Tag: Q1 2009
Guard Sexually Abused Inmate at MDC: Feds Indict
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Albany Firm Pays Up in PPP Scam SEE ALSO: Ghoul Gloats Over CEO Murder, Texts Threats Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center is at the center of a grim scandal after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment against James Johnson, a current Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officer. Johnson is accused of sexually abusing…
DC Road Rage: Life for Uber Driver Killer
⏱ 2 min read Rodney Baggott, 58, will die in prison for gunning down Uber Eats driver Rasheek Abdullah in broad daylight. The shooting stemmed from a simple case of road rage near the Dupont Circle Metro station on January 30th. Baggott, already a convicted killer, snapped after Abdullah’s car passed him, and blasted Abdullah…
23 Years: Youngstown CSAM Dealer Sentenced
⏱ 3 min read Christopher Helmick, 41, is looking at 23 years and three months in a federal cage after authorities raided his Mahoning County home last July and uncovered a digital cesspool of child abuse. The Youngstown man pleaded guilty to receiving, distributing, and possessing sickening content, and a judge handed down the 280-month…
Holly Springs Gunman Gets 15 Years
⏱ 3 min read Keena Boyce, 44, is trading Pallet Source Inc. for a federal cell after getting 15 years for blasting a coworker at the Marshall County plant. The shooting, date unspecified, sent ripples through the small Mississippi town. Boyce, already a convicted felon, wasn’t supposed to *have* a gun, but he did –…
Inside Job: Credit Union Worker Jailed
⏱ 2 min read Nicole Hilstolsky, 48, of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, is trading her street clothes for an orange jumpsuit after a federal judge sentenced her to eight months in prison for a brazen scheme at the now-defunct WOD Federal Credit Union. Back on October 15, 2018, Hilstolsky didn’t wait for a robbery – she orchestrated…
Old Vet Scams Military, Faces Decades
⏱ 3 min read Donald Smith, 75, a Pittsburgh defense contractor, is staring down serious prison time after a federal jury found him guilty of fleecing the U.S. military. Smith bilked the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) out of over a million bucks, delivering either shoddy goods or nothing at all, then tried to cover it…
Coloring Scam: Medicare Ripped Off
⏱ 2 min read Irina Segal, the owner of Segal Arts, LLC, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, just got a slap on the wrist for a cold-blooded scheme to bilk Medicare out of $200,000. Segal billed the federal health program for individualized occupational therapy sessions for elderly patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey assisted living facilities…
Bronx Coke Runner Gets 4 Years
⏱ 2 min read Jose Baez Cabrera, 35, of the Bronx, is trading street corners for a federal cell after a Pittsburgh judge handed down a 46-month sentence Tuesday for hauling eight kilos of cocaine across Pennsylvania last August. Cabrera was busted while transporting the drugs with the clear intent to supply dealers in Erie,…
AI Fraud: Millions Stolen From Real Artists
⏱ 3 min read Michael Smith, a hustler from North Carolina, copped a plea in Manhattan federal court today for a brazen scheme to steal millions from the music industry. Smith wasn’t a musician; he was a fraudster who used artificial intelligence to generate thousands of worthless songs, then flooded streaming platforms with billions of…
Charlotte Tech Extortion Plot Lands Man in Hot Water
⏱ 3 min read Cameron Curry, 27, of Charlotte, is staring down a lengthy prison sentence after a federal jury found him guilty of trying to bleed a major international tech firm for $2.5 million. Between December 11, 2023, and January 24, 2024, Curry, a former data analyst with inside access, allegedly threatened to unleash…
