Tag: Rochester
Iftekhar Latif Nieon, Wire Fraud Conspiracy, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read In a shocking case of elder abuse, Iftekhar Latif Nieon, a 24-year-old Bangladeshi man, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in Western New York. The scheme, which unfolded in 2025, targeted three victims, including a 68-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man, and involved fake tech support and credit card…
Jeremy Brooks, Child Sex Abuse Materials Production, New Hampshire 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 33-year-old Rochester man, Jeremy Brooks, has been indicted for producing, distributing, and possessing child sex abuse materials. The alleged crimes involved two minor victims and were committed in Rochester, New Hampshire. Brooks is currently in state custody on related assault charges and will appear in federal court on July 28.…
Todd L. Addison, Gun Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 2 min read Todd L. Addison, a 38-year-old Rochester man, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for buying guns in Pennsylvania and selling them to felons in Rochester, NY. Between March and August 2025, Addison purchased at least seven firearms, including one with an obliterated serial number, and transported them to New…
James Gerald Eckert Jr., Threats to Kill, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 39-year-old Rochester man, James Gerald Eckert Jr., has been arrested and charged with making threats to kill, kidnap, or harm Donald Trump Jr., the son of former President Donald Trump. The threats were made on June 18, 2026, in the live chat feed of Trump Jr.’s podcast ‘Triggered with Donald…
Orlando Justice, Threatening and Stalking, New York 2024
⏱ 2 min read Orlando Justice, a 38-year-old Rochester man, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for threatening and stalking a police officer. The incident began on November 23, 2024, when Justice was arrested by a Rochester police officer while intoxicated and taken to Strong Memorial Hospital. While at the hospital, Justice threatened…
Timothy Wadsworth, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, New York 2020
⏱ 2 min read Timothy Wadsworth, a 35-year-old Rochester, NY, man, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud victims, including taxpayers, of over $2 million through a complex scheme of wire fraud and money laundering between March 2020 and September 2021. Wadsworth, along with coconspirators, used unauthorized credit card transactions to fund their operation, purchasing…
Kenneth Tootle, Child Pornography and Enticement of a Minor, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 37-year-old Rochester man is accused of preying on a 7-year-old girl, coaxing her to send him disturbing images of herself, and then deleting the incriminating evidence. Kenneth Tootle is charged with production and receipt of child pornography and enticement of a minor, crimes that carry a mandatory minimum of 15…
Juan Sosa, Fentanyl Analogue Trafficking, New York 2025
⏱ 3 min read Rochester resident Juan Sosa, 30, is going down for 193 grams of deadly fentanyl analogue, seized during a May 22, 2025 raid on his Northlane Drive pad. Sosa’s stash also included 142 grams of cocaine, 16 grams of dipentylone, and an arsenal of guns. According to investigators, the warrant was part…
Ariel Castillo-Solano, Meth Trafficking, New Hampshire 2025
⏱ 3 min read Ariel Castillo-Solano, 36, is staring down serious time after running a multi-pound meth operation throughout New Hampshire, primarily in the Rochester area. Federal agents busted the Dominican Republic national in January 2025 following a sting operation involving a massive drug deal. Castillo-Solano, operating under the alias Jose Antonio Santiago, used a…
Eric Simpson, Running a Brothel, NY, 2021-2025
⏱ 3 min read Eric Simpson, 66, a former Rochester public school teacher, wasn’t teaching kids – he was running a brothel. For over four years, from 2021 to late 2025, Simpson allegedly turned his Macedon home into a fully operational prostitution den, raking in cash while facilitating illegal sex acts. Federal prosecutors say the…
