Investigative News Releases

PITTSBURGH, PA – Danielle Gillam has been sentenced in federal court to two years of imprisonment followed by two years of supervised release on her conviction for violating federal narcotics laws. Gillam was a narcotics distributor who obtained methamphetamine from Derek Hillebrand, which Gillam then redistributed. United States Attorney Olshan commended the United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Gillam.

PITTSBURGH, PA – Kristy Lepionka has been sentenced in federal court to five years of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release on her convictions for violating federal narcotics and firearms laws. Lepionka received parcels that were shipped from California to Pennsylvania containing methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Olshan commended the United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Lepionka.

In total, law enforcement seized from Rodriguez a total of $455,308.83 in cash and from a bank account, jewelry appraised at $509,045, a 2019 Polaris Slingshot, a 2013 BMW X6, a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, a 2020 Can Am Spyder Roadster, and a 2015 Toyota Sienna. The Task Force included members from the U.S. Postal Service – Office of the Inspector General.

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Stockton, CA, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months of imprisonment on his conviction for violating federal narcotics laws. U.S. District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand imposed the sentence on Abel Perez. Perez was a courier who transported methamphetamine to post offices in the Stockton, CA area that were shipped to individuals in the W. Dist of Penn. U.S. Attorney Olshan commended the United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARLOS ANTONIO CRESPO-FEBUS, 43, of New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 188 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking large quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Mail for distribution in Connecticut and elsewhere. This matter was investigated by the U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General.