Tag: Homeland Security Investigations
Luis Rolando Clavijo Tacuri, Unlawful Reentry, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read Luis Rolando Clavijo Tacuri, a 32-year-old Ecuadorian national, has been indicted for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. Tacuri, who was residing in Milford, Massachusetts, was previously deported in December 2016 after being arrested for operating under the influence. He was arrested again in May 2024 for the same…
Jefferson Chancay-Sanchez, Child Pornography Possession and Access, Texas 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jefferson Chancay-Sanchez, a 26-year-old illegal alien from Ecuador, was caught with a hidden app containing child pornography on his cellphone near Uvalde, Texas, on June 15, 2025. Chancay-Sanchez had unlawfully entered the US near the Eagle Pass Port of Entry and was placed under arrest by US Border Patrol agents. A…
Fernando Bahena Ruiz, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Fernando Bahena Ruiz, a 28-year-old Mexican citizen living illegally in Danville, Virginia, sparked a 911 call on March 25, 2026, when multiple people reported gunfire in a neighborhood. Witnesses saw muzzle flashes coming from Bahena Ruiz’s backyard, and when officers arrived, they found him carrying a gun before he retreated back…
Drew Michael Kozlowski, Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 45-year-old Sharpsburg, PA resident, Drew Michael Kozlowski, has been indicted for distributing, receiving, and possessing child sexual abuse material. The alleged crimes occurred in March and June 2026. Kozlowski is accused of receiving and attempting to receive material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor on March 27, 2026, and…
Tyquan Washington, Cocaine Distribution, Vermont 2024
⏱ 2 min read Tyquan Washington, a 36-year-old Brooklyn man, has been charged with distributing 28 grams or more of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine in Vermont. The alleged crime occurred on February 22, 2024, when agents with Homeland Security Investigations made a controlled purchase of more than 29 grams of cocaine base…
Luis Antonio Tejada-Santamaria, Reentry into US, Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read Luis Antonio Tejada-Santamaria, a Salvadoran national, has pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after multiple previous removals. Tejada-Santamaria was arrested in Chesterfield County, Virginia, on November 2, 2024, for assault on law enforcement and obstruction. This was not his first run-in with the law, as he had previously been…
Richard Kowalczyk, Child Exploitation, Florida 2020
⏱ 2 min read Richard Kowalczyk, 46, and Eric Patrick, 31, both of Windermere, attempted to coerce a minor into engaging in sexually explicit conduct in July 2020. The married couple, who pleaded guilty in February and April 2026, respectively, were sentenced to 14 and 10 years in federal prison. The disturbing case involved Kowalczyk…
Frank DeCaro, Possession of Child Pornography, Rhode Island 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 47-year-old registered sex offender from Rhode Island, Frank DeCaro, was arrested at Boston Logan Airport for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). DeCaro, from Westerly, Rhode Island, was stopped at the airport in November 2025 after returning from an international trip to Italy. A search of his phone allegedly uncovered…
Amontea Allen John Mitchell, Attempted Enticement of a Minor, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Amontea Allen John Mitchell, a 28-year-old from Tallahassee, Florida, has pleaded guilty to attempting to entice a minor online and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. In April 2026, Mitchell responded to an online ad for a female escort, unaware it was an undercover operation by the Leon County Sheriff’s…
Michael Ray Pennington, Attempting to Entice a Minor to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Activity, Florida 2025
⏱ 2 min read Michael Ray Pennington, a 60-year-old man from Panama City, Florida, was convicted of attempting to entice a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. The crime occurred in November 2025, when Pennington responded to a fictitious online advertisement posted by an undercover law enforcement officer. Despite being informed that he was…
