Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
DOJ charges 31, including alleged Tren de Aragua members, in ATM malware case
The Justice Department announced Monday it has charged 31 more individuals in a scheme that allegedly stole millions from ATMs in the United States. Many of those charged are allegedly members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, according to the Justice Department. More than 50 people have been charged in the case so far.…
Read MoreFour charged in ‘gang-related’ murder of DC boy in Maryland
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/prince-georges-county/four-charged-in-gang-related-murder-of-dc-boy-in-maryland/#/questions/5294859 by: Brian Farrell Posted: Jan 17, 2026 / 06:52 PM EST Updated: Jan 17, 2026 / 06:52 PM EST PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Police said four people face charges in the killing of a 14-year-old boy whose remains were found in November 2025 after he had been reported missing. Investigators said Jose Merlos-Majano,…
Read MoreICE says 10 arrested in Annapolis area include some with gang ties, assault charges
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 10 people in the Annapolis area on Jan. 13, the agency said in a statement to the Capital Gazette.The statement, sent via email over the weekend, followed Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman’s comment last week that at least seven people had been detained in ICE enforcement operations on Jan. 13.ICE did…
Read MoreExiled gangland boss linked to Victoria’s tobacco wars arrested in Iraq
An exiled underworld boss connected to Victoria’s ongoing tobacco wars has been arrested in Iraq. Kazem “Kaz” Hamad was arrested on behalf of Australian law enforcement authorities for alleged drug trafficking, according to a statement from the Iraq’s National Centre for International Judicial Cooperation on Monday night. The accused is “one of the most dangerous…
Read MoreMan accused of Westminster Crips affiliation gets trial date for drug charges
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-accused-of-westminster-crips-affiliation-gets-trial-date-for-drug-charges/ar-AA1U2MQV?ocid=BingNewsSerp Story by Bryna Zumer, Baltimore SunA March jury trial has been set for a man who police accuse of having an affiliation with the Crips gang. The man was charged last month with running a drug-dealing operation in downtown Westminster.Jason Davis has been held without bond since his Nov. 6 arrest. A Westminster Police…
Read MoreTwo Americans Plead Guilty to Targeting Multiple U.S. Victims Using ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware
Yesterday a federal district court in the Southern District of Florida accepted the guilty pleas of two men to conspiring to obstruct, delay or affect commerce through extortion in connection with ransomware attacks occurring in 2023. “These defendants used their sophisticated cybersecurity training and experience to commit ransomware attacks — the very type of crime…
Read MoreMS-13 Members Sentenced For Racketeering and Murder for Killing and Stabbing Five Victims, Including a 16-Year Old Girl
Wilson Arturo Constanza-Galdomez, also known as Humilde, also known as Marco Saravia, 26, of El Salvador, Edis Omar Valenzuela-Rodriguez, also known as Little Felon, 24, of Honduras, and Jonathan Pesquera-Puerto, also known as Truney, 24, of Honduras were each sentenced today to life in prison for their convictions at trial of Racketeering (RICO) Conspiracy involving…
Read MoreAlleged leader of Tren de Aragua, labeled as a terrorist group, charged in New York but on the lam
An alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang labeled by the United States as a terrorist organization has been charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, including lending support to terrorists among crimes that stretched more than a decade, authorities announced Thursday. Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, a 42-year-old…
Read MoreU.S. designates notorious Colombian cartel a terrorist group, opening door to possible military action
The Trump administration on Tuesday designated another Latin American drug cartel as a foreign terrorist organization, increasing financial pressure on its members and opening the door to potential military action against them. The U.S. State Department said Clan del Golfo, which is based in Colombia, has been listed both as a foreign and a global…
Read MorePennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Creating and Distributing Videos Depicting Animal Torture and Mutilation
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to 38 months in prison and three years of supervised release in connection with his involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against animals. Robert Berndt, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty on May 6 to conspiring to create and…
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