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Chicago Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Federal Probation Officer

DOJ PressFebruary 7, 20220

CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for cyberstalking his federal probation officer. ISAAC MYLES partially exposed his genitals to an officer from the U.S. Probation Office during an official visit to Myles’s home in September 2018. Myles at the time was on court-supervised release after recently completing a federal prison sentence. After the incident in his home, Myles repeatedly called the officer, leaving sexually explicit voicemails on her phone and referring to the officer in obscene and degrading terms. Myles, 52, pleaded guilty last year to a federal charge of cyberstalking.

Signal Peak Energy fined $1 million, sentenced to three years of probation for violating environmental, worker safety regulations at Roundup coal mine

DOJ PressJanuary 31, 20220

BILLINGS — Signal Peak Energy LLC, which admitted to willful violation of health and safety standards at its underground coal mine near Roundup by failing to report injuries to workers and improperly disposing mine waste, was sentenced today to pay a $1 million criminal fine and to three years of probation, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Signal Peak Energy pleaded guilty in October to four counts of willful violation of health and safety standard, a misdemeanor. U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan presided. Judge Cavan followed the terms of a plea agreement by imposing the statutory maximum $250,000

Jefferson Township Man Sentenced To Probation For Possessing Firearms While An Unlawful User Of A Controlled Substance

DOJ PressJanuary 28, 20220

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James C. Cartwright, age 34, of Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on January 27, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to two years of probation for possessing two firearms while an unlawful user of a controlled substance. According to United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, Cartwright previously admitted that between November 2, 2019, and through July 1, 2020, in Wayne and Lackawanna Counties, he was in possession of two firearms, a Taurus PT740 and a Heritage Arms revolver, while knowing that he

Maryland Man Sentenced To Two Years Of Probation For Lying About His Residence When Purchasing Firearms

DOJ PressJanuary 27, 20220

HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Donte Christian, age 46, of Catonsville, Maryland, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to two years of probation for making false statements during the purchase of firearms. Christian was also ordered to pay a $5,500 fine. According to United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, Christian previously admitted that on four occasions in 2018, he provided a false state of residence and address when purchasing firearms in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Christian purchased a total of nine handguns. The case was investigated

Man gets two years of probation for punching Springfield Middle School teacher

Adam DevineJanuary 25, 20220

SPRINGVILLE, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 53-year-old Shawn R. Connors of Springville was sentenced this morning before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek to two years of probation. On Thursday, March 25, 2021, at approximately 6:49 a.m., the defendant approached the male victim in a parking lot outside of Springville Middle School. The defendant, with the intent to cause physical injury, punched the victim in the face multiple times. The victim, who is a teacher, fell to the ground during the attack, which caused injuries to his face and knees. The defendant also pushed a

Grand Island dog killer gets 5 years of probation

Adam DevineJanuary 15, 20220

BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 43-year-old Brian N. Cline of Grand Island was sentenced this morning before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan to 5 years of probation. The defendant intentionally hit and kicked a toy poodle on March 12, 2020 at a home on Baseline Road in the Town of Grand Island. The owner found the dog deceased in a crate the following morning. A necropsy determined that the dog died from blunt force trauma. Cline pleaded guilty to one count of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals (Class “E” felony) on November 5, 2021.

Fort Worth Man Named Coconspirator in Agent’s ‘Secret Probation’ Fraud Scheme

DOJ PressDecember 22, 20210

A Fort Worth man has been named a co-conspirator in retired FBI agent William Stone’s alleged scheme to con a local mother out of more than $700,000 by convincing her she was on “secret probation,” U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham announced today. Joseph Eventino DeLeon, 63, was charged in a superseding indictment Tuesday with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court on Wednesday, Dec. 29. Conspirator William Stone, 62, was first indicted in May for wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, false impersonation of a federal

Lying on Form in Order to Buy Guns for a Felon Results in Probation for Waterloo Woman

DOJ PressDecember 17, 20210

A woman who falsified an ATF form to purchase two guns for a felon was sentenced today to five years of federal probation. Jamie Marie Graham, age 23, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a June 25, 2021 guilty plea to one count of making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. Court records reflect that Graham met Dmontrey Redmond in late October 2020. Redmond was a felon and could not legally possess or purchase firearms, but Graham agreed to purchase two guns for him in early December 2020. Graham and Redmond entered a gun store

St. Thomas Woman Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Conduct on United States Postal Service Property and is Sentenced to Two Years’ Probation

DOJ PressDecember 3, 20210

St. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a St. Thomas woman pleaded guilty today to engaging in disorderly conduct on United States Postal Service property and was sentenced to two years’ probation. According to court documents, Chantelle Grant retrieved a package from the Ottley Post Office in St. Thomas on June 22, 2021. As she was leaving the post office, she bumped into another woman, and then left the building. A few minutes later, Chantelle Grant returned to the building, ran towards the woman she had bumped into minutes before, and punched the woman in the

