Tag: March 2026
Haverhill Crypto Hustler Admits $700K Investor Scam
Luciano Schipelliti, a 28-year-old Haverhill resident, is facing a potential decade-plus prison sentence after agreeing to plead guilty to defrauding investors out of $700,000 through two spectacularly failed cryptocurrency investment funds. The scheme, built on lies and fueled by reckless trading, left a trail of ruined finances and shattered trust, according to federal prosecutors. Schipelliti…
Deported Drug Runner Faces Decades in NH Meth Operation
ROCHESTER, NH – A Dominican national previously deported from the United States is facing a substantial federal prison sentence after admitting to his central role in a multi-pound methamphetamine trafficking ring operating in and around Rochester, New Hampshire. Joel Castillo-Soto, 35, pleaded guilty this week to charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and illegal reentry…
Grandparent Scam: $5M Laundering Plot Lands Dominican in Court
BOSTON – A 42-year-old Dominican national is cooling his heels in a Massachusetts jail cell today, accused of being a key cog in a ruthless, international scam that preyed on the most vulnerable Americans – the elderly. Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez arrived in Boston on March 18, 2026, extradited from the Dominican Republic to face…
SC Man Admits to Racist Threat, Gunfire Act
A quiet suburban neighborhood in South Carolina became the stage for a chilling act of racial intimidation last summer, and the man responsible has now admitted his guilt. Jonathan Felkel, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court today to a hate-fueled display of aggression targeting his Black neighbor, identified only as J.M. The incident, which unfolded…
Grandparent Scam: $5M Laundered, DR National Jailed
Boston – A Dominican Republic national is cooling his heels in a Massachusetts jail cell after federal authorities finally brought him to account for his role in a sprawling, heartless fraud that bilked over $5 million from vulnerable elderly Americans. Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez, 42, faces decades behind bars if convicted of laundering the proceeds…
Norfolk Dealer’s Home: Crack, Fentanyl & an Armory
Norfolk, VA – James Edward Sweat, 40, is facing a potential life sentence after a federal jury convicted him yesterday of running a narcotics operation and illegally stockpiling firearms. The raid on Sweat’s Norfolk residence on December 18th wasn’t a simple drug bust; it exposed a fully-fledged drug manufacturing and distribution hub coupled with a…
Lexington Hostage & Heat: Felon Faces Life Behind Bars
A Lexington County man is staring down the barrel of a potential life sentence after admitting to a chaotic standoff with law enforcement and a prolific drug operation. De’Marionne Miller, 22, pleaded guilty in federal court today to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and engaging in drug trafficking, bringing to a…
From Drug Warrior to Kingpin: Ex-Bolivian Official Gets 25 Years
New York City – Maximiliano Davila Perez, the former head of Bolivia’s elite anti-narcotics unit, FELCN, will spend a quarter of a century behind bars after being sentenced today in Manhattan federal court. The stunning fall from grace for the man once tasked with *stopping* the flow of cocaine into the United States comes after…
Iowa Gunman Gets 7+ Years for 4th of July Terror
A loaded handgun, a panicked street, and a chilling threat. That’s how Capri Rogers, 37, spent Independence Day in Sioux City, Iowa, and it’s landed him with a 7.5-year federal prison sentence. Rogers, a Virginia native with a history of violence, terrorized two women cycling on July 4th, 2025, brandishing a firearm and spewing threats…
Felon Found Armed: WV Man Faces Decade-Plus in Prison
A St. Albans man with a drug conviction is staring down a serious stretch in federal prison after the feds caught him illegally packing a loaded Glock .40 caliber pistol in Kanawha County. Robert Thomas, 30, pleaded guilty this week, admitting he knew he wasn’t legally allowed to possess a firearm due to his prior…
