Tag: June 2025

NOLA Man, 30, Busted with Glock Despite Felony Rap
NEW ORLEANS – Another iron in the streets, courtesy of a repeat offender. Shawn Rousell, 30, is facing federal charges after being caught with a loaded handgun despite a prior felony conviction, the Department of Justice announced today. Rousell was indicted June 26, 2025, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a violation…

Roosevelt Cockheran, Cocaine Conspiracy, Louisiana 2025
New Orleans, LA – Roosevelt Cockheran, 41, of Metairie, Louisiana, faced justice on June 26, 2025, as United States District Judge Susie Morgan sentenced him to 262 months for federal drug and gun offenses. Cockheran was found guilty of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Unlawful Use of a Communications Facility to Further…

Roosevelt Cockheran, Cocaine Trafficking, Louisiana 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana – A Metairie man has been slammed with a 262-month federal sentence for orchestrating a cocaine and gun trafficking operation. Roosevelt Cockheran, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan on June 26, 2025. The sentence includes consecutive terms of 262 months for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine,…

Russian Ring Dishes Out $15B Fraudulent Bill
The Justice Department has launched a massive strike against health care fraud, announcing today the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The operation resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 medical professionals, for their alleged roles in schemes that collectively aimed to bilk over $14.6 billion from federal and private…

Curtis Williamson Jr., Methamphetamine Trafficking, Louisiana 2025
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Curtis Williamson Jr., a 42-year-old resident of Houma, Louisiana, is headed to federal prison for a decade after being sentenced for flooding the streets with methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown handed down the 120-month sentence on June 26, 2025, followed by a ten-year stretch of supervised release. Williamson Jr.…

Curtis Williamson Jr., Methamphetamine Possession, Louisiana 2025
Methamphetamine distribution has landed Curtis Williamson Jr., 42, of Houma, LA, a hefty 120 months imprisonment sentence. The sentencing, which will be followed by ten years of supervised release, was handed down by U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown on June 26, 2025. According to court documents, Williamson Jr. pleaded guilty to one Possession with…

Timothy Siverd, Wire Fraud and ID Theft, New York 2023
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The grimy details of a web of deceit unfurled as Timothy Siverd, 37, from Webster, NY, stood before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa and pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. These charges carry a daunting maximum penalty of 22 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant…

Webster Cleaner Bilks Clients, Faces 22 Years
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Timothy Siverd, 37, of Webster, is staring down the barrel of a potential 22-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to fresh federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The news, announced today by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo, adds another layer of deceit to a pattern of financial misdeeds already landing…

Elvin Licona Cerrato, Illegal Re-Entry, Louisiana 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana – Grimy Times has learned that Elvin Licona Cerrato (‘LICONA’), a 36-year-old native of Honduras, faced the music on June 26, 2025, for his illegal re-entry into the United States. The U.S. District Judge Nanette Jolivette-Brown meted out a sentence of time served and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee to LICONA.…

Jonathan Woody, Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, New York 2024
ROCHESTER, NY – Jonathan Woody, 31, of Rochester, has confessed to a sickening act of predation, pleading guilty today to coercion and enticement of a minor. The admission before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa confirms a case that shocked local law enforcement and now carries a potential life sentence for Woody. According to Assistant…
