Author: MIL-OSI Publisher

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging John Christian Gelin, Heather Marquez, and Kaolee Vang-Thao with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud.  The charges arise from a multi-year and multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud financial institutions, investors, and prospective investors in connection with potential real estate transactions.  Gelin was arrested today and will be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Robert M. Levy.  Marquez was arrested earlier today in Oceanside, California and will appear in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.  Vang-Thao was arrested earlier today in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota and will appear in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.  Marquez and Vang-Thao will be arraigned in the Eastern District of New York at a later date.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

BOSTON – A Serbian national was extradited to the United States on June 5, 2026 to face charges for allegedly assisting in the possession and transportation of over 260 stolen luxury watches valued at $1.4 million. The defendant was arrested by Dutch authorities at an airport in Amsterdam while attempting to flee to his native Serbia.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Baltimore, Maryland – A Guatemalan illegal alien, unlawfully in the United States, received a federal prison term, today, for charges stemming from a federal firearms investigation. Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Lester Ramos Perez, 29, to 78 months in prison for his role in a firearms trafficking conspiracy and possessing a firearm as a prohibited person. 

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Baltimore, Maryland – A Maryland man received a federal prison term today in connection with his leadership role in a multi-million-dollar money laundering scheme. Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Yahya Sowe, 42, of College Park, to 114 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to engage in a large, multi-member, money laundering conspiracy.  

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Jacksonville, Florida – Ryan Brown (27, Crescent City) has been charged by indictment with two counts of threatening to kill the President of the United States. If convicted of both counts, Brown faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Tampa, FL – Jeffrey Hennig (60, Tampa) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell to seven years and nine months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of firearms with altered serial numbers. He pleaded guilty in March 2026. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Pensacola, Florida – James Darnell Shoemo, Jr., 30, of Pensacola, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. 

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Tallahassee, Florida – John Massimiani, III, 46, of Southport, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on one count of transportation of child pornography, one count of possession of child pornography, and one count of destruction of property to prevent its search and seizure. 

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Tallahassee, Florida – Chandale Maurice Mills, 42, of Tallahassee, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for possession with intent to distribute multiple controlled substances including more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, 500 grams of methamphetamine, 40 grams of fentanyl, and 50 kilograms of marijuana; possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking; and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. 

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

DAYTON, Ohio – Ernesto Villalobos, 48, of Los Angeles, was sentenced in U.S. District Court here today to 150 months in prison distributing kilograms of cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine throughout the United States, including in the Southern District of Ohio.