Tag: Albany
Muhammad Zishan, Health Care Fraud and Wire Fraud, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read In a shocking case of Medicaid fraud, three Latham taxi operators and employees have been charged in a $660,000 scam that involved false claims, illegal kickbacks, and inducements to generate Medicaid reimbursements. Muhammad Zishan, Madiha Javed, and Ghazali Shaikh were indicted by a federal grand jury in Albany, New York, as…
Matthew Lynn Windom, Possession of CSAM, Oregon 2026
⏱ 2 min read Matthew Lynn Windom, a 55-year-old Albany, Oregon man, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The sentencing came after a multinational investigation revealed Windom’s involvement in sharing and possessing CSAM on a New Zealand-based platform. Windom, who was already on probation for a…
Brian Hargraves, Possession of and Access with Intent to View Child Pornography, New Hampshire 2025
⏱ 2 min read Brian Hargraves, a 55-year-old man from Albany, posed as a teenage boy online to obtain child sexual abuse material from a 16-year-old minor victim in New Hampshire. The disturbing scheme was uncovered in April 2025, when law enforcement searched Hargraves’ mobile phones following a citizen complaint. The investigation revealed that Hargraves…
Juston McDowell, Unlawful Dealing in Firearms, New York 2022
⏱ 2 min read Juston McDowell, a 25-year-old from Laurinburg, North Carolina, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for unlawfully dealing in firearms without a license in Albany, New York. Between March 2022 and February 2025, McDowell acquired multiple firearms, including handguns and switches, in North Carolina and sold them in Albany and elsewhere.…
Israel Montano, Methamphetamine Trafficking, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brutal California cartel’s pipeline to the Capital Region of New York has been severed after three San Diego-based drug traffickers pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute over 3 kilograms of pure crystal methamphetamine between March 2019 and July 2020. Operation Crystal Express, a Homeland Security Task Force investigation, began in…
Robert Stabzone, Child Molestation, Nevada 2020
⏱ 2 min read A twisted Albany County man used the internet to exploit at least two underage victims, coercing them into creating child porn that he greedily downloaded. Ryan Catello, aka ‘Stabzone,’ a 24-year-old Ravena resident, appeared in federal court after a criminal complaint accused him of receiving child porn between March 18 and…
Stephen Gullotti, Theft, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read An Albany man made off with an FBI ride in a brazen display of disregard for security, but his joyride was short-lived. Stephen Gullotti, 59, allegedly snuck onto FBI property and swiped an unlocked GMC truck from the Albany Field Office parking lot on the night of April 9, 2026. With…
Little M. Johnson, Child Pornography, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read Albany, NY – Local resident Little M. Johnson, 21, got busted with a stash of sick child pornography. The cretin was caught on October 9, 2025, while still on probation for a previous conviction for possessing kiddie porn. Johnson’s guilty plea revealed he had videos of kids as young as three…
Mark Nacht, Attempted Enticement of a Minor, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Massachusetts man is behind bars for trying to lure a 13-year-old girl to Albany for sex. Mark Nacht, 65, was caught in a sting operation after exchanging explicit messages with an undercover agent. Between December 18, 2025, and April 10, 2026, Nacht believed he was chatting with a 13-year-old relative.…
Anthony Parente, Online Grooming, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Anthony Parente, a 36-year-old Albany man, was caught red-handed in a sick online grooming scam targeting a 14-year-old girl. The FBI busted him on April 2, 2026, and he’s facing federal charges. According to the complaint, Parente used online chat apps, text messages, and phone calls to discuss his twisted desires…
