DOJ Indictments
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Dominican Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine
Dominican Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine CONCORD – A Dominican man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to drug offenses, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.Ariel Castillo-Solano a/k/a Jose Antonio Santiago, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, specifically methamphetamine. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Samantha Elliot scheduled Castillo-Solano’s sentencing…
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Another week of border enforcement results in 461 people charged
A total of 459 cases have been filed in immigration and related matters from March 6-12 Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Greer Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering related to Cares Act Fraud
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jonathan Wade Sumter, 54, of Greer, has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering related to a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs of over $1.8 million. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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District of Arizona Charges 197 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week
PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Mar. 7 through Mar. 13, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 197 individuals. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Crownpoint Man Pleads Guilty to Strangulation and Assaulting Officer
Jason K. Thompson pleaded guilty in federal court to strangling a woman and attacking a tribal police officer with a taser. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Lawyer Charged with Attempted Extortion of Former Client nd Client’s Son Over Alleged $500,000 Debt
Yesterday, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a complaint was unsealed charging Joshua Nass, an attorney licensed to practice in New York, with attempted Hobbs Act extortion for enlisting an individual to threaten and force a former client and his son into paying Nass $500,000. nass_complaint_0_0.pdf Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 133 Border-Related Cases This Week
SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 133 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a…
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U.S. Arrests Alleged Tren de Aragua Leader Charged in Chile with Criminal Association, Extortion, and Kidnapping Resulting in Death
A Venezuelan national and illegal alien 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), the Justice Department announced…
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Former U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Analyst Charged With Willful Transmission of National Defense Information
Seth Chambers, 35, Texas County, Mo., a former United States Marine Corps. Intelligence Analyst, indicted with two counts of willful transmission of national defense information Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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FEDERAL FELON PLEADS GUILTY TO GUN CHARGES RELATED TO SHOOTOUT AT CARTER-HOWELL-STRONG PARK
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Joseph C. Williams, 63, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Department of Justice to Return $470,735 to Victims of Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme
PORTLAND, Maine: The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine announced today that the Department of Justice will return about $470,735 to two Maine victims of a cryptocurrency investment scheme.According to court records, more than $800,000 belonging to the victims was transferred to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by criminal actors in 2022. The FBI seized…
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Union County Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Dezmond Tobias Tucker, 31, of Union, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Dulce Man Convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse
After a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Herbert Ben, Jr. of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Davenport Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison for Gun Charges
DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man was sentenced March 12, 2026, to 90 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Man Federally Charged with Assaulting Officers at Dallas Love Field Security Checkpoint
A man has been federally charged with assaulting a federal officer at Dallas Love Field Airport after he punched two TSA officers and seriously injured a Dallas police officer while attempting to proceed through security without identification. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Ohio Man Indicted For Possessing Contraband In Prison
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Sharion Motley-Lipscomb, age 29, of Cleveland, Ohio, was indicted on March 10, 2026, by a federal grand jury on one count of possessing contraband in prison.According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that Motley-Lipscomb, an inmate at…
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Saline County man sentenced to 9 years for receiving child sexual abuse material
BENTON, Ill. – A district judge sentenced a Saline County man to 9 years’ imprisonment after he admitted to receiving child sexual abuse material.James Troy Martin, 51, of Carrier Mills, pleaded guilty to two counts of receipt of child pornography.“These are not just images. They are real children enduring horrific acts of sexual abuse and…
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United States Files Civil Forfeiture Complaints Against $15M in Funds Allegedly Linked to Iranian Oil Shipping Network
The Department of Justice filed two civil forfeiture complaints today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against more than $15.3 million allegedly used to fund an illicit Iranian oil distribution network. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Convicted Felon Who Opened Fire on Abilene Police Officers Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
A previously convicted felon who opened fire on Abilene Police Department officers after leading them on a high speed chase was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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DEA Search Warrants in Tri-Cities Result in Largest Drug Seizure in EDWA History
Spokane, Washington – First Assistant United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on March 3, 2026, the Drug Enforcement Administration executed federal search warrants at multiple locations in the Tri-Cities, Washington area that resulted in the largest seizure of controlled substances in EDWA history. The federal search warrants were based on an ongoing drug trafficking investigation…
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Venezuelan Nationals Charged with "Jackpotting" Scheme to Steal Cash from Bank ATMs
OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal Grand Jury has charged ENDER ENRIQUE MUNOZ PEREZ, 30, and ANGEL RAPHAEL MEDINA-TAGUARIPANO, 24, both Venezuelan nationals, with conspiracy to commit bank theft and bank theft, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.According to court records, between January 19 and January 20, 2026, Perez, Medina-Taguaripano, and other coconspirators traveled to multiple…
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Former San Diego Securities Attorney Sentenced for Tax Evasion
SAN DIEGO – Former Securities lawyer Robert Blair Krueger, Jr., was sentenced in federal court today to 12 months and one day in prison for evading his personal taxes. U.S. District Judge James Simmons Jr. also ordered Krueger to pay $357,666.41 in restitution to the IRS. According to court filings and statements made in court,…
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Romanian National to be Sentenced for Participation in Fraud Scheme
A Romanian national who participated in a large-scale fraud scheme, which used fake business websites to steal more than $1.8 million from consumers across the country, will be sentenced on March 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Las Cruces for the crime of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Previously Deported Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced in D.C. for Role in International Fentanyl Conspiracy
Alfredo Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 27, a previously deported Mexican national, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 235 months in federal prison for his role in a multinational drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed wholesale quantities of fentanyl-laced pills across the United States. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Palestine National Indicted for Being Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – MOHAMED H.M. ZEIDAN, a/k/a “Sebastian Marcello, a/k/a “Sebastian York,” age 33, a native of Palestine, was indicted on March 5, 2026, for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(5)(A). Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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PENSACOLA MAN FACES FEDERAL GUN AND DRUG CHARGES
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Terry Terrell Crenshaw, 39, of Pensacola, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine; one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; one count of use of a communication facility; and one count of maintaining drug-involved premises. Source:…
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Employee at High-End Car Dealerships Sentenced for Tax Fraud
A New York man was sentenced on February 26, 2026, to 18 months in prison for failing to report over $1.6 million in income on his federal income tax returns that he embezzled from his employer. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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MEXICAN NATIONAL RESIDING IN GEORGIA SENTENCED TO 120 MONTHS FOR ATTEMPTED COERCION AND ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR
United States Kurt L. Wall announced that U.S. District Court Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Victorino De La Cruz, age 43, of Mableton, Georgia, to 120 months in federal prison following his conviction for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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CRAWFORDVILLE MAN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED ENTICEMENT AND ATTEMPTED TRANSMISSION OF OBSCENE MATERIAL TO A MINOR
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Anthony Wayne Lanier, Jr., 33, of Crawfordville, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with one count of attempted enticement of a minor and one count of attempted transmission of obscene material. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Kenosha Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Murder Federal Officer
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that Andrew Stanton (Age 38) of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was convicted of threatening to murder a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer who was serving on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. Stanton pled guilty to violating Title…