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Together with our law enforcement partners in Georgia, we were able to bring this fugitive into custody to face his charges. Great job all around!”  Savannah Murder Suspect Caught Numerous leads were worked with the assistance of the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Department in January of 2010. On February 2, 2010, Marshals Task Force investigators worked numerous leads that led them to an address on Circle Drive off Highway 17 in Chatham County. With the assistance of SCMPD K-9 officers, the Marshals Task Force investigators surrounded the trailer and knocked and announced their presence. A female occupant of the trailer opened the door and investigators gained entrance. Williams was arrested without incident and was transported to the Police headquarters to be interviewed by detectives. Jeffrey H. Sloman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, announced that defendant Andrew W. Kotcherha, 46, has been arrested and charged with robbery of an Iberia Bank in Pompano Beach, FL, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113. If convicted, he faces a possible maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Six Individuals with
Alleged Ties to Aryan Brotherhood Arrested and Charged with Murder of Two
People in Nacogdoches County, Texas WASHINGTON—Six alleged members or associates of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) have been indicted and arrested for their alleged roles in the 2007 murder of two people in Nacogdoches County, Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales of the Eastern District of Texas and Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. The indictment, returned by the federal grand jury on Jan. 21, 2010, and unsealed today, charges the six defendants with violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity. These activities include conspiracy to commit murder and murder. Additional charges of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and accessory after the fact in the murders were also filed against several individuals. According to the indictment, the ABT is a powerful race-based, state-wide organization that operates inside and outside of state and federal prisons throughout Texas and the United States. The ABT was established in the early 1980’s within the Texas prison system. It modeled itself after and adopted many of the precepts and writings of the Aryan Brotherhood, a California-based prison gang that was formed in the California prison system during the 1960’s. According to the indictment, previously the ABT was primarily concerned with the protection of white inmates and white supremacy/separatism. Over time, the ABT has expanded its focus more towards a criminal enterprise to include illegal activities for profit. The ABT enforces its rules and promotes discipline among its members, prospects, and associates through murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, assault, robbery, and threats against those who violate the rules or pose a threat to the enterprise. Members, and oftentimes associates, are required to follow the orders of higher-ranking members, often referred to as “direct orders.” The indictment alleges that a member of the Aryan Brotherhood, David Clyde Mitchamore Jr., aka “Super Dave,” and his girlfriend, Christie Rochelle Brown, were murdered by Charles Cameron Frazier, aka “Mojo,” and Brent Nicholas Stalsby, aka “Twist,” because Mitchamore failed to repay an outstanding debt he allegedly owed to Carl Richard Carver, an alleged general in the Aryan Brotherhood. The indictment alleges that after Mitchamore was killed, Frazier and Stalsby murdered Brown because they did not want to leave any witnesses to Mitchamore’s killing. The bodies of Mitchamore and Brown were discovered in Nacogdoches County on Aug. 10, 2007. The following individuals were taken
into custody today without incident: Carver, Frazier and Brent Stalsby appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Giblin. Wood, Flanagan and Terry Stalsby will make their initial appearances tomorrow before Judge Giblin. The punishment range for these offenses includes life in prison or the death penalty. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas – Lufkin Office and the Criminal Division’s Gang Unit, in full cooperation with the Nacogdoches County District Attorney’s Office. This case is being investigated by the FBI; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; the National Gang Targeting, Enforcement & Coordination Center (Gang-TECC); the National Gang Intelligence Center; the Texas Rangers; the Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Department; the Nacogdoches Police Department; the Angelina County Sheriff's Department; the Lufkin Police Department; and the Texas Department of Public Safety. An indictment is not evidence of
guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt in a court of law. Baltimore TTP Bloods Leader who
Produced “Stop Snitching” Videos and Eastern Shore TTP Leader Convicted of
Racketeering Activities Baltimore TTP Blood
leader convicted COLUMBIA, SC—Acting United States Attorney Kevin F. McDonald stated that Dannie Gabriel Rhyne, age 45, of Chester, South Carolina, pled guilty in federal court to possessing stolen heavy equipment. Senior United States District Judge Matthew J. Perry accepted the plea and will sentence Rhyne in April. Rhyne admitted having possession of four pieces of heavy equipment that had been reported stolen from North Carolina in 2006. The items included a flat bed truck, tractors, and an excavator, all valued at approximately $120,000.00. Rhyne was caught after he attempted to sell one of the items to a man whose wife was a Chester County deputy. Rhyne faces a maximum sentence of ten years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.00. The case was investigated by agents of
the FBI, SLED, and the Chester County Sheriff’s Department. Assistant U.S.
