Tag: Phoenix
Charles Lewis Davis, Tax Evasion, Arizona 2020
⏱ 2 min read A 33-year-old Phoenix social media influencer is facing serious heat for allegedly dodging taxes on a whopping $1.2 million in income. Charles Lewis Davis, owner of Forever Investments LLC, allegedly failed to report the cash on his tax returns in 2020 and 2021, stashing it in personal and business bank, brokerage,…
Rigoberto Rangel-Mora, Alien Smuggling, Arizona 2023
⏱ 2 min read Five illegal aliens were arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, for running a large-scale alien smuggling operation that harbored and transported aliens across the US. The suspects, Rigoberto Rangel-Mora, Jesus Marin-Esquivel, Ingrid Bolanos-Gomez, Alejandro Ambrocio-Espinosa, and Enrique Cervantes-Barrera, all from Mexico or Guatemala, were caught after a traffic stop on April 28 near…
Juan Carlos Hernandez, Alien Smuggling, Arizona 2023
⏱ 3 min read In a major crackdown, Arizona authorities arrested 288 individuals for immigration-related crimes, including 28 smugglers and 113 re-entries, in a week-long operation. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona filed charges against the individuals, who were referred or supported by federal law enforcement partners, including ICE and the FBI. The cases were…
Juan Carlos Hernandez, Distributing Child Pornography, Arizona 2020
⏱ 2 min read A Pinal County man’s sickening habit of sharing child porn online has landed him a 10-year plus sentence. James Stacey Porter, 59, used the BitTorrent network to distribute more than 3,500 images and 175 videos of kids being abused from 2016 to 2017. Porter was caught after an FBI investigation in…
Rae Ashley Paya, Human Trafficking, Arizona 2024
⏱ 2 min read Phoenix authorities charged 240 individuals with human trafficking and related crimes this week, a major crackdown on the illicit trade in Arizona. The operation, which ran from April 11 to 17, saw 240 defendants face charges including re-entry after deportation, entering the US illegally, and smuggling aliens. Among the most notable…
Esteban Yanez, False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm, Arizona 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Phoenix gun store owner is accused of helping customers avoid background checks by making false statements on ATF forms. Esteban Yanez, 34, allegedly aided and abetted individuals who knowingly lied about being the true buyers, allowing felons to purchase firearms three times, federal prosecutors say. The indictment also alleges Yanez…
Gary Christopher, Government Impersonation Scam, Florida 2023
⏱ 3 min read A brazen con artist from Florida was caught red-handed in Phoenix, Arizona, trying to pick up $600,000 in gold from a victim of a phantom hacker scheme. Gary Christopher, 59, of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, was arrested on April 10 after traveling to the Phoenix area to collect the gold. Investigators…
Wyatt Op Maloney, Voluntary Manslaughter, Arizona 2023
⏱ 2 min read A brutal beating in the middle of the day in Tuba City, Arizona, ended in a young man’s death, and now the killer’s getting 12 years behind bars. Wyatt Op Maloney, 24, of Tuba City, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the July 14, 2023, assault on an enrolled Navajo Nation…
Porfirio Astorga-Rivera, Human Trafficking, Arizona 2026
⏱ 2 min read A massive enforcement operation in Arizona netted 226 individuals for immigration-related crimes this week, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. The sweep, which ran from March 28 to April 3, 2026, targeted those who illegally re-entered the United States, those who entered the country illegally, and…
197 Individuals Indicted for Illegal Entry, Phoenix AZ, 2026
PHOENIX, AZ – The Arizona desert became a courtroom this week as federal prosecutors unleashed a wave of charges against 197 individuals caught up in the relentless border struggle. From March 7th to 13th, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona moved aggressively, indicting migrants on charges ranging from simple illegal entry to complex human…
