Tag: Homeland Security Investigations
Kasey Lynn Skaggs, Interstate Travel for Illicit Sex and Tampering with a Victim, Tennessee 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 27-year-old Florida woman was caged for five-and-a-half years for traveling across state lines to have sex with a 14-year-old girl in Tennessee’s Eastern District. Kasey Lynn Skaggs, of Jacksonville, was sentenced April 30, 2026, after pleading guilty to two federal charges: interstate travel for illicit sex and tampering with a…
Andrew John Murphy, Producing and Distributing Child Pornography, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Luzerne County man is charged with producing and distributing child pornography, federal authorities announced. Andrew John Murphy, 42, of Nanticoke, PA, was indicted on April 28, 2026, by a federal grand jury on child exploitation charges. According to investigators, Murphy produced child pornography from December 2023 through April 2026 and…
James Robert Smith, Child Pornography and Sex Crimes, Florida 2022
⏱ 3 min read A 32-year-old Florida man traveled to upstate New York with a twisted intention: to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex. Michael Fegley Jr. was caught with over 1,000 child porn images and videos on his devices. On April 27, 2026, Fegley pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography and traveling with intent…
Michael Deckinga, Distribution of Child Pornography, Indiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Dyer man, Michael Deckinga, 42, is headed to federal prison for 15 years for distributing child pornography. The sleazeball, who posed as a respectable educator at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, hid behind a veil of anonymity to collect and distribute the vilest child abuse material. According to investigators, Deckinga used Kik…
Lori Hunt, Crack Cocaine Sale, Vermont 2024
⏱ 2 min read Burlington, Vermont, was the scene of a crack cocaine sale gone wrong. On November 15, 2024, Lori Hunt, 54, sold 2.66 grams of the stuff to a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) undercover agent. She arranged the deal over the phone and had her co-defendant, Silas Hunt, 30, handle the handoff at…
Jonathan Wagner, Child Pornography Possession, Nebraska 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kearney resident Jonathan Wagner, 27, is now facing 6.5 years in prison for his role in a child pornography ring. Wagner was found to have uploaded files containing child pornography online, with investigators discovering 97 image files and 100 video files on his online account. A search of his residence on…
David Lynn Wells, Child Sex Abuse Material, South Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read A UK investigation led to the arrest of David Lynn Wells, 32, in Anderson, SC. British authorities reviewing a suspect’s devices found a 2020 video call where an adult male raped a baby boy. The name ‘David Wells’ was visible on the screen. HSI investigators identified Wells after finding a prior…
Stanton Hunter Maynes, Distribution of Child Pornography, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A convicted sex offender is facing serious time for his alleged crimes in Greenville, Florida. Stanton Hunter Maynes, 24, has been indicted on one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. According to authorities, Maynes’ crimes were uncovered through a joint investigation by Homeland…
Juan Carlos Hernandez, Human Smuggling, New Mexico 2022
⏱ 3 min read Four hundred and eighty individuals attempted to cross the US-Mexico border into New Mexico in the two weeks ending April 24, 2026, with 381 charged with various immigration crimes. The charges range from illegal reentry after deportation to alien smuggling and illegal entry, with some defendants having prior convictions for serious…
Miguel Dario Bautista Jimenez, Passport Fraud, New Jersey 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen identity thief swindled his way to US citizenship and a passport, but his scheme came crashing down this week. Miguel Dario Bautista Jimenez, 41, of New Jersey, was charged with illegally obtaining US citizenship and a passport through a web of lies and deceit. Jimenez, a citizen of the…
