Category: Organized Crime
Marco Antonio Dominguez-Barranco, Alien Smuggling, Texas 2023
⏱ 3 min read In a single week, federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed charges against nearly 300 individuals in immigration and immigration-related criminal cases. The defendants, including alien smugglers and illegal aliens with prior convictions, were brought to justice between August 7 and August 13. The crimes took place at various…
Jelber Gomez-Lopez, Illegal Reentry, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read Jelber Gomez-Lopez, a 33-year-old Guatemalan national, pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after being previously deported. The crime occurred in Missouri, where Gomez-Lopez was caught and charged by the United States Attorney’s Office. The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security-Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations,…
Raul Coronel Suarez, Racketeering Conspiracy, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read Raul Coronel Suarez, a 22-year-old Salinas man, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his involvement in the Salinas Acosta Plaza (SAP) Norteño criminal street gang. Between January 2023 and April 2024, Coronel participated in six separate shootings, resulting in two deaths and four injuries, in Salinas, California. As…
Luis Rolando Clavijo Tacuri, Unlawful Reentry, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read Luis Rolando Clavijo Tacuri, a 32-year-old Ecuadorian national, has been indicted for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. Tacuri, who was residing in Milford, Massachusetts, was previously deported in December 2016 after being arrested for operating under the influence. He was arrested again in May 2024 for the same…
Yuniel Lima-Santos, Alien Smuggling, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 31-year-old Cuban national, Yuniel Lima-Santos, has pleaded guilty to his role in a massive international alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy in Tampa, FL. Lima-Santos and his co-conspirators operated an alien smuggling organization (ASO) that encouraged thousands of Cuban aliens to enter the US through the southern border using fraudulent…
Cyan Simone Rocke, Interstate Transportation of Stolen Goods, Maryland 2026
A multi-state organized retail-theft ring that impacted Prince George’s County and other areas in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania has led to the indictment of multiple individuals. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland and the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of Cyan Simone Rocke, 25, of Washington, D.C.; Marco…
Julio Cesar Fernandez-Salazar, Unlawful Reentry, Connecticut 2024
⏱ 3 min read Julio Cesar Fernandez-Salazar, a 45-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the US after being deported a staggering 7 times. Fernandez-Salazar, who has used numerous aliases, was arrested by the Connecticut State Police in Colchester on November 27, 2024, and charged with illegal…
Brian Gregory Brightman, Racketeering, Florida 2019
⏱ 3 min read In the gritty streets of Jacksonville, a notorious gang known as Slime has been wreaking havoc for years, engaging in racketeering, drug trafficking, and even murder-for-hire. The gang, led by Brian Gregory Brightman, has been operating in the Northside and Oceanway neighborhoods, using violence and intimidation to establish its dominance. Thirteen…
Kelvin Liranzo Roman, Racketeering, Massachusetts 2023
⏱ 2 min read Kelvin Liranzo Roman, a 27-year-old member of the Manchester Chapter of the Trinitarios, pleaded guilty to racketeering charges, including his role in a 2023 double murder in Lynn, Massachusetts. On September 2, 2023, three Trinitarios members opened fire on a party celebrating a high-school graduation, killing Jandriel Heredia and Abraham Diaz,…
Carlos Amador Lopez, Illegal Re-Entry, Maryland 2026
⏱ 2 min read In Maryland, a pair of previously deported illegal aliens have been prosecuted for re-entering the United States. Carlos Amador Lopez, 30, and Bayron Leopoldo Perez Batres, 64, were charged with illegal re-entry after prior removals. The cases, which were prosecuted by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, are…
