Tag: Tennessee
Edward Zanes, Tax Credit Fraud, Tennessee 2026
⏱ 3 min read Three scammers who bilked the IRS out of $1.8 million in COVID-19 tax credits have been sentenced to prison in Eastern Tennessee. Edward Zanes, 51, was the last of the trio to be sentenced, getting 65 months behind bars. His co-defendants, Ryan Glidewell and Alyssa Glidewell, got 84 months and 50…
Seayon Weston, Fentanyl Distribution, Tennessee 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 471-gram fentanyl haul and three guns seized in a Knoxville home raid have landed a local man in hot water. Seayon Weston, 39, faces federal charges for fentanyl distribution, firearms offenses, and being a felon in possession of firearms. According to DEA Special Agent Jason Klingler’s affidavit, the Knoxville Police…
Terry Curtis, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Tennessee 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Memphis man has been locked up for 27 years for running a lucrative meth and fentanyl trade. Terry Curtis, 41, had been shipping massive amounts of the deadly substances to his doorstep before narcotics officers swooped in. In April 2022, a package containing 2 kilograms of methamphetamine and 497 grams…
John David Forrest, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Tennessee 2024
⏱ 2 min read A West Tennessee meth kingpin is headed to the joint for 17 years after selling some of the purest, most deadly meth seen in the region. John David Forrest, 36, of McKenzie, Tennessee, peddled over 50 grams of actual methamphetamine to undercover informants in the spring of 2024. Forrest’s most heinous…
Marshun Lewis, Armed Robbery, Tennessee 2023
⏱ 3 min read A brazen scheme to rob United States Postal Service carriers and cash in on the loot with bank fraud landed a Memphis man and his mother behind bars. Marshun Lewis, 25, was sentenced to 42 years in prison for a string of armed robberies in Western Tennessee. Between August 2023 and…
Deon Scott, Bribery, Tennessee 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former Internal Affairs Investigator for the Shelby County Division of Corrections, Deon Scott, 41, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for bribery. Scott smuggled contraband, including narcotics, into the facility while employed, receiving at least $3,200 in bribes. The crimes occurred at the Shelby County Division of…
Edward Allen, Murder, Tennessee 2023
⏱ 3 min read Edward Allen, aka E-Money, and Deandre Rodgers, aka Dre, two high-ranking members of the Unknown Vice Lords gang, carried out a calculated, execution-style murder of a fellow gang member in Memphis, Tennessee. The killing was in retaliation for the murder of the gang’s Supreme Elite Chief, the leader of the Unknown…
Ashlyn Jade Henry, Fentanyl Conspiracy, Tennessee 2026
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – In a devastating blow to the opioid epidemic, Ashlyn Jade Henry, 25, of Morristown, Tennessee, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in the deaths of multiple fentanyl overdose victims. According to court documents, Henry pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a quantity of fentanyl and…
Matthew Leach, Child Sexual Abuse Material Transporting and Possessing, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 41-year-old Tennessee man, Matthew Leach, has been sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for transporting and possessing hundreds of images and videos of child sexual abuse material. The crime was discovered when Leach’s cellphone was searched as he departed a cruise ship, where law enforcement found the disturbing content.…
Helen Boerman, Medicare Fraud, Tennessee 2020
⏱ 2 min read Helen Boerman, a 48-year-old optometric physician from Brentwood, Tennessee, defrauded Medicare out of $6.9 million over a period of three-and-a-half years. Boerman, who owned Brentwood Eye Care, submitted false claims to Medicare for new wound care products she had not actually purchased or used. She split wound care products intended for…
