Tag: Charlotte
Linda Faye Hough, Mail Fraud, North Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 64-year-old North Carolina woman, Linda Faye Hough, has been charged with orchestrating a scheme to defraud the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP) of over $9 million. The alleged scheme took place in Rockingham, NC, and involved submitting false claims to the program. Hough is…
Carlos Alonso Hernandez Urbina, Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material, North Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Mexican national, Carlos Alonso Hernandez Urbina, 38, is facing charges for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Between May and June 2026, Urbina allegedly distributed the material to five individuals, and from 2024 to 2026, he possessed and accessed the material involving prepubescent minors.…
Terry Detroit Page, Methamphetamine Trafficking, North Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read Terry Detroit Page, a 54-year-old from Pineville, North Carolina, was involved in a methamphetamine trafficking operation in and around Charlotte. In January 2024, law enforcement launched a search of Page’s residence, seizing narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and two firearms, including a rifle. Page, who has a prior conviction and is prohibited from…
Robert James Salyards, Methamphetamine Distribution, North Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Robert James Salyards, a 52-year-old convicted drug trafficker from Claremont, North Carolina, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine. On February 25, 2025, officers with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office stopped Salyards’ vehicle for speeding and found a glass meth pipe, 111 grams of methamphetamine, and other paraphernalia.…
Kenneth Mark Rosado, Fentanyl Distribution and Possession with Intent to Distribute, North Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Kenneth Mark Rosado, a 40-year-old Charlotte man, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for selling guns and fentanyl that led to the overdose death of a 21-year-old Cary man. Between 2023 and 2024, Rosado sold 57 guns to criminals and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession…
Brenda Wymer, Willful Failure to Account for and Pay Over Trust Fund Taxes, North Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read Brenda Wymer, the owner of Haven Home Care in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for willfully failing to pay almost $1 million in employment taxes. Between 2015 and 2024, Wymer withheld taxes from her employees’ paychecks but kept the funds for…
Jason Lottman, Wire Fraud, North Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read Jason Lottman, the 43-year-old owner of Champagne Manor, a popular wedding venue in Monroe, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for defrauding customers and investors out of over $1 million. From October 2023 to January 2025, Lottman orchestrated a scheme to solicit investments and payments from customers and investors by…
Dalton Ray Mullis, Hate Crime, North Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 24-year-old South Carolina man, Dalton Ray Mullis, is facing a hate crime charge for allegedly defacing multiple buildings at a Jewish complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred on a recent day, with Mullis arrested on Thursday and appearing in court before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler. The…
Aisha Khan, Child Pornography, North Carolina 2021
⏱ 2 min read A Charlotte woman, Aisha Khan, 40, has been sentenced to 262 months in prison for producing and distributing child sexual abuse material. Between October and December 2021, Khan produced multiple images and videos of a prepubescent minor victim engaging in sexually explicit conduct, which she then distributed to another individual. Homeland…
Shyheem Jaqun DuPont, Possession of a firearm with a machinegun conversion device, North Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read Shyheem Jaqun DuPont, a 24-year-old Charlotte man, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for possessing a firearm fitted with a machinegun conversion device, known as a Glock switch, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred on February 21, 2024, when DuPont’s vehicle was stopped by Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD)…