Attorney Nathan S. Williams of the Columbia office is prosecuting the
case. NEW ORLEANS—RAY ANTHONY DAVEZAC, age 55, a resident of Destrehan, Louisiana, was charged today in a one-count Bill of Information with Conspiracy to Solicit and Give Bribes Involving a Public Official, announced United States Attorney Jim Letten. According to the court documents, DAVEZAC owned and operated Davezac Consulting Engineers, LLC of Destrehan, Louisiana. The bill of information alleges that the President of St. John the Baptist Parish, William Hubbard, solicited a bribe from DAVEZAC. DAVEZAC paid a $5,000 bribe made payable to a local automobile dealership for the benefit of Hubbard. Further, the bill of information alleges that DAVEZAC received a contract from St. John Parish at a date after the bribe payment was solicited and paid. If convicted, DAVEZAC faces a possible maximum sentence of five (5) years' imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, and three (3) years of supervised release. The case was investigated by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution is being handled by
Assistant United States Attorneys Brian Klebba and James R.
Mann. Federal Inmate Sentenced
for Possession of Weapon INDIANAPOLIS—Flavio Pelayo-Torres, 42, Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute, Indiana, was sentenced to 30 months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney following his guilty plea to possessing contraband in prison, announced Timothy M. Morrison, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Prisons. Pelayo-Torres is an inmate housed at the United States Penitentiary component of Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute. On April 20, 2009, Pelayo-Torres and other inmates were subjected to searches following the discovery by officers of a homemade weapon in the housing unit where Pelayo-Torres was assigned. The officer searching Pelayo-Torres located a weapon hidden in the waistline of the inmate’s pants. The weapon was a metal object, approximately eight inches in length, sharpened to a point, with cloth attached to the opposite end to serve as a handle. At his subsequent disciplinary hearing, and in a later statement to the case agent, Pelayo-Torres admitted possession of the weapon. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney
James M. Warden, who prosecuted the case for the government, Judge
McKinney also imposed three years supervised release following Pelayo-
Torres’s release release from prison. Pelayo-Torres is subject to
deportation to Mexico following his release. INDIANAPOLIS—Steven G. Roden, 32, Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute, Indiana, was sentenced to 27 months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney following his guilty plea to possessing contraband in prison, announced Timothy M. Morrison, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Prisons. On January 4, 2009, Federal Correctional Complex inmate Roden was visited by Kimberly M. Clark, at the Federal Correctional Institution component of the institution. During the visit, Clark passed four small balloons from her right hand to his left hand. Roden then swallowed the balloons. Based upon the observations of this conduct by Bureau of Prisons staff, Roden was placed in a dry cell status. Approximately four days later, Roden passed the balloons. A field test, and later laboratory tests, indicated that the balloons contained heroin. In a statement to officers shortly after the event, Roden admitted knowingly receiving the contraband. In a later statement to the FBI, he admitted anticipating that the balloons would contain heroin. Clark has pled guilty to providing the heroin to Roden and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 24, 2010. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney James M. Warden, who prosecuted the case for the government, Judge McKinney also imposed three years supervised release following Roden’s release from prison.
Federal Inmate Sentenced
for Possession of Marijuana INDIANAPOLIS—Arturo Cantu, 33, Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute, Indiana, was sentenced to seven months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney following his guilty plea to possessing contraband in prison, announced Timothy M. Morrison, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Prisons. Cantu is an inmate housed at the
Federal Correctional Institution component of the Federal Correctional
Complex, Terre Haute, Indiana. On June 19, 2009, he was observed by an
officer to have an inappropriately large bulge in the front area of his
pants as he was walking through the institution. Based upon this
observation, other officers ordered Cantu to submit to a body search.
