Press Releases

2008

Release Date
July 2008
July 23, 2008	TENNESSEE MAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS AND TEN MONTHS FOR TRAVELING TO BOWLING GREEN TO ENGAGE IN ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT – Springfield man sentenced for driving to Bowling Green to meet minor for sex
July 23, 2008	THE LAST OF FIVE MEN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRAVELING TO BOWLING GREEN TO ENGAGE IN ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR – Murfreesboro man drove to Bowling Green to meet 13-year-old for sex
July 23, 2008	HUSBAND AND WIFE PLEAD GUILTY TO BANK ROBBERY
July 23, 2008	TENNESSEE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRAVELING TO BOWLING GREEN TO ENGAGE IN ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT
July 23, 2008	MADISONVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS PROBATION FOR DEFRAUDING GOVERNMENT – Defendant illegally paid $105,988 in disability benefits while working as country club manager
July 23, 2008	BOWLING GREEN DRUG DEALER PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG TRAFFICKING AND INTIMIDATING WITNESSES – $49,800 worth of crack cocaine, ecstacy pills and methamphetamine
July 23, 2008	TWO WOMEN PLEAD GUILTY TO THEFT FROM LOUISVILLE ESTATES – Two women plead to taking over $157,000
July 23, 2008	INFORMATION FILED AGAINST LOUISVILLE MEN FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD – Pharmacist and drug company rep charged in an information with buying and selling prescription drug samples – Both were paid for prescription drug samples
July 22, 2008	LOUISVILLE FELON SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS AND NINE MONTHS FOR POSSESSION OF A STOLEN .44 CALIBER MAGNUM – Previously convicted of assault
July 22, 2008	ARMED LOUISVILLE DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS FOR NARCOTICS AND GUN OFFENSES – Bradley possessed crack and cocaine with the intent to distribute and a firearm in residential neighborhood – Discovered after LMPD responds to call about home invasion – Prior felony drug conviction
July 22, 2008	FORMER LOUISVILLE POSTAL EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS HOME INCARCERATION AND THREE YEARS PROBATION FOR STEALING MAIL – Admitted to taking several pieces of mail
July 22, 2008	LOUISVILLE PHYSICIAN INDICTED FOR SELLING DRUG SAMPLES – Physician was paid over $600,000 for drugs
July 22, 2008	FORMER PRESIDENT OF FRAZIER HISTORICAL ARMS MUSEUM SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR WILLFULLY FAILING TO PAY TAXES
July 22, 2008	SIMPSON COUNTY DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO TWELVE YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING – Crack and powder cocaine worth $36,000
July 22, 2008	“CRACK” DEALER SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS – $1,169 seized in search from previously convicted dealer
July 21, 2008	LOUISVILLE WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING REBATE CHECKS AND THEN FRAUDULENTLY CASHING THEM AT LOCAL BANKS – $179,000 in fraudulent rebate checks stolen – Scheme involved individuals from Louisville, Indiana, and Arizona
July 21, 2008	BOWLING GREEN DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS FOR FEDERAL NARCOTICS VIOLATIONS – Bowling Green man sentenced for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine – Has three prior state felony convictions for drug trafficking in Jefferson County
July 16, 2008	BARREN COUNTY FELON INDICTED FOR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM – A Felon in Possession of a Stolen Handgun
July 16, 2008	BARREN COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL FIREARMS CHARGES – Convicted felony drug trafficker in possession of sawed-off shotgun
July 15, 2008	CIVILIAN INDICTED FOR ASSAULT OF A CHILD UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE
July 15, 2008	CHRISTIAN COUNTY MAN INDICTED FOR FIREARM OFFENSE – Previous felony convictions in 2006 for burglary and criminal mischief
July 14, 2008	LOCAL CHIROPRACTOR SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS HOME DETENTION FOR ILLEGALLY VIDEOTAPING PATIENTS – Found guilty of eavesdropping by jury in February
July 14, 2008	ILLEGAL ALIEN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG CHARGES – An illegal alien from Mexico who will be deported – Methamphetamine had street value of $40,000
