A Maryland man was sentenced yesterday to 28 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy, including murder, related to his participation in the La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang. According to court documents, from at least August 2018 through July 2021, Brayan Alexander Torres, aka Spooky, 29, of Adelphi, was the “FirstContinue Reading
A Michigan man was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for assaulting and strangling his spouse at their off-base residence outside of U.S. Army Garrison Japan in Sagamihara, Japan. According to court documents, on July 19, 2021, Robert Hammock, 39, of Detroit, and his spouse got into anContinue Reading
A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted a Florida woman yesterday for paying kickbacks in exchange for Medicare patient referrals. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Nelly Anderson, 58, of Bay Harbor Islands, was the owner of Dial 4 Care, a business that providedContinue Reading
In a lawsuit filed yesterday on behalf of brave survivor Linda Ridgway-Whitedeer, the former actress says that disgraced actor and comedian Bill Cosby used the guise of an audition arranged through the William Morris Agency to sexually assault her. “Bill Cosby is more than a serial rapist – he’s aContinue Reading
A federal jury in Detroit found a Michigan man guilty of evading federal income taxes and obstructing the IRS, among other charges. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Ryan Richmond, of Bloomfield, owned and operated the marijuana dispensary Relief Choices, LLC in Warren, Michigan. From 2011 throughContinue Reading
A Florida man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States, filing a false tax return and to aiding and assisting the preparation of a false tax return. According to court documents and statements made in court, Rafael Ramos, of Orlando, recruited clients and prepared tax returns onContinue Reading
Arthur Petrov, a 33-year-old dual Russian-German citizen residing in Russia and Cyprus, was arrested on August 26 in the Republic of Cyprus at the request of the United States. He faces charges of export control violations, smuggling, wire fraud, and money laundering offenses related to his alleged involvement in anContinue Reading
The former mayor of the municipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for his involvement in a bribery scheme in which he received cash payments for awarding municipal contracts to two companies. According to court documents, from 2021 until 2022, ReinaldoContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Hector Caballero (70, Venezuela) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine on the high seas. A federal jury had found Caballero guilty on May 11, 2023. According to testimony presented at trial, Caballero was the captain of aContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Javier Alejandro Lopez Rivera (36, Orlando) to six years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute or possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drugContinue Reading