Thread by @lex6m

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Selected list of #indictments and #sentencings
July 16, 17, 18, 19, 2018 👇

1. In April of 2010 a female's torso, decapitated head, legs & left arm were found floating in the Haina River in the DR. She had been strangled & was subsequently decapitated/dismembered. Segura was a fugitive for 8 yrs.
#DanielSegura #DominicanRepublic
justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/dom…

2. In Nov 2017, a chat room notified NCMEC that an image of child porn had been uploaded. Authorities linked the ip address with Parker Pendergraph who was a band director at local schools. They found more than 500 images of child porn in his residence.
justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/a…

3. In May 2018, 4 police officers assigned to the Caguas Drug Unit were charged by a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico for drug trafficking and firearms violations. Today those 4 defendants were charged in a superseding indictment under the RICO act.

justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/sev…

4. Eugene Harvey, a former baggage handler for Delta Air Lines, has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to carry hundreds of weapons onto passenger planes, as a part of a scheme to traffic firearms from Georgia to New York.

justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/f…

5. Four individuals including two illegal aliens face federal charges in deadly fentanyl and heroin distribution conspiracy. Three overdose deaths in Maury County on the same day.
#Tennessee

justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/f…

6. Former Background Investigator for Federal Government Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements. This is one of many cases prosecuted by the US Attorney's office involving false representations. 24 other background investigators have been convicted.

justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/for…

7. BOISE – A federal grand jury indicted 13 members of the Aryan Knights and Severely Violent Criminals gangs for crimes including drug distribution, conspiracy, and unlawful possession of firearms

#SeverelyViolentCriminals #AryanKnights #drugtrafficking

justice.gov/usao-id/pr/thi…

8. NYC Agrees to Pay $20.8M in discrimination suit by registered nurses.

“City nurses & midwives care for the sick and injured... through long days & nights under difficult circumstances & rightfully should be recognized as doing physically taxing work”

justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/c…

9. IRS employee Angela Milton allegedly prepared and filed fraudulent tax returns. She added false info that increased the refund amount. On some returns she claimed a split refund; part going to the taxpayer, the remaining deposited to her own accounts.

justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/f…

10. Substitute teacher Christopher Speights sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for production of child porn. He created images documenting his sexual abuse, posed as a minor online, and requested minors send him sexually explicit photos of themselves.
justice.gov/usao-md/pr/sub…

11. The owner of Eelon Training Academy pleaded guilty to bribing an official at the Dept of Veterans Affairs in exchange for facilitation of payments that were supposed to be dedicated to providing vocational training for veterans with disabilities.

justice.gov/opa/pr/school-…

12. Jerrod Smith was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for operating a 32-month, $50 million drug diversion scheme, in which tainted pharmaceuticals were shipped from a Cumberland Distribution warehouse in Nashville to pharmacies around the country.
justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/f…

fda.gov/ICECI/Criminal…

13. Chinese National Charged With Insider Trading Scheme

Michael Yin made more than $5M by trading on inside information he received from Benjamin Chow. They executed their scheme via text messages in China neither thought would ever see the light of day

justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/c…

14. Founder Of Meridian Capital Asset Management Charged With Scheme To Defraud Investors

#JohnGeraci #investorfraud #securitiesfraud #MeridianAssetManagement

justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/f…

15. Former Congressional Staffer Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Bribery and Extortion
L.A. – Michael Kimbrew was sentenced for attempting to extort a marijuana dispensary in Compton and threatening to shut down the shop if the owners didn't pay him

justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/f…

16. Yorktown Heights Truck Driver Sentenced To 48 Months For Heist Of Over $1 Million Worth Of Computers Bound For Public High School Students

#AntonSaljanin #YorktownHeights #theft #stealingfromkids

justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/y…

17. Former Business Partner of U.S. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme Related to Contracts in Support of Iraq War

#bribery #DOD #Iraq #Kuwait

justice.gov/opa/pr/former-…

18. Former Teacher And Summer Camp Employee Admits Production of Child Pornography

#ColinSkeele #FlorhamPark #Hardwick #Childabuse #childpornography #summercamp

justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/for…

19. Andrew Shonk indicted on child pornography charges. He was
charged with receiving and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

#childabuse #childpornography #AndrewShonk

justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/a…

20. Shawn Christy was indicted by grand jury for threatening to harm Trump and others. He posted threats on FB saying he was going to shoot Trump in the head and that he would use “lethal force” on any officer that attempted to detain him.

#maxinewaters

justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/s…

21. Arkansas Man Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Selling Guns in Chicago Area

#arkansas #chicago #rahmemanuel #theclintons

justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/a…

22. Two Connecticut Men Charged for Deceptive Trading Practices Executed on U.S. Commodities Markets

#fraud #preciousmetals #Comex #EdwardBasis #JohnPacilio #spoofing

justice.gov/opa/pr/two-con…

23. Two more physicians indicted as part of Operation “Spinal Cap,” which targeted a long-running fraud that generated $1 billion in false claims. More than $40M in illegal kickbacks paid to doctors in exchange for referring patients at Pacific Hospital.

justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/t…

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