Tag: Q1 2009
Former Nodus International Bank CEO Pleaded Guilty to Wire Fraud an…
A brazen scheme to steal from his own bank and skirt U.S. sanctions against Venezuela has unraveled for former Nodus International Bank CEO, who pleaded guilty yesterday in Wyoming to federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges. The feds say the man systematically pilfered at least $24.9 million from the Puerto Rico-based institution, using his position…
Honeywell and Pfizer, Environmental Cleanup Settlement, New Jersey,…
New Jersey’s CFS Superfund Site gets a financial lifeline as a multi-party settlement locks in $61 million for past and future cleanup efforts. Key players like Honeywell and Pfizer chip in to keep the contamination abatement going strong, reports the DOJ. The 10-year legal battle has seen its fruits, with the EPA Region 2 Administrator…
Jason Roon, Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking, Las Vegas NV, 2023
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Incline Cash Grab: Attorney Accused of $1.3M Theft SEE ALSO: Incline Trust Betrayed: Lawyer Steals $1.3M LAS VEGAS – Jason Roon, a repeat offender, is headed to federal prison for 11 years after pleading guilty to running meth and fentanyl and hoarding guns he wasn’t legally allowed to own. Judge…
Luciano Schipelliti, Wire Fraud, Haverhill MA, 2018
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Manitowoc Man Indicted in Child Porn Case SEE ALSO: New Rochelle Grifter Gets 37 Months HAVERHILL, MA – Luciano Schipelliti, 28, is facing a wire fraud charge after allegedly fleecing investors out of $700,000 through two failed cryptocurrency ventures, federal prosecutors say. Schipelliti started the Superstars Fund in late 2018,…
Cameron Curry, Cyber Extortion Scheme, Charlotte NC, 2024
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Oregon Man Threatens to Kill Senator SEE ALSO: Charlotte Man Nabbed in $2.5M Tech Firm Shake-Down CHARLOTTE, NC – A Charlotte man is facing a hefty sentence after a federal jury convicted him yesterday of a cold-blooded cyber extortion scheme targeting a major international tech firm. Cameron Curry, 27, thought…
Quincy Jay Adams, Pistol-Whipping and Strangling, Tulsa OK, 2023
⏱ 3 min read A 32-year-old Tulsa man, Quincy Jay Adams, is in deep trouble after allegedly pistol-whipping and strangling a woman on Muscogee (Creek) Nation land. The attack, details of which haven’t been fully released, led to federal charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, using a firearm in a violent crime, and domestic…
Elvin Leonardo Oliva-Rodriguez, Re-Entry by Deportation, LA, 2024
⏱ 2 min read A routine traffic stop on Interstate 12 just became a federal case. Elvin Leonardo Oliva-Rodriguez, a 37-year-old Honduran national, is facing charges for sneaking back into the United States, despite being kicked out in 2014. The bust went down while he was driving westbound, and Border Patrol quickly discovered he wasn’t…
Karen McGinnis, Tax Evasion, PA, 2023
⏱ 2 min read Karen McGinnis, 46, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, is heading to federal prison after a two-year scheme to skim over $400,000 from the taxpayers of Fairview Township. U.S. District Judge Karoline Mehalchick slapped her with a 20-month sentence yesterday, a small price to pay for betraying the public trust. From March 2023…
Jose Baez Cabrera, Cocaine Smuggling, Erie PA, 2023
⏱ 2 min read Jose Baez Cabrera, a 35-year-old from the Bronx, is trading New York sidewalks for a federal cell after getting four years for running cocaine through Pennsylvania. State troopers and feds popped Cabrera last August hauling eight kilos of coke, destined to flood the streets of Erie. The bust went down while…
Addison Jones, Child Pornography Manufacturing, Kansas City MO, 2023
⏱ 2 min read Addison Jones, 28, is in hot water with the feds after the FBI allegedly caught him trying to manufacture child pornography. The Kansas City, Missouri man – already a registered sex offender – is accused of grooming a 10-year-old boy online, actively seeking out explicit material involving the minor. This went…
