Tag: North Carolina
Storm Bryant, Forex Fraud, North Carolina 2021
Charlotte, NC – October 8, 2021 – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a civil enforcement action against Storm Bryant and Elijah Bryant III of Los Angeles, California, alleging a $1.05 million fraudulent scheme targeting retail investors. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.…
Daniel Shane Tyrolf, Child Pornography Distribution, North Carolina 2025
⏱ 3 min read Daniel Shane Tyrolf, a 35-year-old Raleigh man, was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography online. The sentencing came after Tyrolf pleaded guilty to the offense on November 3, 2025. The investigation began when Kik social media reported to the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children…
Homer Allen Faison, III, Methamphetamine Trafficking, North Carolina 2025
⏱ 4 min read Homer Allen Faison, III, a 48-year-old Sampson County resident, was the mastermind behind a massive methamphetamine distribution operation that spanned from California to Eastern North Carolina. Faison’s operation, which lasted from 2020 to May 2023, flooded the streets with at least 220 pounds of highly pure methamphetamine, ruining families and destroying…
Shyheem Jaqun DuPont, Possession of a firearm with a machinegun conversion device, North Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read Shyheem Jaqun DuPont, a 24-year-old Charlotte man, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for possessing a firearm fitted with a machinegun conversion device, known as a Glock switch, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred on February 21, 2024, when DuPont’s vehicle was stopped by Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD)…
Juston McDowell, Unlawful Dealing in Firearms, New York 2022
⏱ 2 min read Juston McDowell, a 25-year-old from Laurinburg, North Carolina, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for unlawfully dealing in firearms without a license in Albany, New York. Between March 2022 and February 2025, McDowell acquired multiple firearms, including handguns and switches, in North Carolina and sold them in Albany and elsewhere.…
Richard David Warren, Threatening to Murder a Federal Official, North Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 61-year-old Forsyth County man, Richard David Warren, was arrested for threatening to kill top US immigration officials in charge of enforcement and policy. The alleged threats were made in June 2025, when Warren mailed letters to two government officials, threatening to kill them, as well as the family of one…
Kyle Andrew Edwards, Doxxing, North Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kyle Andrew Edwards, a 59-year-old from Alexander, North Carolina, has pleaded guilty to doxxing a United States Supreme Court Justice by posting their home address online with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite violence. The incident occurred between April and June 2026, when Edwards used a social media account to…
Cordell Antonio Mendoza, Fentanyl Resulting in Death, North Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read A drug dealer’s deadly transaction ended in tragedy when a man in Franklin County, North Carolina, overdosed and died from fentanyl sold to him by Cordell Antonio Mendoza. On February 17, 2026, Mendoza pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell and possess with the intent to sell heroin and fentanyl, and selling…
VSoft Corporation, PPP Loan Fraud, North Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read VSoft Corporation, a banking and payment solutions provider based in Atlanta, Georgia, has been caught in a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan scam in North Carolina. The company allegedly misrepresented its employee count to obtain a second round PPP loan of $1,259,732.00, claiming to be a small business with less than…
Richard David Warren, Threats Against Immigration Officials, North Carolina 2025
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