Tag: us doj
Bryan Rafael Gomez, Murder, Rhode Island 2001
⏱ 2 min read A convicted felon linked to a murder in the Dominican Republic was sprung from a Rhode Island jail last week, sparking a heated dispute between US authorities and local law enforcement. Bryan Rafael Gomez, 35, had been serving time for a 2011 conviction in Rhode Island when he filed a habeas…
The Buffalo Club, PPP Loan Fraud, New York 2021
⏱ 3 min read The Buffalo Club, a private membership club in upstate New York, swiped a $1.5 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan meant for small businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2021, the club applied for the loan and claimed it was eligible, despite SBA guidance that private clubs like…
Vivina Barnwell, Aggravated Identity Theft, Florida 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 62-year-old Dade City woman swiped $96,000 from her missing son’s Social Security checks, claiming the benefits even after he vanished in 2016. Vivina Barnwell, 62, had control of her son’s debit card and withdrew the cash for her own use, a federal probe found. She pleaded guilty to aggravated identity…
Jody Harris, Assault of a Postal Employee, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen daytime robbery shook a New Orleans neighborhood on December 16, 2024, when 33-year-old Jody Harris attacked a United States Postal Service employee on Forshey Street. Harris, armed with a Beretta handgun, threatened the mail carrier, demanding he hand over his keys, mail scanner, and satchel full of mail. Fearing…
Andre Whitehurst, Check Cashing Scheme, North Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read Andre Whitehurst, a 34-year-old former postal worker in Charlotte, North Carolina, is headed to federal prison for 15 months after running a scheme to steal checks from the mail and cash them fraudulently. Whitehurst pilfered checks, then passed them off to associates who deposited them using fake IDs, attempting to defraud…
