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  • Federal Inmate Charged With Possessing Weapons

    SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lesundre Zacharie, age 25, a federal inmate incarcerated at FCI Schuylkill, Minersville, Pennsylvania, was indicted on February 24, 2026, by a federal grand jury on the charge of possession of weapons.According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment…

  • Harrisburg Man Charged With Carjacking And Firearms Offenses

    HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Terric M. Seay, age 24, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on charges of carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury and firearms possession.According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that Seay…

  • Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking a Minor in Chicago Suburb

    KENNARD CAMERON faces a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in federal prison and a maximum of life. Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • FCI Schuylkill Inmate Indicted For Possession Of A Weapon

    SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Damonta King, age 19, a federal inmate incarcerated at FCI Schuylkill, Minersville, Pennsylvania, was indicted on February 24, 2026, by a federal grand jury on the charge of possession of a weapon. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the…

  • Local man charged with assault of court security officer

    A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 34-year-old man for assaulting, opposing, resisting, impeding, and interfering with a federal officer Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • Individual Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Firearms Violations

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On February 26, 2026, U.S. District Court Judge Aida Delgado-Colón sentenced Ángel Ramdyel Edwards to 72 months (six years) in prison followed by five years of supervised release for using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the…

  • Schenectady Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Offenses

    ALBANY, NEW YORK – Nekie Ricks, age 33, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute crack-cocaine and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking.First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Bryan DiGirolamo, Special Agent in Charge of the…

  • Waterbury Man Charged with Cocaine and Firearms Trafficking Offenses

    JAN PAUL BAERGA-MARIANI, 31, of Waterbury, has been charged by indictment with narcotics and firearms trafficking offenses. Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • Oyster Bay Resident Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for $30 Million Investment Fraud Scheme and Selling Foreign Nationals Access to Prominent U.S. Politicians

    Earlier today, at the federal court in Central Islip, Sherry Xue Li was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 108 months in prison for money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) administration of campaign finance laws.  Li orchestrated a nearly decade-long…

  • Richland County man sentenced to 28 years for producing child pornography

    BENTON, Ill. – A district judge sentenced an Olney man to 28 years in federal prison after he admitted to producing child pornography of a 13-year-old minor.Joseph Jared St. Pierre, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography. Upon release from prison, he will serve 15 years of supervised release.“Repeated sexual acts…

  • Cedar County Attorney Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients

    Peter A. Lee, 50, of Stockton, Mo., a Cedar County, Mo., attorney pleaded guilty to wire fraud yesterday for defrauding his vulnerable clients and using funds meant for their well-being for his own personal benefit  Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • Brazilian National Sentenced for Involvement in Large-Scale Human Smuggling Ring

    BOSTON – A Brazilian national illegally residing in Worcester, Mass., has been sentenced for his involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle aliens into the United States, money laundering conspiracy and illegal reentry. Case is part of significant international law enforcement operation targeting alien smugglers in United States and Brazil. Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • Illegal alien ordered to federal prison for sixth unlawful reentry

    A 61-year-old Honduran national who illegally resided in Houston has been sentenced for illegally reentering the country again Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • Richland County Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Gun Charge

    COLUMBIA, S.C. — Yashawnus Leekean Patterson, 45, of Columbia, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Patterson was convicted by a federal jury following a trial in June 2025. Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • Westchester Construction Contractor Pleads Guilty To Filing False Tax Returns

    United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), Harry T. Chavis, Jr., announced that PHILIP CASTRACUCCO pled guilty today to filing false U.S. Individual Income Tax Returns before U.S. District Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke…

  • Federal Jury finds Convicted Felon Guilty of Firearm Possession

    Memphis, TN – After a swift federal trial, a jury found Eric Robinson, 38, of Memphis, guilty of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and made a special finding that Robinson’s extensive criminal history qualified him as an Armed Career Criminal (ACC). United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, of the Western District of Tennessee, announced…

