Tag: Portland
Derren Wood-Peterson, Child Porn Distribution, Maine 2025
⏱ 3 min read A Portland, Maine, man is headed to federal prison for distributing and possessing thousands of images and videos of child sex abuse material. Derren Wood-Peterson, 35, made a plea deal on October 2, 2025, and was sentenced to 7 years behind bars, followed by 10 years of supervised release. According to…
Olena Oblamska, Wire Fraud, Oregon 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 42-year-old Ukrainian national, Olena Oblamska, has been extradited from Thailand to the United States to face charges for her role in a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that took in approximately $340 million from victim-investors around the world. The scheme, which was operated through a platform called Forsage, was advertised…
Cristhian Martinez, Fentanyl Trafficking, Oregon 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Honduran national, Cristhian Martinez, 21, has pleaded guilty to his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that led to a fatal overdose in Clackamas County, Oregon. Martinez, who was unlawfully residing in the United States, was identified as the person who sold fentanyl to the deceased victim’s dealer in September…
Lawrence Okeyo, Tax Fraud, Maine 2025
⏱ 2 min read Lawrence Okeyo, a 48-year-old professional tax return preparer from South Portland, was sentenced to two years in prison for preparing false tax returns for his clients and himself in Portland, Maine. On October 29, 2025, Okeyo was convicted following a three-day jury trial. He falsified tax returns by claiming bogus expenses,…
William Andrew Fleming-Davis, Drug Trafficking, Oregon 2026
⏱ 2 min read Two notorious methamphetamine peddlers were brought down in Portland’s affordable housing scene, leaving a trail of destruction and desperation in their wake. William Andrew Fleming-Davis, 39, and Edward Mortenson, 55, were charged with trafficking narcotics at or near Musolf Manor and another complex in Southeast Portland. It all started on April…
Aramis Manolea, Conspiracy to Defraud the US, Oregon 2025
⏱ 3 min read Two Romanian nationals, Aramis and Cristina Manolea, aged 35, have pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal over $27,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from low-income individuals and families in Oregon. Between April and November 2025, the couple used stolen Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) account information and Personal Identification Numbers…
Hugo Gomez-Soto, Fentanyl Distribution, Oregon 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 45-year-old Portland man has been found guilty of selling fentanyl that killed a local resident, in a case that shocked the community. Hugo Gomez-Soto was on trial for distributing the deadly opioid, which caused the fatal overdose death of a Portland man. A federal jury delivered the guilty verdict, marking…
Emily Wilson, Assault, Oregon 2020
⏱ 2 min read It was a brutal beating that left a 30-year-old woman for dead in a Portland, Maine alleyway. The victim, whose name has been withheld to protect her identity, was found by police on a chilly April night in 2023, her body battered and bruised. The case is a stark reminder of…
Hugo Gomez-Soto, Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death, Oregon 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 51-year-old Honduran national has been found guilty of selling fentanyl that killed a 29-year-old Portland man. Hugo Gomez-Soto was caught with fentanyl powder and counterfeit pills containing fentanyl at the time of his arrest on January 25, 2024. Gomez-Soto sold the illicit substance to the victim, who overdosed the next…
Sexual Assault Scourge Haunts Maine Communities
⏱ 2 min read Sexual assault continues to ravage Maine communities, leaving scars that last a lifetime. The crimes are brutal and calculated, and the perpetrators are often cunning and manipulative. But in Fiscal Year 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a whopping $9,635,137 to several organizations in…
