Tag: October 2025
Sharai Poteet, Disaster Relief Fund Fraud, Texas 2024
HOUSTON, TX – Sharai Poteet, 56, of Porter, Texas, is facing a mountain of federal charges after allegedly scamming Hurricane Harvey disaster relief funds to build herself a lavish $435,000 home. The 20-count indictment, unsealed following a delay due to the recent government shutdown, details a brazen scheme involving fabricated household members and threats against…
Naqwan Antonio Lucas, Double Murder, District of Columbia 2023
WASHINGTON – Naqwan Antonio Lucas, 18, of the District of Columbia, is now facing a double murder indictment, accused of gunning down both a 21-year-old congressional intern and a 17-year-old girl. The charges come after a frantic manhunt that ended with his arrest in Montgomery Village, Maryland, last night. Lucas, also known as “Qwan,” appeared…
Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, Computer Fraud Conspiracy, Tennessee 2020
Washington – A Ukrainian national, Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 43, of Cork, Ireland, has been extradited to the United States after his arrest in July 2023. Lytvynenko faces charges related to the deployment of Conti ransomware, a variant that encrypted victims’ data and demanded ransoms for file recovery. According to court documents, from 2020 to June…
Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, Conti Ransomware Conspiracy, Tennessee 2023
Washington – A Ukrainian national, Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 43, from Cork, Ireland, faced his first appearance in the Middle District of Tennessee today, charged with conspiracy to deploy Conti ransomware. The malware variant infected computers and networks, encrypting data since around 2020. Court documents reveal that Lytvynenko conspired with others to target over 1,000 victims…
Carlos Ralph Miller-Smith, Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault, Oregon 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. – A night in Warm Springs turned deadly, and now Carlos Ralph Miller-Smith, 31, is facing the consequences. The Warm Springs man made his first appearance in federal court yesterday, slapped with charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury stemming from a shooting on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.…
Marvin Bonilla, Racketeering Conspiracy, California 2023
OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has dropped the hammer on nine alleged Oakland Sureño gang members, charging them with racketeering conspiracy tied to two murders, three attempted murders, and a string of related crimes. The indicted men include Marvin Bonilla, Edwin Cano-Merida, Cesar Rolando Lucas-Pablo, Walfer Mendoza-Mendoza, Gonzalo Pablo, Jeronimo ‘Orlando’ Pablo-Carrillo, Mario Pablo-Matias,…
Luis Humberto Lamas-Guzman, Fentanyl Trafficking, Washington 2023
SEATTLE, WA – Ten individuals are facing federal charges following a massive law enforcement operation targeting a drug and gun trafficking network spanning Western Washington. The arrests, announced yesterday by U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd, are the culmination of a year-long investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Seattle Police Department (SPD).…
Luis Lamas-Guzman, Drug Trafficking, California 2023
SEATTLE – In a massive law enforcement operation, ten members of drug and gun trafficking groups were arrested in connection with three significant conspiracies, announced U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Luis Humberto Lamas-Guzman, 25, of Lynnwood, Washington, was among those nabbed for orchestrating the distribution of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin across western Washington. ‘These…
Derek Lopez, Threats against the President, Illinois 2025
PEORIA, Ill. – The grimy streets of El Paso, Illinois, were once again in the spotlight as 27-year-old Derek Lopez found himself ensnared in the sticky web of federal law enforcement. Lopez has been charged with making threats against none other than the sitting President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. According to sources…
Derek Lopez Arrested
An El Paso, Illinois, man, Derek Lopez, 27, has been charged in federal court with making threats against President Donald J. Trump, according to a statement released by the DOJ USAO. Lopez was arrested on October 28, 2025, and is set to appear in court for preliminary and detention hearings on Monday, November 3, 2025,…
