Tag: March 2015
Alex Guerrier, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Hydrochloride, Florida 2023
FORT PIERCE, FL – Two Highlands County men are facing decades behind bars after a brazen attack on law enforcement and convictions for large-scale drug trafficking. Alex Guerrier, 29, and Robin Jean Guillaume, 28, were sentenced today in Fort Pierce, Florida, for their roles in a multi-county cocaine distribution network – and for opening fire…
Stanley Fertil, Identity Theft and Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Florida 2023
Miami-Dade County brothers Stanley Fertil, 20, and Steven Fertil, 19, have been handed down heavy sentences for their role in a massive identity theft and unemployment insurance fraud scheme. United States Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer announced that the pair were sentenced to 111 months and 148 months in federal prison, respectively, followed by three years…
Jeffrey Emil Groover, Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Florida 2014
DELRAY BEACH, FL – Jeffrey Emil Groover, 53, formerly of Delray Beach, is staring down the barrel of a lengthy federal sentence after a jury convicted him on all six counts related to a brazen identity theft and bank fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced the guilty verdict…
Mark Anthony Dacres, Jr., Identity Theft, Florida 2018
HOMESTEAD, FL – Mark Anthony Dacres, Jr., 30, of Homestead, Florida, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced to 81 months for a brazen identity theft and tax refund fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro handed down the sentence today, followed by three years of supervised release. Dacres was also ordered to pay…
Daniel Ogletree, Identity Theft, Florida 2018
MIAMI, FL – Daniel Ogletree, 25, of Miami, is headed to federal prison for 30 months after pleading guilty to a scheme involving the unauthorized possession of stolen identities. The sentence was handed down today following an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) and the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal…
Eliesky Sanchez, Conspiracy to Buy or Receive Stolen Goods, Florida 2023
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A sophisticated cargo theft ring operating in South Florida has been dealt a significant blow with the sentencing of four men involved in the illicit scheme. Eliesky Sanchez, 31, of West Palm Beach, received the harshest penalty – 60 months in federal prison. Reinaldo Garcia Suarez, 39, also of West…
Joel Steinger, Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud, Florida 2014
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Joel Steinger, the mastermind behind the $1 billion Mutual Benefits Corporation (MBC) scheme, has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. The former head of MBC, along with several conspirators, defrauded approximately 30,000 victims out of over $800 million. Steinger, also known as ‘Joel Steiner,’ was the de…
Jean-Elguentino Cayo, Access Device Fraud, Florida 2013
Miami Gardens resident Jean-Elguentino Cayo, 26, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for his role in a massive identity theft scheme. The sentence, handed down by the Southern District of Florida, also includes three years of supervised release. Cayo pleaded guilty to one count of access device fraud under Title 18, United…
Sean Anthony Lopez, Tax Refund Fraud, Florida 2023
Three Miami residents, Sean Anthony Lopez, 35, and co-defendants Claudia Zuloaga, 43, and Sharon Elizabeth Angulo, 49, were handed a combined 90 months in prison after being convicted of a massive tax refund fraud scheme that defrauded the U.S. Treasury out of over $5.4 million. Sean Lopez was sentenced to serve 30 months for his…
Jerry Sutherland, Hobbs Act Extortion, Florida 2014
MIAMI – Jerry Sutherland, a former officer with the Miami Police Department (MPD), has entered a guilty plea on two counts of Hobbs Act extortion. Sutherland, 28, of Miami-Dade County, Florida, admitted to demanding free services and receiving $3,400 in bribes from a local vendor. He threatened to shut down an adjacent illegal gambling operation…
