Tag: Federal Prosecution
Ex-Teacher Gets 13 Years for Preying on Young Girls
A former high school teacher, Kostas Fekkas, is headed to federal prison for 13 years after admitting to a predatory scheme targeting two underage girls. Fekkas, who sometimes went by the aliases “Constantine Fekkas” and “C.J. Justice,” pleaded guilty to federal charges of coercing the victims into sending him explicit images and videos, a betrayal…
D.C. Road Rage: Killer Gets Life for Uber Eats Driver Murder
A D.C. judge slammed the door on Rodney Baggott’s freedom today, sentencing the 58-year-old to life in prison without parole for the cold-blooded murder of Rasheek Abdullah, an Uber Eats delivery driver. The shooting, born from a petty spat on a bustling Northwest D.C. street, underscores the escalating violence plaguing the nation’s capital and the…
Texas Courier Admits Role in Cross-Country Coke Pipeline
Buffalo, NY – Shannell Gosine, a 28-year-old Houston woman, confessed in federal court today to being a vital link in a massive cocaine distribution network stretching from Mexico to the streets of Western New York. Gosine, facing a decade to life behind bars, admitted to repeatedly transporting multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Texas to Buffalo,…
Chinatown Walgreens Robberies: Mastermind Gets 10+ Years
A brazen scheme to repeatedly rob a Chinatown Walgreens has landed one man over a decade in federal prison. Gianni Robinson, 28, was sentenced to 126 months – 10 and a half years – today for orchestrating seven armed robberies of the store located at 801 7th Street NW in Washington D.C. The feds say…
Bolivia’s Top Cop: 25 Years for Cocaine Cartel Deal
A former Bolivian anti-drug chief is facing a long stretch behind bars after a Manhattan federal court sentenced him to 25 years in prison today. Maximiliano Davila Perez, once the head of Bolivia’s Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico (FELCN), wasn’t battling the cartels – he was on their payroll, helping funnel tons of…
NOLA Woman Gets 3.5 Years for Kidnap & Ransom Scheme
New Orleans is a city built on shadows, and the latest case ripped from its underbelly proves it. Janette Ramirez, 34, will spend the next 42 months in federal prison for her role in a chilling kidnapping and ransom plot that unfolded in 2021. U.S. District Judge Barry Ashe handed down the sentence Monday, a…
Ex-Con Back to Cell: Glock Lands Man 2 Years
David Oday Smith, a man already branded a killer, is trading the streets of D.C. for a federal prison cell. The 39-year-old was sentenced to 24 months behind bars this week for possessing a loaded .40 caliber Glock, a violation that sent him back to lockup not because of the gun itself, but because of…
Ohio Man Gets 20 Years for Sickening Crimes Against Children
Kirtland, OH – Todd Oravecz, 45, will spend the next two decades in federal prison after admitting to a depraved obsession with child pornography. U.S. District Chief Judge Sara Lioi sentenced Oravecz to 240 months today, a penalty reflecting the gravity of his crimes and a troubling history that came to light during the investigation.…
Haverhill Hustler Blew $625K, Lied to Investors
Luciano Schipelliti, a 28-year-old Haverhill resident, is facing a potential decade-plus stretch in federal prison after admitting to fleecing investors out of over $625,000 through a pair of cryptocurrency schemes. The feds allege Schipelliti wasn’t investing the money, he was *spending* it – on high-risk crypto gambles and a lavish lifestyle fueled by other people’s…
Youngstown Predator Gets 23 Years for Child Abuse Material
A Youngstown man is facing over two decades in federal prison after authorities uncovered a sickening hoard of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and evidence of online exploitation. Christopher Helmick, 41, was sentenced to 280 months – 23 years and three months – by Judge Christopher A. Boyko, a punishment handed down after a chilling…
