Tag: March 2017
Meth & Mayhem: Akron Man Faces Federal Firearm Charges
AKRON, OH – Curtis Earl Tucker, Jr., 36, is facing serious federal time after being indicted on charges of drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession, according to Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja. The indictment paints a picture of a repeat offender brazenly flouting the law, allegedly stockpiling both narcotics and weaponry. Tucker, also known…
Tahlequah Man Jailed for Decades Over Gun Possession
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – Julius Ferrell Black, 30, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was handed a 120-month prison term and an additional three years of supervised release for his conviction on Felon in Possession of Firearm charges. The sentence, imposed by the Honorable Ronald A. White, comes after a jury trial on November 1-2, 2016, which determined Black’s…
Leetonia Mail Carrier Indicted in Workers’ Comp Scam
LEETONIA, OH – Jess A. Leon, 66, of Leetonia, is facing federal charges after a grand jury indictment revealed a scheme to defraud the federal workers’ compensation system, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced today. Leon, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, is accused of pocketing benefits he wasn’t entitled…
Misti Dawn Alva Guilty
A shocking case of corruption has rocked the Costal Bend Detention Center in Robstown, Texas, as 28-year-old former employee Misti Dawn Alva has pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe as a public official. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez, Alva, of Corpus Christi, admitted to accepting money in exchange for delivering contraband to a…
White Plains Accountant Pleads Guilty to $23M Tax Fraud
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Joseph Cerzone, a certified public accountant from White Plains, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive $23 million tax fraud scheme that spanned four years. Cerzone, 63, admitted before U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Román this morning to one count of endeavoring to obstruct and impede the due administration of the…
Pocasset Thief McCoy Gets Three Months Federal Time
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – Naaman Joe McCoy, 27, of Pocasset, Oklahoma, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced for a brazen theft committed within Indian Country. McCoy received three months imprisonment followed by two years of supervised release, a penalty handed down by U.S. District Judge James H. Payne on charges of THEFT IN INDIAN…
Albuquerque Narcotics Kingpin Pleads Guilty
ALBUQUERQUE – The grimy streets of Albuquerque witnessed another solemn plea as 44-year-old Jose Martinez-Encinias entered a guilty plea in federal court for drug trafficking and firearms charges. The man known as the ‘narcotics kingpin’ is staring down a heavy sentence after being caught with drugs, guns, and cash that could feed his empire. Martinez-Encinias…
Ohio Felons Caught With Illegal Heat
CLEVELAND, OH – Five men from across Northeast Ohio are facing federal charges after being caught with firearms they were legally prohibited from possessing, according to a joint announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja and ATF Special Agent in Charge Trevor Velinor. The indictments, handed down in separate but related cases, underscore the…
Albuquerque Couple Guilty of Drug Smuggling & Money Laundering
ALBUQUERQUE – In a stunning turn of events, Yvonne Garcia, 54, and Gerald Roberts, 49, a couple from Albuquerque, N.M., have been hit with substantial prison sentences following their guilty plea to drug trafficking and money laundering charges. The couple, who were arrested in September 2016, admitted to selling oxycodone, oxymorphone, and alprazolam during the…
Rolla Con Man Gets 7 Years for Forex Scam
ST. LOUIS, MO – Daniel Keith Steele, 57, of Rolla, Missouri, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced to seven years for running a brazen fraud scheme that swindled investors out of over $2 million. The sentence was handed down today by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey in St. Louis. Steele preyed on…
