Tag: Q1 2009
Oregon Man Threatens to Execute Senator
⏱ 2 min read Donald Leroy Smith Jr., 51, of Woodburn, Oregon, is in trouble with the feds after allegedly calling for the assassination of a U.S. Senator. A voicemail delivered November 12th, 2025, contained a direct threat to kill, authorities say. Smith allegedly didn’t pull any punches, promising to “put a bullet in your…
Paint & Fleece: Medicare Hit for $200K
⏱ 2 min read Irina Segal, owner of Segal Arts in Bucks County, PA, is paying up $200,000 to resolve allegations of a cold-hearted Medicare scam. Prosecutors say Segal billed the program for individual occupational therapy sessions, but was actually running group art classes at assisted living facilities across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The scheme…
Dollar Store Heist: 15 Years Behind Bars
⏱ 3 min read Jackson, MS – Torrance Stewart, 31, will spend the next 15 years in a federal prison cell after a May 2, 2022, attempt to stick up a local dollar store. Stewart walked in packing heat, a pistol, and demanded cash, but the robbery went south quick when the store’s register refused…
Vet Milks the Military: $1M+ Scam
⏱ 3 min read Donald Smith, a 75-year-old Pittsburgh contractor, is looking at serious federal time after a jury found him guilty of ripping off the U.S. military for over a million dollars. The scam unfolded between 2019 and 2023, with Smith’s company billing the Defense Logistics Agency for goods they never delivered. He then…
Finger Painting Fleece: Medicare Bilked
⏱ 2 min read Irina Segal, the owner of Segal Arts, LLC in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, just got burned for turning arts and crafts hour into a Medicare money-grab. The feds say she was billing the program for individualized occupational therapy… when she was actually leading group sessions – think coloring books, not physical rehabilitation…
Incline Thief: Lawyer Siphoned $1.3M
⏱ 3 min read Pittsburgh lawyer Christopher Furman, 53, is facing federal charges after allegedly looting over $1.3 million from the nonprofit that keeps the historic Duquesne Incline chugging. The Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline reported the missing funds, leading to an investigation and Furman’s Wednesday indictment on wire fraud and…
Albany Firm Coughs Up $1.9M in PPP Scam
⏱ 3 min read Albany manufacturer Sark Wire Corporation is on the hook for $1.9 million after admitting they cooked the books to grab COVID-19 relief money. Back in 2020, when the CARES Act was supposed to be a lifeline for struggling businesses, Sark Wire allegedly lied about its size to qualify for Paycheck Protection…
Reidsville Gunman Gets 10 Years
⏱ 3 min read Lindsey Hayes, 41, of Reidsville, North Carolina, will spend the next decade in federal prison for a January 7, 2025, shooting. Hayes wasn’t just making empty threats; he escalated a domestic dispute into a reckless gun attack, firing multiple rounds near an apartment building on Marcellus Street. Reidsville Police Department officers…
Tulsa Dealer’s High-Stakes Hand
⏱ 3 min read Geovanny Alexander Pineda-Cubias, 25, is in deep trouble with the feds after a routine traffic stop spiraled into a major drug and weapons bust in Tulsa. The El Salvadoran national, already deported and illegally back in the U.S., allegedly ran a small-time cocaine operation out of his residence. Law enforcement caught…
Switch Dealer Gets 25 Years
⏱ 3 min read Laclarence Lamarcus Anderson, 43, is staring down a 25-year stretch in federal prison after a jury convicted him of pushing illegal firearms, including Glock switches that turn pistols into automatic weapons, alongside a cocktail of drugs. The deals went down in Columbia, South Carolina, between May and June of this year.…
