Tag: Q4 2016
Eaford, Moses Admit Prison Tax Scam in Essex County
Reginald Eaford, 46, and Winfred Moses, 48, both of East Orange, New Jersey, admitted today to running a prison-based tax fraud scheme that bilked the IRS out of more than half a million dollars. The duo filed 112 phony federal income tax returns using stolen inmate data from the Essex County Correctional Facility, U.S. Attorney…
Birmingham’s Donald E. Steele Gets 3.5 Years for Tax Fraud, Witness Payoff
Birmingham man Donald E. Steele, 42, was sentenced today to 3½ years in federal prison for cooking the books on client tax returns and then trying to shut down a witness with cold cash. A federal judge slammed the former tax preparer for running a scam operation through Max Tax, a Birmingham business owned by…
Saratoga Man Sentenced to 30 Years for ‘Dirty Bomb’ Plot Against Muslims
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Glendon Scott Crawford, 52, of Galway, NY, was today sentenced to 30 years in prison for a chilling plot to kill Muslims using a weapon of mass destruction. The sentence also includes lifetime supervised release. Crawford faced multiple charges after being convicted on all counts related to his scheme. He is…
Christopher Thieme Gets 210 Months for Murder-For-Hire Plot
Christopher Thieme, 36, of Newton, New Jersey, is headed to federal prison for 210 months after admitting to a cold-blooded plan to kidnap and murder a woman he met through an online dating service. The sentencing, handed down today by U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark, marks the end of a chilling scheme…
Larry Nassar Indicted on Federal Child Porn Charges
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — A federal grand jury has indicted former Olympic gymnastics doctor Lawrence Gerard Nassar on federal child pornography charges, unearthing a dark digital trail that spans over a decade. The indictment alleges Nassar received and attempted to receive child pornography in 2004, and possessed thousands of illicit images between February 2003 and…
Maryville Sex Offender Edward Grimes Gets 19 Years for Child Porn
Edward Grimes, a 58-year-old Maryville, Mo., man and registered sex offender, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison without parole for attempting to distribute and receive child pornography over the Internet. U.S. Chief District Judge Greg Kays handed down the sentence, marking a grim end to a case rooted in the predatory exploitation of…
Mark Nordlicht, Platinum Partners Founder, Indicted in $1B Fraud
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A federal indictment unsealed this morning exposes a $1 billion web of lies spun by the leadership of Platinum Partners, a once-celebrated hedge fund now accused of operating as a full-blown Ponzi scheme. At the center of the storm is Mark Nordlicht, the firm’s founder and Chief Investment Officer, who along with…
Zachary R. Wheeler Sentenced in Child Porn Case
Zachary R. Wheeler, 23, of Fairfield, Illinois, is behind bars for producing child pornography — five counts of it — all tied to the exploitation of a minor girl under 18 in 2014. The grim tally of his crimes spans five separate dates: May 31, and then four more times in June — the 12th,…
Harrisburg Men Plead Guilty to Child Porn Possession
HARRISBURG, PA – Two Harrisburg men are facing serious federal prison time after admitting to possessing horrific child pornography. Timothy Rissmiller, 44, and John L. Gilbert, III, 36, both pleaded guilty before Chief United States Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson this week, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.…
York Co. Residents Indicted for Threatening Police Officers
HARRISBURG – In a chilling case of defiance against law enforcement, Chad Stoner, 28, and Emily Winand, 27, both residents of Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania, have been indicted on federal charges for threatening to injure police officers. The duo’s sinister plot was revealed after they allegedly used social media to broadcast their menacing intentions.…