July 14, 2008	LOUISVILLE WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING FIREARMS WHILE BEING CONVICTED FELON
July 14, 2008	ARMED BANK ROBBERS SENTENCED TO 19 YEARS
July 14, 2008	SOURCE OF SUPPLY FOR METH RING SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS – $25,716 in cash forfeited to the government
July 11, 2008	LOUISVILLE MAN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL TO ENGAGE IN SEX
July 10, 2008	LOUISVILLE DENTIST WHO MADE “HOUSE CALLS” TO SELL DRUGS SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS PROBATION
July 10, 2008	LOUISVILLE MAN ADMITS POSSESSING FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION FOLLOWING MISDEMEANOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONVICTION – Admits he possessed firearms and ammunition on four separate occasions – Agrees to forfeit five firearms and sixty-six rounds of ammunition
July 10, 2008	DAVIESS COUNTY DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR TRAFFICKING IN METHAMPHETAMINE – Two previous felony records – Drugs had a street value of $50,000
July 10, 2008	TEN CONSPIRATORS OF METH RING SENTENCED TO A TOTAL OF 81 YEARS – $25,716 in cash forfeited to the government
July 9, 2008	DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO PROBATION FOR FALSE STATEMENTS TO FEDERAL AGENTS – Attempts to provide alibi for murder suspect
July 9, 2008	HOPKINSVILLE WOMAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS PROBATION FOR THEFT OF HER DECEASED MOTHER’S CHECKS – Daughter cashed over $27,000 in Social Security checks
July 8, 2008	TWO MEXICAN CITIZENS INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE – DEA agents seize five pounds of methamphetamine; street value $100,000
July 8, 2008	FOUR MEN INDICTED FOR EIGHT KILOGRAM COCAINE CONSPIRACY – Two illegal aliens – Reverse buy operation nets over $182,000
July 8, 2008	LOUISVILLE COUPLE INDICTED FOR DISTRIBUTING ANABOLIC STEROIDS
July 7, 2008	ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH BEING FOUND IN THE UNITED STATES AFTER HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED – Defendant is an aggravated felon based upon 2005 conviction for alien smuggling
July 7, 2008	CONVICTED FELON INDICTED ON FEDERAL NARCOTICS AND WEAPONS CHARGES – Louisville man charged with trafficking in $13,000 of crack while possessing two handguns
July 7, 2008	MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR FALSELY REPRESENTING UNITED STATES CITIZEN – Defendant will enter deportation proceedings after serving sentence
July 2, 2008	CONVICTED FELON INDICTED ON FEDERAL NARCOTICS AND WEAPONS CHARGES – Louisville man charged with trafficking in $13,000 of crack while possessing two handguns
July 2, 2008	MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR FALSELY REPRESENTING UNITED STATES CITIZEN – Defendant will enter deportation proceedings after serving sentence
July 1, 2008	BOWLING GREEN ARSONIST AND TAX EVADER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS 1 MONTH / WOMAN SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS 8 MONTHS FOR CHARGES ARISING FROM BOWLING GREEN V.F.W. – Convicted of arson, mail fraud, illegal structuring, illegal gambling, and conspiracy to defraud the IRS – Ordered to pay $531,148 in restitution
July 1, 2008	CASEY COUNTY POSTMASTER SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS PROBATION FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
June 2008
June 30, 2008	BURKESVILLE DENTIST SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT – Illegally prescribed hydrocodone
June 30, 2008	TWO PADUCAH MEN INDICTED ON CRACK-COCAINE AND GUN CHARGES – Drugs worth $9,073 on the street
June 30, 2008	NEW YORK MAN SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS FOR TRAFFICKING OVER 1400 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA – Street value $2.8 million
June 30, 2008	HOPKINSVILLE FELON SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS FOR POSSESSION OF FIREARM – Castile has 4 prior felony convictions, including 2 drug convictions
June 30, 2008	TENNESSEE MAN SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS FOR TRYING TO ENGAGE IN ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT – Nashville man sentenced for driving to Bowling Green to meet 13-year-old for sex
