Tag: Cybercrime
Kevin Hedgpeth, Child Sex Abuse Material Production and Possession, South Carolina 2023
⏱ 3 min read Child predator Kevin Hedgpeth, a 48-year-old former mayor pro tem of Hanahan, South Carolina, has been slammed with federal charges for producing and possessing child sex abuse material. Hedgpeth, who was arrested last Thursday, remains in custody pending trial. According to an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Hedgpeth used social…
John Gregory Garza, Racial Threats, Oklahoma 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Chicago man’s online threats left two women in Tulsa shaken. John Gregory Garza, 25, sent racial and violent messages to the victims using over 18 fake Facebook accounts. According to court documents, Garza’s hate-filled rants included comments about interracial relationships and acts of sexual violence. The investigation found Garza messaged…
Angelo Martino, Ransomware Conspiracy, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read A former ransomware negotiator from Land O’Lakes, Florida, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to deploy ransomware and extort US companies in 2023. Angelo Martino, 41, worked for a US-based cyber incident response company. Martino abused his role to assist BlackCat ransomware actors, providing them with confidential information about his clients without…
Brent Ouellette, Cyberstalking, Maine 2025
⏱ 2 min read A twisted cyberstalker from Lewiston, Maine, has been locked up for 18 months after terrorizing his victim online with explicit content, fake personas, and swiped social media credentials. According to court records, Brent Ouellette, 34, posted sexually explicit videos and pictures of his victim without consent, contacted her pretending to be…
Animashaun Adebo, Wire Fraud Conspiracy, New York 2020
⏱ 2 min read A $50 million email scam that bilked small businesses and individuals in Brooklyn and across the US has landed a Nigerian national behind bars. Animashaun Adebo, aka ‘Kazeem,’ pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in a Brooklyn federal court. The scam, which netted more than $50 million in losses, involved business…
Kamerin Stokes, Fantasy Sports Heist, New York 2022
⏱ 2 min read Kamerin Stokes, aka ‘TheMFNPlug,’ has been sentenced to 30 months in the slammer for masterminding a brazen hack of a fantasy sports and betting website. Stokes and his crew compromised thousands of user accounts, raking in hundreds of thousands in losses. The heist went down on November 18, 2022, when Stokes…
Chandan Bhangale, Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Wisconsin 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 29-year-old Colorado graduate student, Chandan Bhangale, was indicted for allegedly using social media and online messaging platforms to groom and extort minors in the Fox Valley region of Eastern Wisconsin. According to court records, Bhangale, a computer science graduate student at Colorado State University, targeted minors on popular social media…
Drew Collin Imparato, Child Pornography Possession, District of Columbia 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 26-year-old registered sex offender in DC is facing new charges for allegedly buying hundreds of videos of child sexual abuse material online. Drew Collin Imparato spent $12,000 on the disturbing content through Telegram and other apps, according to court documents. Imparato was previously convicted in 2019 of Interstate Travel with…
Russian Hackers, Computer Tampering, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Russian hackers hijacked thousands of Philly routers to siphon sensitive data from military, government, and critical infrastructure targets worldwide. Since at least 2024, GRU actors exploited known vulnerabilities in TP-Link routers to steal credentials and manipulate settings, redirecting DNS requests to GRU-controlled servers. Compromised routers in Philly were used to facilitate…
James Strahler II, Cyberstalking, Ohio 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Columbus man’s twisted obsession with tormenting his ex-girlfriends and creating AI-generated child porn has finally caught up with him. James Strahler II, 37, pleaded guilty to cyberstalking and producing obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse. Between December 2024 and June 2025, Strahler sent harassing messages to at least six…
