All articles tagged with #undercover sting
Ariel Winter, known for 'Modern Family,' participated in an undercover operation with SOSA to catch online child predators, posing as a 12-year-old girl. She shared her experiences and the importance of protecting children from online abuse, highlighting the prevalence of predators and her ongoing commitment to this cause.
Former US ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, has admitted to spying for Cuba for 40 years, praising Fidel Castro and referring to the US as "the enemy." Arrested in Miami in December, Rocha faces up to 10 years in prison for his espionage activities, which included meeting with Cuban intelligence officials and maintaining his status as a covert agent while serving in diplomatic roles. He also faces a lawsuit alleging his involvement in the death of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya in a car crash in 2012.
A Florida dentist, Charlie Adelson, was convicted of orchestrating the murder of his former brother-in-law over a custody dispute. Days later, his mother, Donna Adelson, was arrested at the airport with a one-way ticket to Vietnam, a country with no extradition treaty with the U.S. She was accused of participating in the plot, but her lawyer claims she is innocent. The murder involved a dispute between Adelson's sister and her ex-husband, and two others were convicted in the killing. Donna's lawyer denies she was trying to flee and insists she had no involvement in the murder.
An undercover sting operation at a Chili's restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, led to the capture of Bryan Patrick Miller, known as the canal killer. Cold case Detective Clark Schwartzkopf arranged to meet Miller, a local celebrity who dressed as the Zombie Hunter, to obtain his DNA for comparison to evidence from two unsolved murders. Despite initial skepticism, Miller's behavior and DNA sample confirmed his involvement in the killings. Miller was subsequently convicted and sentenced to death.
A 38-year-old man from Colorado Springs was arrested for attempting to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex. However, he was actually meeting an undercover officer from the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit. The suspect had been chatting online with the “teen” for a month before arranging to meet. He has been identified as Garry Henderson and is currently being held without bond on charges of internet luring of a child.