Tag: Memphis
Roy Harvey Jr., Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, Tennessee 2026
⏱ 2 min read A group of twelve individuals has been indicted for their involvement in a large-scale cargo theft conspiracy targeting Nike’s North American Logistics Center in Memphis, Tennessee. The suspects, including Roy Harvey Jr., Bereket Abraham, and Jorge Cuellar, allegedly worked together to steal at least $2 million in Nike products between July…
Lynette Hogue, Tax Fraud, Tennessee 2021
⏱ 2 min read Lynette Hogue, a Memphis woman, has been charged with preparing false tax returns for clients and failing to file her own tax returns between 2021 and 2024. Hogue allegedly prepared and filed false and fraudulent income tax returns for clients of her tax preparation business, generating refunds they were not entitled…
Antonio Caldwell, Fentanyl Trafficking, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read Antonio Caldwell, a 40-year-old Memphis man, was sentenced to 235 months in prison for trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine in West Tennessee. Caldwell, aka ‘Joe’, was committing these crimes while on supervised release for two prior federal narcotics convictions. The investigation, which began in 2023, revealed that Caldwell was…
Larry Wilson, RICO conspiracy, Tennessee 2024
⏱ 2 min read Larry Wilson, a 36-year-old Memphis man, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for his role in a RICO conspiracy involving robbery and methamphetamine distribution with the Young Mob gang. Wilson, also known as ‘L’, was part of a pattern of racketeering activity that included attempting to commit and committing…
Maurice Harris, Armed Robbery, Tennessee 2024
⏱ 2 min read Maurice Harris, a 32-year-old Memphis man, has been sentenced to over 78 years in federal prison for a string of armed business robberies in the Western District of Tennessee. Between October 4 and 10, 2024, Harris robbed three stores: Metro by T-Mobile, Cricket Wireless, and AT&T, using a handgun to demand…
David Watkins, Bank Fraud, Tennessee 2022
⏱ 2 min read David Watkins, a 31-year-old Memphis man, has been sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for his role in a string of crimes, including aggravated identity theft, bank fraud, and illegally possessing a firearm. The crimes occurred in Memphis, Tennessee, and surrounding areas, with the first reported incident happening on June…
Misam M. Abidi, Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme, Tennessee 2020
⏱ 2 min read Misam M. Abidi, a 47-year-old middle Tennessee man, has been indicted for running a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded millions of dollars from investors across the country. The scheme, which operated from 2020 to 2024, was based in Shelby County, where Abidi resided. Abidi allegedly made false promises of high returns…
Keon J. Carwell, Possessing Firearms as a Prior Convicted Felon, Mississippi 2024
⏱ 2 min read Keon J. Carwell, a 39-year-old Memphis fugitive, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for possessing seven firearms as a prior convicted felon in Hernando, Mississippi. Carwell was wanted for eight years stemming from a federal gun charge in the Western District of Tennessee from 2016. On March 31, 2024,…
Terry Curtis, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Tennessee 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Memphis man has been locked up for 27 years for running a lucrative meth and fentanyl trade. Terry Curtis, 41, had been shipping massive amounts of the deadly substances to his doorstep before narcotics officers swooped in. In April 2022, a package containing 2 kilograms of methamphetamine and 497 grams…
Marshun Lewis, Armed Robbery, Tennessee 2023
⏱ 3 min read A brazen scheme to rob United States Postal Service carriers and cash in on the loot with bank fraud landed a Memphis man and his mother behind bars. Marshun Lewis, 25, was sentenced to 42 years in prison for a string of armed robberies in Western Tennessee. Between August 2023 and…