During the initial portion of the search, Cantu caused a bag to drop from
his undershorts and then attempted to cover the bag with his shirt. When
directed, Cantu handed the bag to an officer, who observed several small
pieces of rolled paper in the bag. When asked what these were, Cantu
replied that they contained marijuana. Laboratory analysis verified that
the papers each contained a small amount of marijuana. INDIANAPOLIS—Thomas E. Tucker, 45, Moscow Mills, Missouri, was sentenced to 108 months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young following his guilty plea to armed bank robbery and use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, announced Timothy M. Morrison, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On April 21, 2009, Tucker entered the First Bank branch in Poseyville, Indiana wearing a mask and pointing a firearm at bank tellers. He demanded money and carried about $25,000 from the bank. Shortly after the robbery, a Gibson County Sheriff's Deputy stopped a vehicle matching the one the robber drove from the bank. Tucker was stopped along the side of the road changing clothes. Police found the firearm and the stolen money in the truck. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney
Todd S. Shellenbarger, who prosecuted the case for the government, Judge
Young also imposed three years supervised release following Tucker’s
release from prison. MOBILE—Theresa Canavan Lyda, of Fairhope, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court January 29, 2010, to a term of 10 months. Said term consists of two counts of wire fraud in violation of Title 18 United States Code, §1344. Defendant was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $81,481.15 to Paige and Pallette. The sentence was imposed by District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose. Lyda was employed at Paige and Pallette in Fairhope, Alabama as the company’s bookkeeper. In this position, from July 13, 2006 through December 2008, the defendant devised a scheme to defraud Paige and Pallette by using Paige and Palette checks, credit cards, and direct debits from the company’s bank account to pay personal expenses. The defendant falsely altered accounting software to hide the illegal payments to herself causing a loss to Paige and Pallette of approximately $106,481.15. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney, Gregory A Bordenkircher with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
MADISON, WI—Stephen P. Sinnott, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Madison returned an indictment on January 27, 2010, charging Robin S. Bone, 43, Madison, with distribution and possession of child pornography. The indictment was unsealed today following the defendant’s arrest. The indictment alleges that on April 17, 2005, Bone e-mailed sexually explicit images of minors to another individual. The indictment also alleges that on August 22, 2005, Bone possessed a CD ROM containing visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. If convicted, Bone faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years and a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on the distribution charge, and a maximum of 10 years in federal prison on the possession charge. Bone appeared in U.S. District Court in Madison today. Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker ordered him held in custody pending a detention hearing to be held next week. The charges against Bone are the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Madison Police Department, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The prosecution of this case has been assigned to Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura A. Przybylinski Finn. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. This case was brought as part of
Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing
epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by
the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal
Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe
Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate,
apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the
Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information
about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov. NEW ORLEANS—SHADRICK TRICHE, age 32 and a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday to five (5) years (60 months) of incarceration by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier for multiple bank robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. Additionally, Judge Barbier ordered the defendant to serve three (3) years of supervised release during which time the defendant will be under federal supervision and risks additional imprisonment should he violate any terms of the release. According to court documents, TRICHE previously plead guilty to one count of bank robbery in New Orleans and five counts of bank robbery arising out of the Northern District of Texas. He admitted that he robbed the OMNI Bank located at 285 W. Esplanade Avenue, Kenner, Louisiana on June 9, 2008 and that he committed five separate bank robberies in the Dallas, Texas area on the following dates: April 26, June 4, July 19, and October 15 of 2009, and February 18, 2009. The case was investigated by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Kenner Police Department, and the
Dallas Police Department and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Edward J. Rivera of the Violent Crime Unit. Milford Resident Charged with Illegal Possession of
