DOJ Indictments

Eau Claire Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearm and Ammunition

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Leo Lacey, 48, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was sentenced last week by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 64 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Lacey pleaded guilty to…
Burlington, Vermont Man Sentenced to 15 Years of Imprisonment for Child Exploitation Offenses

Rutland, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on March 27, 2026, Brendan Sullivan, 29, of Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier to a 15- year term of imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, and ordered to…
Former Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Executive Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Fraud, Conflict of Interest, False Statements, and Money Laundering

St. Thomas, VI –United States Attorney Adam F. Sleeper announced today that former Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (“VIHFA”) Chief Operating Officer Darin Richardson was sentenced today to 36 months of imprisonment by United States District Judge Mark A. Kearney following his convictions for criminal conflict of interest, bank fraud, making false statements to a federal…
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico Weekly Immigration and Border Crimes Report

Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico announced its immigration enforcement statistics for this week. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Alleged murderer and multiple repeat felons among those prosecuted as part of Operation Take Back America efforts

A total of 439 new cases have been filed against 440 individuals in immigration and border security matters from March 20-26 Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Two Illegal Aliens with Prior Felony Convictions and Multiple Deportations Charged for Illegally Reentering the United States

LAS VEGAS – Two Mexican nationals unlawfully residing in Las Vegas made their initial court appearances today to face charges of illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed from the country. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
New Orleans Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Arson Conspiracy

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – RICKY WILSON (“WILSON”), age 31, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on March 19, 2026 by United States District Judge Brandon S. Long, for his role in a Conspiracy to Commit Arson, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. to five years imprisonment, three years of supervised…
Honduran Illegal Alien Sentenced For Illegal Reentry of Removed Alien

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – CARLOS RENE MEDINA-AYALA (“MEDINA-AYALA”), age 49, was sentenced on March 12, 2026, after pleading guilty on January 29, 2026, to illegal reentry of a previously removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Sharon Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Three Decades in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Sharon, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on his conviction of distributing fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury and death, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.Senior United States District Judge Reggie B. Walton (United States District Court for the District of Columbia) imposed the…
Former Newport News firefighter pleads guilty to sexually abusing an infant and distributing videos of the abuse

Alex Tyler Buenaga, 32, of Suffolk, pled guilty to sexually abusing an infant and distributing videos of the abuse. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Panama City Man Indicted for Attempted Enticement of a Minor

Tallahassee, Florida – Michael Ray Pennington, 60, of Panama City, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for Attempted Enticement of a Minor. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
American Health Companies, dba American Health Partners, Agrees to Pay Over Two Million Dollars to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Involving a Tennessee Nursing Home

NASHVILLE – United States Attorney Braden H. Boucek for the Middle District of Tennessee announced today that American Health Companies, LLC (“AHC”), doing business as American Health Partners (“AHP”), has agreed to pay $2,090,309 to the United States and Tennessee to resolve False Claims Act allegations related to billing Medicare and TennCare for grossly substandard…
Pensacola Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison For Attempting To Kill an Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputy

Pensacola, Florida – Darrion K. Finley, 22, of Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced in federal court on charges related to a shooting incident in late 2024. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Reporting Voluntary Self-Disclosures of Violations of National Security Laws Under the Department-wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

The mission of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division (NSD) is to protect and defend the United States against the full range of national security threats, consistent with the rule of law. Business organizations and their employees are at the forefront of protecting the national security of the United States by preventing the unlawful…
Lynn Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

BOSTON – A Lynn man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to drug trafficking and firearm offenses. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Employees and Inmates at Citrus County Detention Facility Charged with Bribery and Introduction of Contraband

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the unsealing of four indictments charging employees, inmates, and associates of inmates at the Citrus County Detention Facility (CCDF) with bribery and drug-related charges. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Pharmacist indicted for stealing drugs from employer

A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas pharmacist for allegedly taking prescription drugs from a former employer for his personal use. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
D.C. Man Gets 23 Years in Prison for Murder in a Northwest Park

Quateze Moore, 46, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to a total 23 years in prison for shooting and killing Martinez Robinson on August 23, 2024, and possession with intent to distribute while armed on January 1, 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Armed Cobb County drug dealer who ran from police sentenced to federal prison

Traon Turk, an armed felon and drug dealer who led police on a car chase in Marietta, Georgia, has been sentenced to over seven years in federal prison following his convictions for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Martin Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Vehicular Assault of an Elderly Man in the Pine Ridge Reservation

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Martin, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The sentencing took place on March 23, 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Felony Sex Offender Arrested on Federal Warrant for Illegally Voting in North Carolina Elections

RALEIGH, N.C. – The FBI arrested James Osborne, 36, of Wilmington on a Federal arrest warrant. The FBI obtained the warrant pursuant to a Federal criminal complaint signed by a U.S. Magistrate Judge which accuses Osborne of making False Statements on Voter Registration or Ballot while being a convicted felon and serving a sentence of…
Bellevue, Washington tax preparer convicted of assisting in the creation of false tax returns

Seattle – A 65-year-old Bellevue, Washington tax preparer was convicted last week of three counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false tax returns, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Shooting at DEA Special Agent and Drug Trafficking Crimes Results in 30-Year Federal Prison Sentence for Pensacola Felon

Pensacola, Florida – Austin James McCastler II, 36, was sentenced on two counts of distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, attempted prevention of the government’s authority to take property during…
Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export American-Made Ammunition Used in War Against Ukraine

Italian national Manfred Gruber pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export control violations. Gruber illegally exported ammunition worth over $540,000 from the United States to Kyrgyzstan, via companies that the defendant and his co-conspirator controlled in Italy. After reaching Kyrgyzstan, most of this ammunition was subsequently reexported to Russia. Today’s proceeding was held before United…
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 5 years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota man convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering. The sentencing took place on March 16, 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Waco Area Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing, Sharing Child Pornography

Redus Duncan Smith was sentenced to 480 months in federal prison for possessing and distributing child pornography Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Registered Sex Offender Charged With Attempted Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), James C. Barnacle, Jr., announced today the arrest of LOUIS K. WEST III. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Broker Charged With Insider Trading And Obstruction Of Justice

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging RONALD SMITH, formerly a registered broker at a brokerage firm in New York City, with securities fraud, wire fraud, falsification of records, and conspiracy. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Florida Pair Pleads Guilty to Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rossy Alberto, age 45, and Juan Nunez, age 38, both of Lakeland, Florida, pled guilty on March 27, 2026, before United States District Judge Julia K. Munley, to conspiring to defraud the United States, among other tax related crimes.According to…
Six Pittsburgh-Area Defendants Charged with Hate Crime and Obstruction of Justice for Late-Night Antisemitic Attack on Jewish Male

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has charged six residents of the greater Pittsburgh area with violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, obstructing justice, and conspiring to obstruct justice in relation to a September 2024 attack on a Jewish male in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh,…