Tag: Q4 2016
Pruitt, House Charged in Gun Case After Police Chase Crash
Curlie Pruitt, III, 36, and Roy L. House, 38, are behind bars after a violent police chase ended with a head-on collision in a Quik Trip parking lot — and a loaded .45-caliber handgun uncovered at the scene. The two men were charged today in federal court in Kansas City, Mo., with being felons in…
Arturo Castro Charged in Child Exploitation Case
Arturo Castro, 52, of Wilmette, Illinois, has been indicted on multiple federal child exploitation charges after allegedly grooming and sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl in Connecticut through an online chess app. The case, unveiled today by federal prosecutors, paints a chilling picture of predation masked as digital friendship. According to court documents, Castro initiated contact…
Badge Betrayal: Palm Beach Deputy Accused of Identity Theft
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – A sworn officer of the law is now accused of breaking it. Frantz Felisma, 42, of Boynton Beach, a deputy with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested yesterday, accused of running a sophisticated identity theft scheme. The betrayal of public trust is staggering, authorities say, as Felisma allegedly exploited…
Richard Jay Sharp Indicted on Child Porn Charges
CINCINNATI — A 53-year-old Fairfield man is facing federal charges for producing and possessing child pornography, including graphic material depicting children under the age of 12. Richard Jay Sharp was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of production and two counts of possession of child pornography, according to documents unsealed in Cincinnati.…
Mt. Vernon’s Richardson Sentenced for Firearm, Heroin
Mount Vernon’s L.C. Richardson, alias ‘L.C. Richardson,’ has been handed a severe federal sentence for his involvement in firearm and heroin offenses. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today that Richardson, aged 38, was sentenced to 250 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to three counts. The charges…
Troy Smith, Jeremiah Sadler Get Prison in Meth Conspiracy
A Southern Illinois meth ring has been shut down with the federal prison sentences of Troy A. Smith, 45, of Jonesboro, and Jeremiah Lee Jae Sadler, a/k/a “Jeremiah L. Sadler,” 37, of Marion. Both men were handed stiff penalties after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, a charge rooted in a multi-county drug operation…
Robert A. Olins Sentenced in $657K Art Fraud Scheme
Robert A. Olins, a 60-year-old Connecticut man, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiracy to obstruct justice and money laundering after a years-long scheme to hide millions in assets from two federal courts and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman, marks the…
Angel Catalino Ivostraza-Torres Gets 17 Years in Postal Cocaine Sting
Angel Catalino Ivostraza-Torres, 53, of North Philadelphia, PA, is headed to federal prison for 204 months after being caught red-handed in a U.S. Postal Inspection Service sting involving nearly a kilogram of cocaine. The repeat drug trafficker pleaded guilty on August 11, 2016, to attempted possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of…
Lydia Torres Sentenced in $393K Identity Theft Tax Fraud
Lydia Torres, 45, of Worcester, is going to prison for her role in a brazen identity theft scheme that ripped off the IRS for more than $393,000. Sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Worcester, Torres received one year and one day behind bars, followed by one year of supervised release. She was also ordered…
Yerardi, Corso, Burke Guilty in Boston Extortion Ring
Joseph Yerardi, 62, of Newton, Anthony Corso, 51, of Cambridge, and Michael Burke, 45, of Winthrop, pleaded guilty to running a brutal illegal gambling operation that bled victims dry through threats of violence and financial coercion. The men admitted to conducting an illegal gambling business from March 2015 through April 2016, and conspiring to collect…
