade after being sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for distributing a noxious batch of methamphetamine. The court documents laid bare a chilling narrative: on July 8, 2021, Johnson sold a…
Wilmington Gunman Sentenced for Meth and Ghost Guns
New Bern, N.C. – The grim tale of Wilmington’s David Hedge, 22, concludes with a sentence of 75 months for methamphetamine distribution and possessing a firearm to aid in drug trafficking. This included selling not one but two firearms, one stolen and the other a privately manufactured ‘Ghost Gun’, which he claimed was untraceable. ‘Non-serialized…
Moise Hitmen Nabbed: Florida Plot Thickens
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Bristol Bookkeeper Jody Lathrop Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges
Burlington, Vermont – The grim streets of Burlington were jolted with the news that Jody Lathrop, 53, of Bristol, has pleaded not guilty to a host of serious federal charges including mail and wire fraud, tax evasion, and aiding the preparation of falsified tax returns. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Lathrop served as…
Lead Meth Dealer Jayson Wheatley Sentenced to 20 Years
Augusta’s Jayson Dwayne Wheatley, 42, has been sentenced to 240 months for leading a major meth and heroin distribution ring, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The court documents reveal that Wheatley, who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute at least 50 grams of meth and…
Fort Campbell Auto Theft: Duo Indicted in Scheme
PADUCAH, KY – A brazen scheme to steal and sell vehicles from Fort Campbell has landed two Kentucky men in federal trouble. Daniel Lee Clark, 20, and Joseph Pewitt, 57, were indicted by a federal grand jury today, accused of turning a profit off stolen military property. The investigation, a joint effort between the FBI…
