The Grime
Michael Lee, Medicaid Reimbursement Fraud, California 2026
A California man’s scheme to rip off the state’s Medicaid program has finally come to an end. Michael Lee, 42, pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive $270 million medication reimbursement fraud scheme that left taxpayers footing the bill for unnecessary and unprovided prescription drugs. The scheme, which ran for 11 months, saw Lee and his…
Candies Goode-McCoy, COVID-19 Tax Credit Scheme, Nevada 2026
Las Vegas, NV – In a shocking display of greed, Candies Goode-McCoy, a 40-year-old business owner, was sentenced to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release for her role in a massive COVID-19 tax credit scheme. The scheme, which lasted from June 2022 to September 2023, saw Goode-McCoy and her co-conspirators file…
AP of South Florida, LLC, Affordable Care Act Enrollment Fraud, Florida 2023
A South Florida-based insurance brokerage company has pleaded guilty to its role in a massive Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment fraud scheme. AP of South Florida, LLC (APSF) targeted thousands of vulnerable consumers, including those experiencing homelessness, unemployment, and mental health issues, and induced them to enroll in fully subsidized ACA plans with cash and…
Gabriel Arturo Castillo, Black-Market Peso Exchange Money Laundering, Texas 2026
In a move that’s left law enforcement officials breathing a sigh of relief, 52-year-old Gabriel Arturo Castillo of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, has pleaded guilty to participating in a two-year, multimillion-dollar trade-based money laundering conspiracy. The scheme, which moved drug trafficking proceeds from the United States to Mexico without physically transporting money across the U.S.-Mexico…
Christy Parker, Sex Trafficking, Massachusetts 2026
Fall River, MA – In a disturbing case of human exploitation, Christy Parker, 28, also known as “Lula,” has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sex trafficking. According to court documents, Parker used physical and psychological abuse to coerce at least one adult and two minor victims into engaging in commercial sex acts in and…
Nada Radovan Tomanić, Naturalization Fraud, West Virginia 2026
BODY:A West Virginia woman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for lying to obtain U.S. citizenship after committing war crimes in Bosnia. Nada Radovan Tomanić, 53, was a naturalized U.S. citizen from Bosnia and Herzegovina who served with the Zulfikar Special Unit of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s. During…
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…
