Tag: U.S. Attorney
James Michael KAFES, Medical Reimbursement Scheme, Louisiana 2025
⏱ 3 min read A New York man has been caught red-handed trying to cover up a lucrative medical reimbursement scam that bilked investors out of millions in New Orleans. James Michael KAFES, 57, pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct justice in an eight-count indictment that included charges of fraud and financial crimes. His scheme…
Jaswinder Singh, Telemarketing Scam, California 2019
⏱ 2 min read A massive scam operation in Southeast Asia swindled Americans out of billions, with the US Justice Department taking down two Chinese nationals who ran a cryptocurrency investment scam compound in Burma and attempted to set up another in Cambodia. The Scam Center Strike Force, a joint effort between the US Attorney’s…
Jeremy Donovan Dula, Methamphetamine Trafficking, North Carolina 2025
⏱ 3 min read A ruthless meth kingpin has been brought to justice after a year-long investigation into his kilogram-level trafficking operation in Western North Carolina. Jeremy Donovan Dula, 38, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for distributing the deadly poison. On October 22, 2025, Dula pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute…
Jayson Setera, Child Pornography Possession and Transportation, New Jersey 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 51-year-old Oregon man is going down for trafficking in some of the most heinous material imaginable. Jayson Setera was convicted of possessing and transporting child pornography after a multi-day trial in Newark federal court. It happened back on January 22, 2024, when Setera returned to Newark Liberty International Airport after…
Pierre Black, Fentanyl Trafficking, District of Columbia 2025
⏱ 2 min read A notorious fentanyl kingpin peddled death in Washington D.C.’s streets, selling 80,000 potentially lethal doses to undercover officers. Pierre Black, 63, operated a storefront in the 700 block of H Street NE, where he kept a loaded gun and cooked up his deadly wares. According to investigators, Black’s operation was a…
Jonathan Lamar Wooten, Gun Possession, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read A brazen bank shooting in Tallahassee, Florida, on May 5, 2023, set off a chain of events that led to the arrest of Thomasville man Jonathan Lamar Wooten, aka ‘Chico.’ Wooten, 53, had a prior conviction for rape and kidnapping and was wanted for multiple state charges, including attempted murder and…
Robert Lee, Gun Theft, District of Columbia 2023
⏱ 2 min read A convicted sex offender was caught carrying a stolen shotgun on a DC Metro bus, sparking outrage and raising questions about public safety. Gerald Anthony Evans, 30, boarded a WMATA bus on December 10, 2024, without paying his fare. When a Metro Transit Police officer stopped him, Evans revealed a Mossberg…
April Lynn Turner-Gross, Aggravated Identity Theft, Montana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Two con artists from Charlotte, North Carolina, swiped identities and drained cash from Montana banks, netting over $71,000. April Lynn Turner-Gross, 39, and Kimberly Gail Worden, 41, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in Missoula federal court. The scheme, investigated by the FBI, uncovered 18 fake cash…
Miguel Guzman-Guerra, Sex Offender Re-Entry, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Guatemalan national with a dark past was caught and sentenced in Springfield, Missouri. Miguel Guzman-Guerra, 38, known to police as Joel Montoya Ortiz, re-entered the country after being convicted of a sex offense. He was driving a car with a revoked license and was a registered sex offender on the…
Andrew Haden Takes Charge as Acting U.S. Attorney, San Diego CA, 2024
Andrew Haden is sworn in as the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, bringing extensive experience and leadership to his new position.
