Tag: Federal Prosecution
Tax Cheat Gets 25 Months: Millions Stolen from IRS
Burlington, NC – Tracey Hernandez, 39, will spend the next two years and one month in federal prison for running a brazen tax fraud scheme that bilked the IRS out of over $2.1 million. The sentence, handed down today in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, marks the culmination of a…
Houston Courier Admits to Coast-to-Coast Coke Runs
Buffalo, NY – Shannell Gosine, 28, of Houston, Texas, is staring down a potential life sentence after admitting she was a vital link in a massive drug pipeline stretching from Mexico to the Northeast. Gosine pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, a charge stemming from a nearly two-year operation that flooded cities…
Fentanyl, Gun Tossed From DC Window: Dealer Faces Decades
A brazen attempt to dump a deadly payload nearly hit a child in Southeast DC. Derrick Thomas Martin, 33, now faces a lengthy federal prison sentence after a jury convicted him yesterday on multiple charges stemming from a November raid where he hurled a backpack containing a loaded handgun, enough fentanyl to kill thousands, and…
Deported Dealer Back in NH, Faces Decades for Meth Flood
ROCHESTER, NH – A previously deported Dominican national is facing a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to trafficking over five pounds of methamphetamine into the Granite State. Joel Castillo-Soto, 34, admitted in federal court today to orchestrating a drug operation that flooded the Rochester area with deadly narcotics, despite already being ordered removed from…
Texas Courier Faces Decade for NY Coke Pipeline
Buffalo, NY – Shannell Gosine, 28, of Houston, is staring down a potential ten-year federal prison sentence after admitting she was a crucial link in a cross-country cocaine distribution network. The feds say Gosine wasn’t just making deliveries; she was a key player in a sophisticated operation funneling bricks of cocaine from Mexico, through Texas,…
Wyoming-Idaho Coke Ring Crumbles: Final Dealer Sentenced
A three-year investigation into a cross-state cocaine trafficking operation culminated Friday with the sentencing of the final defendant, effectively dismantling a network that pumped the drug into communities across Teton County, Wyoming, and Teton County, Idaho. The bust, a collaborative effort between multiple federal and local agencies, reveals a sophisticated operation that exploited interstate commerce…
Eau Claire Meth Dealer Gets Decade Behind Bars
A Wisconsin man will spend the next ten years in a federal prison cell after authorities found nearly three pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside his car. Nicholas J. Fisher, 41, of Eau Claire, received the sentence yesterday from U.S. District Judge James Peterson, concluding a case that highlights the relentless flow of narcotics through the…
TC Island Predator Gets 20 Years for Sextortion of Missouri Teen
St. Louis – Alexander Gardiner, 25, a citizen of both the United States and Turks and Caicos, is facing two decades in federal prison after admitting to a sickening campaign of online exploitation targeting a Missouri teenager. Judge Joshua Divine sentenced Gardiner to 240 months Thursday, a sentence designed to keep a dangerous predator off…
Houston Courier Admits to Cross-Country Coke Pipeline
Buffalo, NY – Shannell Gosine, a 28-year-old Houston woman, confessed in federal court today to her role as a key transporter in a sprawling cocaine distribution network that stretched from the Mexican border to the streets of Buffalo. Gosine wasn’t just making deliveries; she was a vital link, hauling multi-kilo loads of cocaine north while…
90 Pounds of Meth: Cali Man Faces Decades in Texas
A Lancaster, California man is staring down a lengthy federal prison sentence after a jury in Amarillo, Texas, convicted him of transporting nearly 100 pounds of methamphetamine into the state. Cameron Nesbitt, 33, was found guilty following a two-day trial, capping a case that began with a routine traffic stop and exposed a major cross-country…
