Tag: June 2025
Richard Greer, Sex Trafficking and Child Pornography, New York 2024
Buffalo, N.Y. – Richard Greer, 58, of Lockport, NY, was handed a 78-month prison sentence and 25 years of supervised release after being convicted of possessing child pornography. The sentencing, imposed by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo, comes as a result of his involvement with a global sex trafficking network. Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas…
Richard Greer, Sex Trafficking, New York 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A grim reminder of the depths to which some will sink in the pursuit of child exploitation: Richard Greer, 58, from Lockport, NY, has been sentenced to a staggering 78 months in federal prison for his role in a global sex trafficking network. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the sentence, which also…
Sixto Christopher Porras, Embezzlement, California 2024
SAN FRANCISCO – Sixto Christopher Porras, 32, a former associate banker, is facing federal charges after allegedly pilfering a combined $440,000 from two unsuspecting customers while employed at a San Francisco branch of a major national bank. The brazen scheme involved obtaining customers’ debit card PINs and manipulating account access, according to a federal grand…
Richard Isla Talens, Transporting Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors, Louisiana 2025
New Orleans, LA – The grimy details of a horrifying crime have emerged as Richard Isla Talens, 39, from Slidell, Louisiana, has been caught in the shadowy underbelly of international child exploitation. Today, Talens stood before a judge and pled guilty to Transporting Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors, a heinous violation of Title…
Richard Isla Talens, Transportation of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors, Louisiana 2025
Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced that Richard Isla Talens, a 39-year-old resident of Slidell, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to Transportation of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors. The charges stem from Talens’ involvement in the international transport of child sexual abuse materials. Talens faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years…
Jose Fernando McCormick, Methamphetamine Distribution, Arizona 2025
TUCSON, Ariz. – Jose Fernando McCormick, 52, is headed to federal prison for a decade after a brazen attempt to distribute eight kilograms of methamphetamine in broad daylight. U.S. District Court Judge Scott H. Rash handed down the 120-month sentence, followed by five years of supervised release, on June 27, 2025. McCormick previously pleaded guilty…
Jose Fernando McCormick, Methamphetamine Trade, Arizona 2024
TUCSON, Ariz. – In a brutal crackdown on organized crime, Jose Fernando McCormick, 52, of Tucson, was handed a decade behind bars for his role in the methamphetamine trade. The sentence, imposed by United States District Court Judge Scott H. Rash, includes 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. McCormick’s downfall…
Farrukh Jarar Ali, Healthcare Fraud, Arizona 2024
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The District of Arizona has dropped the hammer on Farrukh Jarar Ali, 41, charging him with orchestrating a colossal $650 million healthcare fraud scheme. Ali is accused of running a Pakistan-based operation called ProMD Solutions, which provided fraudulent credentialing and billing services for substance abuse treatment clinics across Arizona. According to federal…
Farrukh Jarar Ali, Health Care Fraud, Arizona 2025
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Matthew Norman Ballek, Child Pornography, Washington 2024
WASHINGTON – Matthew Norman Ballek, 32, a resident of Saskatchewan, Canada, faced the U.S. District Court today for his despicable crime of possessing child pornography, receiving a 46-month federal prison sentence. The announcement came from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Ballek, who pleaded guilty on October 4, 2024, to one count of possession of child…
