The Grime
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Paulo Morales, Abusive Sexual Contact and Civil Rights, Florida 2011
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Indicted for Abusive Sexual Contact and Civil Rights Offenses A shocking indictment has been handed down against Paulo Morales, a 47-year-old U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
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Chris Allen Oake, Child Pornography, Massachusetts 2012
A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 64 months in prison and five years of supervised release for his role in transporting, receiving, and possessing child pornography. Chris Allen Oake, 61, of Acton, Mass., was...
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Veronica Dale, Tax Refund Fraud, Alabama 2011
Grimy Times has learned that two leaders of a multi-million dollar tax refund fraud ring have been sentenced to federal prison. Veronica Dale, 334 months, and Alchico Grant, 310 months, were sentenced to prison for...
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Luigi 'Louie' Manocchio, Racketeering and Extortion, Rhode Island 2012
Former New England Organized Crime Leader Sentenced Washington D.C. - Luigi 'Louie' Manocchio, an admitted former boss and underboss of the New England La Cosa Nostra (NELCN), was sentenced to 66 months in federal...
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Massoud Habibion, Computer Export Scheme, District of Columbia 2012
Massoud Habibion, Computer Export Scheme, District of Columbia 2012 A federal court in the District of Columbia has sentenced two individuals and their California company for their roles in a scheme to illegally export...
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Ira Isaacs, Adult Obscenity, California 2012
Guilty Verdict in Adult Obscenity Case In a shocking turn of events, Ira Isaacs, 60, was found guilty of engaging in the business of producing and selling obscene videos and distributing obscene videos in Los Angeles,...
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Lawrence Etsitty, Sexual Abuse, New Mexico 2009
A former police officer has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a woman in his custody in New Mexico. Lawrence Etsitty, 30, a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department, pleaded guilty to violating the civil...
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Billie Ray Pratt, Civil Rights Violation, Maryland 2012
A disturbing act of hate has been brought to justice in Maryland. Billie Ray Pratt, age 24, of Halethorpe, Md., pleaded guilty today to his involvement in hanging a raccoon on the porch of a family from Africa....
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Margaret Kirksey, Tax Conspiracy, Alabama 2012
Alabama Woman Sentenced for Tax Conspiracy In a shocking case of identity theft and tax fraud, Margaret Kirksey, a resident of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for filing false tax returns...
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Gary D. Osborn, Misbranded Drug Shipment, Texas 2012
A Dallas compounding pharmacy owner has pleaded guilty to his role in a shipment of misbranded colchicine injectable solution that led to the deaths of three people in the Pacific Northwest. Gary D. Osborn and his...
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Woo Jin Yang, Bid-Rigging, California 2009
A senior sales manager at Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a bid-rigging conspiracy involving optical disk drives. Woo Jin Yang, also known as Eugene Yang, conspired with...
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Tom Tso, Abusive Sexual Contact, New Mexico 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Tom Tso, an 85-year-old man from Tse Bonito, New Mexico, has pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact with a minor. According to federal authorities, Tso committed the crime between August 4, 1998,...
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Francisco Ruellas-Gonzalez, Fentanyl Trafficking, Ohio 2024
A pair of Columbus residents have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for their roles in a massive fentanyl trafficking operation. According to court documents, Francisco Ruellas-Gonzalez, 31, and Jaime Renteria, 33,...
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Martin Connearney, Sex Trafficking, New York 2022
A disturbing case of sex trafficking has come to light in New York, with a 34-year-old Massachusetts resident pleading guilty to traveling to the Capital Region to meet a minor for sex. Martin Connearney, of Lenox,...
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Richard Alan Abrusci, Embezzlement, California 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Richard Alan Abrusci, 45, of South Lake Tahoe, has been charged with embezzling funds from three non-profit organizations in California. A federal grand jury returned a 16-count superseding...
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James Anthony Reynolds, Kidnapping and Sexual Assault, Georgia 2023
A Cobb County man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl from Barrow County. James Anthony Reynolds, 25, of Acworth, Georgia, was sentenced on November...
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Louis Andrew Rabbitt, Jr., Commission of a Crime of Violence, South Dakota 2024
Convicted Sex Offender Threatened Marshals with Baseball Bat Pierre, SD - A federal jury has convicted Louis Andrew Rabbitt, Jr., 42, of Mission, South Dakota, of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, Assaulting,...
