Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Oregon Court Convicts Arizona Man for Stealing $60 Million in COVID Relief Funds to Buy Properties…
The U.S. District Court in Portland heard yesterday how Eric Karnezis (43) of Sedona, Arizona, defrauded the U.S. Small Business Administration of $60 million that had been allocated to assist small businesses to survive during the COVID…
Oregon Sneaker Scam Duo Plead Guilty to $80 Million Fraud Involving Fake Preorders and Bank Loans
Two Eugene residents, Michael Malekzadeh, 42, the owner of the now-defunct Zadeh Kicks, and Bethany Mockerman, 42, its Financial Officer, pleaded guilty to criminal charges on Thursday relating to the Zadeh Kicks fraud scheme.
The…
Medford Man Sentenced to 50 Months for Shooting at Car Over Cash Stolen During Party
MEDFORD, Ore. — Two days after a dispute over money allegedly stolen at an Ashland party on May 4 last year, 21-year-old Elijah Zeigler fired multiple shots at the vehicle of two men in northeast Medford, leading to a conviction on…
Oregon Man Sentenced to Life for Grisly Murder and Dismemberment of Girlfriend
Jamon Peter Fritsch was sentenced to life imprisonment for the ‘grisly’ murder and dismemberment of his girlfriend in Oregon City in 2023.
The 48-year-old, sentenced in the Clackamas County Circuit Court on Wednesday, will spend the rest…
Eugene Police Arrest Two Teenagers Shooting at Cars With Lifelike Airsoft Gun
EUGENE, Ore. — Responding to reports of teenage boys shooting at passing cars passing a downtown parking garage on Tuesday just before 9:30 a.m., Eugene Police Department (EPD) officers arrested the pair.
They found a realistic-looking…
Portland Police Seize Money, Gold And Stolen Goods In Retail Theft Organized Crime Ring…
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) swooped on organized retail theft suspects on Tuesday with search warrants at three different locations. Thousands of dollars in cash, Amazon gift cards, and stolen goods were seized in the…
Oregon Man Awarded $1.95 Million After Serving Nearly 30 Years in Prison for a Crime He Never…
Frank Gable (66) was awarded a $1,957,868 settlement after serving nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he never committed.
Yesterday (Tuesday), the Oregon Department of Justice agreed to pay the settlement to Gable for the wrongful…
Oregon Nurse’s Blood Alcohol Hits 3x Legal Limit After Work, Lands Third DUII Arrest in a Year
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A registered Springfield nurse, 39-year-old Jesse Flannery, was charged with felony DUII after allegedly leaving the PeaceHealth Riverbend hospital- where he worked at the time, visibly intoxicated in February. This is…
Portland Felon Fires Assault Rifle Rounds Into Apartment Below, Heads Back to Prison
A Portland man with a violent criminal history, Paul Kurt Mitchell, 41, was sentenced to two years three months in prison on Monday after firing a Romanian WASR-10/63 semi-automatic assault rifle into the floor of his North Portland…
Oregon Man’s Carjacking Rampage Ends with 15-Year Prison Sentence
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon U.S. Attorney’s Office wrapped up a four-year case last Friday when Gregory Escobedo, Jr. (31) was sentenced to federal prison for carjacking three victims at gunpoint.
Escobedo was sentenced to 15 years and…