Tag: US Postal Inspection Service
James Raymond Hanes, Bank Fraud, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read James Raymond Hanes, a 61-year-old man from Anderson, California, has admitted to running a massive vehicle financing scam that netted him $476,000. Between June 2022 and December 2023, Hanes used stolen identities, fake driver’s licenses, and fraudulent loans to obtain and resell cars across Northern California. He secured over $476,000 in…
Shawn Stephens, Counterfeit Pill Manufacturing and Distribution, Connecticut 2023
⏱ 4 min read A 35-year-old West Haven man, Shawn Stephens, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in a large-scale counterfeit pill manufacturing and distribution operation in Connecticut. The operation involved the production of counterfeit oxycodone, Xanax, and Adderall tablets containing synthetic opioids like protonitazene, which is three times more…
David Watkins, Bank Fraud, Tennessee 2022
⏱ 2 min read David Watkins, a 31-year-old Memphis man, has been sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for his role in a string of crimes, including aggravated identity theft, bank fraud, and illegally possessing a firearm. The crimes occurred in Memphis, Tennessee, and surrounding areas, with the first reported incident happening on June…
Isaac James Ocejo, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read Isaac James Ocejo, a 22-year-old Fresno man, was at the center of a large-scale methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution ring that operated in Fresno, California, between July 2023 and October 2024. Ocejo and his co-conspirators used the U.S. Mail to ship massive quantities of meth and fentanyl to other states, totaling over…
James Richard Mathis, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read On August 3, 2024, James Richard Mathis, a 31-year-old Detroit man, possessed over 90 grams of methamphetamine and 20 grams of fentanyl in Dunbar, West Virginia, with the intent to distribute. This was not an isolated incident, as Mathis had been coordinating shipments of large quantities of meth from California. His…
Cary Ludens, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Cary Ludens, a 50-year-old from Crooks, South Dakota, was involved in a large-scale methamphetamine distribution operation in the Sioux Falls area. Between December 2024 and March 2026, Ludens and his co-conspirators obtained meth from Arizona and distributed it throughout South Dakota using the U.S. Mail and cross-country car trips. On May…
Raed Naser, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Raed Naser, a 41-year-old suburban Chicago businessman, has been charged with orchestrating a pair of fraud schemes that netted him over $4 million. The schemes involved submitting false invoices for nonexistent freight shipping and selling bakery franchises to an unsuspecting buyer after fraudulently inflating their value. Naser, who owned a freight…
Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, Cocaine Distribution, Missouri 2021
⏱ 2 min read A Mexican national, Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, 45, was involved in a large-scale drug-trafficking conspiracy in Missouri, specifically distributing methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. The operation was led by a co-defendant and included several members, including Lopez-Sanchez. On April 16, 2021, Lopez-Sanchez was observed arriving at a residence in Belton, Mo., where he was…
Matthew Shade, Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Distribution, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read A ruthless drug kingpin is off the streets after a massive federal bust in the Sioux Falls area. Matthew Shade, 48, of Tea, South Dakota, was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine. According to investigators, Shade led a notorious…
Stephanie Marie Terrell, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Ohio 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 220-gram package of methamphetamine, intercepted by the US Postal Inspection Service in May 2025, led to the downfall of a Covington, Kentucky-based trafficking operation. Stephanie Marie Terrell, a 39-year-old woman from Batavia, Ohio, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for her role in the scheme. Packages like this one,…
