The Grime
Norfolk Cocaine Kingpin Gets 7 Years Behind Bars
⏱ 2 min read A 36-year-old Norfolk man has been sentenced to seven years in the slammer for peddling cocaine and packing heat in Virginia Beach and Norfolk. Dyron Eugene Holloway’s reign of terror lasted from January 28 to February 13, 2025. During that time, Holloway made three cocaine deals in Virginia Beach, including one…
D.C. Killer Gets 17 Years for Murdering Ex
⏱ 3 min read A brutal love turned deadly in a D.C. apartment complex last July. Pernell Sims, 35, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for shooting and killing his ex-romantic partner, Tyshida Williams, on July 30, 2023. The motive was a fight over a phone, and the crime scene was…
Identity Thief Raked in $114K Using Dead Man’s Social Security
⏱ 2 min read A notorious identity thief swiped more than $114,000 in Social Security benefits using a dead man’s identity, authorities say. Richard Warren Ralston, 69, of Mesa, Arizona, applied for retirement benefits in Auburn, California, using the identity of a man who died in 1965. The brazen scheme went undetected for over a…
Postal Worker Stole $6,581.59 in Bank Fraud Scam
⏱ 2 min read A brazen bank fraud scheme unfolded in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where a US Postal Service employee helped himself to nearly $6,600 in stolen checks. Nicholas Pecko, 33, of Vandling, allegedly swiped two checks totaling $6,581.59 and altered them to make himself the payee. According to the indictment, Pecko, who worked for the…
Mexican Man Jailed for 18 Months for Deadly Re-Entry
⏱ 3 min read A brazen high-speed pursuit through a Kalispell neighborhood ended with a crash and a 47-year-old Mexican man facing 18 months behind bars for re-entering the US illegally. Baldemar Duarte-Nieto was found by law enforcement on July 26, 2025, after a short vehicle and foot pursuit that reached speeds of 80 mph.…
Docs Billed Feds for Bogus Vein Treatments
⏱ 2 min read A Maryland medical corporation and its docs allegedly bilked Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE out of millions by billing for phony vein treatments. CVR Management, LLC, and its affiliated clinics in Greenbelt and elsewhere, allegedly submitted claims for procedures on patients with chronic venous insufficiency, but without proper justification. Between 2010 and…
Norfolk Cocaine Dealer Gets 7 Years for Gun-Toting Trafficking
⏱ 2 min read A Norfolk man sold cocaine and a handgun to buyers in Virginia Beach and Norfolk between January 28 and February 13, 2025. Dyron Holloway, 36, peddled over 27 grams of coke, including one deal that landed him a handgun. During a search of Holloway’s vehicle, investigators found more than a kilo…
Five Guilty in Feeding Our Future Scam
⏱ 2 min read A brazen swindle siphoned off $14.6 million in federal funds meant for hungry kids during the pandemic in Minneapolis. Five more defendants plea-bargained guilty in the sprawling Feeding Our Future scam, including Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, a 42-year-old leader who funneled $6.9 million to fake food sites under her family’s names. The…
Murderous Partner Shot to Death in DC Apartment
⏱ 2 min read A brutal domestic violence murder in Washington D.C. ended with a 17-year prison sentence for Pernell Sims. The 35-year-old father shot his romantic partner, 30-year-old Tyshida Williams, in the head while their child was in the apartment on July 30, 2023. According to authorities, Sims and Williams got into a heated…
Fresno ‘Ghost Gun’ Dealer Catches 6 Years in Prison
⏱ 2 min read A Fresno, California, man’s game was up when undercover officers swooped in on a smoke shop after spotting a gun in his waistband on a city bus. Felipe Macias, 28, was busted with a loaded ‘ghost gun’ – a privately made, unserialized firearm – in August 2024. His felony status didn’t…
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