Tag: FBI
Demetrius Fitzgerald Green, Fentanyl Distribution, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Demetrius Fitzgerald Green, a 42-year-old from Scott Depot, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to distributing massive amounts of fentanyl in Charleston. On three separate occasions – February 18, February 27, and March 18, 2026 – Green sold quantities of fentanyl exceeding 40 grams, putting countless lives at risk. The transactions were…
Taisia Soloai Fauolo, Possession of Firearm, California 2025
⏱ 2 min read Taisia Soloai Fauolo, a 29-year-old Nevada felon with ties to Sacramento, was busted on October 21, 2025, after acting suspiciously during a law enforcement action in Sacramento. Fauolo was caught crouching behind a parked car and then running through a nearby apartment complex, prompting officers to detain him. A search of…
Holly Mikkelsen, Embezzlement, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Holly Mikkelsen, the former treasurer of the Summit Pointe Elementary School Parent Teacher Association in Kansas City, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to embezzling over $100,000 from the organization. The embezzlement occurred between August 17, 2020, and July 23, 2025, while Mikkelsen was serving as treasurer. She made unauthorized withdrawals, wrote fraudulent…
Francisco Mariano Orantes, Child Sex Abuse Material, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read Francisco Mariano Orantes, a 33-year-old Sacramento man, has pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting at least seven minor female victims over social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram. Between 2023 and 2024, Orantes used his cellphones to impersonate a teenage girl, gaining the trust of his victims before coercing them into producing…
Diego Emmanuel Reyes, Assaulting a Federal Officer, Illinois 2025
⏱ 2 min read On October 4, 2025, Diego Emmanuel Reyes, 21, allegedly rammed his SUV into a vehicle driven by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on the Southwest Side of Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz. The agent was engaged in official duties when the incident occurred. Reyes, of Chicago, used his…
Emily Katherine Merrill, Wire Fraud, Colorado 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Texas woman, Emily Katherine Merrill, 41, has been accused of orchestrating a large-scale scam targeting two Colorado-based companies, resulting in the theft of over $3 million. Merrill allegedly worked as an accounting manager and controller for a Lafayette, Colorado company from July 2021 to November 2024, and as a financial…
Ashley Benny, Wire Fraud, Missouri 2019
⏱ 2 min read Ashley Benny, the former vice-president of the Cooper County R-IV School Board in Missouri, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for her role in a scheme that defrauded the school district of $385,000. The scam involved a fake investment in a supposedly lucrative overseas ‘standby letter of credit’ that carried no risk…
John S. Andrews, Second Degree Murder, Mississippi 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brutal beating inside the Yazoo City Federal Correctional Complex in Mississippi has ended with a guilty plea from the perpetrator. John S. Andrews, a 42-year-old inmate from Carbondale, Illinois, admitted to killing a fellow inmate, referred to as C.S., with malice aforethought. The deadly assault occurred on federal property, where…
Floyd Clown, Jr., Sex Abuse, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Floyd Clown, Jr., a 41-year-old from Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a woman in Dupree, South Dakota, on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation. The incident occurred on March 11, 2025, when Clown forced the victim into sexual contact after…
Matthew Piercey, Investment Fraud, California 2025
⏱ 2 min read Matthew Piercey, a 49-year-old from Palo Cedro, California, ran a massive $35 million investment fraud scheme, preying on trusting investors, many of whom he met at church, between July 2015 and August 2020. Piercey posed as an investment advisor, making false promises of guaranteed profits through his companies Family Wealth Legacy…
