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January 2010

January 13, 2009

REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED FOR DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

January 8, 2009

LOUISVILLE WOMAN SENTENCED TO PROBATION ON CHARGES OF THEFT AND MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS
– Woman sentenced on charges of defrauding HUD

January 8, 2009

FORMER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE DEAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY, MAIL PROGRAM FRAUD, AND TAX EVASION
– Felner admits to fraudulently obtaining over $1.7 million from the University of Rhode Island
– Felner admits to fraudulently obtaining approximately $576,000 and attempting to embezzle another $240,000 from the University of Louisville
– Felner admits failing to report income from 2002 - 2007, and evading federal taxes

January 6, 2009

TWO MEMBERS OF COCAINE CONSPIRACY SENTENCED

January 5, 2010

LOUISVILLE DUO INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS COUNTERFEIT FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES

January 5, 2010

BOWLING GREEN MAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL NARCOTICS CHARGES
– Accused of selling, possessing methamphetamine

January 5, 2010

LOUISVILLE WOMAN CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE STATEMENT ON PASSPORT APPLICATION

January 5, 2010

LOUISVILLE WOMAN CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE STATEMENT ON PASSPORT APPLICATION

January 5, 2010

LOUISVILLE WOMAN CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE STATEMENT ON PASSPORT APPLICATION

January 5, 2010

LOUISVILLE WOMAN CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE STATEMENT ON PASSPORT APPLICATION

January 5, 2010

LOUISVILLE WOMAN CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE STATEMENT ON PASSPORT APPLICATION

January 5, 2010

OWENSBORO MAN INDICTED ON GUN CHARGES
– Already convicted for possessing machinegun

January 5, 2010

OWENSBORO MAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL GUN CHARGES
– Accused of selling, possessing methamphetamine

December 2009

December 22, 2009

INDIANA WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO OBTAINING UNAUTHORIZED PREPAID CREDIT CARDS

December 22, 2009

FORMER BANK EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR BANK FRAUD
– Teller charged with taking money from bank

December 18, 2009

FORMER MICHIGAN RESIDENT SENTENCED ON CHARGE OF RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
– Former Radcliff resident a repeat offender

December 18, 2009

MULTIPLE TIME FELON PLEADS GUILTY FOR CARJACKING
– A felon uses handgun in carjacking

December 18, 2009

COLUMBIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTING CRACK

December 16, 2009

BARREN RESIDENTS INDICTED IN METH LAB CASE

December 16, 2009

ILLEGAL ALIEN INDICTED FOR UNLAWFUL RE-ENTRY
– Investigation by ICE

December 16, 2009

POSTAL EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR THEFT OF MAIL
– Postal employee charged with stealing over 200 pieces of mail

December 16, 2009

BOWLING GREEN MAN SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS FOR CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE COCAINE
– Joint investigation by Bowling Green/Warren County Drug Task Force and ATF

December 16, 2009

PRESIDENT OF KENTUCKY CHAPTER OF HELLS ANGELS SENTENCED FOR SELLING METHAMPHETAMINE ALONG WITH OWNER OF MOTORCYCLE SHOP IN GRAVES COUNTY
– $21,000 worth of methamphetamine involved

December 16, 2009

MADISONVILLE DRUG DEALERS SENTENCED
– Stone sentenced as an armed career criminal and career offender
– Godby sentenced to five years

December 16, 2009

FORMER NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR INDICTED FOR MAIL FRAUD, BANK FRAUD & FALSE STATEMENTS
– Defendant charged with taking money from patient

December 15, 2009

OWENSBORO BANK ASSOCIATE CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
– BB&T associate stole almost $1.5 million

December 14, 2009

LOUISVILLE BROTHERS SENTENCED FOR FEDERAL METH, COCAINE & MARIJUANA CONSPIRACY

December 14, 2009

LOUISVILLE MAN SENTENCED FOR USING COMPUTER TO ATTEMPT TO ENTICE A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

December 14, 2009

BEDFORD MAN SENTENCED FOR ATTEMPTING TO ENTICE A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND ATTEMPTING TO PRODUCE A VISUAL DEPICTION OF THAT ACTIVITY

December 10, 2009

ILLEGAL ALIEN INDICTED FOR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA
– Used U.S. Postal System to receive drugs

December 9, 2009

BOWLING GREEN MAN INDICTED FOR TRAFFICKING IN CRACK COCAINE

December 9, 2009

SIMPSON COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL DRUG AND GUN CHARGES
– Felon in possession of firearms while attempting to manufacture methamphetamine

December 9, 2009

BOWLING GREEN WOMAN CHARGED WITH SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD
– Made false statements to receive larger SSI entitlement

December 9, 2009

WARREN COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH FEDERAL NARCOTICS CRIME
– Accused of possessing methamphetamine

December 8, 2009

TWO LOUISVILLE POSTAL CONTRACT EMPLOYEES PLEAD GUILTY TO STEALING U.S. MAIL

December 8, 2009

McCRACKEN COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON CRACK COCAINE CHARGES

December 8, 2009

TWO INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD
– Used fraudulent credit cards to purchase $41,000 in Wal-Mart gift cards
– Four Louisville area Wal-Mart stores fell victim

December 7, 2009

MULTI-CONVICTED FELON CHARGED WITH FIREARM POSSESSION
– Indictment lists five prior assault and drug trafficking convictions

December 7, 2009

LOUISVILLE WOMAN INDICTED FOR DISTRIBUTING OXYCONTIN

December 2, 2009

TWO HART COUNTY MEN SENTENCED FOR STEALING GOVERNMENT FUNDS

December 2, 2009

TWO FORMER GLASGOW POLICE DEPARTMENT MAJORS SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY POSSESSING HYDROCODONE AND TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS

