Security News in Brief: Leader of a Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 136 Months in Prison

Source: United States Department of Justice News

TULSA, Okla. – The leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed cocaine and methamphetamine to buyers in Tulsa was sentenced Friday in federal court.

“Serial drug distributor Moises Gaeta will serve more than 11 years in federal prison for distributing pounds of methamphetamine in Tulsa,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “Distributors like Gaeta have little regard for the lives lost to addiction and violence resulting from their criminal operations. The U.S. Attorney’s Office will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to investigate, disrupt, and prosecute criminal networks who pose a threat to communities in the Northern District of Oklahoma.”

Security News in Brief: Former CFO of Boston Grand Prix Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraud and Tax Schemes that Netted Almost $2 Million

Source: United States Department of Justice News

BOSTON – The former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Boston Grand Prix was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with multiple schemes to defraud equipment and small business financing companies as well as the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Internal Revenue Service.

Security News in Brief: Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offense

Source: United States Department of Justice News

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Brian Allen Christensen, age 34, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on February 14, 2022, to 120 months in prison for Receipt of Child Pornography. His term of imprisonment will be followed by five years of supervised release. According to court documents Christensen was found guilty by a trial jury on September 21, 2021.

Security News in Brief: Disgraced former attorney sentenced to nearly six years in prison for litigation advance fraud scheme

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Chalmer “Chuck” Detling, II, a disbarred attorney, has been sentenced to prison after being convicted by a jury of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Without their knowledge or authorization, Detling used his clients’ identities—sometimes repeatedly—to obtain dozens of fraudulent litigation advances, totaling over $400,000.