Tag: 2026
River Run: Smuggler Faces Years in Prison
⏱ 3 min read Buffalo, NY – A desperate river crossing turned into a federal case. Andres Carrillo-Hernandez, 27, a citizen of Mexico, is facing serious time after Border Patrol busted him piloting a makeshift raft across the upper Niagara River on March 15, 2026. He allegedly smuggled two adults and a small child from…
Repeat Offenders Get Prison Time
⏱ 3 min read Las Vegas federal court slammed four repeat offenders with prison sentences this week for the simple fact of being back in the United States after being kicked out – a lot of times. Alfredo Covarrubias-Jimenez, Moises Jeronimo-Martin, Angel David Olivera-Hernandez, and Rigoberto Osorio-Merlo all pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the country,…
Predator Gets 10.5 Years
⏱ 3 min read Nathanial Alfonso Burke, 34, of Willits, California, is headed to federal prison for 10 and a half years after attempting to meet an 11-year-old girl for sex. Burke was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley after pleading guilty in July. The investigation began in February 2024, when Burke…
Predator Gets 10 Years: L.A. Man Targeted Kids
⏱ 3 min read Eddie Ademir Villalta Hernandez, 37, of Los Angeles, California, will spend the next decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to a sickening scheme. Between November 2022 and April 2024, Hernandez used social media to groom and coerce vulnerable minors, paying them for explicit images and videos. The sentencing came down…
Gunman Hits 3 Stores, Faces Life Behind Bars
⏱ 3 min read Michael Woulard, 49, is looking at a potential lifetime in federal prison after admitting to a three-county crime spree. Between October 2023 and February 2024, Woulard brazenly robbed a Jacksonville pawn shop, then two jewelry stores – one in Jacksonville, one in Ocala – all while waving a semi-automatic pistol in…
Repeat Offender Gets 30 Months in Federal Lockup
⏱ 3 min read Jacksonville, FL – Marcos Jimeniz-Gonzalez, 45, is headed back to a cell after a federal judge slapped him with 30 months in prison. The Mexican national pled guilty in December 2025 to illegally slipping back into the country after being booted out multiple times. His latest run-in with the law started…
Deported Sex Offender Back Behind Bars
⏱ 3 min read Fort Myers, FL – Arturo Sanchez-Morales, 54, is headed back to prison after a three-year sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell. The Mexican national illegally slipped back into the U.S. despite a prior deportation and a disturbing criminal history revealed during the case. He pled guilty…
Polar Predator: Antarctic Sex Trafficking
⏱ 3 min read Justin Vancott-Harnish, 29, of St. Cloud, Florida, is accused of exploiting a minor at one of the most isolated places on Earth: the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. Federal prosecutors allege that between February 28th and March 28th, 2025, Vancott-Harnish, employed as a U.S. Antarctic Program subcontractor, solicited a minor…
Valley Predators Nabbed in Sting
⏱ 3 min read Six men in South Texas are facing serious federal charges after an undercover operation busted them attempting to exploit a minor. The arrests, made this week in the Rio Grande Valley, stemmed from an online sting targeting individuals seeking to meet with a 16-year-old girl. Authorities say the men believed they…
Felon Caught with Heat in Tallahassee
⏱ 2 min read Etavious J. Milton, 26, is facing serious time after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Tallahassee. The feds allege Milton, already a convicted felon, was busted with a firearm. Details on exactly where and how the gun was found haven’t been released, but the charge carries a hefty penalty.…
