Tag: medford
Samuel Rodrigo Melo Santos, Alien Possession of a Firearm and Making False Statements, Oregon 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Mexican national, Samuel Rodrigo Melo Santos, 27, has pleaded guilty to alien possession of a firearm and making false statements to acquire a firearm in Medford, Oregon. Between May 2024 and July 2025, Melo Santos purchased 91 firearms for $56,448 and 40,000 rounds of ammunition, claiming he bought guns and…
Jennifer Poliandro, Bank Fraud, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jennifer Poliandro, a 35-year-old from Medford, NY, has pleaded guilty to her role in a bank fraud scheme that involved stealing identities and creating counterfeit military IDs. The scheme, which took place between February 18 and 26, 2026, targeted multiple victims in the Western District of New York area. Poliandro and…
David Michael Burnett, Sexually Abusing Minor, Oregon 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 37-year-old Medford man has been handed a 30-year sentence for a sickening crime that shocked his community. David Michael Burnett was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor in his care and distributing child sex abuse material. Investigators with the FBI and Medford Police Department discovered over 300 videos and…
Devon James Wright, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Oregon 2025
⏱ 3 min read A convicted felon was behind bars for a second time after getting busted with guns in his possession – again. Medford OR resident Devon James Wright, 31, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for illegally toting firearms. The first time, police found a semi-automatic pistol and a full magazine…
