Tag: Virginia
Phillip Michael Taft, Distributing CSAM, Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Glen Allen man, Phillip Michael Taft, 40, has been sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in Virginia. The sentencing follows an investigation by the FBI, which began after a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on…
Roddell Chappell, Drug Trafficking, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Roddell Chappell and Vagas Davis, two Richmond men, were involved in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy that spanned several months, from the fall of 2024 to June 2025. The duo trafficked fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in Richmond, Virginia, with Chappell and Davis making multiple sales to law enforcement. The investigation…
Cody Cavallaro, Mail Fraud, South Carolina 2022
⏱ 2 min read Cody Cavallaro, a 31-year-old from Charleston, South Carolina, orchestrated a massive online retail theft scheme, stealing merchandise from online retailers between March 2022 and April 2025. Cavallaro, along with his co-conspirators, used hundreds of false names, email addresses, and telephone numbers to place orders and circumvent loss-prevention systems. The scheme involved…
Collin L. Welch, Immigration Fraud, Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Collin L. Welch, a 40-year-old Major in the D.C. National Guard, pleaded guilty to inducing aliens to enter and remain in the United States and stealing $54,000 in government money. The crimes occurred in Virginia and involved a complex scheme to smuggle a Mongolian woman and her daughter into the country.…
Michael Henry, False Claims, Nevada 2020
⏱ 2 min read Somewhere between July 2019 and June 2020, a brazen conflict of interest played out in the halls of the Department of War and the offices of Sierra Nevada Company, LLC (SNC), a defense contractor headquartered in Sparks, Nevada. Michael Henry, a Department of War employee, simultaneously worked as a consultant for…
Johnny Lorrain Dishman, Unlawful Firearm Possession, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Johnny Lorrain Dishman, a 68-year-old Wise County, Virginia resident with a history of felony convictions, was found guilty of unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition. On February 13, 2025, officers from the Wise Police Department arrived at Dishman’s residence in search of a wanted individual. After announcing themselves for over 20…
Michael David Seeds, Child Exploitation, Virginia 2023
South Riding Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Alexandria, Va. – In a shocking case of online exploitation, a 28-year-old South Riding man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. Michael David Seeds, a resident of South…
Steven Wayne Erickson, Child Exploitation, Virginia 2023
⏱ 2 min read Steven Wayne Erickson, a 48-year-old member of the Pulaski Town Council in Virginia, was arrested by the FBI for child exploitation crimes. The arrest occurred after the FBI received a cyber tip regarding potential child sexual exploitation on the messaging app Kik. Erickson, who has previously served as a sheriff’s deputy…
Christopher Martin Herr, Attempted Witness Tampering, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Christopher Martin Herr, a 33-year-old Norfolk man, plead guilty to attempted witness tampering after a disturbing series of events that began on May 3, 2025. On that day, Herr called his ex-girlfriend, Jane Doe, dozens of times, leaving voicemails in which he threatened to kill her, murder her boyfriend, and assault…
Damion Chesson, Cocaine Possession and Firearm Offenses, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read On September 4, 2025, Damion Chesson, 29, was busted in a traffic stop in Hampton, Virginia, with a bag of cocaine and a loaded handgun between his legs. Chesson tried to hide his identity, giving cops a fake name and social security number. But a K9 unit sniffed out the narcotics,…
