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Spotsy Man Called Himself 'FairyHunter' When Convincing 9-Year-Old To Send Sexual Photos: Feds Spotsy Man Called Himself 'FairyHunter' When Convincing 9-Year-Old To Send Sexual Photos: Feds
Spotsy Man Called Himself 'FairyHunter' When Convincing 9-Year-Old To Send Sexual Photos: Feds A Spotsylvania man admitted to convincing a 9-year-old to send him photos of herself engaging in sexual activity over the internet, federal officials said. Shane Johnston, 46, went by the name "FairyHunter" on Discord, where he conversed with the child in June 2023, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica D. Aber said. Johnston became the center of the investigation that summer, when Homeland Security Investigations Toronto contacted the Richmond team regarding "FairyHunter," Aber's office said. In August 2023, HSI agents obtained a search warrant for five electroni…

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Drug Kingpin Peddling Nearly Pure Meth In Virginia Convicted For 15th Time: Feds Drug Kingpin Peddling Nearly Pure Meth In Virginia Convicted For 15th Time: Feds
Drug Kingpin Peddling Nearly Pure Meth In Virginia Convicted For 15th Time: Feds A Virginia Beach man just earned himself his 15th conviction — this one federal. Malik Dillard, who guys by “Mayo,” used out-of-state methamphetamine suppliers to import bulk packages of nearly pure methamphetamine (98.6% purity) to Virginia through the U.S. Postal Service, according to Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Dillard employed a network of sub-dealers to scale and expand his methamphetamine operation across the Hampton Roads region over multiple years, Aber's office said. "Methamphetamine is a powerful, highly addictive stimulant that affec…

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Arlington Influencer Wanted By FBI Blames 'Naughty Americans' For Alleged Scam On Immigrants Arlington Influencer Wanted By FBI Blames 'Naughty Americans' For Alleged Scam On Immigrants
Arlington Influencer Wanted By FBI Blames 'Naughty Americans' For Alleged Scam On Immigrants A Brazilian influencer who federal officials said pretended to be an immigration lawyer to defraud clients out of nearly $700,000 says "naughty Americans" are actually the ones to blame. An indictment returned by a federal grand jury says 29-year-old Patricia De Oliveira Souza Lelis Bolin, of Arlington, posed as an immigration lawyer to help foreign clients obtain E-2 and EB-5 visas to the United States.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Patrícia Lélis (@patricialelis) The EB-5 program provides lawful permanent residency, and poss…

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Fairfax County Biz Owner Hid Lambo, Bentley, Helicopter In $1M+ Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds Fairfax County Biz Owner Hid Lambo, Bentley, Helicopter In $1M+ Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds
Fairfax County Biz Owner Hid Lambo, Bentley, Helicopter In $1M+ Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds A Northern Virginia business owner was charged in a federal indictment with income tax evasion and failure to pay employment taxes. Rick Tariq Rahim, 55, of Great Falls, began taking steps to evade the IRS' efforts to collect more than $1 million in federal income taxes he owed between 2004 and 2011, beginning in at least 2012, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica D. Aber, said. In November 2016, Rahim submitted a false form to the IRS that omitted valuable assets he owned, including a helicopter, a 2006 Bentley, a 2008 Lamborghini, and real property, the own…

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18 Virginia Residents Indicted In Fentanyl, Firearm Trafficking Operation: Feds 18 Virginia Residents Indicted In Fentanyl, Firearm Trafficking Operation: Feds
18 Virginia Residents Indicted In Fentanyl, Firearm Trafficking Operation: Feds Twenty-six people including 18 Virginia residents were federally indicted in a fentanyl and firearm-trafficking operation. The charges were brought as the result of Operation Lights Out, an FBI-led investigation in partnership with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.  The defendants from Virginia have been indicted: Cortez Dayshawn Bumphus, aka “Co”, 34, of Newport News Dontae Lamont Dozier, aka “2 Chains”, 35, of Chesapeake Zuri Anthony Dre-Oliver Reeves, aka “Zu” or “ZuWaap”, 26, of Spotsylvania Amanda Bell, 22, of Chesapeake Stephon Lamount Bumphus, aka “Fon”, 34, …

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Former Police Officer In VA Admits To Knowingly Sexually Assaulting Teen Former Police Officer In VA Admits To Knowingly Sexually Assaulting Teen
Former Police Officer In VA Admits To Knowingly Sexually Assaulting Teen A former police officer in Virginia pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl while responding to a call in uniform. Cleshaun A. Cox was responding to a noise complaint while working for the Portsmouth Police Department on May 27, 2019, when he encountered the girl, said Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. After another, more senior officer told the girl to drive home, Cox —unbeknownst to the other officer — followed the girl home in his marked police car, and told the girl to drive to a parking lot, Aber said. There, Cox forced…

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Virginia Corrections Officer Admits Role In Federal Inmate's Death Virginia Corrections Officer Admits Role In Federal Inmate's Death
Virginia Corrections Officer Admits Role In Federal Inmate's Death A 52-year-old federal corrections officer at a Virginia prison admit his role in the death of an inmate in January 2021. Michael Anderson was working at the Federal Correctional Institution at Petersburg on Jan. 9 and 10, when an inmate, identified only as W.W., said they were experiencing symptoms of an apparent medical emergency,  said Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. The 47-year-old inmate asked Anderson for help, but Anderson failed to notify medical staff, obtain a medical assessment, contact the facility’s on-call physician, or n…

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Arlington Doc Prescribed 50K Oxy Pills Illegally To Office Manager For 10 Years: Feds Arlington Doc Prescribed 50K Oxy Pills Illegally To Office Manager For 10 Years: Feds
Arlington Doc Prescribed 50K Oxy Pills Illegally To Office Manager For 10 Years: Feds An Arlington doctor not once, but twice subject to investigations is facing federal charges for illegally prescribing her own office manager more than 50,000 oxycodone pills over the span of a decade, authorities announced. A federal grand jury returned the indictment against Kirsten Van Steenberg Ball, 68, charging her with one count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, and 21 counts of distribution of oxycodone, this week, according to Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Ball's office manager, Candie Marie Calix, 40, of Front Royal, used a…

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