Maryland Man Back To Prison After Robbing 6 Banks In 2-Day DC Crime Spree: Feds Maryland Man Back To Prison After Robbing 6 Banks In 2-Day DC Crime Spree: Feds
Maryland Man Back To Prison After Robbing 6 Banks In 2-Day DC Crime Spree: Feds He passed notes, made death threats, hit six banks in two days — and now, he’s going back to federal prison. Jonathon Brown-Murphy, 44, of Upper Marlboro, is heading back behind bars after launching into a wild two-day bank robbery spree across Maryland and DC, authorities announced. The previously convicted felon, already with two robbery sentences under his belt, tried to rob or successfully robbed six banks in May 2022 using threatening notes — including messages like "Give Me The Money Don’t Get Killed!!" — that sent terrified tellers scrambling for cash. Brown-Murphy started the spree…
Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison
Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison A Virginia man who torched his car with homemade “napalm” outside the US Capitol during President Jimmy Carter’s memorial will avoid prison time, federal officials said. Adrian J. Hinton, 36, of Lorton, was sentenced to one year of supervised release and 125 hours of community service for setting his vehicle on fire near the Capitol, according to the US Attorney’s Office in DC. Hinton pleaded guilty in January to one count of destruction of government property. The incident took place shortly before 5 p.m. on Jan. 8, when Carter's body was lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda.  …
Randolph Duo Admits To $3.2M Ponzi Scheme That Took Locals' Life Savings: Feds Randolph Duo Admits To $3.2M Ponzi Scheme That Took Locals' Life Savings: Feds
Randolph Duo Admits To $3.2M Ponzi Scheme That Took Locals' Life Savings: Feds Dozens of people — including some who handed over their life savings — were defrauded out of more than $3 million by a Randolph couple who now admit to running a Ponzi scheme, according to federal officials. Milendophe Duperier, 33, and Vanessa Joseph, 26, have agreed to plead guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Court dates for their plea hearings have not yet been set. According to prosecutors, Duperier posed as an investment advisor, convincing locals to hand over money with the promise it would be used to buy securiti…
Moorestown Woman Who Forced Couple Into Slavery Learns Fate: Feds Moorestown Woman Who Forced Couple Into Slavery Learns Fate: Feds
Moorestown Woman Who Forced Couple Into Slavery Learns Fate: Feds A 51-year-old Burlington County woman was recently sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she was convicted of forcing two people to perform domestic labor and childcare in her home, authorities said. Bolaji Bolarinwa, a Moorestown resident, was convicted of multiple counts of forced labor, alien harboring for financial gain and domestic servitude following a two-week trial in Camden federal court, US Attorney Alina Habba said. From December 2015 to October 2016, Bolarinwa recruited two people to come to the United States and then coerced them to perform domestic labor and childcar…
Crypto Bros' Danbury Kidnapping Plot Lands Florida Man 11 Years In Jail For Brutal Attack: Feds Crypto Bros' Danbury Kidnapping Plot Lands Florida Man 11 Years In Jail For Brutal Attack: Feds
Crypto Bros' Danbury Kidnapping Plot Lands Florida Man 11 Years In Jail For Brutal Attack: Feds A Florida man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for his role in a violent kidnapping that played out in broad daylight on a Danbury street. Anthony Pena, 24, of Miami Gardens, was one of several men who ambushed a couple, beat them, and forced them into a van in an attempt to extort their son, who is suspected of a massive cryptocurrency theft, the US Attorney for Connecticut said.  The attack happened on August 25, 2024. Witnesses called 911 after seeing several men assaulting a man and shoving him into a white work van. Danbury Police spotted the van and trie…
Former Frederick County Man Who Sexually Exploited Girl For 18 Months Learns Prison Fate Former Frederick County Man Who Sexually Exploited Girl For 18 Months Learns Prison Fate
Former Frederick County Man Who Sexually Exploited Girl For 18 Months Learns Prison Fate A former Maryland man will spend decades in prison for sexually exploiting a young girl, authorities announced. William Joseph Murrow, 43, formerly of Frederick County, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for preying on a girl under the age of 18 until her mother caught wind of his actions, federal officials say. According to court documents, Murrow sexually abused and exploited a minor by soliciting images and engaging in sexual acts with her.  The abuse occurred for more than 18 months, ending when the child’s mother discovered the abuse and reported it to the police.  When he…
