Teen who killed man in drug deal robbery gets 18 years
March 12, 2021
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GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) A suburban Portland teen was sentenced to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter for killing a man in a botched drug deal robbery, prosecutors said Friday.
Jacob Cadle, 19, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, robbery with a firearm and attempted assault for the death of 23-year-old Joshua Cermack and the wounding of Christian Stai, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
On Dec. 31 2019, investigators found Cermack dead and Stai seriously hurt in a parked pickup truck in Gresham. Both were shot multiple times, according to police.
Oregon man faces federal kidnapping charge
March 10, 2021
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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) A Southern Oregon man faces a new federal charge accusing him of forcing a man across state lines for ransom last year. The kidnapping sparked a Northern California police chase in which an officer held onto the side of a moving vehicle until the suspect pulled over, authorities said.
David Brian Scott, 46, was charged Monday in U.S. District Court in Medford with kidnapping, the Mail Tribune reported. He is accused of forcing a 30-year-old man to travel into California in an attempt to collect a disputed $25,000 debt, according to an affidavit filed by an FBI special agent based in Portland.
Credit card skimmer sentenced to 4 years in prison
March 11, 2021
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A 35-year-old man described as “an experienced credit card skimmer” has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for bank fraud.
The case started in April 2018 in New York City, the US Attorney’s Office in Oregon said in a release. Ciprian Simion was arrested there for using fake ATM cards and pins to withdraw cash. Investigators later found about 100 forged debit cards and three forgery devices, KOIN reported.
A grand jury indicted him on more than 200 counts for fraud.
But after the charges in New York, Simion moved to Oregon. In March 2019, Simion and another man, Gabriel Tigmarau, put a credit card skimmer on a Rivermark Community Credit Union ATM in Newberg, along with skimmers at several other ATMs.