Kansas City Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
Michael A. Winchester, 22, Kansas City, Mo., man who fled from Independence, Mo. Police Department officers in a highspeed vehicular chase, was sentenced in…
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Massachusetts Man Indicted and Arrested for Fraudulently Using Government Seals
Ocala, FL – Mario Cesar Dos Santos, Jr. (50, Massachusetts) has been charged by indictment and arrested for the fraudulent use of government seals.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Man Sentenced To Over 24 Years For Transporting 132 Pounds Of Methamphetamine To Tampa International Airport
Tampa, Florida – Jacob Paul Arjona (32, Bakersfield, CA) has been sentenced to 24 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiring to…
Continue ReadingWashington State Man Found Guilty After Escape from Federal Custody
A federal jury in Portland, Oregon, found Brandon Charles Nelson, 40, guilty yesterday of escape after failing to report to the Northwest Regional Re-entry…
Continue ReadingTommy Schaefer Is Returned to Chicago to Face Federal Charges for the 2014 Murder of U.S. Citizen in Bali, Indonesia
Tommy Schaefer, 32, of Chicago, was arrested in international air space on a flight back to the United States yesterday to face a three-count…
Continue ReadingMembers of a York County Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Cory Martin, 32, of Rock Hill; Travis Queen, 33, of Rock Hill; Brandon Ramsey, 23, of Clover; and Wesley Huffstetler, 31, of…
Continue ReadingTommy Schaefer Is Returned to Chicago To Face Federal Charges for the 2014 Murder of U.S. Citizen in Bali, Indonesia
Schaefer is alleged to have conspired with Heather Mack to kill Mack’s mother in 2014. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingIndia-based scheme courier sentenced to 6 years in prison on fraud charges
MISSOULA – A man originally from India who stole over $1.7 million from the elderly was sentenced today to 72 months in prison, followed…
Continue ReadingOnarga Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Possession of a Bomb
An Onarga, Illinois, man, James R. Nelson, 40, was sentenced on February 23, 2026, to five years in federal prison, to be followed by…
Continue ReadingIndependence Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Christmas Morning Armed Robberies
An Independence, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for committing two armed robberies and illegally possessing a firearm after fleeing from police…
Continue ReadingConvicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for the Interstate Transportation of Stolen Avionics Equipment
Tampa. Florida – Mario Mercier Hernandez (61, New Port Richey) has been sentenced by United States District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle to the statutory maximum…
Continue ReadingNorth Fort Myers Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Arsenal of Firearms
Fort Myers, Florida – Frederick Charles Kutchinsky (54, North Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to possessing multiple firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon. He faces…
Continue ReadingChicago man sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug crimes in Guernsey County
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Chicago man was sentenced in federal court here today to 240 months in prison for having bulk amounts of narcotics…
Continue ReadingJacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Entice a 13-Year-Old Child to Engage in Sexual Activity
Jacksonville, Florida – Jerry Alexander Cobb (38, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to using his cellphone and the internet to attempt to entice a 13-year-old…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 84 Border-Related Cases This Week
SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 84 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for…
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FIREARMS OFFENSE
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Devon Oliver, 18, of Gainesville, Florida, has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with a removed serial number. Source: U.S. Department…
Continue ReadingMember of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Involving Murder and Drug Trafficking
BOSTON – A Boston area man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingMaryland Man Handed Prison Term for Assaulting MPD Officer With ATV
Gerard Stokes, 31, of Greenbelt, Maryland, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for driving an ATV into an MPD officer on March…
Continue ReadingSDTX charges another 363 individuals in third week of February for crimes related to continued border-security enforcement efforts
A total of 361 cases have been filed in immigration and related matters from Feb. 13-19 Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingIrish national extradited to SDTX to face child exploitation charges
A 36-year-old man from Ireland is set to make his initial appearance in the Southern District of Texas on charges of coercion and enticement…
Continue ReadingTennessee Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A Powell, Tennessee man was sentenced yesterday, February 19, 2026, to 10 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Sentenced to 41 Months Imprisonment for Sending Obscene Videos to Person He Believed was a Fifteen-Year-Old Female
NEW ORLEANS – MARK BROOKS a/k/a “Baby Nu” (“BROOKS”), age 35, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on February 12, 2026 by United States District Judge…
Continue ReadingSalem Man Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Salem, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for ordering live-streamed child sexual abuse material from child sex traffickers in the…
Continue ReadingFive Defendants Charged with Impersonating Immigration Judges, Law Enforcement Officers, and Lawyers
Earlier today, a five-count indictment was partially unsealed in the Eastern District of New York charging five defendants with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud,…
Continue ReadingLong Island Child Therapist Sentenced to 84 Months for Distributing Child Pornography
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Renee Hoberman, also known as “Rina,” a licensed social worker, was sentenced by United States District…
Continue ReadingNewcastle, Washington, man pleads guilty to laundering nearly $100 million in proceeds of investment fraud scheme
Seattle –A 47-year-old resident of Newcastle, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his…
Continue ReadingFlorida Man Charged with Shooting at Uber Driver and Possession of Illegal Firearms and Narcotics
A Miami man made his first appearance in federal court today after a grand jury in Miami charged him with drug crimes, using and…
Continue ReadingTennessee Man Pleads Guilty in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
ABINGDON, Va. – A Tennessee man, who trafficked fentanyl-laced pills and fentanyl powder into Southwest Virginia, pled guilty recently in U.S. District Court in…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Production, Distribution, And Receipt Of Child Sexual Abuse Material
SAN FRANCISCO – Henry Muller, 33, of San Francisco, was sentenced last week to 240 months in federal prison for the production, distribution, and…
Continue ReadingTwo Individuals Arrested in Connection With Undercover Federal Firearm Investigation in Chicago Suburbs
MATTHEW BARRAZA and EDWIN MORENO are charged with illegally possessing machine guns. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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