Pittsburgh Woman Sentenced for Theft of Supplemental Security Income Funds
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to one year of probation and ordered to pay restitution…
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Rayne Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking
LAFAYETTE – On July 20, 2026, United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced Wayne Christopher Kelley, 43, of Rayne, to 60 months in…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Republic of Congo Man Indicted for Wire Fraud and Bank Fraud
FARGO – United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that Nicolas Mondani Oleko, age 32, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, appeared in federal…
Continue ReadingDistrict Man Charged with Sexually Abusing Multiple Minors and Producing Child Pornography
An indictment was returned charging Antonio Simpson, 31, a District of Columbia resident, with twelve counts including production of child pornography and first-degree child sexual abuse, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. a Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingHardin County Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Multiple Child Exploitation Offenses
Jackson, TN – Christopher Peyton Stricklin, 20, of Savannah, Tennessee, was sentenced to 300 months’ imprisonment for committing three sexual exploitation offenses against minors in August…
Continue ReadingOhio Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Delaquan Antonio Myers, also known as “Chase,” 37, of Dayton, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to possess with intent to…
Continue ReadingFormer Magoffin County High School Teacher Sentenced for Online Enticement of a Minor
ASHLAND, Ky. – A Salyersville, Ky man and former Magoffin County High School teacher, Jason Back, 44, was sentenced on Monday to 17 years in…
Continue ReadingDOJ provides crime-fighting grants to state, cities, and counties in Western Washington
Seattle – The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has awarded more than $8 million to Washington State, its cities and counties…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Man Charged with Threatening to Kill Husband of Former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Nolan Ezra Goldklang, 23, of Sandy Springs, Georgia, was charged by criminal complaint on August…
Continue ReadingCalifornia woman arrested, charged with distributing meth that caused overdose death of Unalaska worker in Homeland Security Task Force case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A California woman was arrested last week in Santa Barbara, California, after a federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment…
Continue ReadingGriffin Grifter Sentenced to Federal Prison for Dogfighting
Norman Dixson, a convicted drug dealer who fraudulently obtained federal pandemic relief money to fund his lifestyle, was sentenced to two years in federal…
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Can I Run My Business While In Federal Prison?
Federal Prison Preparation for Business Owners For most sentenced federal prisoners, the answer is no: you generally cannot direct, operate, manage, or secretly control…
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Bureau of Prisons Inmate Tablets: What Families, Lawyers, and Federal Prisoners Need to Know
BOP Technology Update The Bureau of Prisons is moving toward secure inmate tablets across federal prisons. That could improve communication, education, reentry, and access…
Continue ReadingWest Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses
MATTHEW CRUZ, 36, of West Hartford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in…
Continue ReadingMexican National Sentenced for Felony Reentry of Removed Alien For Immigration Offense
HAMMOND – Miguel Rodriguez-Ezquivel, 39 years old, of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to…
Continue ReadingDallas drug dealer sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in the Eastern District of Texas in connection with a 2022 overdose death
A Dallas drug dealer has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in the Eastern District of Texas in connection with an overdose…
Continue ReadingInterim Jackson County Executive Philip LeVota Indicted for Bribery
Philip LeVota, 61, the Interim Jackson County Executive has been indicted by a federal grand jury for engaging in a bribery scheme related to…
Continue ReadingAjo Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Sexual Contact with a Minor
TUCSON, Ariz. – Eric Garcia, 31, of Tucson, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 19 years in prison, followed by a…
Continue ReadingThree O.C. Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Murdering a Gangster Who’d Fallen Afoul of Mexican Mafia
Three Orange County street gang members were each sentenced today to life in federal prison for murdering a gangster in August 2017 who had…
Continue ReadingFour Managers and Supervisors of Franklin County Mine Indicted for Failing to Evacuate Miners During Underground Fire, Conspiracy to Obstruct Investigators, and Falsifying Records
BENTON, Ill. – Ronald Dale Koontz, 69, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, Demitrios George Macropoulos, 38, of Buckeye, Arizona, Randy L. Nowland, 67, of Waltonville, Illinois,…
Continue Reading73-Year-Old Cape Coral Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Threatening to Kill ICE Officers
Fort Myers, Florida – Joseph Rocco Giancola (73, Cape Coral) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kyle Dudek to six months in federal prison, followed by…
Continue ReadingMexican National Deported Multiple Times Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Reentering U.S.
JULIO CESAR FERNANDEZ-SALAZAR, 45, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 18 months of…
Continue ReadingSyracuse Man Sentenced to 75 Months for Gun and Drug Trafficking Offenses
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Lomere Holliman, 23, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced July 8th 2026, to 75 months in prison for possessing and…
Continue ReadingVentura County Tax Preparer Sentenced to More Than 2 Years in Federal Prison for Filing More Than 1,700 False Returns
A Thousand Oaks tax preparer was sentenced today to 27 months in federal prison for filing more than 1,700 false tax returns for her…
Continue ReadingRepeat Felon Sentenced After Ghost Gun, Drugs Recovered at Southeast D.C. Apartment Complex
Anthony Thomas, 31, a previously convicted felon of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 42 months in prison in connection with his unlawful possession…
Continue ReadingCalabasas Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Running ‘DoorDash for Drugs’ Service that Led to Two Fatal Fentanyl OD’s
A Calabasas man was sentenced today to 324 months in federal prison for running what prosecutors called a “DoorDash for drugs” service that delivered…
Continue ReadingNorthwest Arkansas Man Sentenced to 15 years for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identify Theft
FAYETTEVILLE – An Arkansas man was sentenced yesterday to 180 months in prison for attempting to sell real estate he did not own and…
Continue ReadingMexican National Indicted On Charges of Illegal Reentry, False Claim of United States Citizenship, After Assuming Identity Of Deceased Child
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Alejandro Rascon-Perez, 54, of Mexico, was indicted on one count…
Continue ReadingSyracuse Felon Sentenced to 77 Months for Possessing a Firearm
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – John Burgos, 30, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced July 9th, 2026, to serve 77 months in prison following his…
Continue ReadingConcord Man Sentenced To Eighteen Years Of Imprisonment For Violent Extortion Scheme And Shooting At Federal Officers
OAKLAND – Joel Dowen was sentenced today to eighteen years in federal prison, for engaging in a violent extortion scheme, shooting at a federal…
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