Tag: Michigan
Damarko Amir Kimble, Meth Trafficking and Assaulting a Federal Officer, Ohio 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 29-year-old Michigan man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and assaulting a federal officer in Ohio. Damarko Amir Kimble, of Detroit, was caught with 577.7 grams of pure methamphetamine in his rental vehicle at a service plaza parking lot on the I-80/90 turnpike in Sandusky…
Kenneth Bardwell, Wire Fraud, Michigan 2023
⏱ 2 min read Kenneth Bardwell, a 66-year-old West Bloomfield resident, has been charged with running a massive investment fraud scheme that scammed investors out of millions of dollars. The scheme, which was allegedly used to fund a lavish lifestyle, involved soliciting investments for a fake sports and entertainment complex in Romulus, Michigan. Bardwell, who…
Omar R. Pouncy, Suborning Perjury, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read Omar R. Pouncy, a 39-year-old from Flint, Michigan, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for suborning perjury. On July 14, 2026, U.S. District Court Judge F. Kay Behm imposed the sentence after Pouncy pleaded guilty to the charge. The case stems from Pouncy’s attempts to overturn his convictions…
James Andrew Tallon, Child Pornography Distribution, Michigan 2025
⏱ 2 min read James Andrew Tallon, a 42-year-old from Ypsilanti, Michigan, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing thousands of images and videos of child sexually abusive material. The disturbing content, which included infants and toddlers, was shared with others on every continent except Antarctica between September 2023 and his…
Jose Manuel Cazarez-Pulido, Illegal Re-entry, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jose Manuel Cazarez-Pulido, a 33-year-old Mexican citizen, smashed into a motorcycle carrying a 71-year-old woman and a 64-year-old man in Waterford, Michigan, on July 1, 2026, critically injuring both. Cazarez-Pulido, who had been previously removed from the United States, was driving a Chrysler Town and Country van when he ran a…
Sefton Stewart, Nationwide Fraud, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Jamaican national, Sefton Stewart, 40, has pleaded guilty in a Michigan court for his role in a nationwide fraud scheme that swindled at least $3.4 million from over 25 victims across the United States. The scheme, which took place between October 2019 and September 2024, involved Stewart and his co-conspirators,…
Mark Craythorn Thompson, Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, Michigan 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 63-year-old Michigan man, Mark Craythorn Thompson, has been sentenced for his role in an Arizona-based fentanyl conspiracy. On September 28, 2023, Thompson picked up a package in Detroit containing 997.3 grams of powdered fentanyl, which had been shipped from Arizona via the U.S. Mail. Thompson intended to deliver the fentanyl…
Jacob Wise, Wire Fraud, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jacob Wise, a 29-year-old former financial controller from Riverview, Michigan, has admitted to embezzling over $1.1 million from his employer. Wise pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of laundering the proceeds of his crimes. The scheme, which involved diverting company funds to bank accounts he controlled,…
Wilmer Rodriguez, Unlawful Re-entry, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read Wilmer Rodriguez, a 39-year-old Honduran illegal alien, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported following a conviction for aggravated felony. Rodriguez was arrested in Grayling, Michigan, just over a year after his deportation, and has a history of committing serious crimes,…
Brian Mitchell, Commodities Trading Scheme, Michigan 2023
⏱ 3 min read Brian Mitchell, a 43-year-old suspended commodities trader from Ann Arbor, Michigan, pleaded guilty to defrauding multiple investors of over $2.7 million in a multi-million-dollar commodities trading scheme. Mitchell used various entities, including Young Pros Investment Group and My Nest Egg, to solicit investor money, making false representations about the security, profitability,…
