Tag: HSI
Gregory Keith McCoy, Methamphetamine Possession with Intent to Distribute, Wyoming 2025
⏱ 2 min read Gregory Keith McCoy, a 56-year-old Casper man, was involved in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization operating in Wyoming and Colorado. On September 24, 2025, law enforcement attempted to stop McCoy near Sinclair after a drug-detection dog alerted to the presence of controlled substances in his vehicle. However, McCoy fled, leading officers…
Luis Garcia, Firearms Conspiracy, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 2 min read Luis Garcia, a 29-year-old from Shelbyville, Kentucky, was involved in a large-scale firearms conspiracy from April 8, 2021, to January 12, 2024. Garcia conspired with others to obtain firearms by making false statements, dealt in firearms without a license, and attempted to smuggle them from the United States to Honduras. He…
Patrick Dallas, Mail and Wire Fraud, Rhode Island 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 38-year-old Georgia man, Patrick Dallas, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for his role in a wide-ranging lottery and sweepstakes scam that defrauded senior citizens in Rhode Island and multiple other states out of at least $1 million. The scam, which involved bogus claims of winning large…
Amy Cheng, Marriage Fraud, New York 2023
⏱ 2 min read A massive marriage fraud scheme spanning over a decade has been dismantled in New York, with 11 defendants charged for orchestrating over 1,000 sham marriages for foreign nationals, primarily citizens of the People’s Republic of China. The scheme, which operated nationwide and internationally, involved defendants Amy Cheng, Xiao Mei Chan, Christine…
Tania Rosa Rodriguez, Naturalization by Deceit, Florida 2018
⏱ 2 min read Tania Rosa Rodriguez, a 57-year-old Cuban national, was convicted of obtaining US citizenship by deceit in Miami. Rodriguez had applied for naturalization in 2017 and was granted citizenship in 2018, but she had concealed her involvement in a multi-million dollar healthcare fraud conspiracy during the naturalization process. The conspiracy, which lasted…
Zhu Chen, Jiayi Chen, Jianjun Lu, Forced Labor, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read In a shocking case of modern-day slavery, three men – Zhu Chen, Jiayi Chen, and Jianjun Lu – have been indicted for forced labor and related offenses at Cartersville-based flooring manufacturer Wellmade Industries. The alleged scheme involved recruiting Chinese nationals with false promises, then subjecting them to inhumane working conditions, including…
Nathaniel Willard Byrd, Child Sexual Abuse Material, North Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read A youth coach from Hudson, North Carolina, has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for receiving and storing child sexual abuse material. Nathaniel Willard Byrd, 38, pleaded guilty to the crime in December 2025, after law enforcement found over 1,300 files depicting the sexual abuse of children on his…
Pedro Guadarrama Loza, Meth Trafficking, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Pedro Guadarrama Loza, a previously deported Mexican national and convicted felon, is facing federal charges for his alleged role in a massive methamphetamine trafficking operation in North Georgia. On July 29, 2026, law enforcement identified a suspicious shipment of five boxes from Mexico en route to the Gainesville area. The boxes…
Joseph Rocco Giancola, Making Interstate Communications of Threats to Injure, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 73-year-old Cape Coral man has been sentenced to federal prison for threatening to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Joseph Rocco Giancola made the threats online, posting messages on the social media platform BlueSky, including "Just shoot ice to kill" and "Shoot the ICE Nazis down like the rabid…
Michael St. Denny, Child Pornography, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read Michael St. Denny, a 37-year-old man from Lisbon, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography in St. Lawrence County. The crime occurred between July 2024 and January 2025, when St. Denny used the social media app KIK to share explicit content with other individuals.…
