Tag: October 2016
Jury Clears Ammon Bundy in Malheur Refuge Standoff Trial
PORTLAND, Ore. — The 41-day armed seizure of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge ended not with gunfire, but with gavels and silence as a federal jury acquitted six defendants, including ringleader Ammon Bundy, on all charges of conspiracy, firearms possession on federal land, and theft. The standoff, which turned a remote Oregon bird sanctuary into…
Terrence Johnson Gets 21 Years for Fentanyl Death
Sullivan County man Terrence Johnson, 23, was sentenced to 262 months in federal prison for distributing a deadly mix of heroin and fentanyl that caused the overdose death of 35-year-old Malcolm Perry of Liberty, New York. The sentence, handed down in White Plains federal court by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel, marks a hard blow…
Carlos Djemal, 52, Charged in $100M VAT Fraud Scheme
Carlos Djemal, 52, of Chicago, Illinois, is behind bars facing federal charges tied to a brazen $100 million international money laundering and wire fraud scheme that exploited Mexico’s value-added tax (VAT) refund system. Alongside Isidoro Haiat, Braulio Lopez, Max Fraenkel, Daniel Blitz, and Robert Moreno, Djemal allegedly orchestrated a years-long fraud that turned outdated cell…
NYPD Officer Merlin Alston Convicted in Drug Conspiracy
Merlin Alston, 33, a former New York City Police Officer, was convicted in Manhattan federal court Tuesday on charges tied to a sprawling drug distribution conspiracy that pumped cocaine and molly into the Bronx for years. The jury found Alston guilty on two counts: conspiracy to distribute narcotics and possession of firearms in furtherance of…
Allen Goossen Sentenced to 90 Months for Heroin Trafficking
ALBUQUERQUE – A chilling sentence was meted out today in federal court as Allen Goossen, 30, from Farmington, N.M., was sentenced to 90 months behind bars for his role in a heroin trafficking operation. The gravity of Goossen’s crime was underscored by the court’s findings that he caused the death of a 26-year-old man through…
Calvin Bernhardt Guilty in Child Porn, Witness Tampering Case
Calvin Bernhardt, 54, of Tuttle, North Dakota, was found guilty on October 31, 2016, after a grueling four-day trial that exposed a calculated campaign of sexual predation spanning international borders. Bernhardt faces sentencing on charges of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Attempted Receipt of Materials Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Counterfeit Currency,…
Bismarck Gunman Gets 8 Years – On Top of State Time
BISMARCK, ND – Travis Gene Clark Jr., 27, of Bismarck, will be spending a significant chunk of his life behind bars after receiving an eight-year federal prison sentence for being a convicted felon illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. The sentence, handed down October 31, 2016, by US District Judge Daniel L Hovland, isn’t a…
Jamario Dobbs Gets 2 Years 9 Months for Heroin Sales
Jamario Dobbs, 36, of Dunbar, is headed to federal prison for peddling poison on the streets of Charleston. The heroin dealer was sentenced to two years and nine months behind bars after pleading guilty to distribution of the deadly drug, according to U.S. Attorney Carol Casto. Dobbs admitted to selling heroin on three separate occasions…
Tomas Lopez Beltran Charged With 27kg Meth Haul
A 45-year-old California man is behind bars on federal drug charges after cops found 27 kilograms of methamphetamine stashed in a secret compartment inside a tractor trailer he was driving through New Jersey. Tomas Lopez Beltran, of South Gate, California, was pulled over in Woodbridge on October 28, 2016, during a routine traffic stop that…
Jamel Proctor Gets 7 Years for Meth Bust in Huntington
Huntington, W.Va. — A New York City drug dealer has been locked up for years after a massive methamphetamine shipment led federal agents straight to his door. Jamel Proctor, 31, was sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S.…