June 27, 2008	BARDSTOWN DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO TWENTY-FOUR YEARS ON COCAINE CHARGES – Drugs had street value of $57,200
June 20, 2008	HARDIN COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO NINETEEN YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS FOR POSSESSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – Wanted to have sex with two 12-year old children – Naval Criminal Investigation Service and Kentucky State Police investigated
June 19, 2008	BOWLING GREEN PHARMACIST PLEADS TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD – Agrees to forfeit $850,000 for his crime
June 18, 2008	NEW ALLEGATIONS ADDED TO INDICTMENT AGAINST VINE GROVE MAN – Alleging false statements to the SBA to qualify two companies for Hubzone contracts with U.S. Government
June 18, 2008	PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED ALIEN INDICTED IN LOUISVILLE – Deported Alien, with prior drug trafficking conviction, indicted for unlawful re-entry of the United States
June 18, 2008	LOUISVILLE CRACK COCAINE DEALER PLEADS TO FEDERAL VIOLATION – Intended to sell $265,00 of cocain and “crack”
June 17, 2008	TWO LOUISVILLE CRACK COCAINE DEALERS PLEAD GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES – 2.25 kilos of crack cocaine with a street value of $225,000
June 16, 2008	A FIFTH INDIVIDUALS PLEAD GUILTY TO STEALING REBATE CHECKS AND THEN FRAUDULENTLY CASHING THEM AT LOCAL BANKS – $179,000 in fraudulent rebate checks stolen – Scheme involved individuals from Louisville, Indiana, and Arizona
June 16, 2008	LOUISVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG CHARGES – One defendant is an illegal alien from Mexico who will be deported – Methamphetamine had street value of $40,000
June 16, 2008	HEALTHESSENTIALS SOLUTIONS, INC. PLEADS GUILTY TO SUBMITTING FALSE STATEMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE MATTERS – HealthEssentials Solutions, Inc. admits to submitting false claims to Medicare as a result of certain actions by its former officers and employees – Company agrees to criminal restitution of $3.1 million
June 16, 2008	RETIRED LOUISVILLE POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS AND ONE MONTH IMPRISONMENT FOR RECEIVING AND POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – Over 400 Images and 13 Videos Found on Computer
June 13, 2008	TWO PADUCAH DRUG DEALERS SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT
June 13, 2008	JURY CONVICTS NEW YORK TAX PREPARER. FRAUDULENT TAX PREPARATION SCHEME IN LOUISVILLE INVOLVING OVER $500,000 IN FRAUDULENT CLAIMS
June 13, 2008	PADUCAH DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS AND TEN MONTHS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE – Street value of drugs $2,300 – Previously convicted in March 2006 of trafficking in cocaine and wanton endangerment
June 13, 2008	LOUISVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING , RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – Over 700 Images Found on Computers
June 12, 2008	MEMBER OF NATIONAL PICKPOCKETING RING PLEADS GUILTY – Group pickpocketed individuals at major sporting events across the nation and then used stolen credit cards and counterfeit military IDs for loss and attempted loss of over $200,000
June 12, 2008	LOUISVILLE MAN INDICTED ON CRACK COCAINE CHARGES – Ronald Johnson faces mandatory ten-year sentence
June 12, 2008	PADUCAH WOMAN INDICTED ON CRACK-COCAINE CHARGES – $10,200 street value of drugs recovered
June 12, 2008	WESTERN KENTUCKY DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT – $4,700 street value of crack-cocaine – On state probation while dealing
June 12, 2008	CALLOWAY COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN FEDERAL COURT FOR GROWING MARIJUANA – $55,000 payment in lieu of forfeiture of property – $498,000 potential street value based on production capacity of each plant
June 11, 2008	FORMER LIVINGSTON COUNTY POSTMASTER SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS PROBATION FOR MISAPPROPRIATION OF POSTAL FUNDS
June 10, 2008	MEADE COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING FUEL AND OTHER ITEMS FROM FORT KNOX – Took advantage of his civilian position as a vehicle fueler
