Tag: FBI
Scott Joseph Kopas, Child Pornography Production and Possession, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 55-year-old Cedar Park man, Scott Joseph Kopas, has been found guilty of producing and possessing child pornography after a federal investigation and trial. The FBI launched an investigation into Kopas’s online activities, which led to the execution of search warrants at his Cedar Park residence and a hotel in Hawaii.…
Matthew Fooladian, Child Pornography, Florida 2025
⏱ 2 min read Matthew Fooladian, a 25-year-old Air Force member from Panama City, Florida, has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography offenses. In September 2025, the Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations seized Fooladian’s cell phone, which contained explicit material. An investigation involving the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, FBI, and Homeland…
Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Grajales, Identity Theft and Voting Fraud, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Grajales, a 55-year-old Colombian citizen, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for making false statements to obtain a US passport, committing aggravated identity theft, and voting in an election under a false identity in Jacksonville, Florida. Between 2003 and 2024, Jaramillo Grajales posed as a…
John Donald Butler, Bank Robbery, Ohio 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen daylight bank heist went down on March 30 at the Key Bank on Miamisburg Centerville Road in Dayton, Ohio. John Donald Butler, a 62-year-old man with a long history of bank robberies, walked into the bank dressed as a construction worker at approximately 2:45pm. He passed a note to…
Uelingatoni Pahulu, Gun Possession, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Uelingatoni Pahulu, 32, a convicted felon from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, fired a gun in a parking lot on November 1, 2025, after getting into an altercation with another man. The incident occurred at a Shop N Cart on N. Minnesota Avenue. Pahulu, who had a previous felony conviction in California,…
Brian Depena, Pandemic Loan Fraud and Money Laundering, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Lawrence, Massachusetts Mayor Brian Depena, 61, has been arrested and charged with pandemic loan fraud and money laundering. Depena allegedly defrauded over $1.5 million in COVID small-business loans to fund his campaign account, pay personal taxes, and pay off high-interest mortgages on properties he owned in Lawrence. The arrest occurred on…
James Mitchell, Child Pornography, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 40-year-old prior sex offender from Gowanda, NY, was arrested for receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography. James Mitchell, who has a history of convictions, was taken into custody after law enforcement received information that he possessed child pornography on his cellular phone. The investigation began on July 19, 2026,…
Liu Zhou, Market Manipulation, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read Liu Zhou, a 41-year-old Canadian citizen and Chinese national, was the mastermind behind a wide-ranging conspiracy to manipulate cryptocurrency markets in Boston. As the founder and primary operator of MyTrade, a financial services firm, Zhou provided clients with a service that allowed them to artificially inflate the trading volume or price…
Antonio Kelly, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Indiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 43-year-old Fort Wayne man, Antonio Kelly, has been sentenced to 150 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The crime occurred on October 13, 2024, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Kelly’s guilty plea and subsequent sentencing are the result of an investigation by the Bureau of…
Shaninth Michael Ray, Cyberstalking, Iowa 2023
⏱ 2 min read A chilling cyberstalking case has ended with a 10-year prison sentence for Shaninth Michael Ray, 38, of Chicago. Between April 2023 and October 2023, Ray terrorized an Iowa resident, threatening to kill them and their family members despite a no-contact order. The threats were made via phone, text, and video on…
