Tag: Pennsylvania
Dontae Gilbert, Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon, Pennsylvania 2024
⏱ 2 min read Dontae Gilbert, a resident of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, is heading back to prison for nearly a decade after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. On May 23, 2024, Gilbert and another man fired a gun at a residence in the 300 block of E. 18th Avenue in Homestead.…
Rafael Gary, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Rafael Gary, a 31-year-old Pittsburgh resident, was busted by Pittsburgh Bureau of Police on December 9, 2022, in the East Hills section of the city. Gary was pulled over for a traffic violation, but officers soon discovered he was concealing illegal materials in his vehicle. A search warrant revealed a handgun,…
Stalin Acosta Paulino, Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Money in Interstate Commerce, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Stalin Acosta Paulino, a 45-year-old Dominican Republic citizen residing illegally in The Bronx, New York, has been sentenced for his role in a complex fraud scheme involving the theft of cash from skilled gaming machines in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Along with numerous other individuals, Paulino traveled to various states, breaking into…
Michael D. Funovits, Employment Tax Evasion, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Michael D. Funovits, a 51-year-old businessman from Butler, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to three years of probation for willfully failing to pay employment taxes for his two businesses, PennRo Associates LLC and Penn Exteriors LLC, between 2016 and 2023. Funovits collected payroll taxes on behalf of his businesses but failed to…
Morris W. Reese, Child Pornography Conspiracy, Pennsylvania 2026
A Centre County man has been charged with conspiring to produce child pornography. Morris W. Reese, age 65, of Centre County, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on one charge of conspiracy to produce child pornography. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that Reese conspired with others to…
Jamar Perminter, Violating Federal Firearm and Narcotics Laws, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jamar Perminter, a 26-year-old Pittsburgh resident, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for violating federal firearm and narcotics laws. On July 31, 2025, law enforcement executed search warrants on Perminter’s person, residence, and vehicles, uncovering a loaded pistol, dozens of bricks of fentanyl and heroin, and $84,000 in cash.…
Durante King-Mclean, Firearms Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Durante King-Mclean, a 27-year-old Canadian, was busted in a traffic stop in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on September 2, 2023, with 65 handguns hidden in the trunk of his rental car. The guns, individually concealed in socks, were destined for Canada. King-Mclean had been in the US illegally since April 2023, when…
DiRenzo Jr. Joseph P, Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances, Pennsylvania 2020
⏱ 4 min read In a shocking case of medical professionals gone rogue, three defendants in Pennsylvania have been charged with operating a pill mill that distributed controlled substances to patients via a voicemail refill line. Dr. Joseph P. DiRenzo Jr., Dr. Marc A. Matozzo, and physician’s assistant Joseph D. Norris allegedly prescribed powerful drugs…
Charles Dingman, Child Exploitation, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 29-year-old Bucks County man, Charles Dingman, has been indicted for allegedly using the internet to sexually exploit a minor in Yardley, Pennsylvania, from June 2025 to October 2025. According to the indictment, Dingman persuaded the child to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce a visual depiction of that conduct.…
Carlos Zamora, Fentanyl Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2021
⏱ 2 min read A 30-year-old Phoenix man, Carlos Zamora, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in a transnational fentanyl trafficking organization that distributed millions of fentanyl pills across the US, including in western Pennsylvania, from August 2021 to June 2023. Zamora served as an enforcer for the Monarrez Drug Trafficking…
