DOJ Indictments

Dominican National Previously Convicted of Drug Trafficking Offense Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S.

YUNIOR BENAVIDES, 49, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Massachusetts Man Arrested and Charged with Making Threats

BOSTON – A Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged with making threats in interstate commerce. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
TALLAHASSEE MAN RECEIVES 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING METHAMPHETAMINE

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Paul Anthony Hart, 42, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, consecutive to an existing Georgia sentence for trafficking in cocaine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Former Boston Teacher Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation

BOSTON – A former science teacher at Josiah Quincy Upper School in Boston was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for coercing and enticing at least one underage female to engage in sexual conversations online and requesting that she produce and send child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of herself. Defendant, who also previously worked…
Hillsborough County High School Teacher Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Provide Firearms to Trinidad-Based Transnational Criminal Organization

Tampa, Florida – Shannon Nicole Samlalsingh (47, Temple Terrace) was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William F. Jung to one year and one day in federal prison for conspiracy to make false statements to a firearms dealer. The court also ordered Samlalsingh to forfeit the firearms purchased as a result of the offense. Samlalsingh pleaded guilty on June 20, 2025.…
Former USPS employees plead guilty to stealing mail and committing PPP loan fraud

Former mail recovery clerk Daniqua Clark has pleaded guilty to stealing cash, gift cards, and other items from the mail while working at the Atlanta Mail Recovery Center and fraudulently obtaining two pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, and former mail recovery clerk Deneeka Ferguson has pleaded guilty to participating in the mail theft scheme. …
Garryowen man sentenced for vehicular death on Crow Indian Reservation

BILLINGS – A Garryowen man who caused the death of his female passenger in a motor vehicle crash was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.Cade Cleatus Birdinground, 20, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one count of involuntary manslaughter.U.S. District Judge…
Jury Find’s D.C. Man Guilty of Armed Kidnapping of Case Worker 

 Thomas Venable, 59, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a Superior Court jury yesterday of charges stemming from an incident where he held his case worker hostage in his apartment in September 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Memphis Woman Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison on Gun and Methamphetamine Distribution Charges

U.S. District Judge Jonathan E. Hawley sentenced 30-year-old Kristain Harris, of Memphis, Tennessee, to 120 months imprisonment on each of three counts of distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine (“ice”) and one count of distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (“ice”), all to be served concurrently. She must also serve five…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Added 250 New Immigration Cases This Week in Western District of Texas

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 250 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from March 6 to March 12 Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Illegal Alien Arrested for Possessing Fentanyl Meant for Distribution in Tulsa

A criminal complaint was unsealed charging an illegal alien with possessing fentanyl with the intention of distributing it after previously being deported. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Eleven Indian Nationals Charged with Visa Fraud Conspiracy

BOSTON – Eleven Indian nationals have been charged in connection with a conspiracy to carry out staged armed robberies of convenience stores for the purpose of allowing store clerks to falsely claim they were crime victims on immigration applications. The following defendants have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud:1. …
Murder investigation leads to federal drug trafficking and firearms charges

A 49-year-old Houston resident is now facing federal charges for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Port Charlotte Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tampa, Florida – Tyler Kuhn (30, Port Charlotte) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven to 24 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material. Kuhn pleaded guilty in December 2025. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Smithfield man charged with illegally selling the firearm used in the campus shooting at Old Dominion University

Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, was charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University, and with three counts of false statements during firearms purchases . Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Helena man sentenced to over 11 years in prison for trafficking meth and fentanyl

GREAT FALLS – A Helena convicted of selling methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced Wednesday to 136 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.Michael Wayne Hagman, 40, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.The…
Mexican National With Multiple Felony Convictions Charged For Illegally Reentering The United States

LAS VEGAS – A Mexican national who has multiple drug-related felony convictions made his initial court appearance Thursday to face charges of illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed from the country. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
United States Arrests Alleged Tren de Aragua Leader Charged in Chile With Criminal Association, Extortion and Kidnapping Resulting in Homicide

Venezuelan national and illegal alien Rafael Enrique Gamez Salas, 40, has been arrested at the request of the Government of Chile so that he may be prosecuted on seven charges stemming from his alleged role as a leader of “Los Piratas,” the primary Chilean cell of the Venezuelan transnational criminal organization Tren de Aragua (TdA).…
CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Manuel Alejandro Palomino Amador, 33, of San Diego, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Drug trafficking leader to serve 25 years in multi-state narcotics operation

A 43-year-old Conroe man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in operating a fentanyl-laced pill distribution network Source: U.S. Department of Justice
New Britain Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

ELI SAMUEL O’FARRILL-FERNANDEZ, also known as “Maple,” 48, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Lame Deer man sentenced to 12 years in prison for assaulting federal officers on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation

BILLINGS – A Lame Deer man who assaulted federal officers on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 150 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.Caleb Raymond Carter, 40, was found guilty at a December 2025 trial of two counts of assault on a…
FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS DENHAM SPRINGS MAN OF ASSAULTING A POSTAL EMPLOYEE

United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall announced the conviction of Cody Gaspard, age 27, of Denham Springs, Louisiana. After a three-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Brian A. Jackson, the jury unanimously convicted Gaspard of assaulting a postal employee. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Fitchburg Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearm and Ammunition

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kavant Smith, 25, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 2 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Smith pleaded guilty to this charge…
Mescalero Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse

Deverne Torres, Jr. pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual acts with a minor. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Jacksonville Man Indicted for Attempting to Entice a 13-Year-Old Child to Engage in Sexual Activity

Jacksonville, Florida – Adeis Jonathan Francis (25, Jacksonville) has been charged by indictment with attempted enticement of a child to engage in sexual activity. If convicted, Francis faces a minimum penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison and a potential lifetime term of supervised release. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.…
Correctional officer sentenced to 10 years for trafficking meth in federal prison

A correctional officer has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Connecticut Man Arrested, Charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer and Failing to Report Arrival to the US

BANGOR, Maine: A Manchester, Connecticut man was arrested today and charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer and failing to report his arrival and present for inspection on February 22, 2026.As alleged in the criminal complaint, Devin Austin Bishop, 29, drove at high speed across the bridge from Campobello Island, Canada into the U.S., at…
Lehigh County Man Who Defrauded Victims of Nearly $2 Million Sentenced to Prison

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Chinedu Ekuma, 45, of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, two years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine, and $1,751,968 in restitution by United States District Judge John M. Gallagher yesterday for carrying out a scheme that defrauded victims of…
Two Maryland Residents Admit to Drug Trafficking in the Eastern Panhandle

Two Maryland residents have admitted to selling illegal narcotics in Berkeley County, West Virginia, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Terrell Antonio Henderson, 34, of Halethorpe, Maryland, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the distribution of cocaine base. Source: U.S. Department of Justice