Tag: Federal Indictment
Joely Rodríguez-Villega, Lying to FBI, Puerto Rico 2024
⏱ 2 min read Joely Rodríguez-Villega, a 28-year-old woman from San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been indicted for lying to the FBI about her whereabouts on the evening of March 29, 2024. According to court documents, Rodríguez-Villega willfully and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents, which is a federal crime. The indictment was returned…
Manjit Bedi, Food Stamp Fraud, Washington 2024
⏱ 2 min read Tacoma’s economy may be thriving, but one of its small business owners has been caught in a desperate bid to pad his profits. Manjit Bedi, a 64-year-old grocery store owner from Kent, Washington, allegedly ran a brazen food stamp scam that netted him at least $600,000 in stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Hosey Sells, Unlawful Sale of Firearms, West Virginia 2023
⏱ 3 min read In a brazen scheme, 59-year-old Steven Mark Hosey of Poca, West Virginia, sold guns to strangers in the parking lot of a federally licensed firearms business in Huntington. For nearly a year, Hosey operated an unlicensed firearms business, peddling pistols and revolvers to anyone who asked, without a federal license. Hosey’s…
Donell Barthelemey and Michael Brooks, Machine Gun Possession, New York 2023
New Orleans is no stranger to gun violence and drug dealing, but the case of Donell Barthelemey and Michael Brooks takes the heat up a notch. Federal agents raided a location in the city on August 13, 2025, and uncovered a dangerous cocktail: narcotics and enough firepower to turn a street corner into a warzone.…
Brandon M. Lemerond, Child Pornography Production and Distribution, California 2023
Manitowoc, Wisconsin – Brandon M. Lemerond, 20, is staring down the barrel of a potential life sentence after federal prosecutors unsealed a damning indictment alleging a depraved pattern of producing and distributing child pornography. The case, already steeped in troubling history due to Lemerond’s prior conviction and registration as a sex offender, highlights the persistent…
Brandon Lemerond, Child Pornography Possession and Production, Minnesota 2023
Brandon Lemerond, 20, is facing a potential lifetime behind bars after being indicted this week on charges of possessing and producing child pornography – a disturbing repeat offense while already on the sex offender registry. The Manitowoc man, once flagged by law enforcement, allegedly went right back to the depravity that landed him on the…
Brandon Lemerond, Producing Child Pornography, Wisconsin 2025
Brandon Lemerond, 20, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, is staring down the barrel of a potential life sentence after being indicted on federal child pornography charges. The Manitowoc man, already flagged as a sex offender, wasn’t deterred by previous convictions, allegedly diving deeper into a depraved world of online exploitation. Federal prosecutors unsealed the indictment last week,…
Juan Hernandez, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Los Angeles CA, 2023
Federal indictment charges MS-13 gang members with methamphetamine trafficking. Law enforcement apprehends 17 members and seizes drugs, firearms, and cash. Read more.
Christopher Kenji Bendann, Child Exploitation, Maryland 2017
In a disturbing case of child exploitation, a Baltimore man is charged with sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography. Learn about the indictment, law enforcement involvement, potential sentences, and the significance of this case in combating child sexual exploitation.
Javier Gonzalez-Valenzuela, Second-Degree Murder, Illinois 2021
Former Thomson Penitentiary inmate indicted for murder of fellow inmate. This article explores the background, charges, and details of the case.