Gang Member Kills 16-Year-Old Bystander In Poughkeepsie: Here's His Fate Gang Member Kills 16-Year-Old Bystander In Poughkeepsie: Here's His Fate
Gang Member Kills 16-Year-Old Bystander In Poughkeepsie: Here's His Fate A gang member will spend decades in federal prison for murdering an innocent 16-year-old boy during a violent dispute in Dutchess County, prosecutors announced. Elijah Bermudez, also known as “Quiet,” was sentenced on Wednesday, May 7 by US District Judge Nelson S. Román in connection with a racketeering conspiracy tied to the violent Bully Hard Hunna Blood gang, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  Bermudez, age 32, admitted to shooting and killing 16-year-old Frederick Wells, a bystander who prosecutors said was simply in the wrong place at the w…
DC Shooter Who Fired At Dad Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter Learns Prison Fate DC Shooter Who Fired At Dad Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter Learns Prison Fate
DC Shooter Who Fired At Dad Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter Learns Prison Fate The man who shot a father and his 5-year-old daughter as they were enjoying a day out in DC will spend more than a decade behind bars, authorities announced. Alante Partlow, 30, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for the April 2024 shooting in Northeast DC when he fired shots at the family, who investigators said he knew before the incident. At around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, police say officers were called to the 4800 block of North Capitol Street NE, where they found a man and his daughter suffering from gunshot wounds outside an apartment building in the Fort Totten neighb…
Dead Man’s House Stolen With Help From Bucks County Attorney, Now Sentenced To Prison: DOJ Dead Man’s House Stolen With Help From Bucks County Attorney, Now Sentenced To Prison: DOJ
Dead Man’s House Stolen With Help From Bucks County Attorney, Now Sentenced To Prison: DOJ A Bucks County attorney who took part in a scheme to steal a house from a dead man’s family and filed false claims in federal court is headed to prison, the FBI announced on Tuesday, May 6. Alan Kane, 60, of Jamison, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, according to US Attorney David Metcalf. He must also pay $160,072 in restitution and a $1,000 fine, as ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Michael M. Baylson on Monday, April 28. A federal jury convicted Kane in September of two counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of filing a fals…
Pasadena Sex Offender Who Documented Abuse Images Of Young Children Learns Prison Fate Pasadena Sex Offender Who Documented Abuse Images Of Young Children Learns Prison Fate
Pasadena Sex Offender Who Documented Abuse Images Of Young Children Learns Prison Fate A Maryland man will spend the next 35 years behind bars after sexually abusing two young girls and creating child sexual abuse material with them, federal authorities announced. Gary Hammond Jackson III, 33, of Pasadena, was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a minor and for committing a felony involving a minor as a registered sex offender, according to the US Attorney's Office. Jackson had previously been convicted of a fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault for sexually abusing a 6-year-old victim in An…
Virginia Protester Who Painted ‘HAMAS IS COMIN’ On Union Station Statue Sentenced In DC Virginia Protester Who Painted ‘HAMAS IS COMIN’ On Union Station Statue Sentenced In DC
Virginia Protester Who Painted ‘Hamas IS Comin’ On Union Station Statue Sentenced In DC A Virginia man who defaced a federal monument in Washington, DC, with a pro-Hamas message during a protest outside Union Station is heading to prison for a short stay, according to federal officials. Zaid Mohammed Mahdawi, 26, of Richmond, was sentenced on Friday, April 4, to 10 days in federal prison and six months of supervised release after pleading guilty to destruction of government property, the US Attorney’s Office for DC announced. The incident happened on July 24, 2024, during a protest rally at Columbus Circle.  Around 3:30 p.m., Mahdawi climbed onto the Columbus statue and …
Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say
Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say A 50-year-old Westchester man who has served three sentences for sex offenses will spend a much longer time behind bars for sending explicit messages to a 15-year-old boy with whom he also engaged in sexual activity, prosecutors announced.  Jonathan DeLaura, who was previously known to live in Yorktown, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 1 to 485 months in prison, which translates to nearly 40 and a half years, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  According to federal prosecutors, DeLaura sent obscene material to a 15-year-old boy while…