Tag: October 2025
Adrian Hernandez, Bank Robbery, Texas 2024
LAREDO, TEXAS – Adrian Hernandez, a 42-year-old Laredo resident, will spend the next six and a half years in federal prison after being sentenced for a brazen robbery of Falcon International Bank. The sentencing, announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei, closes a case delayed by the recent government shutdown but now brought to a…
Kelvin Patton, Dennys Robbery, Texas 2024
HOUSTON – A 34-year-old Houston resident and documented gang member, Kelvin Patton, has been sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for a brutal robbery at a local Denny’s restaurant. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Patton, 34, was found guilty of interference with commerce through robbery and brandishing a…
Juan Hernandez, Armed Robbery, Texas 2022
HOUSTON – Kelvin Patton, a 34-year-old Houston resident and known gang member, was sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for his violent role in a restaurant robbery. The sentence, announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei, comes after Patton struck a Denny’s manager with a gun during the heist. U.S. District Judge Alfred…
Robert Maxwell, COVID-19 Investment Scam, Texas 2024
31-year-old Houston resident Robert Maxwell was handed a 90-month federal prison sentence for orchestrating a $12.5 million COVID-19 scam that defrauded investors in the Southern District of Texas, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
Akintunde Campbell Use of Force Against Police, Rochester NY, 2025
New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has issued a Notification of Investigative Findings in the tragic death of Akintunde Campbell, who succumbed to injuries following an encounter with Rochester Police Department (RPD) officers on July 31, 2025. The OSI concluded that a prosecutor would not be able…
Emilson Joan Ordoñez-Banegas, Police-Involved Shooting, New York 2023
New York – A chilling chapter in the city’s law enforcement history unfolded yesterday as the Office of Special Investigation (OSI) under Attorney General Letitia James released a Notification of Investigative Findings on the tragic death of Emilson Joan Ordoñez-Banegas, who met his demise on July 13 following an encounter with Suffolk County Police Department…
Emilson Joan Ordoñez-Banegas, Fatal Police Shooting, New York 2023
New York – The Office of Special Investigation (OSI) under Attorney General Letitia James has released a Notification of Investigative Findings detailing the outcome of their probe into the fatal shooting of Emilson Joan Ordoñez-Banegas by Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) officers on July 13, 2025. The OSI concluded that a prosecutor could not prove…
Delta Smith, Narcotics Trafficking, Louisiana 2020
OXFORD, MS – Twenty individuals are facing federal charges today after a sweeping takedown of a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in the Mississippi Delta. The arrests, a joint effort between the FBI and federal prosecutors, reveal a network of alleged drug distributors stretching across Mississippi and into Tennessee, and a disturbing level of corruption within…
Brandon Addison, Drug Distribution, Mississippi 2023
A massive drug trafficking conspiracy in the Mississippi delta has been dismantled, with 20 individuals from Mississippi and Tennessee arrested on criminal charges related to their alleged participation in the scheme. According to court documents, the defendants, including Brandon Addison, Javery Howard, Milton Gaston, Truron Grayson, Bruce Williams, Sean Williams, Dexture Franklin, Wendell Johnson, Marcus…
Antonio Pena, Human Smuggling, Texas 2023
LAREDO, Texas – A decades-long criminal, Antonio Pena, 57, of Rio Bravo, Texas, is headed to federal prison after being caught cramming three Mexican nationals into his vehicle. Pena was sentenced to 63 months, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a human smuggling operation, U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced.…
