Tag: March 2026
Haverhill Hustler Blew $625K, Lied to Investors
Luciano Schipelliti, a 28-year-old Haverhill resident, is facing a potential decade-plus stretch in federal prison after admitting to fleecing investors out of over $625,000 through a pair of cryptocurrency schemes. The feds allege Schipelliti wasn’t investing the money, he was *spending* it – on high-risk crypto gambles and a lavish lifestyle fueled by other people’s…
DC Road Rage: Killer Gets Life for Uber Driver Execution
A D.C. man with a rap sheet stretching back decades will die in prison for the brazen daylight murder of an Uber Eats driver, a senseless act sparked by a simple traffic disagreement. Rodney Baggott, 58, was sentenced to life without parole today for the January 30th execution of Rasheek Abdullah, 28, just steps from…
Elderly Targeted: $5M Scam Lands Dominican National in US Jail
BOSTON – A 42-year-old man is facing federal charges after being extradited from the Dominican Republic, accused of being a key cog in a ruthless scheme that bilked millions from vulnerable seniors across the United States. Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez arrived in Boston this week to answer for allegations he laundered over $5 million stolen…
DC Ex-Con Back Behind Bars: Loaded Glock Lands Him 2 Years
David Oday Smith, a 39-year-old D.C. resident with a history steeped in violence, is headed back to prison. Smith was sentenced to 24 months in federal custody today for illegally possessing a loaded firearm – a Glock 27 .40 caliber pistol – while already prohibited from owning one due to a prior felony conviction. The…
Youngstown Predator Gets 23 Years for Child Abuse Material
A Youngstown man is facing over two decades in federal prison after authorities uncovered a sickening hoard of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and evidence of online exploitation. Christopher Helmick, 41, was sentenced to 280 months – 23 years and three months – by Judge Christopher A. Boyko, a punishment handed down after a chilling…
Repeat Border Crosser Gets 219 Days, One-Way Ticket South
BELGRADE, MT – Juan Diego Rojas-Meneses, 20, learned a harsh lesson in repeat offenses this week. The Mexican national walked out of a Montana courtroom and directly into the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol, having served 219 days for illegally re-entering the United States. While the sentence itself is relatively light, the immediate deportation…
Akron Drug Ring Busted: Kilos, Cash & Guns
AKRON, OH – Three Akron men are staring down decades in federal prison after the feds dismantled a large-scale drug operation that was pumping meth, fentanyl, and cocaine into Northeast Ohio. Erin House, 53, Ishmael Wahid, 52, and Roy Wimberly, 50, are accused of running a sophisticated network, with House and Wahid allegedly supplying the…
DC Gun Runner Gets 13+ Years: Auto-Fire Glocks & Drug Stash
Michael Stuckey, 36, will spend the next 13 years and four months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a sprawling firearms and narcotics operation that flooded the streets of Washington D.C. with illegally obtained weapons, some modified for fully automatic fire. Judge Loren L. AliKhan handed down the 160-month sentence today, a stiff penalty…
Border Hopper Gets Time Served, Deported From Montana
BELGRADE, MT – Juan Diego Rojas-Meneses, 20, learned the hard way that Montana isn’t a welcoming state for repeat immigration violations. After nearly seven months in Gallatin County jail, Rojas-Meneses received a sentence of time served today and was immediately turned over to U.S. Border Patrol agents for expulsion from the country. The case, while…
Predator Teacher Gets 13 Years For Exploiting Young Victims
A former high school teacher, Kostas Fekkas, is trading lesson plans for prison bars after receiving a 13-year sentence for exploiting two underage girls. Fekkas, who also operated under the aliases “Constantine Fekkas” and “C.J. Justice,” faced Judge Cathy Seibel in White Plains federal court today, the culmination of a disturbing case that exposed a…