June 9, 2008	LOUISVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL NARCOTICS AND FIREARMS VIOLATIONS – Convicted felon admits possessing a handgun and dealing crack cocaine
June 9, 2008	LOUISVILLE DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS ON FEDERAL NARCOTICS AND GUN CHARGES – Convicted felon had admitted to dealing crack cocaine and possessing a firearm
June 9, 2008	MORGANFIELD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRAFFICKING IN CRACK COCAINE
June 9, 2008	CALIFORNIA MAN SENTENCED FOR AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT AND BANK FRAUD
June 9, 2008	LOUISVILLE CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TEN YEARS ON DRUG AND FIREARM CHARGES – Used a Semiautomatic .40 Caliber Glock Firearm to Further His Drug Trafficking Crime
June 6, 2008	OWENSBORO WOMAN CHARGED WITH BANK ROBBERY – Two others charged with receiving stolen monies
June 6, 2008	MARSHALL COUNTY WOMAN INDICTED ON METHAMPHETAMINE CONSPIRACY AND DISTRIBUTION CHARGES
June 5, 2008	LOGAN COUNTY MAN INDICTED FOR POSSESSION OF CRACK COCAINE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE
June 5, 2008	LOGAN COUNTY MAN INDICTED FOR POSSESSING A FIREARM AFTER HAVING BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY
June 5, 2008	NASHVILLE MEN INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE COCAINE – Four kilograms of cocaine seized, street value of $400,000
June 4, 2008	TWO CAMPBELLSVILLE MEN INDICTED FOR CONSPIRING TO DISTRIBUTE OXYCONTIN AND HYDROCODONE – Over 1,100 pills seized
June 4, 2008	BOWLING GREEN DRUG DEALER PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES – Search at jail after arrest revealed over 5 grams of crack cocaine
June 4, 2008	LEITCHFIELD WOMAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS AND ONE MONTH FOR EMBEZZLING $2,383,723.44 FROM EMPLOYER, MODERN TRANSMISSION DEVELOPMENT
June 4, 2008	BOWLING GREEN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO GUN AND METHAMPHETAMINE CHARGES – Prior drug felony conviction
June 4, 2008	BOWLING GREEN MAN SENTENCED TWO YEARS AND NINE MONTHS FOR SELLING POWDER COCAINE, CRACK COCAINE AND A SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN – Multiple purchases of powder cocaine led to purchase of crack cocaine and an illegal sawed-off shotgun
June 4, 2008	GLASGOW DRUG DEALER PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL NARCOTICS CHARGES – Admits to dealing crack cocaine
June 3, 2008	NEW CHARGE ADDED TO INDICTMENT AGAINST VINE GROVE MAN ALLEGING A SECOND FALSE STATEMENT TO THE SBA TO QUALIFY COMPANY FOR $1.2 MILLION CONTRACT WITH THE ARMY
June 3, 2008	GREENVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE FOR DISTRIBUTION
June 3, 2008	PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED ALIEN ARRESTED IN LOUISVILLE – Deported Alien, with prior drug trafficking conviction, arrested for unlawful re-entry of the United States
June 3, 2008	EX-LICENSED GUN DEALER INDICTED FOR FIREARMS VIOLATIONS – Allegedly failed to conduct criminal background checks
June 3, 2008	LAST D-BLOCK CRACK COCAINE CONSPIRATOR SENTENCED IN DEA, KSP AND OWENSBORO P.D. INVESTIGATION – Watson permitted co-conspirators to use her home to rock-up crack cocaine – Fourteen other defendants sentenced to a total of over 59 years
June 2, 2008	LOUISVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS AND 1 MONTH AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO POSSESSING AND RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
June 2, 2008	FORMER STATE HHS FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR IDENTITY THEFT – Case worker used or sold food stamp benefit cards in others' names
May 2008
May 30, 2008	CONVICTED FELON INDICTED ON CRACK-COCAINE AND GUN CHARGES – Had $11,000 worth of cocaine and heroin
May 29, 2008	CONVICTED METH TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS AND SIX MONTHS FOR MANUFACTURING METHAMPHETAMINE – Also admits to possessing a Hi-Point, Model C, 9 mm semi-automatic pistol
May 29, 2008	FORMER MADISONVILLE POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING 85 FIREARMS FROM THE EVIDENCE LOCKER – Joint Investigation by ATF and Kentucky State Police
