Tag: New York
Bolivia’s Top Cop Caged: 25 Years
⏱ 2 min read Former director of Bolivia’s anti-drug force, Maximiliano Davila Perez, 50, learned his fate today in a New York federal courtroom: 25 years in prison. Perez wasn’t busting cartels – he was running product, federal prosecutors proved to a jury. Extradited from Bolivia last December, Perez used his power to grease the…
Miami Grifter Gets Probation for Perjury
⏱ 3 min read Michael Luehrsen, 41, of Miami walked out of federal court in Buffalo yesterday with a sweetheart deal: three years probation. But that’s just the latest twist for a guy already facing serious fraud charges. Luehrsen wasn’t just accused of ripping off the healthcare system, he then doubled down by lying about…
Jamestown Pimp Faces Life Behind Bars
⏱ 3 min read Kelvin Thomas, 43, is staring down a potential life sentence for running a sex trafficking ring and slinging dope in Jamestown, New York. The scheme unfolded between October and December 2022, targeting two vulnerable addicts and forcing them into prostitution at a residence on W. Main Street in Falconer, NY. Thomas…
Edison Execs Faked $10M Order: Plea Deals
⏱ 2 min read The hustle for pandemic profits turned criminal. Christopher Ferguson, former CEO of Edison Nation, and Brian McFadden, a consultant for the firm, both pleaded guilty in federal court today to cooking the books. They confessed to faking $10 million in purchase orders after a massive deal for hand sanitizer went belly-up,…
Ex-Teacher’s Home Was a Brothel
⏱ 3 min read Eric Simpson, 66, a former Rochester public school teacher, wasn’t teaching kids – he was running a brothel. For over four years, from 2021 to late 2025, Simpson allegedly turned his Macedon home into a fully operational prostitution den, raking in cash while facilitating illegal sex acts. Federal prosecutors say the…
Rikers Officer Milked WC System
⏱ 2 min read Todd Faustin, 43, a former Rikers Island correction officer, confessed today to a years-long scheme to steal over $370,000 from New York City’s Workers’ Compensation system. Faustin repeatedly lied about being injured during altercations with inmates, filing bogus claims to the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board and lining his pockets…
Brooklyn Guard Accused of Inmate Assault
⏱ 3 min read James Johnson, a guard at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, is facing federal charges for allegedly sexually abusing an inmate. The indictment unsealed today details the abuse and accuses Johnson of lying to federal investigators about it. He was arrested this morning and is due in court this afternoon. Prosecutors…
Ghoul Texts CEO Widow: ‘Your Kids Are Next’
⏱ 3 min read Shane Daley, 40, of Galway, New York, wasn’t content to let tragedy stand alone. Hours after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was brutally murdered in Manhattan in late 2024, Daley allegedly unleashed a torrent of digital cruelty, flooding Thompson’s family with voicemails. These weren’t condolences; they were celebrations of death and direct…
Albany Firm Coughs Up $1.9M in PPP Scam
⏱ 3 min read Albany manufacturer Sark Wire Corporation is on the hook for $1.9 million after admitting they cooked the books to grab COVID-19 relief money. Back in 2020, when the CARES Act was supposed to be a lifeline for struggling businesses, Sark Wire allegedly lied about its size to qualify for Paycheck Protection…
K$ Grift: Online Guru Cops a Plea
⏱ 3 min read Kenneth Thom, a 40-ish ex-broker known online as “K$” and “K Money,” confessed in Manhattan Federal Court today to fleecing investors with a classic pump-and-dump scheme. Thom, already radioactive in the financial world, built a slick online persona to lure victims after being barred from trading in 2011. He’s facing sentencing…
