Tag: pittsburgh
Tracey Smith, Bank Fraud, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Tracey Smith, a 58-year-old woman from Clairton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 76 months in prison for embezzling over $1.17 million from two former employers in Pittsburgh. The sentence, handed down by Chief United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon on July 21, 2026, comes after Smith pleaded guilty to bank fraud…
James Clark, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 39-year-old Pittsburgh resident, James Clark, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for trafficking and sexually exploiting a minor. The crimes occurred in Clark’s Carrick neighborhood residence, where he provided shelter to a female runaway minor in exchange for sex. Clark also produced images of the minor engaging in…
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,…
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.…
Queshawn Keand Williams, Fentanyl Sales, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 21-year-old Pittsburgh man, Queshawn Keand Williams, has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl drug trafficking operation in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Williams, also known as ‘TJ,’ sold fentanyl and p-Fluorofentanyl to a confidential informant on multiple occasions, distributing over 13 grams of fentanyl…
Theodore Brown, Rental Car Fraud, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Theodore Brown, a 32-year-old resident of Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood, was involved in a rental car fraud scheme that cost a rental car company over $800,000. From October 2022 to February 2023, Brown and his conspirators used stolen personal identification information and credit card numbers to rent vehicles, which they then rented…
Ja’Shon Spencer, Machinegun Possession, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 2 min read Ja’Shon Spencer, a 22-year-old resident of Imperial, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to three years in prison for possessing a machinegun during a drug transaction with undercover law enforcement in Pittsburgh. The incident occurred on June 16, 2025, when Spencer was found to be in possession of a Glock semiautomatic pistol equipped with…
Jadus Stubbs, Firearms Possession, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jadus Stubbs, a 21-year-old resident of Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood, has been indicted for possessing two firearms and ammunition despite being a convicted felon. The incident occurred on or about March 22, 2026, and Stubbs now faces federal charges for violating firearms laws. As a prior state felony drug trafficking convict, Stubbs…
John Radford, Interstate Threats, Pennsylvania 2024
⏱ 2 min read John Radford, a 31-year-old Pittsburgh resident, has been accused of making chilling threats to injure and kill others across state lines. On two separate occasions, Radford allegedly sent emails to his victims, detailing plans to harm them. The first email, sent on December 3, 2024, threatened to shoot one victim with…
Nicole Lamont, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Nicole Lamont, a 32-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom and Jamaica, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit money laundering in a massive lottery scam that targeted elderly victims across the United States. The scam, which was carried out from Massachusetts, involved calling victims and falsely informing them that they had…
