Tag: Q4 2016
Bloomfield Coke King Gets 7 Years
NEW HAVEN, CT – Tyshaun Welborn, 38, of Bloomfield, Connecticut, is headed to federal prison for seven years after being sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer. Welborn, also known as “Black,” received 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, and a hefty $200,000 fine for trafficking cocaine, according…
Gee, Justice Sentenced in $93K Tax Refund Scam
Theresa R. Gee, 45, of Kansas City, Mo., and Nathaniel J. Justice, 54, formerly of Kansas City but now of Las Vegas, Nev., are going to prison for their roles in a brazen tax refund fraud conspiracy that bled the federal government of $93,951. U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson confirmed the sentences handed down in federal…
Belmar Fire Marshal Pleads Guilty to Time Card Fraud
TRENTON, N.J. – John Rizzitello, the former Borough of Belmar fire marshal, has pleaded guilty to a staggering act of financial dishonesty. The 45-year-old from Nashville, Tennessee, who previously resided in Freehold, New Jersey, admitted before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court that he defrauded both the Borough of Belmar and…
David Allen Anderton Convicted of Visa Fraud, Harboring Illegals
Lavon, Texas, resident David Allen Anderton, 49, stands convicted on federal charges of visa fraud, harboring illegal aliens, and conspiracy after a seven-day trial in the Eastern District of Texas. The verdict, delivered Dec. 15, 2016, by a federal jury in Sherman, marks the end of a scheme that exploited the H2B visa program for…
John William Sturm Gets 15+ Years for Guns, Meth Trafficking
John William Sturm, 54, is headed back to federal prison for more than 15 years after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm — a repeat offense that underscores a long criminal pattern in Wichita Falls, Texas. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Conner handed down a 190-month sentence, holding Sturm…
Ex-LMPD Detective Kyle Willett Steals $74,745 from UPS Shipments
Former Louisville Metro Police Department Detective Kyle Willett, 48, of Spencer County, Kentucky, pleaded guilty today to stealing $74,745.99 in cash from United Parcel Services (UPS) packages while working as a drug interdiction task force officer. The thefts occurred between January 2016 and August 2016 at a UPS sorting facility in Louisville, where Willett exploited…
Wakan Waci Blindman Charged with Drug Trafficking, Child Abuse
A Nevada man is facing federal prison time after being charged with possessing marijuana with intent to distribute—and exposing his one-year-old son to the criminal act. Wakan Waci Blindman, 36, of Wadsworth, Nevada, was indicted by a federal grand jury on November 9, 2016, on charges of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance…
Hodge, Pierce Get Decades for Cocaine Stash House Heist Plot
CAMDEN, N.J. — A pair of Camden men plotted to storm a drug stash house with military-grade precision, intending to execute the occupants and walk out with multiple kilograms of cocaine. Cordero Hodge, 25, and Jameel Pierce, 25, were sentenced today to 160 and 140 months in federal prison, respectively, after admitting their roles in…
Mitchell Man Charged in Federal Kidnapping, Officer Assault
A Mitchell man is facing life behind bars after being indicted on federal charges of kidnapping, assaulting a federal officer, and using a dangerous weapon during a violent confrontation. Corey Johnson, 30, was named in a grand jury indictment unsealed December 14, 2016, following a violent incident that brought federal law enforcement to the scene.…
Sinjin Cameron Sentenced for Brutal Roadside Beating
A McLaughlin man beat a victim unconscious during a violent roadside altercation in May 2016, then continued the assault as the man lay helpless on the pavement, federal court records reveal. Sinjin Cameron, 23, was sentenced on December 20, 2016, to 180 days in federal custody for Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding, a charge…