Firearm Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ALEXANDER DeFELICE, 32, of West Avenue, Milford, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon. According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 28, 2010, law enforcement personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Milford Police Department executed a court-authorized search warrant at DeFELICE’s residence at 184 West Avenue in Milford. The search is alleged to have revealed one Remington Model 1100 shotgun, as well as several rounds of .50 caliber ball ammunition, which were larger than ammunition that would match the Remington shotgun. The search also revealed other rounds of live ammunition, more than a dozen cut open .20 gauge shotgun shells, one large soup bowl that appeared to contain powder from the cut open shells, and another large soup bowl that appeared to contain lead shots from the cut open shells. It is alleged that DeFELICE has been convicted of felony offenses in Connecticut Superior Court, including third degree burglary, weapon in a motor vehicle, and first degree failure to appear (twice). It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce. DeFELICE was arrested yesterday evening. This morning, DeFELICE appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Joan G. Margolis in New Haven. Based on the Government’s motion, DeFELICE is detained pending a detention hearing that is scheduled for Monday, February 1, at 3:30 p.m. The charge against DeFELICE carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000. U.S. Attorney Dannehy stated that a complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to have his matter presented to a grand jury and, in the event an indictment is returned, he is entitled to a trial at which it will be the Government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. This case is being investigated by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives, and the Milford Police Department. The case is
being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Henry K. Kopel. FORT WORTH, TX—The last of 36 defendants convicted for operating a major drug trafficking conspiracy in the Fort Worth, Texas, area has been sentenced, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means sentenced Eli Palacios, 43, of Fort Worth, to 30 years in federal prison following Palacios’s guilty plea in May 2009 to various offenses stemming from his role in the drug trafficking conspiracy. Following a two-week trial in June 2009 before Judge Means, four co-defendants, including Texas Syndicate (TS) member and conspiracy-leader, Robert Losoya, a/k/a “Minnesota,” 44, of Fort Worth, were convicted for their roles in the conspiracy and have also been sentenced to lengthy prison terms. Losoya was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison; Hector Daniel Macias, 27, of Dallas, was sentenced to 22 years; Juan Antonio Ledesma, 38, of Laredo, Texas, was sentenced to nearly 12 years; and Julian Olguin, Jr., 27, of Dallas, was sentenced to 10 years. The convictions stem from charges outlined in a 98-count superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Fort Worth in November 2008. Thirty-seven defendants were charged in the indictment; one defendant remains a fugitive. Many of the defendants named in the indictment are members or associates of the TS prison gang, a violent gang established during the 1970's as a response by native Texas inmates to other prison gangs. A dominant prison gang in Texas, TS members are bound by a strict set of rules which ensure loyalty and participation in the enterprise’s criminal activities. They are subject to strict and harsh discipline, including death, for violating rules which require that a member continue his participation in the organization, even after his release from prison. Membership is for life. Beginning prior to January 1, 2007, and continuing until their arrests, the defendants conspired to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana. In January 2007, law enforcement began investigating the activities of a major North Texas cocaine distributor and TS member, Daniel Ramos, a/k/a “Danny Ramos.” As part of the investigation, investigators applied for and received court authorizations to execute a number of wire interceptions of Ramos’ cell phone which identified many of his associates. Ramos pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge and was sentenced to 14 years in prison. As part of their conspiracy, the defendants purchased illegal narcotics from various suppliers and sold them to a network of customers for profit, using a portion of the sales proceeds to purchase additional quantities of illegal narcotics. From time to time, one or more of the defendants would arrange for the illegal narcotics to be imported from Mexico and further arrange for its transportation from the border to areas in North Texas. Periodically, one or more of the defendants would distribute the controlled substances to other conspirators, who were mid-level drug dealers, in North Texas and throughout the U.S. The defendants would collect proceeds from their sales to purchase additional illegal narcotics, assets and real property. The defendants guaranteed the quality of their illegal product and their organization was fluid in that as defendants were arrested, other members of the conspiracy would assume positions and responsibilities of arrested co-conspirators. Throughout the course of the conspiracy, the defendants and their co-conspirators used voice and text messages over their cell phones to discuss transaction details, often trying to disguise the subject matter of their drug-related telephone conversations by using code words. Other defendants who received prison
sentences of 10 years or longer include: The investigation was conducted by the FBI, aided by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCEDTF), North Texas HIDTA, and the Department of Justice Anti-Gang Initiative. The Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex was one of 10 target areas in the U.S. chosen to receive $2.5 million in grant funds for a comprehensive anti-gang initiative to devote extensive resources to defeating some of the most violent and pervasive gangs in the country. Mr. Jacks praised the joint investigative efforts of the FBI, North Texas HIDTA, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, the Fort Worth, Dallas, and Arlington Police Departments, the Texas Department of Public Safety, Tarrant County Metro Narcotics Task Force, Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, and the Denton County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant
