Tag: Q4 2016
David Nguyen Gets 10 Years for MDMA, Weed Smuggling
BOSTON — A Canadian national has been locked up for a decade after admitting his role in a cross-border drug and cash smuggling ring that flooded Massachusetts with MDMA and marijuana. David Nguyen, 40, of Toronto, Canada, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 10 years in federal prison and…
Charleston Man Admits Meth House Operation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Another player fell in West Virginia’s endless drug war today as Mark Bays, 53, of South Charleston, admitted guilt in federal court. Bays pleaded guilty to maintaining a residence specifically for the distribution of methamphetamine, a charge carrying a hefty potential sentence. According to court documents, Bays wasn’t operating alone. From late…
Rohit Reddy Sentenced in SNAP Fraud Scheme
Rohit Reddy, 43, the former owner of Cynthia’s Polynesian Market in Burien, Washington, was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for trafficking food stamp benefits. The conviction, handed down in U.S. District Court in Seattle, marks the end of a federal probe into a years-long scheme that exploited…
Charleston Man Gets 18 Months in Heroin Ring
Matthew Michael Meadows, 31, of Charleston, is headed to federal prison for 18 months after admitting his role in a multi-state heroin conspiracy that flooded streets in Huntington and Charleston with deadly doses between 2014 and 2016. U.S. Attorney Carol Casto announced the sentence today, marking another takedown in a sprawling drug network that stretched…
Misty Renee Wentz Gets 6 Years for Heroin Trafficking
Huntington, W.Va. — Misty Renee Wentz, 38, was sentenced today to six years and eight months in federal prison after admitting to possession with intent to distribute heroin, marking another blow in the government’s war against opioid trafficking in Appalachia. The sentence, handed down by Chief United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers, follows a…
Yu Long Admits Stealing Military Tech from United Technologies
Yu Long, 38, a Chinese national and lawful permanent resident of the United States, admitted in New Haven federal court today to stealing classified military program documents from United Technologies, a major U.S. defense contractor. Long waived indictment and pleaded guilty to charges of economic espionage and illegal export of defense technology, marking a significant…
Bernadine Powers Sentenced in $300K Bank Embezzlement Scheme
Bernadine M. Powers, 41, of Becket, Mass., is going to federal prison for stealing nearly $300,000 from Lenox National Bank. The former bank teller was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Springfield to 18 months behind bars, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $299,793 in restitution. The money vanished over years…
Four Men Charged in Raton Pharmacy Heist
Four men stood before a federal judge in Albuquerque this morning, facing charges tied to the violent, daylight robbery of the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Raton, New Mexico. Antoine Mitchell, 28, Moses Dickens, 30, and Justin Harris, 25, all of Albuquerque, along with Christopher Dominguez, 26, of Mountainair, N.M., were arraigned on a criminal complaint…
Westville Felon Vincent Jones Gets 97 Months for Gun Possession
A Westville man with a violent criminal past is headed to federal prison after being caught with a loaded firearm. Vincent Jones, 46, was sentenced to 97 months in federal custody after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana announced. Jones,…
William J. Burley Sentenced for Navy SEAL Impersonation Scam
William J. Burley, 36, of Yucaipa, Calif., was sentenced to three years in federal prison Wednesday for a brazen fraud scheme built on lies, fake military credentials, and exploited humanitarian desperation. The con man claimed to be a decorated Navy SEAL to swindle nonprofit organizations aiding victims in Africa, including International Aid Services – USA…
