$2.1M Hidden In PA Man's Taxes, Here's How He Skipped Prison Time: DOJ
Vincent Minervini hid more than $2.1 million in income using bogus business expenses — and now he’s serving his sentence at home with an ankle monitor, federal officials say.
Now, instead of heading to prison, he’s serving his sentence at home — wearing an ankle monitor.
Minervini, 50, of Reedsville in Mifflin County, was sentenced to five years of probation and 540 days of home detention after pleading guilty to filing a false tax return, Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced on Wednesday, July 2.
From 2014 to 2018, Minervini operated a web of companies — VM Holdings, Supreme St…
Alexandria Man Pulled Gun, Fired Shot In Maryland Road Rage Rampages: State Police
A Virginia man is facing serious charges after he allegedly pulled a gun during two separate road rage incidents in Maryland—firing at least one shot, according to state police.
Perry Ellis Barmore, 34, of Alexandria, was arrested in Virginia last week, after a joint operation by Maryland State Police and the US Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.
He’s now charged with attempted murder, assault, and multiple firearm-related felonies, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 22.
The first incident unfolded back on Feb. 25, when troopers responded to a report of a firear…
Fake Urine Tests By Married PA Doctors Lead To Millions In Restitution: Usdoj
A husband and wife team of Pennsylvania doctors have been sentenced for a urine drug test fraud, the US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
Physician with specialized training in anesthesiology, John H. Johnson and his physician wife, Paula Z. Johnson, both age 62, of Hollidaysburg, were sentenced for committing fraud by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner on Tuesday, Sept. 17, as detailed in the USDOJ release.
Dr. John Johnson received a sentence of 97 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. D…
Ex-Nurse Avoids Jailtime For Stealing Boston Patients' Opioids: Feds
A former nurse who admitted to stealing opioids from her patients and a locked medicine cabinet at two Boston-area hospitals will not serve any jail time, federal authorities announced.
Lisa Tarr, 33, of St. Petersburg, Fla., was sentenced to five years of probation, with the first year being spent in home detention, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Tarr pleaded guilty last year to four counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud, deception, and subterfuge.
Tarr was a student nurse at a Boston-area hospital in August 2018, where she told investigators she…
Mother, Daughter From CT Sentenced For Roles At Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
A mother and daughter from Connecticut who admitted to their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol building will avoid prison time after being sentenced.
Windham County residents Carla Krzywicki, age 20, and her mother Jean Lavin, age 57, both of Canterbury, were arrested in September last year on a criminal complaint issued by the US District Court for the District of Columbia.
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In January, both pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the US Capitol building.
Ca…
Accused Killer's Mom, Brother Charged, GF To Testify In Disposal Of Paterson Woman's Body
UPDATE: The killing of a woman whose body was found battered, bloodied and stuffed into the trunk of a car parked on a Paterson, NJ street took some new turns, including an instant guilty plea from the primary witness and two more arrests.
Passaic County prosecutors dropped murder and conspiracy charges against Joelle Martucci, 24, as part of deal that will keep her out of prison.
In return, Martucci agreed to testify against her fiancé, Justin Fisher, who is now the lone defendant charged with murder in last month’s death and dumping of 38-year-old single mom Stephanie DeJesus of Paterson…
Manhunt Ends: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Captured
UPDATE: A Cleveland man out on bail after robbing a bank outside Chicago cut off his monitoring bracelet, stole his mother's car and went on a holdup spree in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, federal authorities said.
Tyler James O’Toole, 23, robbed or attempted to rob two banks in one day three separate times, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said.
O'Toole was released to home detention with electronic monitoring after authorities charged him with a August bank robbery in Glenview, Illinois, records show.
A month later, he removed the monitoring device, snat…