U.S. Attorneys J. Michael Worley and Bret Helmer. PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"); and RAYMOND W. KELLY, Police Commissioner of the City of New York ("NYPD") announced that RONALD G. ATKINSON pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court to robbing banks in New York and Las Vegas. According to the Information to which ATKINSON pleaded guilty, documents previously filed in this case, and statements made during today's guilty plea proceeding before United States Magistrate Judge THEODORE H. KATZ: Beginning in March 2009, ATKINSON robbed six banks in New York City, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada, where the defendant was apprehended on June 17, 2009. After robbing four banks in New York, ATKINSON traveled to Las Vegas, where he robbed two additional banks before being caught by local police. ATKINSON robbed a Citibank, a Sovereign Bank, a Chase Bank, and a Capital One Bank in Manhattan; and a Nevada State Bank and a Citibank in Las Vegas. During the robbery of the Capital One Bank in Manhattan, ATKINSON placed a written note on a bank teller's counter which read: "Give me all the money, don't give me no ink, don't pull the button." When the teller handed over some of the cash from the drawer, ATKINSON demanded more, saying, "You have 15 seconds to give me all you have or else I'm going to start shooting everyone in here." ATKINSON, 36, of Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty to six counts of bank robbery. On each charge, he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum potential fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. ATKINSON is scheduled be sentenced by Judge WILLIAM H. PAULEY on May 21, 2010. Mr. BHARARA praised the outstanding investigative work of the FBI and the NYPD in this case, and thanked the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for their assistance. Assistant United States Attorney RYAN
P. POSCABLO is in charge of the prosecution. Two Child Molesters Sought by U.S. Marshals Captured and Returned to the United States Phoenix, AZ - January 14, 2010 - This afternoon, two convicted child molesters who left a men’s shelter in Mesa in August 2009 were returned to the United States from Mexico. In August 2009, Donald Temple, age 25, and Matthew Ellsworth, age 27, along with Randy Brown and Manual Dominguez left the East Valley Men’s Shelter in Mesa where they were required to reside as a condition of their probation. This facility is a transitional living center comprised partially of offenders on probation. All four individuals were on lifetime Maricopa County probation after their convictions in separate offenses for molestation of a child. Their victims ranged in age from four to eleven years old. On January 12, 2010, Temple and Ellsworth were located and taken into custody at a residence in Chihuahua, Mexico by state police based on information developed by the U.S. Marshals Service in Phoenix. On January 14, 2010, Temple and Ellsworth, both U.S. Citizens, were deported to the United States through the point of entry in El Paso, Texas. They were booked into the El Paso County jail where they are pending extradition to Arizona for probation violation and failure to register as a sex offender charges. Brown and Dominguez are still at large. United States Marshal David Gonzales
praised law enforcement in both countries adding, “The United States
Marshals Service, working with our counterparts in Mexico, were able to
locate and return two child predators who thought they were safe outside
the U.S.” The U.S. Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest federal law
enforcement agency. Annually, U.S. Marshals arrest more than 50 percent of
all federal fugitives and serve more federal warrants than all other
federal agencies combined. Cincinnati, OH – A juvenile suspect, 17 years of age, was arrested today by the U.S. Marshals led Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST). The juvenile suspect is charged with two counts of Aggravated Robbery, one count of Kidnapping, four counts of Aggravated Burglary, one count of Receiving Stolen Firearm, one count of Felonious Assault, and one count of Grand Theft Auto. Members of SOFAST obtained information that the juvenile suspect was hiding out in the Price Hill neighborhood. SOFAST, with the assistance of Cincinnati Police District 3 Patrol Division, located the juvenile suspect at a home on Ring Place. The juvenile suspect was found on the third floor and climbed out of a window onto a ledge to escape capture. He threatened to jump, so members of SOFAST acted quickly to safely pull him back inside the house. The juvenile suspect was then taken into custody with no further incident. He is currently awaiting resolution of these charges at the Hamilton County Juvenile Center. U.S. Marshal Cathy Jones said "The determination of our Deputy U.S. Marshals, case agents, and task force officers is unwavering. We will continue to pursue the most dangerous fugitives until they are located. This also requires the cooperation of our impacted communities. Please continue to provide your tips. Together, we can make our communities safer." SOFAST is a multi-jurisdictional task
force comprised of the U.S. Marshals, Cincinnati Police Department,
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Butler County Sheriff’s Office, Warren
County Prosecutor’s Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture OIG, U.S.
Attorney’s Office, and Ohio Adult Parole Authority. NEW ORLEANS, LA—MECHELL TURNER, age 30, a resident of Hammond, Louisiana, pled guilty in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to one count of wire fraud relating to fraudulent applications for financial assistance that she submitted to the American Red Cross between September 2005 and October 2005, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. According to court documents, TURNER applied for and received disaster assistance funds from the American Red Cross on approximately ten (10) occasions. The Red Cross made disaster assistance money of up to $1,565 available to those affected by the hurricanes of 2005 on a one-time only basis. TURNER repeatedly applied for these funds throughout the early fall of 2005, indicating that she had not yet received any money at all from the Red Cross. In all, TURNER was provided $12,170 from the American Red Cross, of which approximately $10,965 was fraudulently obtained. TURNER faces a possible maximum sentence of twenty (20) years' imprisonment, a $250,0000 fine, restitution to the American Red Cross, and three (3) years of supervised release following imprisonment. Sentencing has been scheduled for April 7, 2010. The case was investigated by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution is being handled by
Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter M. Thomson.
