Tag: Q4 2016
Dane Thomas Wilson Gets 30 Months for Client Fraud
Dane Thomas Wilson, 61, of Oklahoma City, is headed to federal prison for 30 months after admitting to a calculated scheme to steal from his own clients. The former Norman attorney used his law practice as a front to siphon off insurance settlement funds meant for those who trusted him, leaving some with nothing while…
Wesley Ryan, Rachael Boyett Sentenced in Child Porn Case
Chattanooga, TN — Wesley Thomas Ryan, 28, of Fayetteville, Tenn., and Rachael Gabrielle Boyett, 21, of Taft, Tenn., were each handed decades behind bars after being convicted of producing child pornography, a crime that involved the brutal sexual exploitation of two local children. On December 16, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Travis R. McDonough sentenced…
Thomas Slack Sentenced for USDA Loan Fraud Scheme
Thomas Slack, 67, of Oakdale, Pennsylvania, is walking free—but under federal supervision—after being sentenced to five years of probation for running a wire fraud scheme that preyed on hopeful homebuilders and investors. Slack was also hit with a $1,000 fine and ordered to pay $27,500 in restitution, the Department of Justice announced today. The conviction…
Sidney Pinnix Admits Cocaine Trafficking Across State Lines
Sidney Pinnix, a 50-year-old Pittsburgh man, has admitted to his role in a sprawling cross-country cocaine trafficking ring that funneled drugs from California to Western Pennsylvania through the U.S. mail and commercial carriers. The guilty plea marks a key victory in a long-running federal investigation targeting organized drug networks feeding addiction and violence in urban…
Madeline Isenberg Indicted for $88K Bank Embezzlement
Madeline Isenberg, 36, of Indiana, Pennsylvania, has been hit with a federal indictment for ripping off her employer, First Commonwealth Bank, to the tune of $88,000. The theft unfolded over three years while she held the trusted position of Assistant Manager—a role meant to protect assets, not plunder them. The one-count indictment, handed down by…
McKees Rocks Man Cops to Identity Fraud Scheme
Joseph E. Placzek, 25, of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, just got a slap on the wrist for running a calculated identity fraud scheme that ripped off a victim for more than $63,000. Placzek was sentenced in federal court to one day behind bars, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay full restitution of $63,752.73…
David James Dean Gets 5 Years Probation for $92K Social Security Scam
David James Dean, 40, of Carlton, Pennsylvania, stole $92,928 in Social Security benefits over nearly a decade while living beyond his means, passing himself off as an entitled recipient while defrauding the federal government. The Mercer County man was sentenced in federal court in Erie, PA, to 5 years probation and 6 months of home…
Kyle Eagan Sentenced for RICO, Murder in Aid of Racketeering
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The grim specter of gang violence struck again as Kyle Eagan, 27, was sentenced to a staggering 265 months in federal prison for Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) and Murder in Aid of Racketeering. Eagan, a former member of the notorious 10th Street Gang, was handed down the severe sentence by U.S.…
Glenn Allen English Sentenced for $210K Social Security Fraud
A Clearfield County man has been locked up for running a seven-year scam on the Social Security system, ripping off $210,802.30 in benefits he never should’ve collected. Glenn Allen English, 58, of Morrisdale, Pa., was sentenced to six months in federal prison followed by six months of home detention with electronic monitoring, plus three years…
Beener Trio Sentenced for IRS Obstruction Conspiracy
Three Somerset County men orchestrated a six-year scheme to sabotage the IRS’s ability to assess and collect federal income taxes, culminating in federal prison sentences that slammed the door on their shadow economy operation. George R. Beener, Kerry Beener, and Kevin Beener—all of Rockwood, Pennsylvania—were sentenced in Pittsburgh federal court on charges of conspiracy to…
