Tag: Q3 2020
Campos Caught with Meth, Guns at KC Casino
KANSAS CITY, MO – Dominick A. Campos, 40, of Kansas City, Missouri, is facing federal charges after a significant drug and weapons bust at the Argosy Casino. Law enforcement discovered a veritable arsenal and a substantial quantity of narcotics stashed inside his vehicle on Tuesday, September 8th, leading to his arrest and a two-count federal…
Egan Davis Sentenced for Monument Street Drug Ring
Baltimore, Maryland – Egan Davis, 40, of Nottingham, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in the Monument Street drug trafficking ring. His co-defendant, Amin Boyd, 42, pleaded guilty earlier this year, while Andre Lemon, also age 40, faces a similar fate. United States Attorney Robert K. Hur, Assistant Special…
Spice Kingpins Charles Ritchie and Benjamin Galecki Face 20-Year Sentences
Two masterminds behind a nationwide spice ring have been handed 20-year sentences for their heinous crimes. Charles Burton Ritchie, 49, and Benjamin Galecki, 46, were found guilty of operating a continuing criminal enterprise, manufacturing and distributing controlled substance analogues, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, maintaining a drug premises, and possession of a listed chemical…
Russian Operative Lifshits Hit with Identity Theft & Fraud Charges
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Artem Mikhaylovich Lifshits, 27, of St. Petersburg, Russia, is facing federal charges for his alleged role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to steal American identities and use them to open fraudulent financial accounts. The scheme, authorities say, directly funded Russia’s “Project Lakhta,” a known effort to sow discord in U.S. elections and undermine…
Canaan Inmate Caraballo Pleads Guilty to Shanked Assault
SCRANTON – The grim halls of the United States Penitentiary at Canaan were rocked by news that Michael Caraballo, 37, a former resident of Vermont, has pleaded guilty to assaulting another inmate with a dangerous weapon. This admission came on September 4, 2020, in front of U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani. Caraballo’s transgression,…
Tracy James Abrams Sentenced
Tracy James Abrams, 48, of Lincoln, has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and a mixture or substance containing cocaine base (crack cocaine). Abrams…
Paducah Drug Unit Earns Top Law Enforcement Honor
Paducah, Ky. – A major victory against drug trafficking in Paducah was celebrated as the city’s Police Department Drug Unit became the first recipient of the U.S. Attorney’s Law Enforcement Award for excellence in law enforcement. In a commendation ceremony, U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman praised the unit for its relentless pursuit of those who threaten…
Appleton Predator Frank Indicted in Child Sex Crimes Case
APPLETON, WI – Neil A. Frank, a 35-year-old resident of Appleton, Wisconsin, is facing a new round of serious federal charges, accused of preying on a minor through the dark corners of the internet. A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment on September 9, 2020, alleging a pattern of depraved behavior that continues a…
Sheboygan Seven Face Decades in Narcotics Ring
Seven alleged kingpins of a Sheboygan, Wisconsin, meth and cocaine trafficking ring face life sentences after being indicted on federal charges. U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced the charges against Irwin Sosa (25), Omar Sosa (23), Isaiah Beasley (24), Nicholaus Hoem (43), Ethan T. Massey (43), Nicholas R. McAtee (30), and Michael D. Waite (46)…
Baltimore Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 11 Years for Fentanyl Distribution
Baltimore’s streets saw a stern reminder of the consequences for dealing death today as 35-year-old career criminal Davon Nelson was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and conspiring to do the same. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III, comes amidst a federal-state crackdown on the…
