Category: Public Corruption
Scott Kelley, Mail Theft, Massachusetts 2015
⏱ 3 min read A former US Postal Inspector, Scott Kelley, 52, of Pembroke, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to stealing over $340,000 in cash from packages mailed by elderly victims of lottery fraud scams. Kelley, who was a federal law enforcement officer authorized to carry a firearm and make arrests, worked at the Boston Division…
Tamillian Young, Smuggling, Tennessee 2025
⏱ 2 min read A former Shelby County Division of Corrections officer has been sentenced to federal prison for smuggling contraband into the facility. Tamillian Young, 24, was caught with a package containing approximately 100 grams of marijuana, cigarettes, vape devices, and 18 Oxycodone pills on October 27, 2025. Young admitted to bringing the items…
Luis Mauricio Flores Ordonez, Violating National Defense Airspace, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read During the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North Texas, a massive law enforcement operation was undertaken to protect airspace security. The effort, which involved the FBI, DEA, ATF, and other agencies, was aimed at preventing unauthorized drones from flying near key locations, including Dallas Stadium and Fair Park. From June 11…
David Elliott Pritt, Public Corruption, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read David Elliott Pritt is at the center of a federal crime case in Charleston, West Virginia. On July 27, 2026, a hearing was held at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse, with United States Attorney Moore Capito set to hold a press conference afterward. The details of the case against Pritt…
Fernando Camacho, Mail Theft, Rhode Island 2026
⏱ 2 min read Three US Postal Service employees, Fernando Camacho, 31, Angel Rivera, 30, and Cyril Murray, 46, pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island for their roles in a mail-theft scheme at the Providence US Mail Processing and Distribution Center. The scheme, which operated between early 2023 and early 2024, involved sorting…
Bernadette Acaso, Alien Voting, Hawaii 2024
⏱ 2 min read Bernadette Acaso, a 19-year-old Filipino national, is accused of casting a mail-in ballot in the 2024 general election in Hawaii despite not being a US citizen. Acaso, who resides in Honolulu and Kahului, allegedly voted as a Lawful Permanent Resident, which does not grant her voting rights. The incident occurred in…
David Anthony Rodriguez, False Search Warrant Application, California 2021
⏱ 2 min read A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy, David Anthony Rodriguez, was sentenced to 1 year in federal prison for submitting a false search warrant application to obtain cell phone information for a private client’s estranged husband in a contentious divorce case in Los Angeles, California. Rodriguez, 45, pleaded guilty to…
James Carroll Erny Jr., Public Corruption, Maryland 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Baltimore County man, James Carroll Erny Jr., has been sentenced for bribing a Baltimore City finance official, Joseph Gillespie, in exchange for extinguishing his financial obligations to the city. The bribery scheme, which lasted from December 2019 to August 2023, involved Erny paying at least $25,000 in bribes to Gillespie,…
Seok Joon Lee, Impersonating a Federal Officer, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Seok Joon Lee, a 54-year-old man from Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, walked into a Philadelphia supermarket on April 22, 2026, wearing a bulletproof vest, a law enforcement-type duty belt, and a holstered firearm. He identified himself as an FBI agent to a security guard and attempted to conduct a security check of the…
Jesus Espinosa, Deprivation of Rights and False Statement, Texas 2021
⏱ 2 min read A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, Jesus Espinosa, 52, of El Paso, has been charged with deprivation of rights and making false statements after an incident on August 22, 2021, where he allegedly used unreasonable force, including a chokehold, to detain an individual, resulting in bodily injury. The incident occurred…
