Tag: FBI
N. Korea Sanctions Bust
⏱ 4 min read Three men, including Alexander Paul Travis, 35, of Augusta, Jason Salazar, 30, of Clovis, California, and Audricus Phagnasay, 25, of Fresno, California, have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a nationwide scheme that enabled North Korean workers to access U.S.-based computer networks. The scheme, which began in 2003,…
Postal Worker Kidnapped
⏱ 2 min read Ariel Ayala Meléndez, 59, kidnapped a US Postal Service letter carrier in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 25, 2025. The victim was seized at knifepoint and forced to drive to Guaynabo, where he crashed the vehicle to escape. The motive behind the kidnapping is not clear, but the incident has…
ATM Jackpotting
⏱ 2 min read Carlos Luis Vera La Cruz, a 45-year-old Miami man, pleaded guilty on March 20, 2026, to conspiracy, bank larceny, and accessing a protected computer in furtherance of fraud. Vera La Cruz and his co-conspirators engaged in an ATM ‘jackpotting’ scheme, where they stole money from ATMs at targeted banks and credit…
Bloods Arrested
⏱ 2 min read Ronnie Powell, 40, and Daniqua Dixon, 34, suspected members of the notorious Bloods gang, were busted in Buffalo, NY, on March 18, 2026, for running a lucrative drug trafficking operation and packing heat. The dynamic duo, allegedly affiliated with the violent street gang, was caught with a stash of cocaine, crack,…
Meth Kingpin Busted
⏱ 2 min read Juan Carlos Popoca, a 38-year-old meth trafficking ringleader from Tifton, Georgia, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for his role in distributing hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine in Tift County. Popoca, who helped orchestrate the operation from behind prison bars, pleaded guilty to one count of…
Fatal Shooting
⏱ 2 min read Treyson Lee Sharp, a 22-year-old man from Browning, Montana, shot and killed a woman on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation on December 28, 2024. The incident occurred at Sharp’s family home, where he had invited the victim, Jane Doe, for dinner. After dinner, they went to his bedroom, where Sharp showed Doe…
Iran Cyber Attacks
⏱ 2 min read The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been disrupting the US with cyber-enabled psychological operations. In Maryland, the MOIS used four domains – Justicehomeland[.]org, Handala-Hack[.]to, Karmabelow80[.]org, and Handala-Redwanted[.]to – to claim credit for hacking activity, post sensitive data, and call for the killing of journalists, regime…
Meth Haul
⏱ 2 min read A Mexican national, Jose Carlos Morales-Gutierrez, 31, was busted in Oklahoma with over 20 pounds of methamphetamine after a traffic stop in Custer County. On March 11, 2026, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a red semi-truck with trailer, and Morales-Gutierrez, who didn’t have a valid driver’s license, was found…
Gang Members Guilty
⏱ 2 min read Two members of the notorious 18th Street Gang, Herberth Rodríguez and Elias Martínez Villanueva, were found guilty of murder in-aid-of racketeering and other gang-related crimes in Queens, New York. The verdict came after a three-week trial, which revealed the duo’s involvement in the brutal murder of Diego Vanegas Vásquez on November…
Arms Trafficker Busted
⏱ 2 min read Peter Dimitrov Mirchev, a Bulgarian national, has been extradited from Spain to Alexandria, Virginia, to face charges of conspiring to distribute cocaine and possess firearms, including machineguns and destructive devices, in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Mirchev, along with co-conspirators from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, allegedly plotted to supply Mexican…