May 29, 2008	THIRTEENTH D-BLOCK CRACK COCAINE CONSPIRATOR SENTENCED TO NINE MONTHS IMPRISONMENT – Twelve other defendants sentenced to a total of over 58 years – Only one D-Block co-conspirator remains to be sentenced
May 28, 2008	INDIANA MAN PLEADS TO TRAVELING TO BOWLING GREEN TO ENGAGE IN ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT – Indiana man admits driving to Bowling Green to meet minor for sex
May 28, 2008	TENNESSEE FELON PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON – Previously convicted of assault
May 28, 2008	ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS AND THREE MONTHS IMPRISONMENT – Previously convicted of selling heroin/cocaine
May 28, 2008	THE LAST OF THE “DETROIT PLAYERS” DRUG GANG SENTENCED – Twelve defendants sentenced to total of 53 years – One sentenced to life – One sentenced to 25 years
May 27, 2008	ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS AND 1 MONTH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING – $50,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamine
May 23, 2008	TENNESSEE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRAVELING TO BOWLING GREEN TO ENGAGE IN ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR – Hermitage man drives to Bowling Green to meet 13-year-old for sex
May 23, 2008	MEXICAN NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR AND NINE MONTHS FOR ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES AFTER DEPORTATION – Prior felony forgery convictions in Hawaii and Kentucky
May 23, 2008	FORMER BOWLING GREEN RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT AND MAIL FRAUD – Woman uses two men’s identities to steal $37,000 and open 15 separate credit cards in their name
May 23, 2008	FORMER HILLIARD LYONS ANALYST SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR AND THREE MONTHS FOR FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS – Received over $62,000 in fraudulent refunds
May 23, 2008	FLORIDA MAN SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS FOR AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT AND COUNTERFEIT CHECK FRAUD SCHEME – Scheme uncovered by Louisville Metro Police and U.S. Secret Service
May 23, 2008	LOUISVILLE WOMAN AND MAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT BANK FRAUD, BANK FRAUD, AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT, AND MAIL THEFT; MAN PLEADS GUILTY – Couple stole mail, "washed" checks, and used counterfeit IDs to obtain cash and goods
May 23, 2008	LOGAN COUNTY DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS FOR POSSESSION OF CRACK COCAINE
May 23, 2008	ALLEN COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOR POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON – Defendant found to be an armed career criminal
May 23, 2008	BOWLING GREEN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO GROWING MARIJUANA – Destroyed plants had street value of approximately $250,000 – Text – Text
May 22, 2008	ILLEGAL ALIEN FELON PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF LOADED .357 MAGNUM REVOLVER AND ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES – Text
May 22, 2008	BOWLING GREEN DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS FOR POSSESSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF COCAINE – Currently in state prison for cocaine, assault and resisting arrest charges
May 22, 2008	FRANKLIN MAN SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS FOR POSSESSING CHEMICALS AND EQUIPMENT USED TO MANUFACTURE METHAMPHETAMINE – Man purchased pseudoephedrine intending to manufacture the narcotic
May 21, 2008	DRUG GANG LEADER PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTING COCAINE – Resulted in the death of another person – Other 12 defendants received a total of 936 years in prison
May 21, 2008	MULTIPLE TIME FELON INDICTED FOR POSSESSION OF FIREARMS – A felon in possession of a stolen handgun
May 21, 2008	BEAVER DAM MAN SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS FOR DEFRAUDING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS – Defendant defrauded the banks in the amount of $8.5 Million
May 21, 2008	BARDSTOWN MAN PLEADS GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IN PRISON FOR BANK FRAUD AT FORT KNOX FEDERAL CREDIT UNION – He knew teller mistakenly gave him access to the account of a man with a similar name
