Tag: US Attorney’s Office
John Doe, Child Pornography Possession, Ohio 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Canton man’s twisted world of child pornography and exploitation came crashing down in February 2025 when Homeland Security Investigations received a tip from local law enforcement about his disgusting chats with a minor. In the basement of his Canton home, agents found a setup eerily designed to record the child,…
Postmaster Robert Johnson, Mail Fraud, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read A former Postmaster in upstate New York is singing the blues after swiping a staggering $118,088.19 from his employer. Delos Thurston, 27, of Clinton, pleaded guilty to money order fraud, admitting he issued 179 fake cash orders to line his own pockets. The scheme went down between April 2025 and January…
John Doe, Child Sex Abuse, Virginia 2023
⏱ 3 min read Serial child abusers in the Eastern District of Virginia have been caught in a crackdown led by US Attorney’s Office. Between March 3 and March 12, at least 7 new cases were brought under Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. The cases involved production,…
Giuseppe Neapolitan, Wire Fraud, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Naples man is accused of swindling victims out of $3.7 million in a long-running wire fraud scheme that promised significant returns on upfront payments. Leonard W. Krane allegedly told victims he possessed substantial funds overseas, but required tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to access them. Between August 2017…
John Farmer, Crop Insurance Fraud, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read A Kansas farmer got caught faking storm damage to his crops, scamming the US government out of $541,645. David Mongeau, 54, of Holcomb, pleaded guilty to crop insurance fraud and bank fraud in a Wichita federal court. Related Federal Cases Del Hodges Kimball, Bankruptcy Fraud, California 2024 · Texas Amgen Inc,…
Boston Man Charged with Sneaking Back into US
⏱ 1 min read A 40-year-old Boston man with a history of drug trafficking convictions is accused of sneaking back into the US after being deported twice. Angel Daniel Cruz-Sanchez, a Dominican national, was arrested on April 1, 2026, and charged with one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Cruz-Sanchez was deported in…
Jesus Matos Perez, Identity Theft Scheme, Rhode Island 2025
⏱ 2 min read A brazen thief used stolen identities to swindle $75,000 in Medicaid, SNAP, and unemployment benefits over a decade, authorities say. Jesus Matos Perez, a 52-year-old Dominican national, pleaded guilty to the scheme, which spanned 10 years, in federal court in Providence. Matos Perez was taken into custody on October 1, 2025,…
Jonathan Wayne Vickers, Gun Possession, West Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 35-year-old Summersville man is headed to prison for waving a gun in a West Virginia neighborhood. Jonathan Wayne Vickers possessed a 9mm pistol on February 13, 2024, despite being a convicted felon. Vickers’ prior convictions for burglary and grand larceny in 2021, plus a conspiracy charge in 2015, made him…
Shannon Louise Grove, Fentanyl Distribution, Michigan 2024
⏱ 3 min read A 53-year-old Clarkston woman has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for her role in a fentanyl overdose death. Shannon Louise Grove distributed the deadly substance to a Lewiston man in October 2024, which ultimately led to his death. The phone records and data confirmed her involvement in the distribution…
John Doe, Bank Embezzlement, Georgia 2022
⏱ 2 min read In a brazen scheme, scammers targeting bank accounts across the country, including in Southern Georgia, made off with millions – until the FBI and US Attorney’s Office intervened, freezing $834,592 in ill-gotten gains. According to the US Attorney’s Office, the scammers preyed on individuals, telling them they had sold insurance policies…