  • New Rochelle Man Sentenced Following Trial Convictions for Pandemic Fraud

    ALBANY, NEW YORK – Aly Kaba, age 30, of New Rochelle, New York, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits using stolen identities.First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III; Nicholas Bucciarelli, Acting Inspector in Charge of the Boston Division of…

  • Mexican National Charged With Illegal Reentry

    HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Miguel Ortiz-Camacho, age 40, a citizen of Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury on the charge of illegally reentering the United States after having previously been removed. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that…

  • Founders/Owners of Hertel & Brown Physical and Aquatic Therapy Each Sentenced to Six Years in Prison and Fined $250,000 for Wire and Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy

    ERIE, Pa. – Two residents of Erie County, Pennsylvania, each have been sentenced in federal court to six years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine on their convictions of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and healthcare fraud, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced…

  • Slidell Man Indicted for Injury to Government Property and Federal Clean Water Act Violations

    NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On February 12, 2026, BRYANT BROWN, (“BROWN”), age 58, of Slidell, was indicted for injuring government property, and violating the federal Clean Water Act, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1361 and Title 33, United States Code, Section 1319(c)(2)(A), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.  Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • Honduran National Sentenced to 24 Months in Federal Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft

    Fort Myers, Florida – Elvis Reniery Callejas Flores (43, Honduras) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kyle C. Dudek to two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft. Callejas Flores pleaded guilty on September 4, 2025. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • Cedar Rapids Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

    A man who trafficked cocaine base, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana was sentenced yesterday to more than 12 years in federal prison.  Cleveland Stephens, also known as “Schmitty,” age 63, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after an August 27, 2025, guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.  Information…

  • Ex-Law Firm Office Manager Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Todd M. Chapman, 58, of Huntington, was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $602,362.97 in restitution for bank fraud. Chapman admitted that he embezzled funds from a now-defunct Huntington law firm while employed as the…

  • Convicted Felon Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

    VALDOSTA, Ga. – A South Georgia man with prior drug convictions was sentenced to prison after police found him illegally in possession of a firearm following a traffic stop.Cedric Jerome Maxwell, 49, of Valdosta, was sentenced to serve 230 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release by Senior U.S. District…

  • Garland man sentenced to federal prison for trafficking drugs in the Eastern District of Texas

    A Garland man has been sentenced to over 19 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • Alleged Tren de Aragua Gang Members Charged in Connection with ATM "Jackpotting Scheme"

    BOSTON – Two Venezuelan nationals, alleged to be members of the violent transitional criminal organization Tren De Aragua, have been charged in connection with an ATM jackpotting conspiracy that included robberies and attempted robberies in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. ATM jackpotting schemes typically involve a crew of individuals who travel to…

  • Dulce man charged after violent assault

    Russell Alan Veneno was indicted on federal charges alleging he seriously injured another individual during an assault. Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • Two Defendants Charged Following Shootout with DEA Agents and Seizure of Approximately 50,000 Suspected Fentanyl Pills

    PHOENIX, Ariz. – Eduardo Valenzuela Lopez, 33, of Cajeme, Sonora, Mexico, and Jael Gonzalez Banuelos, 22, of Phoenix, Arizona, were arrested on the morning of Feb. 24, 2026, by members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Valenzuela Lopez and Gonzalez Banuelos were charged by criminal complaint with conspiring to distribute…

  • St. Louis Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for $300,000 Kohl’s Cash Scam

    Marshall Lampkin used his scheme hundreds of times at dozens of stores in more than a dozen states. Source: U.S. Department of Justice

  • New Boston Woman Arrested and Charged with $4.6 Million Child Modeling Fraud Scheme

    DETROIT – Today, the FBI arrested a New Boston woman in connection with an alleged multi-million-dollar fraud scheme involving supposed child modeling events, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. announced.Gorgon was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan, Federal Bureau of Investigation.Chanise Coyne, 46, was charged via indictment with seven counts…

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