The End of The Death Penalty in Kansas? January 17, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Article provided by Paul Cramm As death sentences decline across the nation, the Kansas legislature is considering ending capital punishment. In 2009, fewer people were sentenced to death in the United States than in any year since 1976, according to a report by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). Last year, 106 death sentences were meted out, compared to 111 in 2008. Both figures are down considerably from a decade ago, when 284 death sentences were handed out. The DPIC reports that 11 states are considering ending capital punishment because of budget woes and other considerations. Lawmakers are concerned that the ultimate costs of the punishment outweigh the benefits. The costs of trial, appeals, incarceration and the carrying out of the death penalty vary from state to state. According to a recent report, when the state of Kansas seeks the death penalty, it costs four times more in legal fees than when the penalty is not pursued. The DPIC says its research shows Kansas spends about $1.26 million per death row inmate, including the costs of trial, incarceration and execution, as opposed to $740,000 per inmate in comparable non-death penalty cases. The Kansas Judicial Council's Death Penalty Advisory Committee said in late 2009 that it takes an extra $1,000 per month to house death row inmates in the mandated isolation units, compared with the cost of keeping an inmate in the general prison population. Kansas Attorney General Steve Six opposes ending the death penalty, telling the Wichita Eagle that the death penalty is "a just punishment." Six says the extra costs shouldn't determine whether or not the state should abolish its 16-year-old death penalty. "You're talking about three or four cases a year, so cost should not be a deciding factor," Six told the Eagle. Despite Six's protests though, the cost must always be a consideration. Funding-related postponements could result in courtroom arguments that a defendant's right to a speedy trial is being encroached upon. The state's budget has already impacted Butler County's ability to schedule a capital murder trial. Possible state-mandated layoffs of Butler County courthouse staff is making trial scheduling difficult. The legislature has four days of debate on capital punishment scheduled, beginning January 19. Article provided by Paul Cramm Civil rights era prosecutor reports to prison
Former Mississippi prosecutor and judge Bobby DeLaughter has reported to prison for federal charges.Jackson, Mississippi (WiredPRNews.com) – 2010-01-06 05:29:45 (GMT) - Civil rights era Mississippi prosecutor and judge Bobby DeLaughter reported to jail Monday to begin serving an 18-month sentence. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), DeLaughter was sentenced in a plea deal after being accused of bribery and judicial misconduct. He was sentenced in November after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice charge in connection with a 2006 ruling in the case of former attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, which he presided over. DeLaughter is most known for aiding
in the conviction of Byron De La Beckwith in 1994, for the 1963
assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. DeLaughter’s high
profile 1994 case, served as the basis for the movie, “Ghosts of
Mississippi.” He also wrote a book on the prosecution of the case titled,
“Never Too Late: A Prosecutor’s Story of Justice in the Medgar Evers
Case.” WHEN OFF-LINE IS BETTER Another Way to Search Crime Records 01/04/10 The average response time for criminal records queries to NCIC is .06 seconds. Almost six million times a day, law
enforcement officers from around the country conduct online searches of
our electronic repository of criminal justice records called the National
Crime Information Center (NCIC). They’re looking for information and
possible leads on fugitives, missing persons, terrorists, convicted sex
offenders, violent gang members, stolen property, and more. NWA Sex Offender & Violent Crime Task Force Surpasses 1000 Arrests Fayetteville, AR – The U. S. Marshals
Service and the Northwest Arkansas Sex Offender and Violent Crime Task
Force recently surpassed a monumental mark. “This month marks 1000
fugitive arrests for the task force,” said Deputy U. S. Marshal Dewaine
Allen. MICHAEL JACKSON FBI Investigative Files Released
In response to Freedom of Information
Act requests, the Bureau has released its investigative files on the late
entertainer Michael Jackson, who died earlier this year....the Bureau’s
support of local law enforcement.....In 1993, the Los Angeles and the
Santa Barbara Police departments formed a task force to investigate an
allegation that Jackson had molested a young boy......
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Code Amber News Service (CANS) issued this Missing Endangered person Alert after the girl disappeared from her bedroom some time after 3 AM Tuesday morning in Satsuma. Satsuma is approximately 75 miles east of Gainsville. Haleigh Cummings a white female, 3 feet tall, weighs 39 pounds and has blond hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt and underwear. There are no suspects in this case at this time. However, due to the circumstances of the child's disappearance an abduction is strongly suspected. There is no suspect vehicle at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call the Putnam County Sheriff's office at (386) 329-0808 or dial 911. Download free video of missing Florida child Haleigh Cummings Email this alert to a friend in the area.
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