Tag: FBI
Bank Fraud Ring
⏱ 2 min read A 24-year-old Boston woman, Trinity Antonetty, has pleaded guilty to her role in a bank fraud ring that targeted a Massachusetts bank. Between July and October 2024, Antonetty opened a business bank account and allowed Phalentz Vernot to deposit fraudulently obtained cashier’s checks into the account. When the bank froze one…
Dog Breeder Charged
⏱ 2 min read Kristine Michelle Hicks, a 51-year-old dog breeder from Cumby, Texas, has been charged with federal crimes related to her unlicensed breeding facility, where dogs were kept in deplorable conditions and sold to unsuspecting buyers with false claims about their health, parentage, and temperament. The investigation into Hicks’ facility, ‘Giant German Shepherds’,…
Iran Terror Payout
⏱ 2 min read Hundreds of victims of Iranian state-sponsored terrorism, including those affected by the 1984 bombings of U.S. military facilities in Beirut, Lebanon, and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., will receive a payout of approximately $318 million. The payment is the result of a 17-year forfeiture…
Covid Relief Fraud
⏱ 2 min read Francesco Distefano, a 29-year-old suburban Chicago man, orchestrated a massive Covid-19 relief fraud scheme in 2020 and 2021, swindling the federal government out of more than $3.3 million in small business loans and grants. Distefano, along with co-defendant Sargis Urumieh, submitted false applications for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury…
Doc Scams Medicare
⏱ 2 min read An Alabama-based doctor, Tommie Robinson, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for a $2.7 million telemedicine fraud scheme in Massachusetts. Between December 2018 and March 2021, Robinson worked with telemedicine companies to sign medical documentation for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment and genetic testing, targeting Medicare beneficiaries. The scheme…
Child Porn Sentence
⏱ 2 min read A 59-year-old Chinese national, Tong Chen, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography in Hudson, Ohio. The investigation began in May 2024, after the Circleville Police Department identified suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM) linked to Chen’s residence. In July 2024, federal agents seized…
12 Yrs for Child Abuse
⏱ 2 min read John James Adducci, a 41-year-old Fort Myers resident, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for possessing and accessing child sexual abuse images and videos. Between February 2023 and June 2025, Adducci downloaded and viewed thousands of disturbing images and videos from the internet, including the dark web. The…
Meth Kingpin Busted
⏱ 2 min read A massive drug trafficking operation that flooded Northern West Virginia with methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine has been dismantled by federal authorities. Ryan Rasheed Shaw, a 29-year-old Philadelphia man, played a key role in the operation, managing the drug business in Morgantown and supplying local dealers with significant quantities of illicit substances.…
Predator Caught
⏱ 2 min read Bailey Michael Stouter, a 23-year-old Pennsylvania man, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for exploiting a 14-year-old girl in Kentucky. The crime occurred when Stouter used a social media application to meet the girl, arranging to pick her up from her home in Bullitt County, Kentucky, to drive her…
Identity Thief Raked in $114K Using Dead Man’s Social Security
⏱ 2 min read A notorious identity thief swiped more than $114,000 in Social Security benefits using a dead man’s identity, authorities say. Richard Warren Ralston, 69, of Mesa, Arizona, applied for retirement benefits in Auburn, California, using the identity of a man who died in 1965. The brazen scheme went undetected for over a…
