Tag: Q3 2025

  • Nya Irving, SNAP Benefit Embezzlement, Ohio 2023

    Nya Irving, SNAP Benefit Embezzlement, Ohio 2023

    GRIM NEWS: Canton’s Nya Irving, a former Conduent Customer Service Representative, has pleaded guilty to siphoning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits meant for impoverished families. The 25-year-old, who was also known as Nya Carter, accessed and misused SNAP and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds between October and November 2023. Irving’s brazen scheme…

  • OJ Rashad Green, Fentanyl Distribution, Maryland 2024

    OJ Rashad Green, Fentanyl Distribution, Maryland 2024

    GREENBELT, MD — The grimy streets of Accokeek, Maryland have been cleared of a dangerous drug dealer as OJ Rashad Green, 36, also known as ‘Ice,’ was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow handed down the sentence during a proceeding that saw U.S. Attorney for the…

  • Mark Stratton, Veteran Benefits Embezzlement, New Jersey 2024

    Mark Stratton, Veteran Benefits Embezzlement, New Jersey 2024

    TRENTON, N.J. – Mark Stratton, 67, of Lawrence Township, is facing serious time after admitting to a cold-blooded scheme to steal over $256,000 in benefits intended for veterans. The man exploited a system designed to help those who served, lining his own pockets after his mother – and the rightful recipient – passed away. Stratton…

  • Robert John May, III, Child Sexual Abuse Material Distribution, South Carolina 2024

    Robert John May, III, Child Sexual Abuse Material Distribution, South Carolina 2024

    COLUMBIA, S.C. – Robert John May, III, 38, of West Columbia, has admitted to a sickening crime: distributing child sexual abuse material. The former state lawmaker pleaded guilty to five counts, a descent into depravity that officials say demands the maximum punishment. “The conduct May pleaded guilty to represents some of the most depraved and…

  • Austin Cocchiaro, Child Enticement and Pornography, Maine 2024

    Austin Cocchiaro, Child Enticement and Pornography, Maine 2024

    BANGOR, Maine: In a chilling revelation, Austin Cocchiaro, a 24-year-old resident of Veazie, Maine, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to two counts of enticing a minor and one count of possessing child pornography. Cocchiaro, caught in the snares of justice, stands accused of using his cell phone to coerce minors into…

  • Denise Davis, IRS Payroll Tax Evasion, New Jersey 2024

    Denise Davis, IRS Payroll Tax Evasion, New Jersey 2024

    CAMDEN, N.J. – A brazen attempt to bleed the IRS dry has landed a Mays Landing woman in federal court. Denise Davis, 52, admitted today to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by concealing a significant portion of her family’s business payroll. The scheme, spanning six years, involved a calculated effort to keep cash…

  • Janette Ramirez, Interstate Ransom Demand, Louisiana 2025

    Janette Ramirez, Interstate Ransom Demand, Louisiana 2025

    NEW ORLEANS, LA – Janette Ramirez, 34, has confessed to her part in a brutal kidnapping and ransom scheme that terrorized a local family. Ramirez pleaded guilty on September 25, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe to interstate transmission of a ransom demand, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 875(a).…

  • Janet Ramirez, Interstate Ransom Demand, Louisiana 2024

    Janet Ramirez, Interstate Ransom Demand, Louisiana 2024

    New Orleans, Louisiana – Janet Ramirez, 34, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe to interstate transmission of a ransom demand, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 875(a). According to court documents, Ramirez’s co-defendants, Hector Mondragon-Flores and Edwin Salgado-Nunez, kidnapped the victim, bound him with ropes, and demanded a…

  • Dewayne Miles, Armed Robbery, California 2023

    Dewayne Miles, Armed Robbery, California 2023

    WASHINGTON – A District of Columbia man was sentenced to 36-months in prison today for a brazen daylight shooting involving the use of a stolen pistol. Convicted felon Dewayne Keith Miles, 29, faced federal charges after firing the gun into the air 13 times in a residential neighborhood, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Miles,…

  • Reginald Thompson, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Alabama 2024

    Reginald Thompson, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Alabama 2024

    A Mobile man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Reginald Thompson, 50, was found guilty of the crime and will serve time for his actions. According to court documents, on August 18, 2024, the Mobile Police Department responded to a local hotel in reference…