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Julian Bear Runner, Wire Fraud & Larceny, South Dakota 2024
Former Oglala Sioux Tribe President Convicted of Wire Fraud, Larceny, and Embezzlement Rapid City, South Dakota - In a landmark case, a federal jury has convicted Julian Bear Runner, 38, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, of...
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Jordan Bryan Griffie, Straw Purchase of Firearms, Pennsylvania 2021
York Man Sentenced to Probation for Straw Purchase of Firearms HARRISBURG, PA - May 26, 2021 - Jordan Bryan Griffie, age 22, of York Springs, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to serve two years probation based upon his...
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AZ Whistleblower Coalition Roundtable, Fraud, Arizona 2024
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, United States Attorney Gary M. Restaino co-hosted a stakeholder discussion on qui tam, or whistleblower, cases under the civil False Claims Act (FCA). The event was also hosted by The...
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Brain J. Wallace, Lying to Federal Agents, Georgia 2024
A federal contractor who served as the Head of the Environmental Services and Public Works Division at the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany, Georgia, was found guilty by a federal jury of making false...
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MedStar Health, Inc. Excludes Support Persons, ADA, Maryland 2023
MedStar Health, Inc. Excludes Support Persons, ADA, Maryland 2023 Baltimore, Maryland – A complaint and proposed consent decree have been filed in U.S. District Court in Maryland to resolve allegations that MedStar...
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Shaylene Doris Valentine, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Guam 2023
Guam Resident Sentenced to 135 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearm Possession Hagatña, Guam - In a joint investigation between Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
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Tramaine Jadell Pettaway, Brandishing a Firearm, Mississippi 2018
A Brandon man pleaded guilty to brandishing a firearm during two convenience store robberies in Mississippi. Tramaine Jadell Pettaway, 35, used a firearm to commit two convenience store robberies along with another...
Irakli Nakashidze, International Money Laundering Conspiracy, Florida 2026
Miami, FL – In a brazen scheme that bilked Medicare out of nearly $180 million, a Georgian citizen has been sentenced to three years in prison for laundering over $1.1 million in illicit proceeds to his co-conspirators abroad. Irakli Nakashidze, 35, a resident of Miami, Florida, was handed down a 37-month prison sentence for his…
Ruhuan Zhen, Money Laundering Conspiracy, Virginia 2026
A pair of Chinese nationals has been charged with laundering cartel funds in a transnational money laundering scheme that spanned years and multiple continents. Ruhuan Zhen and Hongce Wu, both wanted for their alleged involvement in the conspiracy, are accused of using secretive methods to launder millions in narcotics proceeds. According to court documents, the…
Marco Scamarone, Medicare Fraud and Money Laundering, Florida 2026
BODY:In a brazen scheme to rip off Medicare, three Florida men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a massive fraud and money laundering operation. Marco Scamarone, 34, of Tamarac, Florida, was handed a 70-month prison sentence, while Jose Mendez, 34, of Coral Springs, Florida, received a 78-month sentence. Renee Vazquez, 33, of…
Treva Edwards, Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor, New Jersey 2025
BODY: A chilling tale of exploitation and abuse has emerged from the streets of Orange, New Jersey, where a self-proclaimed prophet and his wife allegedly preyed on vulnerable congregants, forcing them into labor and sex. Treva Edwards, 61, and his wife Christine Edwards, 64, are facing the music after a grand jury returned a superseding…
Anthony Santamaria, $2 Billion Telemedicine Healthcare Fraud, New York 2026
In a shocking case of international healthcare greed, a Moscow-based criminal organization has been dealt a major blow. Anthony Santamaria, a key player in the scheme, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a $2 billion telemedicine healthcare fraud conspiracy. The scheme, which involved billing nearly $2 billion in fraudulent…
Anthony Santamaria, $2 Billion Telemedicine Healthcare Fraud, New York 2026
In a shocking case of international healthcare greed, a Moscow-based criminal organization has been dealt a major blow. Anthony Santamaria, a key player in the scheme, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a $2 billion telemedicine healthcare fraud conspiracy. The scheme, which involved billing nearly $2 billion in fraudulent…
Violetta Mailyan, Medicare Botox Fraud Scheme, California 2026
A California doctor’s lavish lifestyle was funded by a brazen scheme to defraud Medicare out of $45 million. Violetta Mailyan, a medical professional with a seemingly legitimate practice, was convicted by a jury in the Central District of California for submitting false claims for Botox injections that were never provided and medically unnecessary. The investigation,…
Rathnakishore Giri, Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme, Ohio 2026
