Tag: Homeland Security Investigations
Jeremy Grignon, Child Pornography, Maine 2023
⏱ 2 min read Jeremy Grignon, a 30-year-old from Sidney, Maine, was sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography. Grignon used online platforms, including Snap and Omegle, to receive images and videos of minor females engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The investigation was led by Homeland Security Investigations and the Maine State…
Michael Strimbu, Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography, Ohio 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 35-year-old Cleveland man has admitted to sending and receiving child sex abuse materials and coercing a 14-year-old girl to meet him for sex. Michael Strimbu pleaded guilty to the charges in federal court on June 25. He communicated with the girl through social media in January, expressing interest in meeting…
Marcelo Alonso-Almaraz, Human Trafficking, New Mexico 2022
⏱ 2 min read Marcelo Alonso-Almaraz and his wife Eloisa Almaraz-Vasquez, two Mexican nationals living illegally in the US, were behind a horrific hostage-taking and human smuggling operation in Albuquerque, NM. On November 2, 2022, they demanded an additional $6,000 from a family who had already paid $30,000 to have their loved ones smuggled into…
Cody Bullman, Attempted Receipt of Child Porn, Nebraska 2024
⏱ 2 min read Cody Bullman, a 35-year-old Lincoln, Nebraska man, was caught in a child exploitation sting after he sent a friend request to an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl on Facebook in March 2024. Bullman then asked the girl to ‘hook up’ and sent a sexually explicit photo, despite being told…
Brian Lee Cox, Distributing Child Pornography, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Brian Lee Cox, a 39-year-old from Stockton, Missouri, has been sentenced to 230 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography over the internet. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough. Cox pleaded guilty to the charges on October 22, 2025, after authorities were alerted to…
Robert DiOrio, Attempted Production of Child Pornography, South Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read A South Carolina man’s attempt to produce child pornography has landed him in federal prison for 17.5 years. Robert DiOrio, 36, of Summerville, thought he was chatting with a 14-year-old girl on Reddit, but it was actually an undercover law enforcement officer. The conversation turned sexual, and DiOrio asked to meet…
Christopher Lawhon, Child Sex Abuse Material Production, North Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read Christopher Lawhon, 36, and Tajareia Blackwell, 25, two passengers on separate cruises, have been charged with child sex abuse offenses after returning to the Jacksonville cruise port. Lawhon, from South Carolina, allegedly produced and attempted to produce child sex abuse material, while Blackwell, from North Carolina, is accused of transporting such…
Casey Murphy, Child Exploitation, New Hampshire 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 33-year-old Concord man, Casey Murphy, has been indicted for child exploitation and distribution of child sex abuse materials (CSAM) after he had a minor child send him CSAM and distributed it to others, including minors, in March 2025. The investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations and the Concord Police Department…
Juan Felipe Chalas, Identity Theft, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Juan Felipe Chalas, a 58-year-old Dominican man, pleaded guilty to stealing the identity of an American citizen from Puerto Rico to obtain a U.S. Passport and federally funded benefits from Massachusetts. The crime occurred in Salem, New Hampshire, and the plea was entered on a recent date. Chalas, who has been…
Chouby Charleron, Wire Fraud, New Jersey 2025
⏱ 2 min read Chouby Charleron, a 27-year-old from Severn, Maryland, orchestrated a massive scheme to traffic personal identifying information (PII) of thousands of unwitting individuals in New Jersey and beyond. From at least February 2020 to January 2024, Charleron accessed and sold the PII, including Social Security numbers, to a network of co-conspirators through…
