Tag: Homeland Security
John Doe, Gun and Crack Cocaine Sales, Louisiana 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 31-year-old Jefferson Parish man has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for selling crack cocaine and a .45 caliber pistol in Metairie, Louisiana. Michael Feast, also known as ‘Feast,’ pleaded guilty to charges of cocaine distribution and using a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime. According…
Crewmember James Smith, Child Pornography, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read A former crewmember on a cruise ship was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months for transporting child sexual abuse material into the US. Robert De Oliveira Ricci, 36, of Brazil, pleaded guilty on May 16, 2025. On March 10, 2025, a border search of Ricci’s smartphone revealed he had traveled…
Houston King, Narcotics Trafficking, Texas 2023
⏱ 3 min read A 33-year-old Houston man, Cyrus Boujabadi, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for leading a massive MDMA trafficking operation in Southern Texas. From January 2019 to July 2023, Boujabadi masterminded a conspiracy to distribute multiple narcotics, including MDMA, meth, cocaine, marijuana, and psilocybin. Law enforcement executed a search warrant…
John Doe, Child Molestation, California 2020
⏱ 4 min read A registered sex offender in Jamestown, NY, has been arrested on multiple child pornography charges. John Peterson, 42, was taken into custody after an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, which began with a tip from the messaging app Kik in June 2025. The tip reported that two files of suspected child…
Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia, Fentanyl Trafficking, Florida 2022
⏱ 2 min read In a major blow to the fentanyl trade, Marvin Alexander Portillo, a 29-year-old Dallas man, has been sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for his role in trafficking the deadly opioid in the Eastern District of Texas. The sentencing came after Portillo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with…
John Doe, Possession of Child Pornography, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read Brandon Wayne Roos, a 35-year-old Chester man, has pleaded guilty to possessing and receiving child pornography after a border patrol stop revealed explicit images on his phone. On September 24, 2023, Roos attempted to cross into Montana from Canada at the Sweetgrass Port of Entry, where border patrol seized his phone…
Rusbel Montoya Mandujano, Online Child Exploitation, Florida 2025
⏱ 2 min read Rusbel Montoya Mandujano, a 32-year-old man from Oviedo, Florida, was found guilty of attempting to coerce and entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. The incident occurred on June 25, 2025, when Montoya Mandujano began communicating online with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. However, the ‘girl’ was…
Jalal Adeeb, Human Trafficking, New Mexico 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Syrian national, Jalal Makland Adeeb, 39, has been extradited to New Mexico to face federal human trafficking charges. The charges stem from a conspiracy to bring in illegal aliens for financial gain. Adeeb was taken into custody by federal authorities on March 1, 2026, in Costa Rica and made his…
Bent Cop: HSI Agent Nabbed in Bribery & Money Laundering
Former Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent convicted of federal tax, structuring, and concealment offenses. This highlights the importance of integrity and accountability within law enforcement.
Shannell Gosine, Cocaine Courier and Money Counter, Houston TX, 2023
⏱ 3 min read Shannell Gosine, 28, of Houston, confessed today to being a key player in a drug pipeline that flooded the Northeast with cocaine. The feds say she was a courier and money counter, moving weight from Mexico, through Texas, and up to cities like Buffalo, New York between April 2023 and February…
