Tag: Washington
Octavio Salazar Palma, Fentanyl Trafficking, Washington 2025
⏱ 2 min read Octavio Salazar Palma, a 34-year-old Federal Way resident, led a wide-ranging drug distribution network that peddled fentanyl, cocaine, and meth in Seattle’s International District and nearby homeless encampments. The operation was uncovered in May 2025, following a lengthy wire-tap investigation. Palma’s greed-driven conspiracy put the community at risk, prompting law enforcement…
Robert A. Terrell, COVID-19 Relief Fund Fraud, Washington 2020
⏱ 2 min read Robert A. Terrell, a 51-year-old business owner from Washington, D.C. and Bowie, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to stealing $1.35 million in COVID-19 relief funds meant for his company, District Logistics LLC. The crime occurred between July 2020 and January 2022, when Terrell falsified documents to secure the funds. Terrell’s actions were…
Connor Riley Moucka, Cloud Storage Hacking and Extortion, Washington 2026
In a shocking case of cybercrime, Connor Riley Moucka, a 26-year-old from Kitchener, Ontario, has pleaded guilty to hacking into a major U.S. cloud storage provider and extorting its customers for millions. The brazen scheme, which began in February 2026, compromised over 165 victim organizations and resulted in the theft of billions of sensitive customer…
Hector Duran Aldaco, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Hector Duran Aldaco, a 25-year-old from Federal Way, led a massive drug trafficking ring that flooded Western Washington with large loads of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine. Despite multiple law enforcement seizures, the ring persisted, using rental cars and intercity bus lines to transport the drugs. In May 2024, Aldaco and over…
Benjamin G. Allen, Killing Bald Eagle, Washington 2026
Tacoma, Washington – Benjamin G. Allen, a 66-year-old resident of Brush Prairie, Clark County, Washington, has been charged with violating federal law by killing a bald eagle. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Allen is accused of shooting and killing the bird with a shotgun on February 5, 2026. Allen is being summoned…
Kevin Johnson, Second-Degree Murder, District of Columbia 2026
⏱ 2 min read In the early morning hours of October 6, 2024, a brutal stabbing occurred in Northeast DC, outside 1719 Lincoln Road, NE. Kevin Johnson, 40, agitated from a previous altercation, made threats before approaching Antonio Pierre Woody, a 44-year-old wheelchair-bound man, and stabbing him multiple times. The victim attempted to crawl away,…
Daniel Hammond, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Daniel Hammond, a 44-year-old Puyallup resident, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role as a significant distributor of narcotics for a Drug Trafficking Organization tied to white prison gangs in Tacoma. Hammond was convicted in February 2026 of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The investigation, which began in…
Andrey Balun, Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Property, Washington 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 59-year-old Bellevue man, Andrey Balun, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for operating a multi-million dollar fencing operation that encouraged retail theft in the area. Balun, who also resides in Las Vegas, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce. The operation,…
Raymond S. Sulak, Online Enticement of Minors, Washington 2024
⏱ 2 min read Raymond S. Sulak, a 65-year-old man from Port Orchard, Washington, attempted to engage in sexual acts with minor children in Wenatchee, Washington, between July 25, 2024, and July 27, 2024. He used internet-facilitated communication applications to communicate with an undercover law enforcement agent posing as the mother of two girls, aged…
Marcus Reavenell, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Marcus Reavenell, 48, of Washington, D.C., went on a road rage frenzy on May 14, 2025, in Northeast DC, tailgating a victim, driving erratically, and eventually firing a pistol at the victim’s work vehicle. The shooting occurred at the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Division Avenue NE. Reavenell’s motive behind the…
