Tag: July 2015
Keith Birkett Jr., Failure to Register as Sex Offender, Pittsburgh …
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Keith Birkett Jr., 33, of Braddock, Pennsylvania, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced for a calculated attempt to evade accountability. Birkett received one year and one day imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, after admitting he knowingly failed to register as a convicted sex offender, a violation of…
Mauro Zerecero-Soto Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry, Pittsburgh PA, 2023
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The grim streets of Coraopolis have been the scene of a major law enforcement crackdown as Mauro Zerecero-Soto, 24, faces a federal charge for illegal re-entry into the United States after being deported. According to the grim details released by U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton, Zerecero-Soto was named in a one-count indictment…
Harold J. Grant, III, Possessed Child Pornography, Pittsburgh PA, 2023
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Harold J. Grant, III, a 20-year-old resident of North Versailles, Allegheny County, will spend the next three years in federal prison after being sentenced for possessing a depraved collection of child pornography. The sentence, handed down January 29th by Senior United States District Judge Gustave Diamond, includes a mandatory 10 years of…
Donald Abraham Solomon, Violated Hobbs Act, Pittsburgh PA, 2023
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The blue wall cracked in Western Pennsylvania this week as former East Washington Borough Police Chief Donald Abraham Solomon, 56, confessed to trading his badge for cold, hard cash. Solomon pleaded guilty to three counts of violating the Hobbs Act in federal court, admitting he actively shielded drug trafficking operations in exchange…
Deborah Cassini, Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion, Venetia PA, 2023
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Deborah Cassini, 61, of Venetia, Pa., has been hit with a seven-count indictment for wire fraud and filing false income tax returns. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Cassini, who served as office manager at Three Rivers Volkswagen, is accused of embezzling funds over several years. Prosecutors claim that Cassini siphoned money…
Mark Randall Salego, Child Pornography Possession, PA, 2013
PITTSBURGH – Mark Randall Salego, a 53-year-old resident of New Kensington, Pa., has entered a guilty plea in federal court for violating child exploitation laws. The grim revelation comes from United States Attorney David J. Hickton. According to the charges, Salego possessed material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor on February 28, 2013, and…
William Kent Bricker, Violated Federal Firearms Laws, Uniontown PA,…
A 56-year-old Uniontown, Pa., man has pleaded guilty to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, according to United States Attorney David J. Hickton. William Kent Bricker pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak. In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that on or about Sept.…
Kamil Al-Rifai, Welfare Fraud, Pittsburgh PA, 2012-2013
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The grimy streets of Pittsburgh witnessed a landmark plea today as Kamil Al-Rifai, 56, entered his guilty plea in federal court for wire fraud. This solemn admission came from the lips of Al-Rifai before United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab. The feds指控，从2012年2月9日到2013年1月14日期间，Al-Rifai骗取了宾夕法尼亚州公共福利部的资金。他谎称自己依赖的母亲居住在他的家中，以此来申请福利。 According to the DOJ USAO, the court has been…
Desalynn L. Coleman, Heroin Distribution, Johnstown PA, 2012
Johnstown, Pa. – The grim streets of Johnstown witnessed another disturbing chapter in the war on drugs today as Desalynn L. Coleman, 32, was indicted by a federal grand jury for distributing heroin. Coleman, a resident of Johnstown, stands accused of distributing less than 100 grams of the deadly substance on October 30, 2012. The…
Antonio Lattin Sentenced for Possessing Contraband Weapon, Erie PA,…
ERIE, Pa. – Another day, another weapon turning up behind bars. Antonio Lattin, 28, already serving time at the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania, just tacked on another 18 months to his sentence after admitting to possessing contraband – a weapon – inside the facility. This isn’t a first offense for the system;…
