Tag: Las Vegas
Jose Leonel Gomez-Palma, Illegal Reentry, Nevada 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jose Leonel Gomez-Palma, a Nicaraguan national, and Isidrio Lopez-Ramirez, a Mexican national, were arrested in Las Vegas for illegal reentry into the United States after being previously deported. On April 30, 2026, Gomez-Palma was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Possess Gun Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs, while Lopez-Ramirez was…
Robert Levinson, Money Laundering, Nevada 2020
⏱ 2 min read Las Vegas, NV – A ruthless cryptocurrency cartel laundered millions, but the feds are cracking down. The Las Vegas Homeland Security Task Force hosted a panel discussion on cryptocurrency-related crimes, featuring federal and local law enforcement partners. Panelists discussed trends in cryptocurrency-related crimes, tools used to investigate these cases, and the…
Hilario Villegas-Espinoza, Reentry into the United States, Nevada 2026
⏱ 2 min read Two Mexican nationals, Hilario Villegas-Espinoza and David Carachuri-Terrazas, are headed to prison after pleading guilty to reentering the US after deportation in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pair was caught by ICE agents in the city. Villegas-Espinoza, 45, has a long history of crime. He was previously deported in 2009 and again…
Cesar Daniel Reyes-Rodriguez, DUI, Nevada 2025
⏱ 2 min read A drunk driver who’d been deported from the US three times before was sentenced to 30 months in prison for re-entering the country. Cesar Daniel Reyes-Rodriguez, a 38-year-old Mexican national, was arrested on April 26, 2025, in North Las Vegas for his fourth DUI since 2016. He’d previously been convicted of…
Christopher Gerard Ruiz, Fentanyl Trafficking, Utah 2023
⏱ 2 min read A traffic stop on I-15 in southern Utah turned into a massive fentanyl bust in October 2023. A Utah Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a car driven by Rachel Marie Aponas, 34, of Las Vegas, Nevada, with three kids under 10 in the backseat. The passenger, Christopher Gerard Ruiz, 42, was…
Cynthia Marie Marabella, Wire Fraud, Nevada 2020
⏱ 2 min read A Las Vegas woman swindled her boss out of $26 million, using the cash to buy high-end merchandise and pay off her living expenses. Cynthia Marie Marabella, a former controller at a Las Vegas construction company, conspired with her boyfriend to forge bonus checks, create fake bank statements, and send phony…
Michal Miroslaw Rokita, Photographing Defense Installations Without Authorization, Nevada 2026
⏱ 3 min read A Polish national was caught sneaking photos of top-secret US military installations in Nevada – and now he’s facing the music. Michal Miroslaw Rokita, 34, was sentenced to time served for photographing and video-recording vital US military installations and aircraft, equipment, and operations without permission. Between April 7 and April 14,…
Francisco Felix, Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking, Nevada 2023
⏱ 2 min read Thirty thousand fentanyl pills, 2.25 kilograms of fentanyl powder, and a pound of methamphetamine – that’s what two Las Vegas men allegedly brought into the city. Francisco Felix, 36, and Alexis Arturo Martinez, 31, were arrested after a massive fentanyl seizure and indictment on April 10. According to the indictment, the…
Alfredo Covarrubias-Jimenez, Illegally Reentering the United States, Nevada 2023
⏱ 3 min read Las Vegas federal court slammed four repeat offenders with prison sentences this week for the simple fact of being back in the United States after being kicked out – a lot of times. Alfredo Covarrubias-Jimenez, Moises Jeronimo-Martin, Angel David Olivera-Hernandez, and Rigoberto Osorio-Merlo all pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the country,…
Caleb Mitchell Rogers, Casino Robberies, Nevada 2023
Las Vegas police officer sentenced to 12 years in prison for committing three casino robberies. Raises questions about integrity of law enforcement.
