Tag: New Haven
Angel Giancarlo Bellido Cosio, Identity Theft, Connecticut 2024
⏱ 2 min read A brazen distraction theft ring targeting elderly women at grocery stores and retail outlets has landed a Peruvian national in the slammer for 36 months. Angel Giancarlo Bellido Cosio, 36, and his co-conspirators rented vehicles to travel the country, snatching wallets and then using the victims’ credit and debit cards to…
Levern Marion, Cocaine Distribution, Connecticut 2025
⏱ 2 min read A massive cocaine and fentanyl haul in New Haven, Connecticut, led to the downfall of 37-year-old Levern Marion, who was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for distributing the deadly substances. According to court documents and statements made in court, an investigation that included surveillance, trash pulls, traffic stops, and…
Michael J. Meade, Tax Evasion, Connecticut 2013
⏱ 3 min read A brazen Southington businessman has been busted for bilking Uncle Sam out of $2.5 million in taxes. Michael J. Meade, 61, owner of Innovative Components LLC and Liquidlevel.com LLC, allegedly evaded his tax bill between 2001 and 2013, and again in 2012 and 2013. According to federal authorities, Meade, a North…
John O’Rourke, Illegally Reentering the US, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read A British citizen with a penchant for aliases has been caught trying to sneak back into the US with no legal status, federal authorities say. John O’Rourke, 27, also known as John Casey, was busted reentering the country near the Canadian border in October 2024. The UK native was deported back…
Carlos Cabrera-Zaruma, Sex Offender Reentry, Connecticut 2025
⏱ 2 min read A predator with a history of preying on the young is back behind bars. Carlos Cabrera-Zaruma, a 45-year-old Ecuadorian national, was convicted in 2008 of sexually assaulting a minor in Connecticut. But he didn’t stay gone. He illegally re-entered the US from Mexico in 2000 and again after being deported in…
Julio Cesar Fernandez-Salazar, Reentry Charges, Colorado 2023
Colchester, CT – Julio Cesar Fernandez-Salazar, a 44-year-old Mexican national, is facing federal reentry charges after a familiar pattern of illegal border crossings and criminal activity culminated in his arrest last November. The feds say Fernandez-Salazar isn’t just a border jumper; he’s a persistent offender who’s repeatedly thumbed his nose at U.S. immigration law, racking…
Harry Whitley, Glock Switch Trafficking, New Hampshire 2024
⏱ 3 min read Harry Whitley, 23, of New Haven, is looking at a serious stretch behind bars after admitting he was packing heat while slinging dope. Federal prosecutors say cops caught Whitley, already wanted on a state warrant and on probation, dealing drugs in New Haven back on November 4, 2024. A quick follow-up…
