Tag: Philadelphia
Khala Hardy, Carjacking, Pennsylvania 2024
⏱ 2 min read In a brazen act of violence, Khala Hardy and her co-conspirator Nyeem Williamson carjacked a female driver at gunpoint in South Philadelphia on March 15, 2024. The duo targeted the victim as she dropped off a friend, with Hardy approaching the driver’s side and demanding the keys. Hardy then took the…
Teen Charged in Swatting Spree Targeting Eastern PA Universities
⏱ 2 min read A rash of swatting calls aimed at universities in Eastern Pennsylvania and elsewhere in August 2025 has led to federal charges against a 17-year-old member of the online cybercriminal group ‘Purgatory.’ Prosecutors say the defendant randomly selected the victim institutions, which included universities in PA, and was not affiliated with any…
Tariq Bennett, Auto Theft, Pennsylvania 2021
⏱ 3 min read Two greedy crooks, Tariq Bennett and Syheed Goodman, made off with dozens of vehicles from rental companies, dealerships, and home improvement stores in Pennsylvania, selling them for cash. Their racket ran from October 2021 to October 2023. The duo’s scheme was simple: they’d test-drive, rent, or fraudulently purchase the vehicles, then…
Malik Hudson, Sex Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2018
⏱ 2 min read A Philadelphia sex trafficker who failed to keep his registry up to date is going back to prison. Malik Hudson, 30, was sentenced to 19 months for violating his supervised release. Hudson was convicted of sex trafficking a minor in 2018 and served 72 months in prison. He was released in…
Legend Hall, Carjacking, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 3 min read A Philadelphia man, Legend Hall, 20, is going down for 11.5 years after a string of violent carjackings in West Philly and Upper Darby, PA. Hall was sentenced alongside his accomplices, who were involved in two brazen heists in 2024. On September 17, 2024, Hall and two co-defendants, Kristian Jackson and…
James Johnson, Home Invasion, California 2020
⏱ 3 min read A brutal home invasion robbery in Philadelphia left two business owners and their daughter battered and bruised. Ali Chandler, 30, and co-defendant Abdullah Hartage, waited outside their victims’ business on November 13, 2021, before storming in, armed with handguns. One victim was struck in the head, and all three were forced…
Jonathan Barach, Wire Fraud, Pennsylvania 2022
⏱ 2 min read A Philadelphia real estate agent swindled 19 individuals and businesses out of $3.1 million with a fake loan scheme, prosecutors said. Jonathan Barach, 47, used his licensed residential real estate agency, The Barach Group, to solicit millions from investors for short-term real estate financing opportunities. But no such projects existed, and…
Arthur Thompson, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Philadelphia gunrunner Arthur Thompson, 40, was busted for the second time in less than two weeks for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. On October 18, 2023, investigators with the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General’s Gun Violence Task Force spotted Thompson and his girlfriend in a car on North…
Russian Hackers, Computer Tampering, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Russian hackers hijacked thousands of Philly routers to siphon sensitive data from military, government, and critical infrastructure targets worldwide. Since at least 2024, GRU actors exploited known vulnerabilities in TP-Link routers to steal credentials and manipulate settings, redirecting DNS requests to GRU-controlled servers. Compromised routers in Philly were used to facilitate…
Xin Guang Guo, Murder for Hire, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 2 min read A North Carolina man tried to hire hitmen in Philly to kill his former business partner and his partner’s paramour for a cool $30,000. Xin Guang Guo, 48, of Plymouth, NC, wanted the two people dead, and was willing to pay top dollar for the hit. Related Federal Cases John Doe,…
