Tag: Organized Crime
Chinatown Walgreens Hit: 10.5 Years for Plotter
⏱ 3 min read Gianni Robinson, 28, is headed to federal prison for a decade and a half after orchestrating a series of seven brazen armed robberies targeting the Walgreens on 7th Street NW in D.C.’s Chinatown. From July 2023 to February 2024, Robinson used his connections—including a crooked uncle and store manager—to turn the…
Philly Carjacking Crew Faces Justice in Marine’s Death
PHILADELPHIA – A five-man carjacking ring operating in Philadelphia has been brought down after a federal jury delivered guilty verdicts on charges ranging from murder to armed robbery. The crew wasn’t just stealing rides; prosecutors proved the stolen vehicles were shipped overseas, fueling a lucrative international resale operation. Mikal McCracken, 24, the alleged ringleader known…
Philly Carjacking Crew Gets Life for 2 Murders
Philadelphia streets breathed a little easier today as five men were convicted in federal court for a brutal carjacking spree that left two dead. Mikal McCracken, Amin Muse, Aleem Abdul-Hakim, Dean Fosque, and Kavon Coleman faced charges stemming from a reign of terror beginning in February 2022. The jury found them responsible for 29 carjackings,…
Texas Courier Admits Role in Cross-Country Coke Pipeline
Buffalo, NY – Shannell Gosine, a 28-year-old Houston woman, confessed in federal court today to being a vital link in a massive cocaine distribution network stretching from Mexico to the streets of Western New York. Gosine, facing a decade to life behind bars, admitted to repeatedly transporting multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Texas to Buffalo,…
Chinatown Walgreens Robberies: Ringleader Gets 10.5 Years
A decade and a half behind bars. That’s where Gianni Robinson, 28, will spend the next 126 months after federal prosecutors secured a conviction for orchestrating a series of brazen armed robberies targeting a Walgreens in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown. The sentence, handed down today in U.S. District Court, closes the book on a seven-month crime…
Houston Courier Admits to Coast-to-Coast Coke Runs
Buffalo, NY – Shannell Gosine, 28, of Houston, Texas, is staring down a potential life sentence after admitting she was a vital link in a massive drug pipeline stretching from Mexico to the Northeast. Gosine pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, a charge stemming from a nearly two-year operation that flooded cities…
Texas Courier Faces Decade for NY Coke Pipeline
Buffalo, NY – Shannell Gosine, 28, of Houston, is staring down a potential ten-year federal prison sentence after admitting she was a crucial link in a cross-country cocaine distribution network. The feds say Gosine wasn’t just making deliveries; she was a key player in a sophisticated operation funneling bricks of cocaine from Mexico, through Texas,…
Houston Courier Admits to Cross-Country Coke Pipeline
Buffalo, NY – Shannell Gosine, a 28-year-old Houston woman, confessed in federal court today to her role as a key transporter in a sprawling cocaine distribution network that stretched from the Mexican border to the streets of Buffalo. Gosine wasn’t just making deliveries; she was a vital link, hauling multi-kilo loads of cocaine north while…
New Rochelle Valet Grifter Gets 37 Months in Federal Prison
New Rochelle con man James Pavlounis is trading in car keys for prison bars after being sentenced to 37 months behind bars for a brazen, decade-long scheme to defraud the Social Security system and evade taxes. The 53-year-old owner of Select Parking Systems wasn’t just providing a service; he was running a sophisticated operation built…
Deported Drug Kingpin Busted in CT: Back for More
West Hartford, CT – A convicted drug trafficker, once run out of the country, is back in federal custody after a routine traffic stop exposed his illegal reentry. Yúnior Benavides, 49, a Dominican national, now faces years behind bars after federal agents caught him driving on March 6, 2026, revealing a blatant disregard for a…
