Tag: DOJ
Travis R. Moreland, Sex Trafficking, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Travis R. Moreland, a 37-year-old Columbia, Missouri man, was busted in an online sting operation for attempting to entice and sex traffic a minor. On December 29, 2025, Moreland allegedly engaged in online communication with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 16-year-old minor, arranging to meet for sex in…
Afeez Olatunji Adewale, Sexual Extortion, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Afeez Olatunji Adewale, a 27-year-old Nigerian man, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud scheme that involved the sexual extortion of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The scheme ultimately led to the victim’s death. Adewale was…
Balentin Quintero, Distribution of Cocaine, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read Four Sacramento men, Balentin Quintero, Francisco Chavez, Steven Ortega, and Tavarius Montgomery, were involved in a large-scale cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine distribution ring, operating in Sacramento between January and June 2026. The men sold controlled substances to undercover agents and confidential sources on multiple occasions, with Chavez agreeing to sell an…
Seth Jones, Wire Fraud, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Seth Jones, a 46-year-old Philadelphia man, pleaded guilty to defrauding two local non-profits out of $322,798. From 2017 to September 2025, Jones worked in the finance department of the parent company of the two non-profits, using his position to carry out the scheme. He used a company credit card to pay…
Jakeem Butler, Unlawful Possession of a Machinegun, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jakeem Butler, a 25-year-old Texarkana man, was stopped by police for a traffic violation on December 31, 2024. During the stop, officers detected a strong odor of marijuana, leading to a search of the vehicle. Inside, they found a firearm equipped with an illegal machinegun conversion device, commonly referred to as…
Tomas Quino Canil, Human Trafficking, Texas 2021
⏱ 2 min read Tomas Quino Canil, a 38-year-old Guatemalan national, has pleaded guilty to smuggling charges related to a 2021 crash in Chiapas, Mexico, that killed over 50 people and injured more than 100. The crash occurred on December 9, 2021, when a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens crashed near Tuxtla…
Carlos Collazo-Pérez, Child Pornography, Puerto Rico 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 75-year-old man from Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, has been sentenced to 188 months in prison for transporting child pornography. Carlos Collazo-Pérez pleaded guilty to the charges, which involved knowingly transporting images of child pornography between March 8, 2021, and August 6, 2025. The exploitation was carried out using electronic devices…
Jurel Daquone Leo Bowman, Child Sex Crimes, Maryland 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jurel Daquone Leo Bowman, a 32-year-old former emergency medical technician from Lusby, Maryland, has been indicted on child sex crimes. Between August 2022 and April 2026, Bowman allegedly used his cellphone and an online social media application to sexually exploit minors in Harford County. He paid hundreds of dollars for explicit…
Ashanti Washington, Perjury, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read Ashanti Washington, aka ‘Shani Boni’, pleaded guilty to perjury in a federal murder trial in the Southern District of New York. Washington lied under oath on March 17 and 18, 2025, during the trial of Kevin Perez, who was accused of racketeering, murder, and firearm offenses. Perez, also known as ‘Kay…
Michael Myers, Possession of Child Pornography, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 39-year-old Lunenburg man, Michael Myers, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. The sentencing took place in federal court in Worcester, where Myers pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography in March 2026. Myers, a registered sex offender, was arrested…
