Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
Violent Extremist Network “764” Member Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Minors and Cyberstalking
A member of a violent extremist network pled guilty to child sex abuse charges in federal court today, stemming from a November 2025 arrest. Erik Lee Madison, 20, of Halethorpe, Maryland, pled guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child and cyberstalking. Madison sexually exploited at least 10 minor female victims. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S.…
Read MoreFBI opens first Ecuador office in fight against drug trafficking
The United States has opened its first Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Ecuador, the U.S. Embassy in Quito said on Wednesday. The office will aim to work with Ecuadorean officials to fight the trafficking of drugs and weapons, along with money laundering and the financing of terrorism, the embassy said in a social…
Read MoreMykel Elliott Sentenced to Life Plus 60 Years in Wicomico County
https://www.easternshoreundercover.com/news2/mykel-elliott-sentenced-to-life-plus-60-years-in-wicomico-county.htm?fbclid=IwdGRzaAQgAI5jbGNrBCAAamV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHicw4K0QczddUhHkZ0tsMhb02YlAUfZ4j1qs8DZ8jXd7zoecDgyEwVMqSHUo_aem_m5-R42H7RlgTaPiZAzC0yg&sfnsn=mo March 12, 2026Wicomico County, MD – On March 12, 2026, 18-year-old Mykel Elliott of Salisbury, Maryland, was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 60 years. The sentence was delivered by Chief Judge K. Beckstead in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Elliott was sentenced for first-degree murder and other related charges. This…
Read MoreSuspected MS-13 member arrested for alleged murder of Salvadoran pastor: FBI
A suspected member of the MS-13 gang was arrested on Tuesday by the FBI for allegedly killing a pastor in El Salvador. Danny Antonio Granados-Garcia, a Salvadoran national, was in the U.S. on an active El Salvadorian arrest warrant for aggravated homicide, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. FBI New Haven said Granados-Garcia was taken…
Read MoreAccused MS-13 members indicted in Maryland for murder of 14-year-old DC boy
https://wjla.com/news/local/accused-ms-13-members-indicted-maryland-murder-of-14-year-old-dc-boy-teenager-jefferson-amaya-ayala-brightwood-northwest-dc-indian-creek-stream-valley-park-salvadorian-gang by Sarah Beth GuevaraWed, March 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM Updated Thu, March 5, 2026 at 6:45 AM PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Four people accused of being MS-13 gang members were indicted in Maryland on Wednesday after the death of a 14-year-old D.C. boy. Jose Merlos-Majano, 18, Alan Josai Garcia-Padilla, 21, William…
Read MoreUS and Ecuador forces launch operation to fight drug trafficking
Ecuadorean and US forces have launched operations against what it said were designated terrorist organisations in the South American country, the US military’s Southern Command said on Tuesday. The Southern Command said the action was aimed at tackling illicit drug trafficking, but did not provide more details in a statement on X. The announcement comes…
Read MoreMan Arrested for Plotting with Others to murder or Kidnap Two Victims Abroad and Related Terrorism Offences
Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Roman Rozhavsky, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence & Espionage Division, and James C. Barnacle, Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, announced today that DENIS ALIMOV, a/k/a “Denis Nazarovich Alimov,” a/k/a “Denis N…
Read MoreMS-13 Clique Leader and Others Indicted on Rico Conspiracy Charges
Thursday, February 26, 2026 For Immediate ReleaseU.S. Attorney’s Office, District of MarylandBaltimore, Maryland – Eight individuals connected to a Baltimore County-based MS-13 clique, including the leader of a New Jersey gang, now face a superseding indictment in federal court in connection with RICO Conspiracy charges. Several members and associates of the MS-13 clique known as…
Read MoreEmployee of senior living facility charged in death of 87-year-old man, attempted murder of Maryland trooper
An employee at the Cogir of Potomac senior living facility is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 87-year-old Robert Fuller Jr., who was found dead in his apartment on Feb. 14, with a gunshot wound to his head. In addition, Maurquise Emillo James, 22, of Baltimore, is charged with the attempted first-degree murder…
Read MoreMan snatched from California Sikh temple in fatal case of mistaken identity, officials say
A man was found dead near Lake Berryessa in Napa County on Friday, three days after he was kidnapped from a Sikh temple about 100 miles away in the Central Valley, investigators said. Avtar Singh, 57, was reported missing from the Gurdwara Gur Nanak Parkash in Tracy on Feb. 17, according to the San Joaquin…
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