Tag: Ohio
Sadai Lopez, Fentanyl Trafficking, Ohio 2024
CLEVELAND – A brazen crime has shaken the streets of Ohio as Sadai Lopez, a 38-year-old man from Goodyear, Arizona, pleaded guilty to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. The illicit operation involved transporting fentanyl pills from Arizona to North Carolina, with a crucial stop in Ohio. According to court documents, Lopez was engaged…
Alan Martina, Possessing Child Pornography, Ohio 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A repeat sex offender faces 10 to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty today in U.S. District Court to a child pornography crime. Alan Martina, 37, of Columbus, admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material of infants and toddlers. According to court documents, the National Center for Missing and Exploited…
Deniss Zolotarjovs, Ransomware Group Member, Sentenced to 102 Months, Ohio 2026
A notorious Russian ransomware group member has been brought to justice, and it’s a victory for the victims of his cybercrimes. Deniss Zolotarjovs, a Latvian national, was sentenced to 102 months in prison for his role in a major Russian ransomware organization that stole from and extorted over 54 companies. The crimes committed by Zolotarjovs…
John Glase, Fraud, Ohio 2006
Cleveland, OH – July 13, 2006 – John Glase, president of Carnegie Trading Group, Ltd., Inc., was found liable for fraud by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, following a non-jury trial in June 2005. Judge Donald C. Nugent issued a final judgment against Glase and his company on June 27,…
Deniss Zolotarjovs, $56M Ransomware Scheme, Ohio 2025
Cincinnati Ransomware Suspect Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Prison A Latvian national has been sentenced to 102 months in prison for his role as a negotiator in one of the most notorious ransomware groups in the world, known as Karakurt, TommyLeaks, and SchoolBoys Ransomware. Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, was arrested overseas in December 2023 and transferred…
Joseph P. Foley, Gas Price Manipulation, Ohio 2006
Joseph P. Foley, a former Desk Head at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP), has been ordered to pay $350,000 in civil monetary penalties for directing the false reporting of natural gas trades and attempting to manipulate natural gas prices, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on October 2, 2006. The settlement also…
Marathon Petroleum, Price Manipulation, Ohio 2007
Findlay, OH – August 1, 2007 – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced a settled enforcement action against Marathon Petroleum Company (MPC) for attempting to manipulate the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil. The alleged manipulation occurred on November 26, 2003, targeting the Platts market assessment for spot cash WTI…
Enrique Villalba, Jr., Ponzi Scheme, Ohio 2010
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – Enrique F. Villalba, Jr. has been charged with operating a $37.5 million Ponzi scheme through his firm, Money Market Alternative, LP (MMA), according to a complaint filed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on March 29, 2010, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The…
Kevin Harris, Forex Ponzi Scheme, Ohio 2010
Kevin Harris and several co-defendants are facing charges of fraud and misappropriation related to a multi-million dollar foreign currency (forex) Ponzi scheme, according to a complaint filed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on October 7, 2010, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The scheme allegedly operated from…
Enrique Villalba, Fraud, Ohio 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Enrique F. Villalba, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was implicated in a multi-million dollar commodity futures Ponzi scheme, according to a settlement announced today by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC filed charges against Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC (RCG), a Chicago-based futures commission merchant, for failing to adequately supervise the…
