Press Releases - 2009
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2009
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November 2009
11-16 "LOCAL BEAR HUNTERS SENTENCED TO TEN MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT Jackson County Residents Pled Guilty to Violating The Lacey Act ASHEVILLE, NC "
11-03 "DAVID A. HAGEN SENTENCED TO 45 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SECURITIES FRAUD AND INTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME Local Businessman and His Co-Conspirators Made Approximately $32 Million Selling Stock to the Public CHARLOTTE, N.C."
11-02 "BUNCOMBE COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON Defendant Pled Guilty to One Count of Transportation of Child Pornography ASHEVILLE, N.C."
11-02 "CHARLOTTE MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON Defendant Pled Guilty to Two Counts of Bank Robbery CHARLOTTE, N.C"
October 2009
10-29 "TEXAS MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON Defendant Pled Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy CHARLOTTE, N.C."
10-26 "MAN CONVICTED IN “PONZI” SCHEME CONSPIRACY SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON Defendant Entered Guilty Plea to Three Felony Counts CHARLOTTE, NC"
10-21 "BANK ROBBERY RING MEMBERS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH SIX CHARLOTTE BANK ROBBERIES Three Individuals Indicted on Numerous Felony Counts in 2006 & 2007 Bank Robberies CHARLOTTE, NC"
10-20 "CHARLOTTE MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 11 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON Defendant Pled Guilty to One Count of Distribution of Child Pornography CHARLOTTE, N.C."
10-19 "CHARLOTTE MAN SENTENCED TO THIRTY YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON CHARLOTTE - BRIT ALZONIA McCULLUM, 31, of Charlotte, NC"
10-15 "TWO MEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON TERMS Pair Pled Guilty to Manufacturing Methamphetamine in Watauga County STATESVILLE, N.C. – Jon Darrell Baker, of Johnson City, Tennessee, and Matthew Wayne Rayfield, of Sugar Grove, NC,"
10-02 "Four Defendants Previously Entered Guilty Pleas in Connection with Tax Refund Fraud Conspiracy CHARLOTTE, NC"
September 2009
09-30 "UNION COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON CHARLOTTE, NC- Terence Devon Garmon, 28, of Marshville, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Charlotte"
09-01 "John Douglas Bird, Jr., an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was sentenced on August 25, 2009 in federal court in Asheville"
August 2009
08-31 "TRIBAL MEMBER SENTENCED ON FEDERAL ATTEMPTED MURDER-RELATED CHARGES Asheville, NC - John Douglas Bird, Jr., an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was sentenced on August 25, 2009 in federal court in Asheville on multiple counts"
08-31 "FORMER UNION COUNTY RESIDENT CHARGED FEDERALLY IN NUMEROUS COUNTS ALLEGING FORCED LABOR, DOCUMENT SERVITUDE AND HARBORING ILLEGAL ALIENS FOR COMMERCIAL OR PRIVATE GAIN Federal Indictment Filed in May 2006 - Defendant Extradited to U.S."
08-20 "CHARLOTTE MAN INDICTED ON PRODUCTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES Defendant is Currently in State Custody CHARLOTTE, NC"
08-20 "OWNER AND MANAGING PHYSICIAN AT WWW.YOURONLINEDOCTOR.COM CONVICTED BY FEDERAL JURY IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA Jury Finds Defendants Guilty on Drug Distribution Counts in Connection with Unlawful Prescription Drug Operation Associated with Woody's Pharmacy CHARLOTTE, NC"
08-06 "Abdullah Fakih,36, of Charlotte, was sentenced Tuesday to serve 235 months (more than 19 years) in federal prison"
08-06 "Brothers Gregory and Christopher Kennerly, ages 30 and 32, both of Mooresville, NC, were sentenced this week in federal court"
08-05 "Federal agents and local officers arrested four individuals this morning on allegations contained in federal criminal complaints of trafficking as much as one kilogram or more of so-called "black-tar" "
July 2009
07-31 "Agents and Officers of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department arrested four men on Thursday, July 30, 2009 and seized more than a pound of so called "black-tar" heroin and more than $22,000 in cash"
07-30 "Anthony Mincey, age 37, and his wife, Schrell Mincey, age 37, both of Charlotte, were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Charlotte on Wednesday, July 29 to five (5) years and two (2) years in federal prison, respectively."
