Tag: Philadelphia
Jerome Edwards, Child Sexual Exploitation, Pennsylvania 2022
⏱ 3 min read Jerome Edwards, a 55-year-old Philadelphia man, was sentenced to 70 years in prison for the heinous crime of child sexual exploitation. Between June 5, 2022, and June 27, 2022, Edwards produced at least 77 images and 54 videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting multiple young victims, aged three to…
Alexander Telewoda, Mail Theft, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 3 min read Alexander Telewoda, 26, of Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, was part of a conspiracy that stole thousands of US Treasury checks worth over $84 million from the USPS Philadelphia Processing and Distribution Center between June 2023 and September 2024. Telewoda and his co-conspirators, including Saahir Irby and Tauheed Tucker, who worked as USPS…
Jalaal Claitt, Carjacking, Pennsylvania 2024
⏱ 2 min read Jalaal Claitt, a 20-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced to 13.5 years in prison for his role in two brazen armed carjackings in Philadelphia and Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. On September 17, 2024, Claitt and his accomplices carjacked a black Chevy Malibu in West Philadelphia, making off with the vehicle, an…
Vincent Lang, Arson and Hate Crime, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Vincent Lang, 60, is accused of setting fire to the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on July 5, 2026, in a hate crime that has shaken the community. The arson attack occurred in the early hours of the morning, and Lang has been detained in federal custody since his July 16 arrest.…
Mujahid Davis, Hobbs Act Robberies, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 2 min read Mujahid Davis, a 24-year-old Philadelphia man, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a series of brazen armored truck robberies that took place in Philadelphia between July and October 2025. Along with his co-defendant, Dante Shackleford, Davis targeted Brinks trucks, making off with a total of…
Blessings 4 Ever, Medicaid Fraud, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Blessings 4 Ever Home Care Agency, a Philadelphia-based provider, has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations of False Claims Act violations. The agency, which provides in-home health and personal care services to Pennsylvania Medicaid beneficiaries, submitted claims for payment using falsified documentation and improperly billed for services provided to…
Bobbyjean Orak, Child Exploitation, New Jersey 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 31-year-old Philadelphia man, Bobbyjean Orak, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for child exploitation offenses, including transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and production of child pornography, in Camden federal court on July 30, 2026. Orak pleaded guilty to a five-count indictment and…
Rene Vasquez-Ladino, Illegal Reentry, Pennsylvania 2022
⏱ 2 min read Rene Vasquez-Ladino, a 53-year-old Guatemalan national, and Walter Eduardo Enriquez-Arzaga, a 29-year-old Mexican national, were sentenced in July for illegally reentering the United States after prior deportations. Both men had previously been removed from the country, with Vasquez-Ladino being deported in 2015 and Enriquez-Arzaga being deported three times between 2017 and…
Amadou Diol, Car Theft, Pennsylvania 2021
⏱ 2 min read Amadou Diol, a 43-year-old New York man, was part of a scheme to steal and sell over 20 rental cars in the central and eastern United States. The thefts occurred from December 2020 to December 2021, with Diol and his co-conspirators using fake and genuine driver’s licenses to rent the vehicles.…
Seth Jones, Wire Fraud, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Seth Jones, a 46-year-old Philadelphia man, pleaded guilty to defrauding two local non-profits out of $322,798. From 2017 to September 2025, Jones worked in the finance department of the parent company of the two non-profits, using his position to carry out the scheme. He used a company credit card to pay…
