Tag: May 2024
Frye White, Firearms Trafficking, New Mexico 2023
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Ibrahim Ghassan Sleyman, Child Pornography, Minnesota 2023
Bloomington Man Faces 40 Years in Prison for Child Sex Crimes ST. PAUL, Minn. – Ibrahim Ghassan Sleyman, 31, of Bloomington, has been sentenced to 480 months in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for his role in a child pornography ring, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. Sleyman was convicted of…
Ibrahim Ghassan Sleyman, Child Exploitation, Minnesota 2023
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Bloomington man has been sentenced to 480 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for producing sexually explicit images and videos of minors. Ibrahim Ghassan Sleyman, 31, used popular messaging apps to solicit sexually explicit material and sex acts from minor girls and boys, some as young…
Douglas J. Chrismas, Embezzlement, California 2013
A high-end art dealer was found guilty of swindling more than $260,000 from a bankrupt Los Angeles art gallery, federal officials announced today. According to the US Attorney’s Office, 80-year-old Douglas J. Chrismas of Los Angeles was convicted of three counts of embezzlement against a bankruptcy estate for his role in siphoning off funds from…
Douglas J. Chrismas, Embezzlement, California 2016
LOS ANGELES – A Beverly Hills art gallery’s trust was shattered as Douglas J. Chrismas, the once-respected president and CEO of Ace Gallery, was found guilty by a jury of embezzling over $260,000 from the bankruptcy estate of Ace Gallery Los Angeles. The 80-year-old Chrismas, who also operated Art and Architecture Books of the 21st…
South Dakota Tribal Leaders Unite Against MMIP Crisis
The crisis of violence and abuse in South Dakota’s tribal communities has long been a priority for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Month draws to a close, the office is reaffirming its commitment to addressing this issue with the urgency it demands. In the last year, the…
Minor Victim Murder, South Dakota 1992
The Murder of a Minor Victim in Roberts County Has Finally Seen Justice Served, 32 Years After the Fact. In a long-awaited resolution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Dakota has closed the case of a minor victim murdered in 1992, bringing a measure of closure to the family and community. The U.S. Attorney’s Office…
Merton Weed Jr., PPP Loan Scam, Maine 2021
Norway Man Lands 2 Years for PPP Loan Scam A Norway man’s greed led to his downfall as he was sentenced to 2 years in prison for filing fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications. Merton Weed Jr., 52, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, to taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Merton Weed Jr, PPP Loan Fraud, Maine 2024
A Norway man was sentenced to 24 months in prison for filing eight fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan applications. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen handed down the sentence to 52-year-old Merton Weed Jr. on Friday, March 22, 2024. He was also ordered to pay $253,646 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release. Weed…
Savario Beshawn Champion, Armed Carjacking, Florida 2023
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