May 20, 2008	FORMER OHIO COUNTY BANK EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO ONE DAY FOR EMBEZZLEMENT – Bank bookkeeper took $7,884.59
May 19, 2008	BARDSTOWN DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS ON DRUG CHARGES – $252,000 of cocaine – Prior conviction for resisting arrest
May 19, 2008	FOUR INDIVIDUALS PLEAD GUILTY TO STEALING REBATE CHECKS AND THEN FRAUDULENTLY CASHING THEM AT LOCAL BANKS – $179,000 in fraudulent rebate checks stolen – Scheme involved individuals from Louisville, Indiana, and Arizona
May 19, 2008	MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO ELEVEN MONTHS FOR ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES AFTER DEPORTATION
May 19, 2008	LOUISVILLE “CRACK” COCAINE DEALER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS – Louisville drug dealer sentenced for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine
May 16, 2008	OWENSBORO CRACK COCAINE DEALER SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS
May 16, 2008	CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS ON DRUG & GUN CHARGES – Convicted felon had a .38 caliber firearm
May 16, 2008	OWENSBORO CRACK COCAINE DEALER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS
May 16, 2008	TWO MORE DEFENDANTS FROM THE OWENSBORO D-BLOCK CRACK COCAINE CONSPIRACY SENTENCED – Dewayne Hall, a/k/a “Wayne” sentenced to 5 years – Chance Morton, sentenced to 5 years
May 15, 2008	TWO WESTERN KENTUCKY DRUG DEALERS RECEIVE LIFE SENTENCES – Meth had a street value of $750,000 – Received statutory required life sentence
May 15, 2008	CALLOWAY COUNTY MAN SENTENCED FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES – Prior conviction for trafficking in methamphetamine
May 15, 2008	Media Advisory regarding Steven Green
May 15, 2008	CADIZ MAN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY AND POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE AND FOR POSESSING A FIREARM – Distributed methamphetamine with street value of $14,600
May 15, 2008	PADUCAH CONVICTED FELON INDICTED ON CRACK-COCAINE CHARGES
May 14, 2008	LEBANON, KENTUCKY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DEALING CRACK COCAINE – Street value approximately $7,350
May 14, 2008	BEAVER DAM MAN CHARGED FOR SECOND TIME WITH SCHEME TO DEFRAUD BANK – Man also charged with impersonating a federal employee – Previously plead guilty to an $8 million bank fraud
May 14, 2008	CALLOWAY COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY AND MANUFACTURING MARIJUANA PLANTS – 228 plants valued at $456,000
May 14, 2008	HENDERSON MAN INDICTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES – Over 1,800 alleged child pornography images
May 14, 2008	SIMPSON COUNTY MAN INDICTED FOR DISTRIBUTING CRACK COCAINE
May 12, 2008	BYRON PERKINS’ GIRLFRIEND PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSISTING ESCAPE – Admits fleeing to Mexico with boyfriend
May 12, 2008	BYRON PERKINS ATTEMPTS TO WITHDRAW GUILTY PLEA
May 12, 2008	LOUISVILLE DRUG DEALER SENTENCED ONE YEAR AND TWO MONTHS FOR CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE COCAINE
May 9, 2008	CALDWELL COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON METHAMPHETAMINE CONSPIRACY AND DISTRIBUTION CHARGES
May 7, 2008	LAGRANGE MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS AND SIX MONTHS FOR RECEIPT AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – Defendant purchased subscriptions to child pornography Web sites
May 6, 2008	LOUISVILLE MAN INDICTED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES – Louisville Metro Police tipline leads to charges
May 6, 2008	BOWLING GREEN DRUG DEALERS PLEAD GUILTY TO CRACK COCAINE CONSPIRACY – Members of crack cocaine distribution ring plead
May 5, 2008	FORMER MADISONVILLE POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH STEALING FIREARMS FROM EVIDENCE LOCKER – Joint investigation by ATF and Kentucky State Police – Stole approximately 85 firearms
May 1, 2008	LOUISVILLE WOMAN AND MAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT BANK FRAUD, BANK FRAUD, AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT, AND MAIL THEFT; WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY – Couple stole mail, "washed" checks, and used counterfeit IDs to obtain cash and goods

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