Tag: North Carolina
Machinegun Trafficker Gets 8+ Years
⏱ 3 min read Michael Naun Antunez Vasquez, a 22-year-old Honduran national, is headed to federal prison for over eight years after a July 9th deal went south. The Charlotte man was caught peddling firearms—including a pistol rigged with a switch to make it fully automatic—along with narcotics. Federal agents say Vasquez was in the…
Charlotte Man Guilty of $2.5M Tech Firm Extortion
⏱ 3 min read Cameron Curry, 27, of Charlotte, is facing years in prison after a federal jury convicted him yesterday of trying to shake down a major international tech firm for $2.5 million. Curry, a former data analyst with the company, allegedly threatened to dump sensitive employee data and corporate secrets online unless the…
Tax Cheat Gets 25 Months in $2M Scheme
⏱ 3 min read RELATED: Machinegun Trafficker Gets 8+ Years SEE ALSO: Charlotte Man Guilty of $2.5M Tech Firm Extortion Tracey Hernandez, 39, of Burlington, North Carolina, is headed to federal prison for 25 months after admitting to running a brazen $2.1 million tax fraud scheme. Hernandez, a ghost tax preparer, pleaded guilty in September…
Reidsville Shooter Gets 10 Years
⏱ 3 min read RELATED: Machinegun Trafficker Gets 8+ Years SEE ALSO: Charlotte Man Guilty of $2.5M Tech Firm Extortion Lindsey Hayes, 41, of Reidsville, North Carolina, is headed to federal prison for a decade after a late-night shooting spree near an apartment building on January 7, 2025. Hayes, a convicted felon, wasn’t just yelling…
Cop & Kin Looted Covid Funds
⏱ 3 min read RELATED: Tax Cheat Gets 25 Months in $2M Scheme SEE ALSO: Reidsville Shooter Gets 10 Years A Robeson County Sheriff’s deputy and his immediate family turned to fraud during the pandemic, raking in over half a million dollars in stolen Covid relief money. Ricky McMillian, 50, wife Erica, 46, and sons…
AI-Generated Streams = Real Fraud
⏱ 3 min read Michael Smith, a North Carolina man, admitted in federal court today to running a massive music streaming fraud, siphoning off millions in royalties intended for legitimate artists. Smith used artificial intelligence to generate thousands of songs, then flooded streaming platforms with billions of fake plays via automated “bots.” The scheme, uncovered…
Tech Firm Shaken Down: Charlotte Man Found Guilty
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Bronx Trafficker Gets 4 Years in PA Coke Run SEE ALSO: Charlotte Man Guilty of $2.5M Tech Firm Extortion CHARLOTTE, NC – A Charlotte man is facing serious time after a federal jury slammed him with a guilty verdict yesterday for a brazen cyber extortion scheme targeting a major D.C.-based…
Charlotte Man Nabbed in $2.5M Tech Firm Shake-Down
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Oregon Man Threatens to Kill Senator SEE ALSO: DC Gun Runner Gets 13+ Years CHARLOTTE, NC – A Charlotte man is looking at serious time after a federal jury convicted him yesterday in a brazen cyber extortion plot targeting a major D.C.-based tech firm. Cameron Curry, 27, faces years behind…
Charlotte Tech Worker Tried to Shake Down Former Employer
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Predator Back in the Crosshairs SEE ALSO: DC Felon Gets 2 Years for Stolen Glock CHARLOTTE, NC – A Charlotte man is facing a long stretch after a federal jury found him guilty of trying to bleed a DC-based tech company for $2.5 million. Cameron Curry, 27, wasn’t hacking from…
AI-Fueled Fraud: NC Man Admits to Streaming Scam
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Ex-Teacher Ran Prostitution Ring From Home SEE ALSO: Jamestown Trafficker Snared in Sex & Drug Ring New York, NY – Michael Smith, a North Carolina resident, just copped a plea in federal court today, admitting he rigged the music streaming game with artificial intelligence and an army of bots. Smith…
