Tag: New York
Taj Tarsha, Securities and Wire Fraud, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Taj Tarsha, the founder of Few and Far Limited, a New York-based NFT startup, has been indicted for securities and wire fraud. Tarsha allegedly defrauded investors by making false statements about the use of their funds and then misappropriating the money for personal gain. The scheme began in February 2022, with…
Asante Kwaku Berko, Bribery, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former Goldman Sachs investment banker, Asante Kwaku Berko, was convicted of paying bribes to Ghanaian government officials in connection with a power plant development in Ghana. The scheme, which involved Berko and other co-conspirators, including senior executives at a Turkish company, aimed to corruptly secure contracts for the project. The…
John Burgos, Firearm Possession, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Syracuse felon, John Burgos, 30, has been sentenced to 77 months in prison for possessing a firearm, a crime he committed on April 16, 2025, despite being prohibited from doing so due to a 2022 robbery conviction in Syracuse, New York. Burgos pleaded guilty to the crime, admitting that he…
Lomere Holliman, Fentanyl and Firearms Trafficking, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Lomere Holliman, a 23-year-old from Syracuse, New York, was involved in a sinister plot to sell fentanyl and firearms in the city. Between March and September 2025, Holliman repeatedly sold guns, ammunition, high-capacity magazines, and fentanyl, using his firearm sales to fuel his drug trafficking business. The crimes took place in…
Jamarr A. Cunningham, Fentanyl Possession, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jamarr A. Cunningham, a 31-year-old Buffalo man, was busted for possessing a cocktail of deadly narcotics, including 50 grams of methamphetamine, cocaine, and 40 grams of fentanyl, in Jamestown, NY. The Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force made the bust on November 13, 2025,…
Kwame Agyei-Baffour, Bribery of Foreign Officials, New York 2026
In a shocking case of corporate greed, a former banker has been convicted of bribing Ghanaian officials to secure a lucrative deal for a multi-million-dollar power plant in Ghana. Kwame Agyei-Baffour, a dual U.S.-Ghanaian citizen, was found guilty by a federal jury in the Eastern District of New York on Thursday, August 6, 2026. According…
Dasai Bradberry, Fentanyl and Gun Charges, New York 2025
BUFFALO, NY — A Jamestown man has been charged with federal crimes related to fentanyl and firearms. Dasai Bradberry, 24, of Jamestown, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years…
James Mitchell, Child Pornography, New York 2026
BUFFALO, NY — In a disturbing case of child exploitation, a registered sex offender has been arrested and charged with receipt, distribution and possession of child pornography. James Mitchell, 40, of Gowanda, NY, was taken into custody by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a…
Mark D. Fromer, Medicare Fraud, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read Two New York ophthalmology practices, Mark D. Fromer, P.C. and Floral Park Ophthalmology P.C., have been caught in a Medicare scam, agreeing to pay $2.3 million to settle allegations of fraudulent claims for unnecessary trans-cranial doppler ultrasounds in Florida. The practices allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid through a…
Edwin Chavez-Garay, Murder, New York 2016
⏱ 3 min read Edwin Chavez-Garay, aka ‘Spooky’ and ‘Cruger’, and Jairo Diaz-Gamez, aka ‘Cameleon’ and ‘Antonimo’, MS-13 gang members, were indicted for their involvement in two brutal murders: the 2016 killing of Miguel Garcia-Moran in Brentwood, New York, and the 2023 murder of Carlos Lemus Interiano in Fort Washington, Maryland. The indictment, returned on…
