The Grime
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…
Ricardo Luis Vargas, Wire Fraud & Sanctions Evasion, Florida 2026
Ricardo Luis Vargas, former CEO of Nodus International Bank, pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of wire fraud conspiracy and evading U.S. sanctions against Venezuela. Vargas admitted to fraudulently obtaining at least $24.9 million from Nodus Bank, a Puerto Rican international bank he led. The scheme involved using his position to misappropriate funds for personal gain.…
Mario Flores Moradel, Tax & Worker’s Comp Fraud, Florida 2026
Orlando, FL – Mario Lisandro Flores Moradel pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit tax fraud and worker’s compensation fraud, resulting in over $38 million in losses to the U.S. government. Court documents detail Flores Moradel operated an illegal, off-the-books payroll system for construction workers between 2015 and 2022. The scheme aimed to avoid paying…
Aleksei Volkov, Cybercrime Conspiracy, Indiana 2026
Aleksei Volkov, 26, of St. Petersburg, Russia, was sentenced to 81 months in prison by a court in the Southern District of Indiana for his role in a cybercrime conspiracy. Volkov facilitated dozens of ransomware attacks against U.S. companies and organizations, causing over $9 million in actual losses and over $24 million in intended losses.…
Anika Bywater, Child Sex Abuse Conspiracy, Texas 2026
Gonzalez, Texas resident Anika Bywater, 29, was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release on Friday, March 22, 2026, for conspiracy to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a child in a foreign country. Bywater pleaded guilty on December 10, 2025, to the charge. Court documents reveal Bywater resided…
Irazmar Carbajal De Jesus, Sanctions Conspiracy, Florida 2026
Irazmar Carbajal De Jesus, 60, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Carbajal agreed to facilitate the transfer of approximately $99,500 from the Dominican Republic into a U.S. bank account in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The funds, delivered in cash, were presented to Carbajal and his…
Thelmo Meneses Santos Jr, Child Sexual Abuse, California 2026
Thelmo Meneses Santos Jr., 60, of Merced, California, was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for sexually abusing two minors. Court documents reveal Santos engaged in multiple instances of sexual abuse between 2015 and 2023, beginning when the victims were 11 years old. The abuse occurred while Santos…
