State: California
Brandon Denzel Washington, Sex Trafficking, Washington 2023
Seattle – Brandon Denzel Washington, 33, a California man with a penchant for control and exploitation, now faces a potential lifetime behind bars after a federal jury convicted him of running a brutal sex trafficking ring stretching across five states. The verdict, delivered yesterday in U.S. District Court, marks a significant, though belated, victory for…
Cameron Nesbitt, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Pennsylvania 2023
A California man’s cross-country drug run ended in a Texas courtroom this week, with a jury slamming the door on Cameron Nesbitt and his nearly 100 pounds of methamphetamine. Nesbitt, 33, of Lancaster, CA, now faces a potential life sentence after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute the highly…
Jason Roon, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Tennessee 2023
Las Vegas – Jason Roon, a California transplant with a rap sheet as long as the Strip, is headed to federal prison for 11 years. The sentence, handed down Monday by Judge Richard Boulware, comes after Roon pleaded guilty to trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl, and possessing illegal firearms – including a untraceable “ghost gun.” The…
John Angel Sanchez, Methamphetamine Possession, California 2023
Fresno, CA – John Angel Sanchez, 56, is staring down the barrel of a potential life sentence after a raid on January 15, 2026, turned up nearly two pounds of high-purity methamphetamine and three illegally possessed firearms. The bust, a joint operation between Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies and the FBI, landed Sanchez back in the…
Raymond Rodriguez, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Florida 2023
Raymond Rodriguez, 29, won’t be terrorizing Fresno streets for a long time. The repeat offender was slammed with a twelve-year federal prison sentence Monday for possessing an untraceable “ghost gun” – a privately manufactured firearm with no serial number – just 72 hours after walking out of state custody. The case underscores the revolving door…
Michael David Coberg, Money Laundering, New York 2019
A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy is trading his uniform for an orange jumpsuit after admitting he became a personal enforcer for a brazen cryptocurrency conman. Michael David Coberg, 44, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison this week, a penalty for using his authority to shake down rivals and manufacture criminal charges…
Christopher Guilford, Tax Refund Scheme, California 2025
Sacramento resident Christopher Guilford, 54, will spend the next four years and beyond behind bars after a federal jury found him guilty of orchestrating a brazen $1.17 million tax refund scheme. The conviction, handed down October 30, 2025, caps a months-long investigation that exposed Guilford’s meticulously crafted fraud, built on bogus tax filings and a…
Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas, Murder, California 2024
A notorious leader of the Venezuelan crime syndicate Tren de Aragua (TdA) is off the streets, but not before a calculated attempt to vanish within the US prison system. Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas, 40, was taken into custody by US Marshals Wednesday following the completion of a federal sentence in San Bernardino County, California. He’s…
Julio Ernesto Lopez-Menendez, Selling Ghost Guns and Methamphetamine, California 2023
A Reseda man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for selling ‘ghost guns’ and meth. The case highlights the dangers of these illegal activities.
Arman Nikogosyan, Unemployment Benefits Laundering, California 2023
Read about a Glendale man who was sentenced to 6½ years in prison for laundering $3 million in fraudulently obtained jobless benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more here!
