Dark Web Pill Factory Leader From Tuxedo Park Gets Time In Prison Dark Web Pill Factory Leader From Tuxedo Park Gets Time In Prison
Dark Web Pill Factory Leader From Tuxedo Park Gets Time In Prison A Hudson Valley man who returned to illegal drug operations on the dark web after serving time for a similar crime will spend more time behind bars.  Orange County resident Kyle Weiland, age 36, of Tuxedo Park, was sentenced to 63 months in prison, plus a consecutive 12 months for charges related to his distribution of illegal pills and narcotics, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22.  According to officials, Weiland operated a pill and narcotics manufacturing business on the dark web, distributing drugs throughout the…
Former Gilman School Teacher Who Blackmailed, Cyberstalked Boy In Maryland Learns Fate: Feds Former Gilman School Teacher Who Blackmailed, Cyberstalked Boy In Maryland Learns Fate: Feds
Former Gilman School Teacher Who Blackmailed, Cyberstalked Boy In Maryland Learns Fate: Feds A former teacher at the Gilman School in Baltimore who was convicted on child porn, cyberstalking, and other offenses following a brief trial is going to spend decades behind bars, federal authorities announced. Christopher Kenji Bendann, 40, was sentenced to 35 years in prison - followed by a lifetime of supervised release - in connection to the sexual exploitation of a minor over the course of more than a year.  According to prosecutors, between September 2017 and February 2019, Bendann produced multiple videos of a teen boy engaged in sexually-explicit conduct that were saved t…
Massage Parlor Owners From Putnam Valley Busted For Prostitution Business, Get Time In Prison Massage Parlor Owners From Putnam Valley Busted For Prostitution Business, Get Time In Prison
Massage Parlor Owners From Putnam Valley Busted For Prostitution Business, Get Time In Prison A Hudson Valley couple will spend time in federal prison for running a prostitution ring out of massage parlors in the region and New York City, officials announced.  Putnam County residents Hong Ru Lin, age 51, also known as "Bruce," and Kena Zhao, age 46, also known as "Angela," both from Putnam Valley, were each sentenced to a year and one day in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to their prostitution business, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of NY announced on Friday, Jan. 17.  According to court documents and statements from officials,&nb…
Burlington County Inmate Possessed Child Porn While Locked Up: Feds Burlington County Inmate Possessed Child Porn While Locked Up: Feds
Burlington County Inmate Possessed Child Porn While Locked Up: Feds A 33-year-old man already serving a 10-year sentence in Burlington County for possessing child pornography was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 15, to an additional decade for possessing child porn while in prison, authorities said. Daniel Baldwin, incarcerated at FCI Fort Dix, had previously pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. Baldwin had originally been sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2018, Khanna said. In June 2022, corrections officers found a SD card hidden in Baldwin’s clothing, Khanna said. A subsequent…
Ex-Patchogue Attorney Steals $75K From Clients, DA Says Ex-Patchogue Attorney Steals $75K From Clients, DA Says
Ex-Patchogue Attorney Steals $75K From Clients, DA Says A former Long Island attorney is accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from his clients. Daniel Fier, 40, was arraigned on grand larceny and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Jan. 14, for allegedly stealing $70,000 from two clients he represented in real estate transactions. Fier was hired by the first victim in January 2022 when a buyer provided a down payment of $13,450 into an escrow account he controlled. Instead of releasing the funds at the appropriate time, he spent the money on personal expenses, prosecutors said. The second case involved Fier’s role …
New Haven Serial Fraudster Gets Time Served After Admitting To Identity Theft, Fraud: Feds New Haven Serial Fraudster Gets Time Served After Admitting To Identity Theft, Fraud: Feds
New Haven Serial Fraudster Gets Time Served After Admitting To Identity Theft, Fraud: Feds A Connecticut man with a history of elaborate fraud schemes has been sentenced to time served for his latest string of financial crimes, authorities said. John Voloshin, 69, also known as “Josh Thomas,” received the sentence in Hartford federal court after spending more than three years in detention. U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny also ordered him to serve three years of supervised release, with the first six months in a halfway house, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Connecticut. Voloshin, formerly of New Haven and Woodbridge, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated …
Ex-Mass Cop Busted in $3M Fake Luxury Watch Conspiracy Gets 60 Days In Jail: Feds Ex-Mass Cop Busted in $3M Fake Luxury Watch Conspiracy Gets 60 Days In Jail: Feds
