Tag: Organized Crime
Shannell Gosine, Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, New York 2023
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…
Gianni Robinson, Armed Robbery, District of Columbia 2023
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…
Shannell Gosine, Cocaine Distribution, New York 2023
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,…
Mikal McCracken, Murder, Pennsylvania 2022
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…
Mikal McCracken, Carjacking and Murder, Pennsylvania 2022
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Billings Man Gets 4 Years for Gunpoint Threat SEE ALSO: Philly Crew Gets Life For Carjacking Spree PHILADELPHIA – A five-man crew is facing serious time after a federal jury slammed them with convictions today for a reign of terror on Philadelphia streets. Prosecutors laid out evidence linking the group…
Mikal McCracken, Carjacking, Pennsylvania 2022
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,…
Ralph Eugene Kellum, Racketeering, Texas 2023
⏱ 3 min read Houston streets just got a crackdown. Seventeen alleged members and associates of the Homietos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang are facing federal charges after a grand jury indictment revealed years of alleged racketeering, including a murder, attempted murder, and multiple assaults. The feds moved this week, hauling in key players and scheduling court…
Juan Hernandez, Wire Fraud and Sanctions Evasion, Montgomery AL, 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Puerto Rican banking executive just torched his career – and potentially his life. Former Nodus International Bank CEO admitted today to running a $24 million wire fraud and sanctions evasion scheme, right here in the Middle District of Alabama. Prosecutors say he and his crew used fake IDs and bogus…
Gianni Robinson Sentenced to 10.5 Years for Walgreens Armed Robberi…
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Texas Courier Pleads in NY Coke Ring SEE ALSO: Fentanyl Dealer Tossed Gun, Drugs From Window WASHINGTON D.C. – Gianni Robinson, 28, is headed to federal prison for over ten years after orchestrating a series of brazen armed robberies targeting a Walgreens in D.C.’s Chinatown. He was sentenced to 126…
Mikal McCracken, Carjacking Resulting in Death, Pennsylvania 2022
⏱ 3 min read Five Philly stick-up artists are staring down decades in federal prison after a jury slammed the door on their carjacking operation. The crew terrorized the city, racking up at least 29 vehicle thefts – and things turned deadly in February 2022 when they murdered a former Marine during a carjacking. Prosecutors…