Rathnakishore Giri, a 31-year-old investment manager from New Albany, Ohio, has been sentenced to nine years in prison and three years of supervised release for orchestrating a massive cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme that swindled over $10 million from unsuspecting investors. The scheme, which targeted residents in and around Columbus, Ohio, saw Giri pose as an…
Mehrdad Tabrizi, Pandemic Relief Funds Theft, California 2026
BODY: A Southern California medical mogul has been brought to justice for swindling the government out of over a million bucks in pandemic relief funds. Mehrdad Tabrizi, the owner of defunct medical companies Life Fleet Inc. and Resonante Group, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges in a California court. According to investigators,…
Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, International Drug Distribution and Terrorism Charges, Texas 2026
In a major blow to the notorious Tren de Aragua (TdA) cartel, a high-ranking leader has been extradited to the United States to face terrorism and international drug distribution charges. Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, also known as “Chuqui,” a 24-year-old Venezuelan national, is set to make his initial appearance in Houston federal court on May…
Ruby Scott, Medicare Fraud Scheme and Kickback Conspiracy, Michigan 2026
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – In a brazen scheme that left Medicare on the hook for a staggering $1.6 million, a local nurse and home health care agency owner has been convicted of operating a massive kickback conspiracy. According to court documents, Ruby Scott, 55, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, bribed a discharge nurse at a Detroit…
Olvin Javier Velasquez-Maldonado, International Human and Drug Smuggling Conspiracy, Louisiana 2026
GrimyTimes.com – May 14, 2026 A Honduran national has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for his role in a massive human and drug smuggling operation. Olvin Javier Velasquez-Maldonado, 35, was extradited from Honduras and brought to justice in the Eastern District of Louisiana. According to court documents, Velasquez-Maldonado and his…
Shivam LNU, Alien Smuggling, New York 2025
BODY: In a dark underworld of human trafficking, a 22-year-old Indian national has pleaded guilty to his role in smuggling a dozen aliens into the United States. Shivam LNU, a key player in the operation, coordinated the transportation of these individuals from the Canadian border into Northern New York. According to court documents, LNU’s scheme…
Bradley D. Hounsell, Child Exploitation, Wisconsin 2026
BODY: A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 13 years behind bars for his role in a sickening online child exploitation ring. Bradley D. Hounsell, 44, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was handed down the lengthy prison term on May 14, 2026, after being found guilty of using the internet to coerce and entice a minor in…
Manuel Rocha, Filing a False Tax Return, Colorado 2026
BODY: Aurora, Colorado, resident Manuel Rocha is facing the music for his alleged role in cooking the books on his tax returns. The 40-year-old business owner pleaded guilty to filing a false personal tax return with the IRS, according to court documents. Rocha, who operated two businesses in Denver – Rocha’s Drain, a drain installation…
Ofelia Hernandez Salas, Human Smuggling, Texas 2026
Ofelia Hernandez Salas, a 64-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for her role in a years-long human smuggling operation that brought hundreds of aliens from over a dozen countries into the United States. According to court documents, Hernandez Salas and her co-conspirators facilitated the travel of aliens from countries including…
Hiam Hmaidan, Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Illinois 2026
Hiam Hmaidan, a Chicago tax preparer, has been convicted of a brazen unemployment insurance fraud scheme that left a trail of devastation in its wake. The 48-year-old’s scheme, which spanned from May 2020 to December 2022, saw her and her co-conspirators submit nearly 700 fraudulent claims to a COVID-19 assistance program. The result? A staggering…
Tiffany Williams, Covid Tax Credit Scheme, New York 2026
Brooklyn Woman Lands 36 Months Behind Bars for $600M Covid Tax Scam In a brazen scheme that left taxpayers footing the bill, Tiffany Williams, a 43-year-old Brooklyn tax preparer, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for her role in a massive Covid tax credit scam. The scheme, which spanned from November 2021 to…
Brandon Sartor, Sex Trafficking, Maryland 2026
In the dark underbelly of the nation’s capital, a Maryland man has been indicted for his alleged role in a sex trafficking ring that spanned multiple states. Brandon Sartor, 33, of Hyattsville, Maryland, is accused of forcing two adult women to engage in commercial sex acts in Miami and elsewhere for his financial gain between…
Monica Hernandez-Palma, Alien Smuggling, Texas 2026
A Mexican national was sentenced to 41 months in prison for her role in a massive international alien smuggling organization. Monica Hernandez-Palma, 34, was handed down the sentence yesterday for her involvement in the vast conspiracy. The case was a major blow to a complex criminal organization that had been successfully dismantled thanks to the…