Tag: FBI
Kartarius Dewan Johnson, Bank Fraud, Alabama 2023
⏱ 2 min read Kartarius Dewan Johnson, 45, and Danisha Anita Foster, 39, of Mobile, Alabama, were convicted of a conspiracy to commit bank fraud involving over $25 million in fraudulent checks. The scheme targeted the U.S. District Court and a luxury vehicle dealership, with the goal of securing Johnson’s release from federal custody. Johnson,…
Gordon Dean Rhoan, Child Sex Abuse, Washington 2023
⏱ 3 min read Gordon Dean Rhoan, a 25-year-old member of the Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, has been found guilty of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child. The crime occurred in February 2023, when Rhoan attempted to engage in oral sex with a 7-year-old girl on tribal trust land…
Mike Escobar, Murder in aid of racketeering, California 2017
⏱ 2 min read Three Orange County gang members, Mike Escobar, James Mendez, and Kevin Trejo, were sentenced to life in federal prison for the 2017 murder of a fellow gangster in Anaheim, California. The victim, a member of a Costa Mesa street gang, had fallen out with a member of the Mexican Mafia prison…
Julianne Grace Willis, Cyberstalking, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 26-year-old Missouri woman, Julianne Grace Willis, pleaded guilty to using the internet to stalk and terrorize a victim in Ulysses, Kansas, with threats of rape and murder. The harassment began in October 2022, when Willis sent demeaning messages to a minor relative of the victim on a Roblox account, pretending…
Jeffrey McCown, Wire Fraud, Montana 2007
⏱ 2 min read Jeffrey McCown, a manager at a Bozeman-based dairy cooperative, orchestrated a massive fraud scheme that swindled the dairy out of $1.16 million from 2007-2008. Along with co-conspirators Michael Ernest Monforton, Jeanette Sabrina McCown, and Scott Michael McCown, McCown used co-op funds for personal purchases and reimbursements. The scheme, which began in…
Jashon Tatum, Possession of Machine Gun, Ohio 2024
⏱ 2 min read Jashon Tatum, a 29-year-old felon on supervised release, led Columbus police on a wild high-speed chase in August 2024, crashing into another vehicle and attempting to flee on foot before being caught with a machine gun conversion device and a stash of narcotics. The chaos unfolded on I-71 when Tatum, behind…
Alex Jeffery James-Tulee, Assault, Washington 2022
⏱ 2 min read Alex Jeffery James-Tulee, a 23-year-old from Toppenish, Washington, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for brutally assaulting two women he was in domestic relationships with, both enrolled members of the Yakama Nation. The assaults occurred in November 2022 and July 2025, in Toppenish and Wapato, Washington, respectively. James-Tulee’s actions left…
Robert Ivers, Threatening to Kill a Federal Judge, Minnesota 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 73-year-old Minnesota man, Robert Ivers, has been found guilty of threatening to kill a federal judge and a witness in a case that highlights the dark reality of intimidation against the justice system. Ivers, from Wayzata, mailed a manifesto titled ‘How to Kill a Federal Judge’ to a Minneapolis law…
Andres Serrano Portillo, Sex Trafficking, Texas 2019
⏱ 2 min read In a shocking case of exploitation, Andres Serrano Portillo, a 25-year-old member of the Forum Park Crips, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking a 16-year-old minor in Houston, Texas. The crimes occurred in October 2019, when Portillo lured the victim on social media and forced her…
Chang Tan, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, Nevada 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Nevada felon, Chang Tan, was caught red-handed with a stash of ghost guns and ammunition on August 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. Tan, who has a history of felony convictions, including fraud and sale of controlled substances, is prohibited by law from possessing firearms. The seized arsenal included a privately…
