Tag: Detroit
Michael Jamblyck Costly Bennett, Murder, Michigan 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Honduran national and murder suspect, Michael Jamblyck Costly Bennett, 30, was arrested in Taylor, Michigan, during a traffic stop, and charged with illegal re-entry into the United States. Bennett, who had been removed from the US twice before, was found to be in possession of fraudulent documents, including counterfeit Social…
Michael Appleton, Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 44-year-old Detroit man, Michael Appleton, has pleaded guilty to trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine in Pittsburgh, PA. The guilty plea was entered on May 19, 2023, before United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy. Appleton’s crimes could have had devastating consequences for the local community, contributing to the…
Jose Manuel Cazarez-Pulido, Illegal Re-entry, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jose Manuel Cazarez-Pulido, a 33-year-old Mexican citizen, smashed into a motorcycle carrying a 71-year-old woman and a 64-year-old man in Waterford, Michigan, on July 1, 2026, critically injuring both. Cazarez-Pulido, who had been previously removed from the United States, was driving a Chrysler Town and Country van when he ran a…
LaShawn Monroe, Fentanyl Trafficking, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read LaShawn Monroe, a 31-year-old Detroit native, led a multi-state drug trafficking operation that peddled fentanyl and other controlled substances across five states, including West Virginia, Michigan, California, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Monroe’s operation recruited couriers to transport drugs from California to West Virginia and Michigan, and managed a network of at least…
James Richard Mathis, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read On August 3, 2024, James Richard Mathis, a 31-year-old Detroit man, possessed over 90 grams of methamphetamine and 20 grams of fentanyl in Dunbar, West Virginia, with the intent to distribute. This was not an isolated incident, as Mathis had been coordinating shipments of large quantities of meth from California. His…
Arthur Foster, Sexual Abuse, Michigan 2025
⏱ 2 min read A former federal corrections employee, Arthur Foster, 41, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a detainee at the Cherry Health Community Treatment Center, a federal residential reentry center. On February 5, 2025, Foster, who was a corrections employee at the time, told the victim to meet him in the…
Nazaly Mason Smith, Check Fraud, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Nazaly Mason Smith, a 33-year-old New York man, has pleaded guilty to leading a multi-state check fraud scheme that caused over $1.5 million in losses. The scheme, which involved providing subordinates with fake identification documents and stolen personal identifiable information, was carried out across multiple states. Smith, who was originally from…
Peter Nwoke, Tax Evasion, Michigan 2011
⏱ 2 min read A Grosse Pointe Woods doctor was convicted of failing to declare and pay taxes on income earned from illegally selling controlled substance prescriptions and evading taxes on corporate income. Peter Nwoke, 50, was found guilty by a federal jury in Detroit for his crimes, which involved selling opioid prescriptions for $500…
Aws Mohammed Naser, Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read Aws Mohammed Naser, a 38-year-old former resident of Westland, Michigan, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and possessing a destructive device. The sentencing came after a jury convicted Naser last year following a five-week…
Teran Demonde Gordon, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Teran Demonde Gordon and Devaughn Lamont Thompson, two Detroit men, were at the helm of a deadly drug trafficking operation that peddled fentanyl and methamphetamine in Harrison County, West Virginia. The duo sourced their lethal cargo from Detroit, selling it from a house in Shinnston, West Virginia, as part of a…
