Tag: July 2015
Timothy D. Johnson, Federal Firearms Charges, Pennsylvania 2023
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Timothy D. Johnson, 41, of Washington, Pennsylvania, is headed to federal prison for five years after being convicted on 11 federal firearms charges, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. The sentence, handed down by United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon, includes a two-year period of supervised release following incarceration. Johnson…
Keith Birkett Jr., Failure to Register as Sex Offender, Pennsylvania 2013
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, Illegal Re-Entry, Pennsylvania 2013
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, Possession of Child Pornography, Pennsylvania 2011
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, Violating the Hobbs Act, Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania 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, Violating Federal Firearms Laws, Pennsylvania 2012
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.…
Khalifah Ali Al-Akili, Felon in Possession of a .22 Rifle, Pennsylvania 2018
PITTSBURGH, PA – Another gun-toting ex-con is off the streets of Western Pennsylvania. Khalifah Ali Al-Akili, 34, of Wilkinsburg, received a hefty 94-month federal prison sentence today for being a convicted felon illegally packing heat – specifically, a .22 rifle. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak, who also tacked…
Harold Bacon, Heroin Distribution, Pennsylvania 2013
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