State: Massachusetts
Joshua Morales, Counterfeit Percocet Trafficking, Louisiana 2023
Lawrence, MA – Joshua Morales, 31, is staring down a potential two decades behind bars after admitting today to federal charges related to a massive influx of counterfeit Percocet pills flooding the streets. Morales, caught with 10,000 fake pills last August, pleaded guilty in Boston’s federal court, a single admission that unravels a dangerous operation…
Luciano Schipelliti, Securities Fraud, Massachusetts 2023
Luciano Schipelliti, a 28-year-old Haverhill resident, is facing a potential decade-plus prison sentence after agreeing to plead guilty to defrauding investors out of $700,000 through two spectacularly failed cryptocurrency investment funds. The scheme, built on lies and fueled by reckless trading, left a trail of ruined finances and shattered trust, according to federal prosecutors. Schipelliti…
Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez, Grandparent Scam Laundering, Massachusetts 2023
BOSTON – A 42-year-old Dominican national is cooling his heels in a Massachusetts jail cell today, accused of being a key cog in a ruthless, international scam that preyed on the most vulnerable Americans – the elderly. Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez arrived in Boston on March 18, 2026, extradited from the Dominican Republic to face…
Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez, Grandparent Scam and Money Laundering, Massachusetts 2023
Boston – A Dominican Republic national is cooling his heels in a Massachusetts jail cell after federal authorities finally brought him to account for his role in a sprawling, heartless fraud that bilked over $5 million from vulnerable elderly Americans. Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez, 42, faces decades behind bars if convicted of laundering the proceeds…
Christopher Mota, Possessing and Soliciting Child Pornography, West Virginia 2023
A routine airport screening turned into a federal nightmare this morning with the arrest of Christopher Mota, 29, of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Mota is now facing federal charges for possessing and allegedly soliciting hundreds of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. The bust, spearheaded by federal prosecutors and border agents, reveals a disturbing…
Jimmy Fu, Money Laundering, West Hills CA, 2023
A California man is trading comfort for a federal cell after admitting he greased the wheels for a massive online drug operation. Jimmy Fu, 64, of West Hills, California, received a year and a day in prison after pleading guilty to running an illegal money transmitting business, effectively laundering profits from websites selling counterfeit and…
Nicholas Kingsley, Stockpiling Illegal Firearms, Massachusetts 2023
⏱ 3 min read Nicholas Kingsley, 42, of Agawam, Massachusetts, is headed to federal prison for over nine years after a Homeland Security Investigation blew the lid on his operation. The feds busted Kingsley for stockpiling illegal firearms, silencers, and parts to turn ordinary guns into machine guns. The case unfolded in Hartford, Connecticut, with…
Jimmy Fu, Laundering Money, California 2022
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Bloomsburg Man Gets 2 Years for Illegal Gun SEE ALSO: Minneapolis Man Jailed for Threatening Congress BOSTON – Jimmy Fu, 64, of West Hills, California, is headed to federal prison after admitting he laundered money for shady online pharmacies shipping fake and illegal drugs across the country. Judge Julia Kobick…
Luciano Schipelliti, Wire Fraud, Massachusetts 2018
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Manitowoc Man Indicted in Child Porn Case SEE ALSO: New Rochelle Grifter Gets 37 Months HAVERHILL, MA – Luciano Schipelliti, 28, is facing a wire fraud charge after allegedly fleecing investors out of $700,000 through two failed cryptocurrency ventures, federal prosecutors say. Schipelliti started the Superstars Fund in late 2018,…
