Tag: Peoria
Leslie Victor Gentry, Filing False Claims for Refund, Arizona 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen Peoria con man bilked the government out of $1.8 million in COVID tax credits by filing fake tax returns for two shuttered businesses he owned. Leslie Victor Gentry, 54, pleaded guilty on April 8 to filing false claims for refund, admitting he submitted 14 phony Form 941 tax returns…
Butoyi Mechack, Tax Evasion, Arizona 2026
⏱ 2 min read Butoyi Mechack, a 38-year-old tax preparer from Peoria, Arizona, has been indicted for preparing and assisting in the preparation of numerous false and fraudulent tax returns. From 2019 to 2023, Mechack allegedly overstated and misrepresented tax credits, deductions, income, and expenses to reduce his clients’ tax liability and claim refund amounts…
Kristain Harris, Methamphetamine Trafficking, California 2023
Peoria, IL – Kristain Harris, 30, of Memphis, Tennessee, will spend the next ten years in a federal prison cell after being convicted of flooding Central Illinois with nearly 600 grams of high-purity methamphetamine and illegally supplying a handgun. The case, a months-long investigation dubbed an undercover operation, culminated in Harris’s sentencing this past Monday,…
Dazmine M. Erving, Possession of a Firearm, Illinois 2023
Discover the details of the Peoria man’s 65-month prison sentence for possessing a firearm as a felon. Learn about the incident, investigation, sentencing, and statutory penalties.
Andre K. Johnson, PPP Fraud, Illinois 2020
In recent news, a man from Peoria, Illinois, has been sentenced to probation for involvement in Paycheck Protection Program fraud. Learn more here.
Jermaine Harry Bernard Allison, Illegal Firearm Possession, Illinois 2023
Get the latest information on a Peoria felon who was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for illegal handgun possession. Learn about the case investigation, sentencing, and relevant law enforcement agencies. Discover how this case aligns with the objectives of Project Safe Neighborhoods. Contact the main office for more information or assistance.
