Tag: Kentucky
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…
Darrell Malone, Fentanyl Trafficking, Kentucky 2026
A Louisville man has been charged with fentanyl trafficking, possession of firearms as a convicted felon, and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that 35-year-old Darrell Malone was arrested and charged by complaint with the crimes. The investigation, led by the DEA, began in April 2026 after law enforcement…
Ricky Helton, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Kentucky 2024
⏱ 2 min read Ricky Helton, a 48-year-old Georgetown, Kentucky man, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. On October 24, 2024, Helton met an individual in Lexington to purchase methamphetamine, but law enforcement approached his vehicle and found one pound of the…
Robert Luke Divine, Attempted Enticement of a Minor, Kentucky 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 30-year-old Crittenden, Kentucky man, Robert Luke Divine, was caught in a sting operation on January 15, 2025, at a hotel where he intended to have sex with a woman and her 14-year-old daughter. Divine showed up at the hotel with the intention of engaging in sexual activity with the minor,…
Chester Lee Holloway, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 2 min read Chester Lee Holloway, a 35-year-old Cincinnati man, was caught with a loaded firearm and 119.1 grams of marijuana during a traffic stop in Covington, Kentucky. The stop was made by law enforcement, who detected the odor of marijuana, leading to the discovery of the firearm and drugs. Holloway, a felon, admitted…
Brandon Graves, Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking, Kentucky 2025
A Nicholasville man, Brandon Graves, 33, has been sentenced to 66 months imprisonment for his role in a fentanyl and cocaine trafficking operation. According to court documents, Graves was found to be in possession of 81.563 grams of fentanyl, 287.98 grams of cocaine, 40.872 grams of crack cocaine, 1.819 grams of methamphetamine, and 17.588 grams…
Summit Energy Services, Inc., Unregistered CTA, Kentucky 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Summit Energy Services, Inc. will pay $140,000 to settle charges of operating as an unregistered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today, January 16, 2015. The company, a Delaware corporation based in Louisville, Kentucky, was found to have violated the Commodity Exchange Act. According to the CFTC’s…
Brailen Weaver, Armed Bank Robbery, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 3 min read A gruesome daylight bank robbery in Berea, Kentucky, left two people dead. Brailen Weaver, 30, stormed into the US Bank on April 30, 2026, at 1:57 p.m. and opened fire on bank employees. Weaver, hooded and wearing a black mask, killed a bank employee and a teller before ransacking the bank…
