Tag: Brooklyn
Jonathan Arboleda, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen broad daylight gunfight erupted in a Brooklyn bodega on July 21, 2026, as two convicted felons, Jonathan Arboleda and Wilson Martinez, allegedly exchanged gunfire, putting countless lives at risk. The shootout occurred in the East New York section of Brooklyn, with the motive still unclear. The two defendants, with…
Daniel Fernandez, Cocaine Trafficking, Delaware 2025
⏱ 2 min read A major drug trafficking operation was busted when Daniel Fernandez, a 45-year-old Brooklyn man, was caught with a large stash of illicit substances during a traffic stop in Delaware. On June 25, 2025, Fernandez was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by the New Castle County Police Department, which led to…
Tyquan Washington, Cocaine Distribution, Vermont 2024
⏱ 2 min read Tyquan Washington, a 36-year-old Brooklyn man, has been charged with distributing 28 grams or more of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine in Vermont. The alleged crime occurred on February 22, 2024, when agents with Homeland Security Investigations made a controlled purchase of more than 29 grams of cocaine base…
John Jones, Arson, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read John Jones has been arrested for intentionally setting fire to the historic South Bushwick Reformed Church in Brooklyn, NYC, on June 19, 2026. The church, located at 855 Bushwick Avenue, suffered significant damage in the blaze. Jones was taken into custody in Manhattan and will face federal charges. The motive behind…
Asante Kwaku Berko, Bribery, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former Goldman Sachs investment banker, Asante Kwaku Berko, was convicted of paying bribes to Ghanaian government officials in connection with a power plant development in Ghana. The scheme, which involved Berko and other co-conspirators, including senior executives at a Turkish company, aimed to corruptly secure contracts for the project. The…
Omari Scott, Sex Trafficking and Murder, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read Omari Scott, a Brooklyn man, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for sex trafficking and murder in the course of sex trafficking. Scott, also known as ‘Prince’ and ‘Sir Prince’, exploited women at an open-air sex market in Brooklyn known as the ‘Penn Track’. He orchestrated the murder of a…
Andrey Shevlyakov, Exporting Sensitive Electronics, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read Andrey Shevlyakov, an Estonian national, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to exporting sensitive electronics to the Russian military, undermining US national security. The crime occurred over nearly a decade, with Shevlyakov operating a foreign procurement network that supplied sophisticated US technology to hostile Russian military actors. The guilty plea was…
Xisen Guo, Marijuana Trafficking, Maine 2020
⏱ 2 min read Xisen Guo, a 68-year-old from Brooklyn, New York, was involved in a large-scale marijuana operation in Passadumkeag, Maine. Between July 2020 and February 2024, Guo maintained a residence on Main Road for the purpose of growing and distributing marijuana. In February 2024, a state search warrant was executed at the location,…
Ismael Zambada Garcia, Continuing Criminal Enterprise, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia, co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in Brooklyn federal court for his role in a continuing criminal enterprise and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) violations. The 74-year-old cartel leader pleaded guilty on August 25, 2025, and was…
Edixon Briceno Montilla, Child Pornography Production, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Edixon Briceno Montilla, a Venezuelan national, was arrested in Brooklyn, NY, for allegedly producing child pornography. The arrest came after law enforcement identified Montilla as the perpetrator in a video depicting child sexual abuse that had been circulating on the dark web. The video led authorities to Montilla’s residence in Brooklyn,…