Woman Sentenced to One Year Probation For Lying on Passport Application

DOJ PressNovember 20, 20210

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Charlotte Woman Is Sentenced To More Than Nine Years For Assaulting A U.S. Probation Officer

DOJ PressNovember 9, 20210

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tamara Devonna McClellan, 32, of Charlotte, was ordered to serve 115 months in prison late yesterday for assaulting a federal Probation Officer, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. also ordered McClellan to serve three years under court supervision upon completion of her prison term. According to filed documents and statements made in court, on December 20, 2019, law enforcement attempted to detain McClellan at her residence in Charlotte. Upon seeing the law enforcement officers, McClellan got into the driver’s seat of an

Former Phone Company Employee Sentenced to Three Months Probation for Role in Sim Swap Scam Conspiracy That Targeted At Least 19 Customers, Including New Orleans Resident

DOJ PressOctober 20, 20210

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced that STEPHEN DANIEL DEFIORE age 36, a resident of Brandon, Florida, was sentenced on October 19, 2021 to three (3) months probation, with one year of home confinement by United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information charging with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 1343, for his role in a SIM Swap scam that targeted at least nineteen people, including a New Orleans-area physician. DEFIORE was also sentenced to 100 hours of

Former Postal Worker Sentenced to One Year Probation After Pleading Guilty to Mail Theft from Paulina, La Post Office

DOJ PressOctober 15, 20210

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LACEY STEWART, age 34, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana was sentenced on October 13, 2021 to one year probation after pleading guilty as charged to a one count Bill of Information on June 29, 2021. She was charged in 2021 by a Bill of Information with Mail Theft, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1708. In papers filed with the court signed by LACEY STEWART, she admitted to being an employee of the Paulina, Louisiana Post Office. She further admitted to stealing a $1,000.00 postal money order

Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Heroin and Fentanyl While on Probation

DOJ PressOctober 12, 20210

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today following his guilty plea to a charge of possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin and fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Quenton McCoy, age 35, pleaded guilty to one count and was sentenced before United States District Judge Marilyn Horan. In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that McCoy had pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl in federal court in 2020. In August 2020, McCoy was sentenced to four years’ probation, including 10 months

Woman who left golden retriever puppy to die in a crate in the wood gets probation

Dinesh PatelOctober 7, 20210

BOONTON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announces Tonya Fea, 49-years-old, from Boonton, New Jersey was sentenced today for committing an act of animal cruelty. On April 30, 2019, members of the West Milford Police Department and the Jefferson Township Police Department began an animal cruelty investigation. The officers received a call regarding a deceased Golden Retriever puppy in a crate along the bank of Greenwood Pond on Bonter Road in West Milford, New Jersey. Upon receipt of the information the officers responded to the scene where they recovered the remains. Based on the investigation, Ms. Fea was

Four on probation charged for purporting to be gang members on social media

Dinesh PatelOctober 7, 20210

ATHENS – Earlier this year, law enforcement was notified by the Henderson County Adult Probation Department that several probationers were appearing in social media videos purporting to be members of a gang in Athens. Many of these videos included individuals on probation holding firearms and suspected narcotics. Acting on this information, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Athens Police Department, along with members from the Smith County District Attorney’s office and the Henderson County District Attorney’s office worked quickly together to stop this activity. The State filed motions to proceed with adjudication and revoke their

Port Angeles, Washington, man sentenced to home confinement, probation for assaulting helicopter crew with high-powered laser

Press ReleaseOctober 4, 20210

Tacoma – A 36-year-old Port Angeles, Washington, man pleaded guilty and was sentenced this morning to probation and home confinement in connection with a September 26, 2016, laser pointer strike on a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Randall Muck pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault on a federal officer. U.S. District Judge Benjamin H. Settle told Muck, “What you did was extremely reckless, even if you didn’t intend to strike the helicopter.” Judge Settle ordered Muck to be on 90 days home confinement with electronic monitoring as part of his one-year period of probation. Muck

Former federal probation officer pleads guilty to false statements regarding performance of supervisory duties

Press ReleaseSeptember 21, 20210

AUGUSTA, GA: A former U.S. Probation Officer for the Southern District of Georgia admitted he lied about performing his supervisory duties. Enoch Eller Jr., 47, of Augusta, pled guilty to one count of False Statements as charged by an Information, said David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The charge carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison, along with substantial financial penalties and a period of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. “The effectiveness of court-ordered services depends on rock-solid integrity from all employees,” said Acting U.S. Attorney