Tag: 2026
NOLA Hustler Faces Life for Drugs & Illegal Guns
New Orleans, LA – Erin Alonzo, 28, is facing a potential life sentence after a federal indictment revealed a significant drug operation and an illegal weapons cache. Prosecutors allege Alonzo was peddling a deadly mix of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine – at least 40 grams worth – on the city’s streets. The bust wasn’t just…
PA Firm Bilks Medicare Out of $200K
PHILADELPHIA – Bucks County’s Segal Arts, LLC, and owner Irina Segal avoided criminal charges, but will repay $200,000 to Medicare after a federal investigation revealed a scheme to inflate bills. The company allegedly billed the program for one-on-one occupational therapy that never happened, instead offering group art sessions at nursing homes in Pennsylvania and New…
Ex-Teacher Gets Decade for Online Exploitation of Minors
BOSTON – Former science teacher John Magee Gavin, 35, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison yesterday for exploiting vulnerable girls online. The case, stemming from a January 2025 investigation, revealed Gavin targeted girls as young as 12 in the US, Canada, and the UK, using a Discord account to groom them. Gavin, who…
Philly Carjacking Crew Gets Life for Marine’s Murder
PHILADELPHIA – A five-man carjacking ring terrorizing Philadelphia is off the streets, convicted today on federal charges stemming from a brutal crime spree. The crew didn’t just steal cars; they shipped the stolen vehicles overseas, likely for resale in Africa, authorities say. Their operation, spanning at least 29 vehicle thefts beginning in February 2022, turned…
Philly Carjacking Crew Faces Justice in Marine’s Death
PHILADELPHIA – A five-man carjacking ring operating in Philadelphia has been brought down after a federal jury delivered guilty verdicts on charges ranging from murder to armed robbery. The crew wasn’t just stealing rides; prosecutors proved the stolen vehicles were shipped overseas, fueling a lucrative international resale operation. Mikal McCracken, 24, the alleged ringleader known…
Philly Guard Admits to Inmate Beatings
PHILADELPHIA – Former Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility guard Christopher Knight, 47, confessed in federal court today to a string of brutal assaults on inmates. Knight pleaded guilty to five counts of civil rights violations and two counts of falsifying records, admitting he repeatedly pepper-sprayed helpless prisoners and then lied about it in official reports. The indictment…
MA Man Accused of Threatening Woman with Assault Rifle
BOSTON – Alden Welch Ruml, 26, of Massachusetts, is facing federal charges after allegedly emailing a graphic threat to a woman late last month. The February 28th message, detailed in a federal indictment, reportedly included obscene language and culminated in a specific threat: Ruml allegedly stated he’d be “happy” to see the woman’s face “canoed…
Philly Carjacking Crew Gets Life for 2 Murders
Philadelphia streets breathed a little easier today as five men were convicted in federal court for a brutal carjacking spree that left two dead. Mikal McCracken, Amin Muse, Aleem Abdul-Hakim, Dean Fosque, and Kavon Coleman faced charges stemming from a reign of terror beginning in February 2022. The jury found them responsible for 29 carjackings,…
Tulsa Trio Face Federal Heat: Violence, Exploitation, and Fraud
Tulsa is grappling with a surge of federal indictments exposing a dark underbelly of violence, exploitation, and deceit. Three men – Quincy Jay Adams, Vismar Erick Alanoca, and Venkateswara Chagamreddy – are now facing federal prosecution on charges ranging from brutal domestic assault to the sickening distribution of child pornography and elaborate fraud schemes. The…
DC Teen Escapes Prison in Violent Carjacking Spree
A D.C. teen walked free from federal court Thursday, dodging jail time for a brazen two-night crime spree that left residents shaken and prosecutors fuming. Derrick West, 18, received a fully suspended 48-month sentence and a mere 18 months of probation for his role in multiple carjackings and robberies last September – a decision critics…
