Former Escrow Officer Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud
Tracy L. Kellerstrass, 52, of Cameron, Mo., was sentenced in federal court for bank fraud in relation to an embezzlement scheme committed between December…
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HSTF Investigation Leads to Tucson Man Being Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Possession
TUCSON, Ariz. – Roman Emilio Rascon Jr., 36, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Aug. 11, by United States District Judge Raner C. Collins…
Continue ReadingJustice Department and LA County Sheriff’s Department Settle Lawsuit
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to a settlement with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD) regarding its procedures for issuing firearm…
Continue ReadingBangladeshi man pleads guilty to his role in fraud conspiracy
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Iftekhar Latif Nieon, 24, of Bangladesh, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to…
Continue ReadingMexican National Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
A Mexican national was sentenced to federal prison today for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Eduardo Misael Garcia-Sanchez, 29, was sentenced to 100…
Continue ReadingRichland County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Offenses
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Nathan Johnson, Jr., 45, of Richland County, has pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm…
Continue ReadingFederal grand jury indicts Pittsford father and son on multiple fraud and ID theft charges in credit card scam
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 19-count indictment charging Talib Hussain, 75, and Mirza Khan, 48,…
Continue ReadingDrug Distributer Convicted for Selling Fentanyl that Caused Three Fatal Overdoses
Memphis, TN – A Memphis man, Darian Glover, 29, has been convicted by a federal jury for distribution of a controlled substance causing death. United…
Continue ReadingMember of Lummi Nation sentenced to five years in prison for vicious assault and strangulation of former intimate partner
Seattle – 49-year-old Lummi Nation man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years in prison for his strangulation of…
Continue ReadingCuban National Convicted of Unlawfully Obtaining US Citizenship After Concealing Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury has convicted a Cuban national of obtaining U.S. citizenship after she concealed her involvement in a multi-million-dollar healthcare fraud conspiracy during…
Continue ReadingBuffalo man going to prison on gun charge
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Antonio Rivera-Perez, 25, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession of a firearm in furtherance of…
Continue ReadingConvicted sex offender sentenced for distributing child pornography
A Kansas man previously convicted of sexual exploitation of a child was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for charges related to child…
Continue ReadingColumbia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Guns and Drugs
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Paubon Ojo, 27, of Columbia, has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for possession of a firearm and…
Continue ReadingConvictions through Guilty Pleas and Sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecutions (August 3 through August 7, 2026)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico, Héctor Ramírez-Carbó, Acting United States Attorney, in conjunction…
Continue ReadingTulsa Man Sentenced for Strangling Girlfriend
A Tulsa man was sentenced for strangling his girlfriend, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingAlexandria Resident Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses
ALEXANDRIA – On August 4, 2026, United States District Judge Jerry Edwards, Jr., sentenced Dequavious Wagner, 32, of Alexandria, to 270 months in federal prison after…
Continue ReadingWest Haven Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Enticing Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity
ELIZABETH JORDAN, 43, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment and…
Continue ReadingDallas-based physician staffing and emergency services companies agree to pay $3.5 million to resolve allegations involving paycheck protection program loans
Dallas-based Integrative Emergency Services Physician Group, PA, along with its affiliated management service organization Integrative Emergency Services, LLC, agreed to pay $3.5 million to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Alleged Drug Trafficker Indicted in the District of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment today charging an alleged drug trafficker from California…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones Marks First Year of Transformation, Historic Results, and National Leadership in Southern District of Florida
One year after taking the oath of office as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jason A. Reding Quiñones today marked a…
Continue ReadingBaltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Over a Kilogram of Heroin in HSTF Case
Baltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore man pled guilty in federal court, today, to drug trafficking crimes in connection with a drug investigation. Kevin Lomax, 49,…
Continue ReadingMulti-Time Felon Who Received 2024 Commutation for Fentanyl Trafficking Nabbed in Large Fentanyl Seizure
Walter Lee Muhammad, a multi-convicted drug trafficker whose 2020 sentence for fentanyl trafficking was commuted by former President Joe Biden in December 2024, appeared…
Continue ReadingInmate Pleads Guilty to Possessing Drugs at FCI Beckley
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Travis Jerome Darden, 45, an inmate, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, to possession of contraband in a federal correctional…
Continue ReadingColombian Citizen Sentenced to Federal Prison for Adopting the Identity of a U.S. Citizen to Obtain a Passport and to Vote in an Election
Jacksonville, Florida – Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Grajales (55, Jacksonville) was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger to three years in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingCuban National Pleads Guilty for His Role in an International Alien Smuggling and Money Laundering Conspiracy
A Cuban national pleaded guilty today to alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money laundering. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingConvicted Felon from Lakeville Arrested for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Cocaine
BOSTON – A Lakeville man was charged in federal court in Boston with drug trafficking, following the search of a commercial office building in…
Continue ReadingYouth Coach Sentenced to Prison for Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nathaniel Willard Byrd, 38, a youth coach from Hudson, N.C., was sentenced to 121 months in prison today for receiving child sexual…
Continue ReadingHonduran National Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death
A Honduran national unlawfully residing in the United States was sentenced to federal prison today for distribution of fentanyl resulting in the fatal overdose…
Continue ReadingOcean County Man Admits to Defrauding Orthodox Jewish Community Members of More Than $47 Million
An Ocean County man admitted to defrauding more than 97 victims of more than $47 million through a Ponzi-like investment scheme. Source: U.S. Department…
Continue ReadingRepeat Human Smuggler Pleads Guilty to Immigration Offense
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Mexican national, Aureliano Vazquez-Ontiberos, 43, pleaded guilty on August 12, 2026, to being unlawfully present in the United States following…
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