Tag: July 2025

Anthony Reed, Armed Robbery, Illinois 2022
CHICAGO — In a brutal display of violent thievery, Anthony Reed has been handed an eleven-year federal prison sentence for robbing taxi and rideshare drivers in the Windy City. The 28-year-old Chicago native committed the audacious acts within a week in February 2022. In a series of armed robberies that shook the city, Reed threatened…

Brooke Haller, Controlled Narcotics Possession by Deception, Kansas 2023
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – The grim streets of Kansas City were jarred by a federal indictment against Missouri nurse Brooke Haller, 40, who stands accused of a deceptively cunning scheme to obtain controlled narcotics. According to court documents, Haller is charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance by deception and subterfuge, the…

Brooke Haller, Opioid Painkiller Deception Scheme, Kansas 2024
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas City, Missouri nurse is facing federal charges after a grand jury indictment revealed a scheme to illegally obtain powerful opioid painkillers. Brooke Haller, 40, is accused of using deception to acquire Percocet and Oxycodone, raising questions about potential abuse within the healthcare system. According to court documents unsealed today,…

Erik Schleehauf, Assault of a Police Officer, DC 2025
WASHINGTON – Erik Schleehauf, 43, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty today for actions stemming from his April 15, 2025, attack on a Metro Transit Police Sergeant, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. The jury trial in Superior Court concluded with Schleehauf being found guilty of one count each of assault of a police officer…

George Kavroulakis, Wire Fraud, Illinois 2023
CHICAGO – A federal grand jury in the Windy City has nailed five individuals for reportedly bilking millions from small business loans and unemployment benefits under the CARES Act. George Kavroulakis, 33, Athanasios Intzes, 35, Adam Jaber, 34, Hassan Kurdi, 35, and Abbdallah Issa, 26, all Chicago-area residents, are accused of swindling millions through the…

John Henry Stack, Bank Robbery, North Carolina 2024
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Xochitl Sonia Navarro, Aiding and Abetting Escape, Kentucky 2024
FRANKFORT, Ky. – In a dramatic turn of events in the battle against illegal immigration, Xochitl Sonia Navarro, 45, of Lexington, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison on Wednesday for her role in aiding a fugitive’s escape. Navarro faced charges of assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers during their duties. The incident unfolded…

Xochitl Sonia Navarro, Assaulting Federal Officers, Kentucky 2024
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Xochitl Sonia Navarro, 45, of Lexington, Kentucky, will spend the next three years behind bars after being sentenced Wednesday for a brazen attack on federal officers. U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove handed down a 36-month sentence for Navarro’s conviction on charges of assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers in the performance…

Estifanos Kumssa, Carjacking, Tennessee 2019
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Estifanos Kumssa, Carjacking with Firearm, Tennessee 2024
NASHVILLE – Estifanos Kumssa, 26, of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 260 months in federal prison after being convicted on two counts of carjacking and two counts of possessing and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. This announcement came from Robert E. McGuire, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.…
