Tag: Q1 2018
Rot Van Nguyen Pleads Guilty
A 56-year-old California man, Rot Van Nguyen, a/k/a “Minh Dung,” a/k/a “Minh Dung Duong,” of San Jose, California, has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). According to court documents, Nguyen was convicted in California in 2009 for lewd or lascivious acts…
Chris Rayvon Starks Gets 15 Years for Armed Career Crime
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chris Rayvon Starks, 31, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, is headed to federal prison for 180 months after being convicted of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition — a crime made far worse by his violent past. On March 7, 2018, Senior U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier handed down the maximum penalty under…
Ronald Leavitt Pleads Guilty to Affinity Fraud Scheme
Ronald Wayne Leavitt, 61, of Stansbury Park, Utah, admitted in federal court Wednesday to running a calculated affinity fraud scheme that ripped off friends, church members, and their relatives for $679,420.55. Leavitt pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges, confessing he exploited personal relationships and religious trust to sell fake investment opportunities with…
Ludwin Monterroso-Lemus Sentenced for Illegal Reentry, Gun Possession
Ludwin Leonel Monterroso-Lemus, 31, a native of Guatemala and most recent resident of Lenoir City, Tennessee, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison on March 7, 2018, for illegally reentering the United States and possessing a firearm and ammunition. The sentencing, handed down by U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves, marks the end of a…
Laurel County Man Gets 20 Years for Meth Trafficking
Dustin Higginbotham, 33, of London, Ky., is going away for 20 years after being sentenced Tuesday for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine — a conviction rooted in the discovery of more than half a kilo of 100% pure crystal meth from his residence. U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove handed down the…
Uy Nguyen, Aaron Booker Indicted in Multi-State Drug & Money Laundering Ring
Uy Nguyen, 34, of Vallejo, California, and Aaron M. Booker, 26, of Pensacola, Florida, are staring down federal prison time after being arraigned on charges tied to a sprawling drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy that stretched across state lines. The indictment, unsealed in Pensacola’s U.S. District Court, alleges the duo conspired to distribute at…
Louis F. Petrossi Convicted in $1.8M Investor Fraud Scheme
In a hard-fought federal trial, Louis F. Petrossi, 77, founder and president of the Wealth Research Institute, was convicted of securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, and wire fraud after a four-day trial in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The verdict lands another legal blow against the Nevada-based financier, who systematically looted more than $1.8 million…
SANCHEZ LACKLAND Indicted in Fentanyl Import Scheme
SANCHEZ LACKLAND, 35, of Hazel Crest, Illinois, is staring down federal prison time after being indicted on charges tied to a cross-border fentanyl analogue smuggling ring. The south suburban man allegedly imported methoxyacetyl fentanyl from China last fall, shipping the deadly synthetic opioid through the U.S. mail to nearly 20 addresses across the Chicago area,…
Wildwood Developer Paul Creager Hit with Wire Fraud Charges Again
St. Louis, MO – In a stunning turn of events, Paul Everett Creager, the 39-year-old Wildwood developer whose failed residential real estate business led to his guilty plea for fraud last December, now faces additional charges. A Grand Jury in St. Louis has levied two counts of wire fraud against Creager, who operated under the…
Jamestown Predator Chapman Faces Life in Sex Trafficking Case
BUFFALO, N.Y. – James A. Chapman, 37, of Jamestown, NY, is facing a lifetime behind bars after a federal grand jury returned a 14-count indictment charging him with a horrifying array of offenses: enticement of a minor, sex trafficking of a minor, production and distribution of child pornography, and lying to federal investigators. The charges…
