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Stamford, CT
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Duo Found Guilty In Connection To Fatal Stamford Jewelry Store Robbery
Two people, including one man from Westchester County, have been found guilty in connection with a jewelry store robbery in Fairfield County that left the business's owner dead. Earlier Report - Westchester Man Charged In Fatal Jewelry Store Robbery In Stamford White Plains resident Thomas Liberatore, age 65, and Brooklyn resident Paul Prosano, age 62, were both found guilty by a jury for their roles in the March 28, 2020 robbery of Marco Jewelers in Stamford, US Attorney Vanessa Avery announced on Monday, Dec. 19. On the day of the robbery, around 2:50 p.m., police in Stamford …
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Carload Of Fool's Gold Sinks Jersey City DEA Imposter's Plan For Riches: Feds
When a Massachusetts woman contacted federal authorities to report a man claiming to be one of them and asking for $330,000 in gold bars, they came up with a plan that would turn the tables and ultimately land the Jersey City imposter in police custody. The undercover agents set up a meeting with 38-year-old Gaurang Contractor in a Texas Roadhouse parking lot, and promised told two buckets of gold waiting for him inside a car's trunk. The gold was as real as his DEA badge. Investigators said Contractor contacted the woman in August and claimed to be a DEA agent named Oscar White, autho…
Bridgeport, CT
News
Repeat Offender From Bridgeport Sentenced For Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images
A Fairfield County man who was caught possessing child pornography for a second time has been sentenced to another prison term. Former Bridgeport resident Robert Mosley, age 55, was sentenced to 121 months, or just over 10 years, in federal prison on Monday, Nov. 28 for possessing and distributing images depicting the sexual abuse of children, according to US Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery. This is the second sentence Mosley has received for possessing child pornography, as in 2016 he was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crime. He was then released on parole in 2018, …
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds
A Boston man with an "extensive criminal history" pleaded guilty this week to robbing a Cambridge bank only months after getting out of a state prison, federal authorities said. Now he faces potentially decades behind bars. Jamall Copeland, 49, copped on Friday, Dec. 2, to robbing the TD Bank branch at 1270 Massachusetts Ave. on April 27, the US Attorney said. FBI agents said Copeland entered the bank just before 2 p.m. and asked in a fake, heavily broken Spanish accent if he could open an account there. As the teller began the process, Copeland reportedly dropped the accen…
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
NC Man Stole $23K In Puppies From Lancaster County Breeder, Feds Say
A North Carolina man will spend six-and-a-half years in prison for robbing a Lancaster County dog breeder at gunpoint, federal authorities say. Christopher Lamont Stimpson Jr., 24, of Greensboro, was convicted of interstate robbery and transporting stolen goods at trial in April, said US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 23. Investigators said Stimpson posed as a potential buyer and met with a Lancaster County breeder at their home. Once inside, authorities said the 24-year-old took out a gun and stole five French Bulldog puppies, valued at about $23,0…
Newark, NJ
News
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Deal
: 10 Years, No Parole, Awaits Philly Dealer Who Slung Meth In NJ
UPDATE: A plea deal is sending a Philadelphia drug dealer who slung meth in New Jersey to federal prison for 10 years without parole, authorities said. Nasir White, 30, took the deal, pleading guilty to drug conspiracy, rather than risk the consequences of being convicted at a trial. He must serve out the entire sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. A fellow dealer, Shawn McGuriman, took the same deal and was sentenced in August 2021 to a decade behind bars, as well, authorities said. White and McGuriman had a half-pound of meth that they'd agreed to sell to anot…
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Chesco Drug Dealer Had Fentanyl Pills Disguised As Oxycodone, Say Feds
A Chester County drug dealer will face jailtime after prosecutors say he bought hundreds of fake prescription pills filled with fentanyl. Ryan Menkins, 37, of Malvern, pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday, Nov. 14, said US Attorney Jacqueline Romero in a statement. In May 2018, Menkins bought 900 pills of cyclopropyl fentanyl — a "dangerous fentanyl analogue" and Schedule I drug, say investigators — for $5,600 from Kevin Swing of West Chester, according to the statement. The pills were imprinted with a mark reading "ETH 446," which is commonly found on legitimate…
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Feds Open Investigation Into Worcester Police Potential Bias, Use Of Force
The Department of Justice has opened a civil investigation into the Worcester Police Department to determine if the agency uses excessive force or engages in racial or gender bias. The US Attorney's Office didn't say what sparked the investigation but said the probe would be comprehensive. Analysts will scrutinize Worcester's training, policies, procedures, evidence handling, interactions with the public, accountability systems, how superiors handle complaints, and disciplinary procedures. "The purpose of this civil investigation is to determine – through objective and thorough …
Newark, NJ
News
Feds: NY Ex-Con Who Tried To Get Loaded Gun By Newark Airport Security Gets 3 Years, No Parole
An ex-con from New York must spend the next three years in federal prison, with no parole, for trying to slip a loaded, stolen gun and lots of ammunition past a security checkpoint at Newark Airport. Desmond Herring, 48, of Newburgh made a beeline for his gate when a TSA officer staffing the checkpoint X-ray monitor found the loaded weapon -- along with boxes of ammo -- in his carry-on bag on Nov. 29, 2021, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. Port Authority police collected the bag and examined its contents, the TSA said at the time. Along with the 9mm pistol were 10 rou…
Towson, MD
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Navy Engineer, Wife Sentenced For Trying To Sell American Submarine Secrets For Crypto: Feds
The wife of a former Navy engineer who worked with her husband and attempted to sell American secrets to a foreign country to an undercover operative got a longer sentence than her husband, federal officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Diana Toebbe, 46, of Annapolis, and husband Jonathan Toebbe, 44, serviced three “dead-drops," which were picked up by undercover FBI agents during a year-long sting operation, federal prosecutors said, leading to lengthy prison terms for both. On Wednesday, Jonathan Toebbe received a sentence of 232 months - more than 19 years - in prison, while his wife…
Massapequa, NY
News
Long Island Man Who Sexually Abused Kids, Taught Others To Produce Child Pornography Sentenced
A Long Island man who admitted to sexually abusing young children and teaching others how to produce child pornography will spend more than two decades in federal prison. Christopher Bertsch, age 38, of Wantagh, was sentenced to 28 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 24, in federal court in Central Islip. It followed his guilty plea to sexual exploitation of a child in November 2020. Prosecutors said an investigation into Bertsch had turned up a trove of dozens of videos and hundreds of images depicting him sexually abusing young kids. One victim was just 18 months old at the time, prosecutors…
Massapequa, NY
News
Father-Daughter NY Duo Accused Of Acting As Illegal Agents For China
A father and daughter from New York are among several people accused of acting as illegal agents of the Chinese government who allegedly worked to force a US resident to return to China. Long Island residents Quanzhong An, age 55, and his daughter, Guangyang An, age 34, both of Roslyn, were named in an eight-count indictment unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn Thursday, Oct. 20. The indictment charges a total of seven Chinese nationals with taking part in an international forced repatriation effort known as “Operation Fox Hunt,” which prosecutors said involved surveilling, harassing, and …
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