Tag: Orlando
Maxwell David Horvath, Firearms Possession, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Maxwell David Horvath, a 37-year-old Orlando business owner, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegally possessing an arsenal of firearms. Horvath, who pleaded guilty on March 4, 2026, was found to have 38 firearms, including silencers, short-barreled rifles, and machineguns, as well as thousands of rounds of…
Yongbo Li, Mail Fraud, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Three individuals, Yongbo Li, 36, Huashan Lu, 62, and Yuxiang Zhao, 60, were arrested in Orlando, Florida, for their alleged involvement in a mail fraud scheme that targeted 28 elderly victims. The scheme, which began with telephone calls, emails, and internet pop-up messages, falsely claimed that the victims’ personal information and…
Richard Kowalczyk, Child Exploitation, Florida 2020
⏱ 2 min read Richard Kowalczyk, 46, and Eric Patrick, 31, both of Windermere, attempted to coerce a minor into engaging in sexually explicit conduct in July 2020. The married couple, who pleaded guilty in February and April 2026, respectively, were sentenced to 14 and 10 years in federal prison. The disturbing case involved Kowalczyk…
Paul Ezeobinwa, Violating Controlled Substances Act, Florida 2021
⏱ 2 min read Plaza Pharmacy in Orlando and its pharmacist, Paul Ezeobinwa, have agreed to pay $50,000 to settle allegations of violating the Controlled Substances Act. Between December 22, 2021, and March 21, 2024, the pharmacy improperly distributed schedule V drugs and committed multiple recordkeeping violations. The pharmacy failed to identify 104 fraudulent prescriptions…
Ya Hance Pierre Boston, Possession of Stolen Firearm, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Ya Hance Pierre Boston, a 33-year-old from Oviedo, walked into a pawnshop in Orlando on December 30, 2024, with a stolen Glock 9mm pistol hidden in his sweater. As a multi-time convicted felon, Boston was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law. He pleaded guilty on March 30, 2026,…
Christopher Delgado, Ponzi Scheme, Florida 2023
⏱ 3 min read Christopher Delgado, the President and CEO of Goliath Ventures, orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme in Orlando, Florida, scamming over 1,000 investors out of at least $400 million from January 2023 to January 2026. Delgado’s scheme involved soliciting victims to invest in fake cryptocurrency ‘liquidity pools’ with promises of monthly returns. Instead,…
Christian Rou-Rey, Fentanyl Trafficking, Florida 2022
⏱ 2 min read Nine members of the notorious RMS/EBK gang in Orlando have pleaded guilty to fentanyl trafficking charges, following an investigation that began in December 2022 after an overdose death exposed the organization’s criminal activities. The gang, which operated in Orlando, conspired to distribute controlled substances, including methamphetamine and fentanyl, and often disguised…
Rene Mauricio Escobar, Payroll Fraud, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read Rene Mauricio Escobar, 55, and Juana Nelida Escobar, 36, two Orlando residents, have been sentenced for their role in a massive $148 million construction payroll scheme that defrauded the IRS and workers’ compensation insurers. The scheme, which lasted from December 2015 to August 2024, involved paying construction workers ‘off the books’…
Dr. Kerri Zavota, Fentanyl Trafficking, California 2022
⏱ 3 min read A brazen scheme to traffic fentanyl and other deadly controlled substances has landed a Volusia County veterinarian and her clinic in hot water, according to federal authorities. Dr. Kerri Zavota, owner of Veterinary Emergency Center of East Volusia, allegedly failed to track and record the handling and dispensing of controlled substances,…
Joseph Elegele, Money Laundering, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read Joseph Elegele, 41, of Orlando, FL, is going down for 3 years, 10 months for laundering $800,000 in a brazen online scam scheme. The scheme, which lasted from August 2017 to June 2023, saw Elegele and his cohorts swindle businesses across the US and in the Bahamas, netting over $800,000. Elegele’s…
