Tag: Virginia
Amer Taisir Zghailat Qaralleh, Unregistered Firearm, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Amer Taisir Zghailat Qaralleh, a 42-year-old dual U.S.-Jordanian citizen, was convicted of federal firearms and explosives charges in Springfield, Virginia, after deputies found several firearms and explosive devices in his residence during a writ of eviction on March 18, 2025. The deputies observed several firearms in plain view and secured four…
Michael A. Dillard, Sexual Abuse, Virginia 2022
⏱ 2 min read A high-ranking intelligence official turned sexual predator, Michael A. Dillard, 63, of Stafford, Virginia, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing two women at an intelligence conference in Williamsburg, Virginia, in July 2022. Dillard, who was then the Deputy Director of Facilities for the Office of the Director…
Stalin Acosta Paulino, Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Money in Interstate Commerce, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Stalin Acosta Paulino, a 45-year-old Dominican Republic citizen residing illegally in The Bronx, New York, has been sentenced for his role in a complex fraud scheme involving the theft of cash from skilled gaming machines in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Along with numerous other individuals, Paulino traveled to various states, breaking into…
Samuel Flores de Dios, Child Sexual Abuse Material Production, Virginia 2026
In a disturbing case that has left the community reeling, 36-year-old Samuel Flores de Dios, an illegal alien from Mexico, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The heinous crime was committed in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where Flores de Dios repeatedly abused a minor victim, who was under…
Samuel Flores de Dios, Child Sexual Abuse Material Production, Virginia 2026
In a disturbing case that has left the community reeling, 36-year-old Samuel Flores de Dios, an illegal alien from Mexico, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The heinous crime was committed in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where Flores de Dios repeatedly abused a minor victim, who was under…
Candy Lazo, Passport Fraud, Virginia 1993
⏱ 2 min read Candy Lazo, a 53-year-old Mexican immigrant, has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Mexican woman for over 30 years to obtain immigration documents and benefits in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Lazo, who used multiple aliases including ‘Candida Jimenez Lazo’ and ‘Natalia Perez,’ used the victim’s name and date of birth to obtain a U.S.…
Kemp Jermaine Nelson, Child Sexual Abuse Material Production, Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read In a shocking case of child sexual exploitation, Kemp Jermaine Nelson, a 33-year-old man from Newport News, Virginia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for abusing a 15-year-old runaway and posting a video of the abuse online. The horrific crime occurred in February 2024, when Nelson engaged in sex with…
Jamarion Dawon Jackson, Machinegun Possession, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jamarion Dawon Jackson, a 23-year-old Alexandria man with a history of violence, was sentenced to four years in prison for possessing a machinegun. On April 17, 2025, Jackson was driving recklessly on Interstate 95 in Fairfax County, speeding past heavy traffic at over 100 miles per hour. When a Virginia State…
Isaac James Guinsler, Child Exploitation, Virginia 2024
A former U.S. Army soldier stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for coercing minors to produce child sexual abuse material. Isaac James Guinsler, 25, used Snapchat and Apple accounts to share child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and communicate with minor victims. On Guinsler’s electronic devices, investigators identified 297…
Carlos Moctezuma Sandoval Romero, Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, Virginia 2022
⏱ 2 min read A cross-country fentanyl conspiracy has been dismantled in Virginia, with ten defendants convicted and sentenced to prison terms ranging from 10 to 16 years. The conspirators, including Carlos Moctezuma Sandoval Romero, Jonathan Ordoñez, and Amir Jose Villalta, obtained thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and distributed them in Virginia and elsewhere.…
