Tag: Kentucky
Brailen Weaver, Attempted Armed Bank Robbery, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen bank heist turned deadly in Berea, Kentucky, when an attempted armed robbery resulted in the deaths of two victims. Brailen Weaver has been charged with one count of attempted armed bank robbery and two counts of causing death with a firearm in the course of a crime of violence.…
Kevin Ryan Straw, Wire Fraud, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Lexington, Kentucky, man swindled his own fraternal organization out of $187,000 in a brazen wire fraud scheme. Kevin Ryan Straw, 40, served as President of Metropolitan Lodge 32, Fraternal Order of Police, based in Louisville, Ky., before being caught. Between 2021 and 2024, Straw defrauded at least ten individuals out…
Henry Ritscher, Child Sex Abuse Material Production, Kentucky 2025
⏱ 2 min read A depraved Ohio man has been locked away for a quarter century after secretly filming a minor in her own bathroom. Henry Ritscher, 44, produced the child sex abuse material on September 6, 2025, in Johnson County, Kentucky. The victim discovered the video, which showed her showering and changing, on one…
Jesse Kayembe, Bank Larceny, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen ATM heist in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, has left a bank reeling after a Houston man stole over $48,000 from a WesBanco ATM. Jesse Kayembe, 26, hooked a stolen truck to the ATM and ripped open the door, causing significant economic harm and disruption. According to investigators, Kayembe and an accomplice…
Dr. Warrick Stewart, Medicaid Fraud, Kentucky 2022
⏱ 2 min read Two Kentucky day treatment centers, Recovery Center of Kentucky, and Recovery Center of Ohio, plus their CEO Dr. Warrick Stewart, swindled Medicaid out of $15.2 million. Between August 2022 and June 2025, they sought reimbursement for kids’ education, recreation, and lunch breaks – services that Medicaid doesn’t cover. Recovery Center of…
Henry Ritscher, Child Pornography Production, Kentucky 2025
Child Pornography Ring Exposed in Johnson County, Kentucky: Local Man Faces 25 Years Behind Bars A disturbing case of child exploitation has come to light in Johnson County, Kentucky, as a Gallipolis, Ohio, man, Henry Ritscher, 44, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for producing child pornography. The sentencing took place on Friday, with…
Joseph Lanham, Money Laundering, Kentucky 2023
⏱ 2 min read Joseph Lanham, a 43-year-old Louisville man, was involved in a years-long conspiracy to launder money from his own drug trafficking activity. From April 2016 to May 2023, Lanham conspired with others to hide his drug proceeds, using the funds to acquire real estate, vehicles, and a luxury speedboat. The scheme ultimately…
Kevin Sanders, Fentanyl Distribution, Kentucky 2025
⏱ 2 min read Kevin Sanders, a 48-year-old Lexington man, was convicted of distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine in Lexington, Kentucky, after a 3-day trial. The investigation, which began in February 2025, revealed that Sanders was selling large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine to law enforcement officers. In April 2025, a search warrant was executed at…
Darrell Malone, Fentanyl Trafficking, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 3 min read Darrell Malone, a 35-year-old Louisville man, has been charged with fentanyl trafficking and firearms offenses after a federal search warrant turned up over 400 grams of the deadly opioid. The raid, which took place on May 7, 2026, was the result of an investigation into Malone’s alleged multi-kilogram fentanyl operation in…
Charles Nnamdi Emesim, Money Laundering, Kentucky 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Nigerian man, Charles Nnamdi Emesim, 53, has been sentenced to 115 months for his role in a decade-long scheme to launder the proceeds of various internet-enabled scams, including romance scams, government imposter scams, and lottery scams, in Kentucky and across the US. The scams, which ran from December 2013 to…