07-29 "Paul Aaron Tefft, age 47, of Murphy, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bryson City today to 120 months in federal prison,"
07-28 "Sidney S. Hanson, 61, of Charlotte, North Carolina pleaded guilty today in the Western District of North Carolina to charges of securities fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. "
07-24 "JERRY DOUGLAS CASE CHARGED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT Gastonia Man Charged with Four Counts of Kidnapping CHARLOTTE, NC"
07-23 "DAVID FRANK PACE SENTENCED TO 135 MONTHS IN PRISON Asheville, NC-David Frank Pace, 58, of Hendersonville, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Asheville today to 135 months in federal prison"
07-22 "SEVEN INDICTED FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY CHARLOTTE, NC - A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte today indicted seven men on one count alleging conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute"
07-15 "MICHAEL BRUCE DARCY FOUND GUILTY BY FEDERAL JURY Watauga County Man and Former Avery County Local Police Officer Remains in Federal Custody Awaiting Sentencing ASHEVILLE, NC"
07-09 "STEWARD SCHER SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON Mecklenburg County Resident Pled Guilty to Four Criminal Counts of Possession, Distribution and Transportation of Child Pornography Charlotte, NC"
07-01 "BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. REACHES $50,000,000 SETTLEMENT OF MORTGAGE AND ACCOUNTING FRAUD WITH UNITED STATES CHARLOTTE, N.C."
June 2009
06-23 "WILKESBORO, NC WOMAN ENTERS GUILTY PLEA IN FEDERAL COURT IN CHARLOTTE Defendant Unlawfully Accessed Social Security Numbers of Others and Fraudulently Used Them to Obtain Credit Cards CHARLOTTE, NC
06-22 "SIX MEMBERS OF MEXICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING GROUP IN FEDERAL CUSTODY IN CHARLOTTE Thousands of Pounds of Marijuana and Several Hundred Thousand Dollars Seized at Time of Arrests CHARLOTTE, NC"
06-12 "ETOWAH, NORTH CAROLINA MAN SIGNS PLEA AGREEMENT IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL CASE INVOLVING CERTIFIED ESTATE PLANNERS, INC. ASHEVILLE, NC. "
06-08 "UNION COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR THREATS AGAINST THEN-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BARACK OBAMA CHARLOTTE, NC B Jerry Michael Blanchard, 48, of Union County, North Carolina was sentenced to a year and one day"
06-03 "WNC FEDERAL DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT Charges in Three Separate Cases Include Drug Distribution and Firearms Violations ASHEVILLE, NC-Five individuals charged with involvement in a crack cocaine conspiracy"
May 2009
05-19 "DAVID A. HAGEN CONVICTED OF SECURITIES FRAUD AND INTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME Local Businessman and His Co-Conspirators Made Approximately $28 Million Selling Stock to the Public CHARLOTTE, N.C. "
05-11 "IREDELL COUNTY MAN CONVICTED BY FEDERAL JURY Jury Finds Defendant Guilty on Drug and Federal Firearms Counts STATESVILLE, NC"
April 2009
04-23 "OWNERS OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY, NC HERITAGE HOME CARE, INC. CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND HEALTH CARE FRAUD"
04-22 "CHARLOTTE, NC RESIDENT INDICTED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT Stuart Knapp, Former Administrative Director of Dermatological Laser Center, Charged with Filing False Individual Income Tax Returns CHARLOTTE, NC "
04-22 "A federal grand jury returned a 29-count federal indictment charging Brenda Denise Small, 39, of Charlotte, NC with 24 counts of filing false claims for refund,"
