Lynn Man Convicted of Attempted Witness Tampering
BOSTON – A Lynn man has been convicted following a five-day jury trial of attempting to tamper with a witness who was expected to…
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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Commercial Establishment
Greenbelt, Maryland – A Maryland man pled guilty to arson in federal court, today, stemming from an incident in which he set fire to…
Continue ReadingOperation Take Back America efforts continue with 217 new cases filed related to efforts to secure southern border
The Southern District of Texas has charged another 222 people, including 189 illegal aliens, with immigration and border security-related crimes from Oct. 16-23 Source:…
Continue ReadingHigh-Ranking Cypress Gangsta Crips Member Convicted of Murder
Jason Soto, also known as “Twin,” a leader of the Cypress Gangsta Crips (CGC), a subgroup of the Eight Trey Crips based in the Cypress…
Continue ReadingHonduran National Indicted For Reentry of a Removed Alien
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – LUIS ALFONSO ROMERO-GUIJADA (“ROMERO-GUIJADA”), age 43, Honduran national, was indicted on October 23, 2026, for reentry of a removed alien,…
Continue ReadingThree Plead Guilty to Roles in $9M Romance Fraud Scams Targeting Older Americans
Twin brothers from Ghana and an American woman have pleaded guilty to charges of being part of an international criminal network that devised romance…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Names District Election Officer to Oversee the Handling of Complaints of Election Fraud and Voting Rights Abuses in the November 2026 Midterm General Election
U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin C. Khasigian will serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) for the Eastern District…
Continue ReadingBoston Man Sentenced to Prison for Failure to File Export Information
BOSTON – A Boston man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for illegally sending firearms between the United States and the Dominican…
Continue ReadingNew York Woman Charged With $1.1M Check Cashing Scheme
Xue Fang Cheng, 55, of New York, was arrested today after a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returned an…
Continue ReadingTioga County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Transportation of Child Pornography
Tristan Kovacs, age 23, of Waverly, New York, was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation a child and transportation…
Continue ReadingFederal agents arrest former CEO of child & adolescent residential treatment center on federal child pornography, coercion charges
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The former CEO of a Belmont County residential treatment facility for children and adolescents was arrested by federal agents on child…
Continue ReadingCanton Man Found Guilty of Child Exploitation Offense and Receipt of Child Pornography
Robert Bowen, age 46, of Canton, New York, has been found guilty of sexual exploitation of a child and receipt of child pornography following…
Continue ReadingOswego Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Transportation and Possession of Child Pornography
On October 9, 2026, Emerardo Abisai Vasquez-Lopez, age 20, of Oswego, New York, appeared in federal court in Syracuse, New York, before United States…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Felon Indicted for Possessing Firearm and Ammunition
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOHRON WILTZ (“WILTZ”), age 21, was indicted on October 23, 2026 for being a felon in possession of a firearm…
Continue ReadingFugitive Charged in Fraud Scheme Apprehended at Logan Airport and Ordered Detained in Federal Court
PROVIDENCE – Adetunji Abudu, 34, of Lagos, Nigeria, was arrested Monday night at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, as he attempted to re-enter the…
Continue ReadingFugitive Fraudster Herb Kimble Sentenced to 20 Years for International Healthcare Fraud Scheme
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Herbert Leon Kimble, 60, of Chicago, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States…
Continue Reading“Fixer” Pleads Guilty to Role in Bribery and Point-Shaving Scheme to Rig NCAA Men’s Basketball Games
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Roderick Winkler, 32, of Little Rock, Arkansas, entered a plea of guilty this afternoon before…
Continue ReadingFort Walton Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking & Firearm Offenses
Pensacola, Florida – Anthony Bernard Allen, 54, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of possession with intent to…
Continue ReadingCharlotte Businessman Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Michael Kahn, 66, of Charlotte, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler today and pleaded guilty to filing a fraudulent…
Continue ReadingJustice Department Announces Charges Involving 48 Aliens for Election-Related Crimes
Today, the Justice Department announced charges involving 48 aliens in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter…
Continue ReadingStanislaus County Man Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Scheme that Cost Victims Nearly 90 Victims More than $7 Million
Antonio Honorato Silveira, 50 of Turlock, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingFederal grand jury indicts North Texas woman in $680,000 COVID fraud and money laundering scheme
A federal grand jury returned a 10-count indictment against a North Texas resident for allegedly defrauding pandemic relief programs of more than $680,000. April…
Continue ReadingIllegal Immigrant from Mexico Pleads Guilty to Staging Fake Kidnapping Last Year Purportedly Committed by Federal Agents
An illegal alien from Mexico pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a phony kidnapping last year that she blamed on federal agents or people working…
Continue ReadingHonduran Illegal Alien Indicted for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor and Illegal Reentry of a Removed Alien
NEW ORLEANS – LESLI JOEL CALIX-SARMIENTO (“CALIX-SARMIENTO”), age 36, a Honduran national, was charged in a two-count indictment on October 23, 2026, with attempted coercion and…
Continue ReadingTallahassee Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Enticement of a Minor
Tallahassee, Florida – Brandon Garrett Ursrey, 46, of Tallahassee, Florida has pleaded guilty in federal court in Tallahassee on one count of attempted enticement of…
Continue ReadingLake Charles Man with Previous Child Pornography Conviction Sentenced to More than 33 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Child Pornography
LAKE CHARLES – On October 15, 2026, United States District Judge James D. Cain Jr. sentenced Sean Alexander Meeks, 49, of Lake Charles, to 400…
Continue ReadingFormer Assistant Superintendent of Norfolk County Sheriff's Office Sentenced to Prison for Ordering Employees to Perform Maintenance at His Home, As Well As Witness Tampering
BOSTON – The former Assistant Superintendent at the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for using his…
Continue ReadingScotia Man Pleads Guity to Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography
On October 19, 2026, Zachary Long, age 27, of Scotia, New York, pled guilty before United States District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino to attempted…
Continue ReadingDC Man Pleads Guilty to Escaping from Baltimore Correctional Facility
Baltimore, Maryland – A Washington, DC man pled guilty in federal court, today, to charges stemming from his escape from a Baltimore correctional facility. Lamont…
Continue ReadingOneida County Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
Jeffrey Schreck, age 63, of Utica, New York, pled guilty today to possessing child pornography announced First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone…
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