Tag: Money Laundering
Father-Daughter Duo Busted
⏱ 3 min read A father-daughter duo, Edwin Navarro-Artavia, 59, and Kyria Navarro-Santiago, 34, were arrested in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 5, 2026, for their alleged role in a money laundering scheme. The pair used their real estate businesses to conceal drug proceeds, facilitating the sale of properties throughout Puerto Rico. The investigation,…
Togo Alien Sentenced
⏱ 2 min read Gedeon Agbeyome, a 31-year-old illegal alien from Togo, was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a massive money laundering scheme that bilked nearly $3 million from unsuspecting victims in Maryland. The scheme, which involved business email compromise fraud, was carried out between June 2021 and May 2023.…
Crypto Cash & Caribbean Runs
⏱ 3 min read San Juan, PR – Two men busted for moving drug money through cryptocurrency are cooling their heels in a Puerto Rico jail after being extradited from the Dominican Republic. Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur and Luis Febles-Peralta, along with Febles-Peralta’s brother Germán E. Arredondo-Peralta, are accused of laundering millions in drug proceeds from…
Crypto Cash & Cocaine: DR-PR Drug Ring Busted
San Juan, Puerto Rico – A transatlantic drug money laundering operation built on the promise of untraceable cryptocurrency has been dismantled by federal agents, resulting in the arrests of three men with ties to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The ring allegedly funneled millions in illicit profits through digital currencies, attempting to cloak the…
Crypto Cash & Cocaine: DR Duo Extradited in Drug Money Scheme
Two men are cooling their heels in a Puerto Rican jail after a swift extradition from the Dominican Republic, accused of laundering millions in drug money through the murky world of cryptocurrency. Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur and Luis Febles-Peralta arrived stateside on March 11, 2026, facing federal charges that could send them away for decades. The…
Elderly Targeted: $5M Scam Lands Dominican National in US Jail
BOSTON – A 42-year-old man is facing federal charges after being extradited from the Dominican Republic, accused of being a key cog in a ruthless scheme that bilked millions from vulnerable seniors across the United States. Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez arrived in Boston this week to answer for allegations he laundered over $5 million stolen…
Kentucky Woman Gets Four Years for COVID Loan Heist
London, Kentucky – Nicole Pennington, 50, will spend the next three years and eight months in federal prison after pleading guilty to defrauding COVID-19 relief programs out of over a million dollars. The sentence, handed down Tuesday in Lexington, marks the latest fallout from a nationwide wave of pandemic loan fraud that saw billions siphoned…
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…
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…
Fake Pills, Dirty Money: Calif. Man Jailed in Drug Pipeline
A California man is trading comfort for a federal cell after admitting he greased the wheels for a massive online drug operation. Jimmy Fu, 64, of West Hills, California, received a year and a day in prison after pleading guilty to running an illegal money transmitting business, effectively laundering profits from websites selling counterfeit and…
