Tag: Department of Homeland Security
Aureliano Vazquez-Ontiberos, Human Smuggling, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Aureliano Vazquez-Ontiberos, a 43-year-old Mexican national, pleaded guilty to being unlawfully present in the United States following a prior removal. The incident occurred in May 2026, when law enforcement encountered Vazquez-Ontiberos during a traffic stop in Sangamon County, Illinois. Vazquez-Ontiberos, who has a history of human smuggling convictions, admitted to unlawfully…
Derek Gaff, Child Porn Possession, Indiana 2023
⏱ 2 min read Derek Gaff, a 45-year-old Columbia City, Indiana, man, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing child pornography. The crime occurred between September 2023 and April 2025, with Gaff having a prior conviction for the same offense in Whitley County. Gaff pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced…
Justin Luis Ruiz, Child Pornography, South Dakota 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 21-year-old Tallahassee man, Justin Luis Ruiz, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in producing, receiving, distributing, and possessing child pornography. The crimes occurred in 2024, when Ruiz solicited a minor to send him nude photographs. An investigation by the Rapid City Police Department in…
Luis Nino-Moncada, Depredation of Government Property, Oregon 2026
⏱ 2 min read Luis Nino-Moncada, a 33-year-old Venezuelan national, smashed into a government vehicle in the parking lot of Adventist Health Portland on January 8, 2026. Nino-Moncada, who was in the US illegally, rammed his red Toyota Tacoma pickup truck into a black Hyundai Sonata, which was parked behind him, in an attempt to…
Miguel Garza-Soluga, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Miguel Garza-Soluga, a 45-year-old Mexican national, was living illegally in Lufkin, Texas, when he was caught by authorities in August 2025. Garza-Soluga had been previously deported in 2020 and 2022, and had a history of felony convictions, including possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and delivery of a controlled…
John Matthew Emerson, Child Pornography Possession, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Tyler, Texas man, John Matthew Emerson, 42, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, a crime committed while he was on supervised release for a prior conviction. The guilty plea was entered on July 21, 2026, before U.S. Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell in the Eastern District of Texas. Emerson…
Alexander Douglas Kuhn, Child Pornography, North Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read Alexander Douglas Kuhn, a 35-year-old ex-Marine, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography in Raleigh, North Carolina. In June 2023, Department of Homeland Security Investigators identified Kuhn on social media apps, where he claimed to abuse a 3-year-old child and offered the child up…
Julien Cristobal-Perez, Re-Entering the United States, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 62-year-old Guatemalan national, Julien Cristobal-Perez, was caught re-entering the United States after being previously deported. The incident occurred on May 25, 2026, in Barry County, Missouri. Cristobal-Perez was indicted by a grand jury on June 30, 2026, for violating federal immigration law. The reason behind his re-entry is not specified,…
Julio Zamudio-Ramirez, Unlawful Return to US, Texas 2025
⏱ 2 min read Julio Zamudio-Ramirez, a 33-year-old Mexican national, has been charged with unlawfully returning to the United States after being previously deported. The incident occurred in August 2025, when Zamudio-Ramirez was in the Gregg County jail for abandoning or endangering a child. It was discovered that he was in the US illegally, despite…
Amanda Rutherford, Elderly Fraud, Kansas 2022
⏱ 2 min read Amanda Rutherford, 46, of Junction City, Kansas, was sentenced to six years in prison for stealing from an elderly couple she claimed to be caring for. The couple, both in their 80s, had Rutherford living on their property, where she helped with daily tasks. However, it was discovered that Rutherford had…
