The Grime
Meth Lab Bust
⏱ 2 min read A clandestine methamphetamine lab was busted in Calaveras County, California, where five Mexican nationals were allegedly producing thousands of pounds of meth to distribute in the US. The lab was operated by Luis Reyna Carrillo, 33, his wife Mariana Vanessa Mendoza Camacho, 33, Juan Jesus Manriquez Diaz, 31, Alvaro Rosales, 44,…
Gunman Pleads Guilty
⏱ 2 min read Cisco Whitehorse, a 43-year-old Torreon man and enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing firearms after a series of shooting incidents on the Navajo Nation between July 2024 and September 2025. Whitehorse used one of the firearms in a shooting and was involved in at least four…
Jamaican Scammer Jailed
⏱ 2 min read A Jamaican national, Tavoy Farquharson, 34, has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for his role in a lottery fraud scheme that stole over $3.5 million from elderly victims across the United States, including many in Maryland. The scheme, which began in October 2020 and continued until at least…
Student Aid Scam
⏱ 2 min read Michele Denise Hill, a 48-year-old Detroit resident, pleaded guilty to running a decade-long scheme to swindle over $2.5 million in federal student aid funds. The scam, which started as early as July 2015 and continued until at least July 2025, involved Hill submitting fraudulent aid applications for more than 80 individuals…
Suicide in Custody
⏱ 2 min read A 31-year-old Australian national died by suicide while in police custody in Washington DC on October 15, 2025. The man, identified as P.M., was arrested on a misdemeanor sexual assault charge and was being held at the 5th District police station. He used his shirt to create a noose and hang…
Meth Kingpin Busted
⏱ 2 min read Marcus Hill, a 53-year-old from Fort Dodge, Iowa, was involved in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking operation that spanned several years. Between 2018 and March 2025, Hill conspired to distribute methamphetamine in the Fort Dodge area, with one of his distributions occurring near a protected location, Deercreek Apartments, a public housing authority.…
Lawyer Jailed
⏱ 2 min read Paul Harris, a 62-year-old attorney from Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for defrauding his clients and laundering money. Harris used client funds for personal expenses, including the purchase of his home and paying off his law office loan, without their permission. The scheme, which involved…
Meth Kingpin Busted
⏱ 2 min read Fabian Gomez, a 37-year-old South Lake Tahoe resident, was part of a large-scale methamphetamine distribution operation that spanned two years, from August 2020 to May 2022. Along with other co-conspirators, Gomez peddled methamphetamine in and around South Lake Tahoe, with some of the supply coming from Sacramento. During this time, he…
Postal Worker Punched in the Head by Buffalo Thug
⏱ 3 min read A brutal attack on a US Postal Service letter carrier shook a South Buffalo neighborhood last September. On the evening of September 9, 2025, Jacob D. Ortiz, 34, of Buffalo, NY, allegedly lunged at the USPS worker, tackling them to the ground and pummeling their face and head with his fists.…
PPP Loan Scam
⏱ 2 min read Gurjeet Bath, a 37-year-old Fresno man, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for his role in a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan scam. Bath, who operated two trucking businesses in Fresno County, applied for and received three PPP loans totaling over $1 million in 2020 and 2021. However, he…
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