Tag: Homeland Security Investigations
Jiaan Cao, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Chinese national, Jiaan Cao, 33, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a sophisticated gold scam that targeted victims in Ocala, Florida. The scam, which took place between October 2024 and December 12, 2024, involved Cao and his co-conspirators gaining access to victims’ computers,…
Yoandris Jose Ruiz Bello, Child Sex Abuse Material Production, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read Yoandris Jose Ruiz Bello, a 32-year-old Venezuelan national, tried to coax a 13-year-old girl into creating explicit videos and sending them to him in Ocala, Florida. On August 21, 2024, Ruiz Bello engaged in a sexually explicit conversation with an undercover Homeland Security Investigations special agent, who was posing as the…
Bradly Dwayne Wimberly, Attempting to Produce Child Sexual Abuse Material, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read Bradly Dwayne Wimberly, a 32-year-old from Polk County, attempted to produce child sexual abuse material by communicating with someone he believed was a 13-to-14-year-old girl between February 15, 2024, and July 10, 2025. In reality, Wimberly was talking to an undercover Homeland Security Investigations special agent. The conversations took place online,…
Jordan A. Porter, Child Pornography, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read Jordan A. Porter, a 23-year-old man from Independence, Missouri, has been charged with receiving and possessing child pornography over the internet. Porter’s alleged crimes are linked to his involvement with a Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) group, which targets vulnerable populations, including minors. The investigation, led by Homeland Security Investigations, revealed that…
Corey Michael John, Receiving, Possessing, and Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Oklahoma 2025
⏱ 2 min read Corey Michael John, a 25-year-old man from Owasso, Oklahoma, was sentenced for his role in receiving, possessing, and distributing child sexual abuse material. In 2025, an undercover agent with Homeland Security Investigations discovered John on the social media application Kik, where he was sharing disturbing videos of children being sexually abused.…
Clyde Hall, Possession of Child Pornography, Maine 2025
⏱ 2 min read Clyde Hall, a 60-year-old Portland man, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography after a social media company tipped off the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in December 2025. Hall, who has a prior federal conviction for the same crime, was found to have thousands of child sexual abuse…
Felix Santos, Transporting Child Pornography, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Felix Santos, a 34-year-old Peabody man, was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport on May 18, 2026, after border agents found multiple files of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on his phone. Santos had just arrived from the Dominican Republic and was referred to secondary inspection, where agents discovered the disturbing…
Keith Page, Child Pornography Production and Receipt, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 73-year-old Clinton man, Keith Page, has pleaded guilty to producing and receiving child pornography, as well as enticing a minor, in a federal court in Bangor, Maine. According to court records, Page was sending money to several individuals under the age of 18, likely in exchange for explicit images. One…
Tyler Michael Watson, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Maryland 2023
⏱ 2 min read A cross-country drug trafficking operation involving kilogram quantities of cocaine has been busted, with five men indicted for their roles in the conspiracy. The operation, which spanned from Maryland to California, involved a plot to rob a narcotics supplier. The indicted individuals, including Tyler Michael Watson, Akop Akop Terzian, Nathan Andrew…
Jeremy Brooks, Child Sex Abuse Materials Production, New Hampshire 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 33-year-old Rochester man, Jeremy Brooks, has been indicted for producing, distributing, and possessing child sex abuse materials. The alleged crimes involved two minor victims and were committed in Rochester, New Hampshire. Brooks is currently in state custody on related assault charges and will appear in federal court on July 28.…