04-21 "CHARLOTTE MINISTER INDICTED FOR INCOME TAX FRAUD, MAIL FRAUD, AND LYING TO FEDERAL AGENTS CHARLOTTE, NC "
04-14 "PETER J. SMITH SENTENCED TO 59 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON Smith Convicted at Trial on Carjacking, Kidnaping, and Federal Firearms Violations CHARLOTTE, NC"
04-10 "LENOIR MAN RECEIVES 21-YEAR FEDERAL SENTENCE Thomas Isbell Sentenced for Role in Local Drug Conspiracy STATESVILLE, NC"
04-08 "JOHN PETER BRADLEY INDICTED FOR FEDERAL FIREARMS VIOLATION ASHEVILLE, NC-John Peter Bradley, 49, of Asheville, was indicted by a federal grand jury, sitting in Asheville"
04-07 "CHARLOTTE MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT Dion Coxton Convicted at Trial on Firearms Charges in Conjunction with Drug Dealing CHARLOTTE, NC"
04-06 "MOORESVILLE, NC MAN SENTENCED FOR SECURITIES FRAUD AND TAX EVASION IN CONNECTION WITH SONSHINE TOURS & TRAVEL, INC. Paul Stephen Young, Jr. Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison CHARLOTTE, NC"
04-01 "CHARLOTTE ATTORNEY VICTORIA SPROUSE CONVICTED BY FEDERAL JURY Jury Convinced Regarding Attorney's Role in Mortgage Fraud Schemes CHARLOTTE, NC"
04-01 "TAX REFUND CONSPIRATORS PLEAD GUILTY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT Four Defendants Plead Guilty in Connection with Tax Refund Fraud Conspiracy CHARLOTTE, NC"
March 2009
03-18 "CHARLOTTE, NC - A Matthews, North Carolina man, Andrew Lee Moore, 29, was sentenced on Tuesday to six years and eight months in federal prison for possession of child pornography"
03-11 "Six individuals have been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Charlotte for their roles in a massive cocaine trafficking"
03-04 "OPERATION LONG HAUL" MAJOR METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS CHARLOTTE, NC"
February 2009
02-25 "A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte has indicted Larry Whitfield, and Quanterrious McCoy, both of Charlotte, in connection with the attempted robbery of the Fort Financial Credit Union on New Hope Road in Gastonia,"
02-19 "A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte has indicted Larry Whitfield, and Quanterrious McCoy, both of Charlotte, in connection with the attempted robbery of the Fort Financial Credit Union on New Hope Road in Gastonia,"
02-18 "NORTH CAROLINA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY WASHINGTON - Timothy Christenbury, of Charlotte, N.C., pleaded guilty today to possessing child pornography"
02-18 "OPERATION HARMONY ROCKS" DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO LIFE AND TO 30 YEARS IN CULMINATION OF CHARLOTTE, NC "
02-11 "PETER J. SMITH CONVICTED BY FEDERAL JURY Defendant Awaiting Sentencing on Multiple Criminal Counts CHARLOTTE , NC - A federal jury sitting in Charlotte, convicted Peter J. Smith,"
02-11 "FIVE SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT ON "CRACK" COCAINE AND FIREARMS VIOLATIONS Western North Carolinians Sentenced to a Total of More Than 35 Years in Federal Prison ASHEVILLE, NC"
January 2009
01-29 "TWO MEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN Criminal Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison in Child Pornography Possession and Online Enticement Cases ASHEVILLE, NC "
01-16 "WESTERN DISTRICT OF NC IS SECOND IN THE NATION FOR FORFEITURE DOLLARS IN FISCAL YEAR 2008 Western District of NC is First in Nation for Forfeiture Dollars in First Quarter FY 2009 CHARLOTTE, NC"
01-06 "LOUIS F. HARRELSON ENTERS GUILTY PLEA IN FEDERAL COURT IN CHARLOTTE Criminal Case Involves False Statements Made for the Purpose of Influencing the Action of Financial Institutions CHARLOTTE, N.C."
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