December 2, 2009

CAVE CITY FELON SENTENCED FOR DISTRIBUTING METHAMPHETAMINE AND POSSESSING AMMUNITION

December 2, 2009

LOUISVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STRUCTURING BANK DEPOSITS, FORFEITS $129,884

December 2, 2009

TENNESSEE MAN SENTENCED FOR PASSING COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY

December 1, 2009

LOUISVILLE WOMAN SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING HUD
– Woman who made false statements given 3 years' probation

December 1, 2009

FORMER NURSE PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING DRUGS FROM PATIENTS
– Former nurse took patient medications for herself

November 2009

November 30, 2009

LOCAL MAN SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY TO MAKE COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY

November 30, 2009

FEDERAL DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF DRUG-TRAFFICKING OFFENSES

November 25, 2009

FORMER POSTAL EMPLOYEE SENTENCED ON CHARGES OF THEFT OF MAIL
– Former postal employee sentenced for taking mail while employed

November 25, 2009

THREE TIME FELON PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL ENTRY
– Previously removed from United States on two occasions

November 25, 2009

MEXICAN CITIZEN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE STATEMENT ON PASSPORT APPLICATION AND MAKING FALSE CLAIM OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP

November 18, 2009

LOUISVILLE WOMAN CHARGED WITH EXTORTION, FALSE STATEMENTS TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, AND RETALIATION AGAINST VICTIM

November 18, 2009

SUPERSEDING DRUG INDICTMENT FOR ILLEGAL ALIEN PREVIOUSLY INDICTED FOR UNLAWFUL RE-ENTRY

November 18, 2009

LOUISVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY POSSESSING FIREARMS WHILE SUBJECT TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDER
– Indictment alleges false statement made to dealer to obtain shotgun

November 18, 2009

LAGRANGE MAN CHARGED WITH WIRE FRAUD, IDENTITY THEFT, AND VIOLATION OF HIPAA
– Man charged with stealing patient information and fraudulently submitting it to obtain controlled substances

November 18, 2009

FORMER POSTAL EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR THEFT OF MAIL
– Former postal employee charged with stealing items from the mail

November 18, 2009

NORTHERN KENTUCKY MAN INDICTED FOR TRANSPORTING FEMALE ARRESTEE FOR SEXUAL PURPOSES
– Defendant worked for an interstate prisoner extradition service

November 17, 2009

LABOR OFFICIAL SENTENCED

November 17, 2009

LOCAL PASTOR AND CRITTENDEN COUNTY MEN INDICTED ON CONSPIRACY TO MANUFACTURE MARIJUANA
– 394 plants eradicated

November 13, 2009

COLUMBIA, KENTUCKY TAX PREPARER PLEADS GUILTY TO 60 COUNTS OF PREPARING FALSE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS
– Thomas Turner admits to including false deductions on numerous returns

November 12, 2009

FORMER POSTAL EMPLOYEE SENTENCED IN THEFT FROM POST OFFICE
– Paducah man sentenced for stealing from the post office

November 10, 2009

HENDERSON COUNTY DRUG ORGANIZATION DISMANTLED TWELVE INDICTED ON FEDERAL DRUG AND MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES

November 10, 2009

CAPE GIRARDEAU MAN INDICTED ON HEALTH CARE FRAUD

November 5, 2009

LIBERTY COUPLE INDICTED FOR DEFRAUDING GOVERNMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

November 5, 2009

CALIFORNIA MAN AND OWENSBORO WOMAN INDICTED FOR TRAFFICKING IN METHAMPHETAMINE

November 5, 2009

ALBANY, KY. MAN SENTENCED FOR GROWING MARIJUANA
– Had pled guilty to growing over 100 plants

November 5, 2009

TWO CENTRAL KENTUCKY ILLEGAL ALIENS PLEAD GUILTY TO SELLING FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS
– Defendants sold Social Security cards, permanent resident visas, Mexican driver's and International driver's license.

November 5, 2009

McLEAN COUNTY MAN SENTENCED ON DRUG AND FIREARMS CHARGES
– Investigation by McLean County Sheriff’s Office and ATF

November 5, 2009

ANOTHER CONSPIRATOR PLEADS TO TAYLOR COUNTY COCAINE CONSPIRACY
– Fourth member of five-member cocaine distribution ring pleads

November 4, 2009

BOWLING GREEN COUPLE INDICTED FOR TRAFFICKING IN CRACK COCAINE

November 4, 2009

MAMMOTH CAVE MAN INDICTED FOR DEFRAUDING SSI PROGRAM

November 4, 2009

PARTICIPANTS IN MULTI-STATE MARIJUANA RING SENTENCED
– Thirteen of seventeen defendants from five states sentenced

November 4, 2009

FORMER POSTAL EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR THEFT OF MAIL
– Former postal employee charged with stealing Best Buy rewards certificates

November 4, 2009

HUSBAND AND WIFE CHARGED WITH FEDERAL NARCOTICS VIOLATIONS

November 3, 2009

BANK ROBBER INDICTED

November 3, 2009

WASHINGTON COUNTY MAN INDICTED FOR SOLICITING MURDER

November 2, 2009

LOUISVILLE MAN INDICTED FOR MAKING AND PASSING COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY

November 2, 2009

RINEYVILLE WOMAN PLEADS TO AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT

November 2, 2009

BULLITT COUNTY MAN INDICTED FOR DISTRIBUTION, RECEIPT, AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

November 2, 2009

THREE LOUISVILLE MEN INDICTED FOR DISTRIBUTING 2CE