Tag: Kansas City
Edgar Sanchez-Solis, Alien Smuggling, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read Edgar Sanchez-Solis, a 24-year-old Mexican national, pleaded guilty to his role in an international conspiracy to smuggle aliens from Canada into the US. Sanchez-Solis, who was living illegally in Kansas City, Missouri, was a leader in an alien smuggling organization (ASO) that brought hundreds of aliens into the US for profit.…
Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, Cocaine Distribution, Missouri 2021
⏱ 2 min read A Mexican national, Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, 45, was involved in a large-scale drug-trafficking conspiracy in Missouri, specifically distributing methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. The operation was led by a co-defendant and included several members, including Lopez-Sanchez. On April 16, 2021, Lopez-Sanchez was observed arriving at a residence in Belton, Mo., where he was…
Tahreon L. Allen, Kidnapping, Kansas 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 65-year-old man was kidnapped from his home in Lawrence, Kansas, in May 2023, by Tahreon L. Allen, Jean Willy Petit Frere, and a third suspect, who forced him out at gunpoint. The victim was bound and blindfolded for approximately 10 hours, during which time the kidnappers stole money and two…
Dara S. O’Connor, Possessing Unregistered Destructive Devices, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Dara S. O’Connor, a 30-year-old Kansas City woman, attempted to destroy a warehouse on Botts Road in Kansas City, Missouri, by fire on February 12, 2026. O’Connor threw two incendiary devices, commonly known as Molotov cocktails, at the building, which had been considered for purchase by the federal government to house…
Russell L. Spencer, Jr., PCP Distribution Conspiracy, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read A high-ranking member of a PCP trafficking organization has been convicted in federal court after a lengthy investigation and trial in Kansas City. Russell L. Spencer, Jr., 47, was found guilty of conspiring to distribute more than a kilogram of PCP in the Kansas City area. According to investigators, Spencer spent…
Jaime Cruz-Hernandez, Reentry into US after Deportation, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kansas City, MO – A Mexican national is facing federal time after getting behind the wheel drunk in Grandview, Missouri. Jaime Cruz-Hernandez, 37, was pulled over by police on January 6, 2026, for driving while intoxicated. That’s when they discovered he was in the country illegally. Cruz-Hernandez had been deported to…
Robert F. Kennedy, Child Sex Abuse Material, Kansas 2023
⏱ 2 min read Kansas City, KS residents are being targeted by sophisticated cyber predators using child sex abuse material (CSAM) created either as actual images or through generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). Since 1981, the US Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime has championed National Crime Victims’ Rights Week to raise awareness about…
Mark Crosby, Wire Fraud, Kansas 2026
⏱ 3 min read A 43-year-old Kansas City man has admitted scamming his way to $92,233 in COVID-19 relief loans. Mark Crosby pleaded guilty to wire fraud, claiming his two businesses – Crosby Auto LLC and MSC & Sons Trucking LLC – had a combined monthly payroll of $28,567 and gross receipts of $736,928. But…
Orlin Rafael Cerrato-Avilez, Illegal Reentry of a Removed Alien, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Honduran national, Orlin Rafael Cerrato-Avilez, walked free into a nightmare when he was arrested by Independence cops for lying about his birthdate during a traffic stop. Turns out, 32-year-old Cerrato-Avilez had no business being back in the States. ICE-ERO took custody of Cerrato-Avilez after his fingerprints were run, revealing a…
Belton James, Fentanyl Trafficking, South Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 27-year-old Belton man was busted with a stash of fentanyl worth a small fortune. Raimon Martez Gilliam, aka ‘Ray Money,’ sold 73 grams of the deadly synthetic opioid to a confidential informant in Kansas City on October 8, 2025. The informant handed Gilliam $5,400, and in return, he handed over…
