The Grime
Tsvia Kol, Methamphetamine-Related Murder, Florida 2026
BODY: In a chilling case of drug-fueled violence, a Florida woman and a California man have been sentenced to a combined 46 years in prison for the 2022 murder of a Miami man. Tsvia Kol, 37, of Hallandale, Florida, and Jimmy Sanchez, 38, of Spring Valley, California, pleaded guilty to using a firearm to cause…
Malique Lewis, Smuggling Drugs into Prison, Washington D.C. 2023
Malique Lewis, a 28-year-old inmate from Washington D.C., has been caught up in a web of deceit and corruption that has landed him and two family members in hot water. Lewis, who is currently serving a life sentence for kidnapping, murder, and firearm charges, pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle contraband into the District of…
Michael Brian Cotter, Bank Fraud Conspiracy, Rhode Island 2016
Greenville, RI – In a brazen scheme to deceive banks, a 64-year-old Rhode Island man has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for artificially inflating his company’s sales numbers to avoid scrutiny over excessive consumer chargebacks. Michael Brian Cotter, CEO of a tech support company operating out of a call center in India, orchestrated…
Ronald St. Clair, Tax Evasion, Florida 2026
Florida CPA Ronald St. Clair, 62, has pleaded guilty to evading payment of over $2.2 million in income tax liabilities. The scheme, which spanned from 2011 to 2017, involved St. Clair attempting to hide his assets from the IRS after accumulating tax debts. According to court documents, St. Clair sold real property he owned in…
Nada Radovan Tomanić, Naturalization Fraud, West Virginia 2026
BODY:A West Virginia woman’s dark past has finally caught up with her. Nada Radovan Tomanić, 53, of West Virginia, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for naturalization fraud after lying about her involvement in torture and war crimes in Bosnia. According to court documents, Tomanić served with the Zulfikar Special Unit of the Army…
Christy Parker, Sex Trafficking, Massachusetts 2026
In a dark corner of Fall River, Massachusetts, a ruthless sex trafficking ring operated under the watchful eye of Christy Parker, a 28-year-old woman known to her victims as “Lula.” On April 8, 2026, Parker pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sex trafficking, including conspiring with others to exploit at least three victims. According to…
Candies Goode-McCoy, COVID-19 Tax Credit Scheme, Nevada 2026
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Malachi Morgan Thomas, Sex Trafficking and Child Exploitation, Virginia 2026
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Erick Valencia-Salazar, Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, California 2026
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Anika Bywater, Child Sex Abuse Conspiracy, Texas 2026
BODY:A Texas woman has been handed a 25-year prison sentence for conspiring to sexually abuse a child in Mexico. Anika Bywater, 29, formerly of Gonzalez, Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places on December 10, 2025. The disturbing case unfolded when law enforcement discovered videos of the abuse…
Mario Lisandro Flores Moradel, Off-the-Books Payroll Scheme, Florida 2026
BODY:A Honduran national has been caught in a massive off-the-books payroll scheme that left the US government with a whopping $38 million in losses. Mario Lisandro Flores Moradel, 45, pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to defraud the IRS and workers’ compensation insurance companies. According to court documents, Flores operated an illicit cash payroll system…
Thelmo Meneses Santos, Jr., Child Sex Abuse, California 2026
BODY:A California man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his heinous crimes against two minor children. Thelmo Meneses Santos, Jr., 60, of Merced, was employed by the U.S. Army as a civilian employee outside of the United States when he committed the atrocities. Between 2015 and 2023, Santos repeatedly sexually abused two…
Irazmar Carbajal De Jesus, Money Laundering Conspiracy, Florida 2026
In a shocking case of international financial deceit, 60-year-old Uruguayan national Irazmar Carbajal De Jesus has pleaded guilty to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. The scheme, which aimed to circumvent US sanctions related to Venezuela, involved transferring nearly $100,000 from the Dominican Republic into a US bank account in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.…
Christopher Harwood, Medicare Fraud Scheme, Florida 2026
Fort Lauderdale, FL – In a brazen scheme that spanned six years, a telemedicine company owner has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud conspiracy that netted him a staggering $46.2 million. Christopher Harwood, 43, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, admitted to owning and operating TelevisitMD, a telemedicine company that targeted Medicare patients through aggressive…
** “Michael D. Murray, Disaster Fraud, Louisiana 2023
** A notorious disaster fraudster has been brought to justice in a major crackdown by the Department of Justice. Michael D. Murray, a 42-year-old resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged with multiple counts of disaster fraud in connection with a scheme to scam victims of Hurricane Katrina. According to investigators, Murray and his co-conspirators…
Douglas Dalton, Insider Trading, Arkansas 2026
Bentonville, AR – In a shocking case of corporate greed, Douglas Dalton, a 48-year-old Arkansas man, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud in connection with insider trading. The scheme, which netted Dalton a whopping $96,515.44 profit, was uncovered after a thorough investigation by federal authorities. According to court documents, Dalton’s illicit activities began on July…
James Robles, Opioid Pill Trafficking, Texas 2026
In a shocking case of prescription pill trafficking, a Texas doctor has been charged with distributing millions of opioid pills on the black market. James Robles, a 70-year-old medical doctor from Weslaco, Texas, allegedly ran a cash-only clinic in Houston where he sold prescriptions for controlled substances to “crew leaders” who would then resell them…
Douglas Dalton, Insider Trading, Arkansas 2026
Douglas Dalton, 48, of Bentonville, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to securities fraud on Tuesday stemming from an insider trading scheme. Court documents reveal Dalton obtained confidential information regarding an impending acquisition of Company-1, a publicly traded firm based in Idaho, from Michael Smith, the company’s President and COO, with whom he was close friends. On July…
Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano Dies in ICE Custody, California 2026
LOS ANGELES — Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano, a 36-year-old Mexican national, passed away on March 25, 2026, at 9:29 p.m. while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. Ramos-Solano was being held at the Adelanto detention center for being an illegal alien in the United States. He…
Kimani Jones, Sex Trafficking, Alabama 2026
Five individuals involved in a sex trafficking operation in Alabama have received sentences totaling nearly 120 years in prison. Kimani Jones, 32, of Montgomery, known as “Statik,” was sentenced to 54 years, and his father, Tremayne Lambert, 50, also of Montgomery, known as “Bayrock,” received 30 years. Both were convicted after a five-day trial in…
