Tag: Illinois
Darrell J. Lindsey, Meth Trafficking, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Darrell J. Lindsey, a 44-year-old former Peoria resident, was at the center of a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking operation that spanned over a year, from August 2020 to May 2021, in Peoria, Illinois. During this time, Lindsey conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute massive amounts of methamphetamine, including 145.5…
Aureliano Vazquez-Ontiberos, Human Smuggling, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Aureliano Vazquez-Ontiberos, a 43-year-old Mexican national, pleaded guilty to being unlawfully present in the United States following a prior removal. The incident occurred in May 2026, when law enforcement encountered Vazquez-Ontiberos during a traffic stop in Sangamon County, Illinois. Vazquez-Ontiberos, who has a history of human smuggling convictions, admitted to unlawfully…
Matthew S. Meyers, Conspiracy to Provide False and Fictitious Written Statements, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Matthew S. Meyers, a 41-year-old man from Machesney Park, Illinois, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiring to straw purchase five firearms in Winnebago County. Between 2022 and 2024, Meyers instructed another individual to buy guns on his behalf, knowing that the person would falsely claim to…
James LeBuhn, Mailing a Threatening Communication, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read James LeBuhn, a 66-year-old suburban Chicago man, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for sending threatening letters to two federal judges in Texas and Florida. LeBuhn mailed the letters to U.S. District Court judges in Amarillo, Texas, and Fort Pierce, Florida, last year, stating that citizens were unhappy…
Matthew Kawa, Unapproved Drugs, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Matthew Kawa, 48, of Grant Park, Illinois, and his sister Jennifer Stechkober, 32, of Michigan City, Indiana, were sentenced to prison for selling unapproved drugs in interstate commerce. The siblings pleaded guilty to introducing unapproved new drugs into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead. Kawa also pleaded guilty…
Tarrion Johnson, Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer, Illinois 2022
⏱ 2 min read In a brazen attack, Tarrion Johnson shot a federal law enforcement officer and a service canine while they were trying to arrest him at a Chicago apartment building on June 2, 2022. Johnson, 23, was wanted on state charges of attempted murder and attempted robbery. The officers had announced themselves and…
German Campos Jr, Bank Robbery, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read German Campos Jr, a 26-year-old from Franklin Park, Illinois, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a string of violent bank robberies in the Chicago suburbs. Between October 2023 and August 2024, Campos robbed six banks, brandishing a gun at tellers and customers in five of the incidents. The…
Jonathan Scott, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Illinois 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jonathan Scott, a 33-year-old felon from Oak Park, Illinois, was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a handgun in Chicago. The incident occurred on May 25, 2025, outside a McDonald’s restaurant on the West Side of Chicago, where Scott displayed a handgun during an argument with an…
Jason Cloth, Wire Fraud, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 60-year-old film producer, Jason Cloth, has been indicted for allegedly defrauding clients of more than $100 million in a wire fraud scheme. The scheme, which operated from 2019 to 2026, involved soliciting investments in fake film and entertainment projects in Chicago. Cloth, of Beverly Hills, California, used the funds for…
Kyle Svara, Wire Fraud, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 4 min read Kyle Svara, a 27-year-old Illinois man, was sentenced to 76 months in prison for hacking into the Snapchat accounts of over 750 women, stealing their nude photos, and possessing child sexual abuse material. The crimes took place from May 2020 to February 2021, with Svara using social engineering tactics to collect…
