Tag: May 2017
Dauphin County Bandit Pleads Guilty to Bank Heist and Gun Charge
HARRISBURG – A chilling chapter in Dauphin County’s criminal saga unfolded today as 39-year-old Donell Williams of Harrisburg admitted his role in an armed bank heist, marking a major victory for law enforcement. In a guilty plea entered on May 30, 2017, before Chief United States District Judge Christopher C. Conner, Williams confessed to the…
Hartford Dealer ‘Bebo’ Linked to Fatal Rocky Hill Overdose
Hartford Dealer ‘Bebo’ Linked to Fatal Rocky Hill Overdose ROCKY HILL, CT – A 25-year-old Hartford man is facing federal charges after investigators linked him to the fatal overdose of a 29-year-old in Rocky Hill back in 2016. EDWIN ESCRIBANO, also known as “Bebo,” was arrested yesterday and charged with distributing heroin and fentanyl, the…
Michael Homra Sentenced for Kickback Scheme in Fulton County Detention Center Expansion
Fulton County, Ky. – A kickback scheme tied to the expansion of the Fulton County Detention Center has resulted in a significant sentence for local business owner Michael Homra. Homra, 80, of Fulton, Kentucky, was sentenced by Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell to two years of probation, a $10,000 fine, and $32,500 in restitution. The…
Schenectady Arson Perjurer Bryan Fish Admits to Lying
ALBANY, NY – Another piece of the shattered puzzle surrounding the horrific 2013 Hulett Street arson fell into place today, though it offers little comfort to the families left reeling from the tragedy. Bryan Fish, 22, of Schenectady, pled guilty to two counts of perjury for deliberately misleading a federal grand jury investigating the blaze…
Saratoga Man Gets 87 Months for Arson-Homicide Perjury
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Richard Ramsey, 48, of Saratoga Springs, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for providing false testimony to a federal grand jury investigating a fire that killed four people and seriously injured another in Schenectady. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Ashan M. Benedict,…
Buffalo Woman Gets 4 Years in Opioid Trafficking
BUFFALO, NY – Rose Smith, 66, is trading her Buffalo home for a federal prison cell after being sentenced to 48 months behind bars for peddling a dangerous cocktail of opioids. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo handed down the sentence today, bringing a measure of justice to a case that exposed a blatant disregard…
Buffalo Cop Pleads Guilty to Rights Violation
Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Matthew Jaskula, 27, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to a one-count indictment against him for willfully depriving another of their constitutional rights under color of law resulting in bodily injury. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Jaskula…
Rizzo Environmental CEO Chuck Rizzo Charged with Bribery and Fraud
The former CEO of garbage hauler Rizzo Environmental Services (RES), Charles B. ‘Chuck’ Rizzo, 46, of Bloomfield Hills, has been indicted on five counts of bribery and three counts of conspiracy to commit bribery, according to Acting United States Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch. Lemisch was accompanied by David P. Gelios, Special Agent in Charge of…
Miami Beach Predator Smith Gets 19 Years for Sextortion
MIAMI BEACH, FL – Justin Shawn Smith, 35, formerly of Miami Beach, will spend the next 19 years in federal prison following his sentencing yesterday for the production of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge Marcia G. Cooke handed down the 225-month sentence, followed by a staggering 25 years of supervised release, effectively locking up…
Bowdry, Thomas Sentenced
A brazen smash and grab theft at the Saks Fifth Avenue department store in Plaza Frontenac has resulted in prison time for two Chicago defendants. Darius Bowdry, 22, and Keyshyala Thomas, 22, were sentenced yesterday for their role in the theft of more than $100,000 in Chanel purses. According to the plea agreements of various…
