Tag: Omaha
Steven R. Harper, Child Pornography Possession, Nebraska 2026
⏱ 2 min read A federal grand jury in Nebraska has indicted 21 defendants, including Steven R. Harper, Scott Wellensiek, and Jose Alfredo Sandoval-Huitzil, for various crimes in Omaha. The charges include possession of child pornography, methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute, and failure to register as a sex offender. The alleged crimes occurred between…
Tamara Ricceri-Wolf, Wire Fraud, Nebraska 2018
⏱ 2 min read Tamara Ricceri-Wolf, 60, of Omaha, Nebraska, was a financial manager with a secret: she was scamming her employer out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Between 2018 and December 2022, Ricceri-Wolf used her position to open American Express credit cards in the company’s name and make personal purchases, then paid off…
Ricardo Gutierrez-Castillo, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Nebraska 2025
⏱ 2 min read Ricardo Gutierrez-Castillo, Eric Luviano-Cabrera, and Heleodoro Luviano-Castillo were involved in a methamphetamine conspiracy in Omaha, Nebraska, where they rented an Airbnb to manufacture and distribute the drug. On January 2, 2025, the Omaha Police Department received a tip from the Airbnb owner about suspicious activity, including large pots and pans, and…
Leonel DeLeon, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Nebraska 2024
⏱ 2 min read Leonel DeLeon, a 64-year-old from Wahoo, Nebraska, was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking ring that supplied the Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa, areas. DeLeon’s crime spree lasted from February 8, 2024, to June 21, 2024, and involved delivering over 50 grams…
Alfredo Manuel Zambrano-Hurtado, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, Nebraska 2026
⏱ 2 min read Two minors, aged 15 and 16, were transported to an Omaha hotel by Alfredo Manuel Zambrano-Hurtado to be sold for commercial sex. The victims were advertised online by Michel Daiana Martinez-Gonzalez and Eduardo Jose Perdomo, who arranged commercial sex acts with buyers. The sex trafficking operation was uncovered by the Omaha…
Emerson Reyes-Andrade, Methamphetamine Distribution, Nebraska 2026
⏱ 2 min read Emerson Reyes-Andrade, a 32-year-old illegal alien from San Salvador, El Salvador, was involved in a large-scale methamphetamine distribution conspiracy in Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. On September 4, 2024, Reyes-Andrade delivered approximately two pounds of methamphetamine to a cooperating witness in Omaha. The investigation led to the discovery of approximately…
Summer Louisa Chrans, Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read Summer Louisa Chrans, a 43-year-old woman from Omaha, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The crime occurred on separate occasions, with Chrans admitting to purchasing and selling one-pound quantities of the illicit substance. The sentencing took place on…
Kenneth Powers, Methamphetamine Distribution, Nebraska 2025
⏱ 2 min read A major drug trafficking operation has been busted in Nebraska, with 14 defendants charged in 13 unsealed indictments. The accused include Kenneth Powers, 68, of Omaha, who allegedly conspired to distribute and possess 500 grams or more of methamphetamine between September 1, 2025, and January 15, 2026. Brian De Jesus-Garibaldi, 20,…
Jackson Williams, Escape, Nebraska 2025
⏱ 3 min read Jackson Williams, 41, is going back inside – and for a long time. The Omaha man walked away from a federal furlough program in January 2025 and spent almost a year as a fugitive before a jury found him guilty of escape. On Wednesday, Judge Robert Rossiter slammed him with 40…