Ex-Mass Cop Busted in $3M Fake Luxury Watch Conspiracy Gets 60 Days In Jail: Feds If you bought a luxury watch from a Massachusetts police officer for a steal, you may have been duped. That’s what former cop Klevis Nako, 24, admitted to in a Connecticut federal court this week, according to federal authorities. Nako was convicted of conspiracy to sell counterfeit goods after he imported fake designer watches from China and sold them across the U.S. through Instagram and Facebook, the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut said. He has been sentenced to 60 days in federal prison, authorities said. His operation unraveled after federal agents intercepted dozens of shipments and con…
FL Man Who Voted In Multiple Times Including In Montgomery County Sentence: Feds FL Man Who Voted In Multiple Times Including In Montgomery County Sentence: Feds
FL Man Who Voted In Multiple Times Including In Montgomery County Sentence: Feds A Montgomery County man who registered and voted in multiple Pennsylvania counties and Florida has been sentenced for election fraud, federal authorities announced on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Philip C. Pulley, 62, of Huntington Valley, was sentenced to three years of probation, 100 hours of community service—including 50 hours with an organization promoting free and fair elections—a \$9,500 fine, and a \$400 special assessment by Chief United States District Court Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg, according to U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero. Pulley was also ordered to write a letter explaining…
Man Who Opened Fire On Father, 6-Year-Old Near DC Playground Learns Prison Fate: Feds Man Who Opened Fire On Father, 6-Year-Old Near DC Playground Learns Prison Fate: Feds
Man Who Opened Fire On Father, 6-Year-Old Near DC Playground Learns Prison Fate: Feds A man who fired two shots at a father and his 6-year-old son near a playground in Southeast DC will spend decades behind bars, federal authorities announced. Deon Cannon, 30, was sentenced Friday to 24 years in prison for a chilling Labor Day weekend attack in 2021, according to the US Attorney's Office this week. The shooting was reported at around 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 5, 2021, on Terrace Road SE in Naylor Gardens, as the father and son walked home from a playground. According to prosecutors, Cannon paced the sidewalk, waiting for his target.  When the father and son approached, Canno…
Convicted Sex Offender In Beltsville Gets Decades In Prison For Preying On Minors Online: Feds Convicted Sex Offender In Beltsville Gets Decades In Prison For Preying On Minors Online: Feds
Convicted Sex Offender In Beltsville Gets Decades In Prison For Preying On Minors Online: Feds A previously convicted sex offender in Maryland who targeted underage girls using online apps is going to spend decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Beltsville resident Brian Patrick Werth, 40, has been sentenced to 37 years in prison after being convicted by a jury at a three-day trial for producing child sexual abuse material. Werth was convicted of coercing and enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct and engaging with a minor as a registered sex offender. According to court documents, between January 2021 and June 2021, Werth communicated with unde…
Twice-Convicted Sex Offender From Baltimore Gets Life For Exploiting 16 Children: Feds Twice-Convicted Sex Offender From Baltimore Gets Life For Exploiting 16 Children: Feds
Twice-Convicted Sex Offender From Baltimore Gets Life For Exploiting 16 Children: Feds A twice-convicted sex offender in Maryland who sexually abused more than a dozen minors is set to spend the rest of his life in prison, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Gary Rocky Jones, 43, of Baltimore, was sentenced by a judge to life in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for the sexual exploitation of 16 minors.  According to prosecutors, two times between 2014 and 2015, Jones produced images and videos of a young boy - who was between the ages of 14 and 15 at the time - to engage in sexually explicit conduct. Additionally, as detail…
Robbers Who Terrorized Convenience Stores In Maryland, DC To Spend Years Behind Bars: Feds Robbers Who Terrorized Convenience Stores In Maryland, DC To Spend Years Behind Bars: Feds
Robbers Who Terrorized Convenience Stores In Maryland, DC To Spend Years Behind Bars: Feds A Prince George’s County man will spend more than a decade behind bars after admitting to a string of armed robberies across DC and Maryland, authorities announced Wednesday. Andrew Trayvon Hale, 27, formerly of Bowie, was sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in 11 armed robberies, including discharging a firearm during one of the crimes, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. Hale, along with his co-conspirator Antoine Javon Hare, terrorized convenience stores between June 19 and July 23, 20…