Final Two Gang Members Convicted by Jury in Brazen Racketeering Murder
Following a one-week trial, a federal jury in Memphis convicted two members of the Unknown Vice Lords (UVL) – a violent Memphis street gang…
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DEA Supervisor Arrested and Charged in Bribery Conspiracy and Visa Fraud
Meliton Cordero, a Supervisory Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, was arrested yesterday in Washington D.C. and charged in a complaint unsealed today…
Continue ReadingBahamian National Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Reentry
Tampa, Florida – Kenthen Lavardo Swain (26, The Bahamas) was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara to two years in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingJamaican citizen pleads guilty to wire fraud for sweepstake scam that defrauded elderly victim of more than $550,000
Tacoma – A Jamaican citizen pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to wire fraud for his lottery scheme that cost an…
Continue ReadingGEORGIA WOMAN SENTENCED TO AN ADDITIONAL TWELVE MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON AFTER FAILING TO SURRENDER FOR SERVICE OF SENTENCE
United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall announced that U.S. District Court Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Thanh Hoa Thi Bui, also known as Xena Bui,…
Continue ReadingMiami Man Charged in Connection with Grandparent Scam and Failure to Appear
Burlington, Vermont – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on January 23, 2025, a federal grand…
Continue ReadingIndian National Pleads Guilty To Plotting To Assassinate U.S. Citizen In New York City
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence and Espionage Division of the Federal Bureau of…
Continue ReadingFederal supervisor among more than 411 new cases filed as part of Southern District’s border enforcement efforts
A total of 413 individuals have been charged in immigration and border security enforcement efforts from Feb. 6-13 Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingProvidence Man Arrested for Transporting Child Pornography
BOSTON – A Providence man arrested and charged for allegedly transporting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingFormer Tupelo Neurologist Sentenced for Downloading & Distributing Thousands of Child Sexual Abuse Materials
A Pakastani national and former neurologist was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison with 5 years of supervised release. He was also…
Continue ReadingTwo Men Indicted in Transnational Human Smuggling and Money Laundering Scheme
An indictment was unsealed yesterday in the District of Vermont charging a Dominican national and a U.S. citizen with conspiring to smuggle foreign nationals…
Continue ReadingJamaican National Charged with Offenses Stemming from Sweepstakes Scheme Targeting Elderly Victims
RICHARD MURRAY, 31, a citizen of Jamaica, has been charged with fraud and money laundering offenses stemming from his alleged participation in a sweepstakes…
Continue ReadingHartford Man Who Robbed Victims after Advertising Vehicle Sales Online Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
FREDERICK WRIGHT, 34, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 180 months of imprisonment and four…
Continue ReadingTwenty Free Money Gang Members and Associates Arrested on Racketeering, Murder, Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges
An 18-count superseding indictment was unsealed yesterday in the Southern District of Texas charging 20 defendants – all alleged Free Money gang members and…
Continue ReadingMexican National Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Reentry
HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jorge Alberto Santamaria-Cortes, age 47, a Mexican national who was residing…
Continue ReadingSouthern District of Texas brings racketeering, murder, drug trafficking, and firearms charges against 20 alleged “Free Money” gang members and associates
An 18-count superseding indictment has been unsealed charging 20 alleged members and associates of a violent Houston-based street gang for their purported roles in…
Continue ReadingKnox Place Defendant Pleads Guilty in Wide-Ranging Narcotics Trafficking Conspiracy
Darryl Dacota Riley, Jr, 39, a previously convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in connection…
Continue ReadingMississippi Man Indicted for Arson of Beth Israel Synagogue and the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, of Madison, Mississippi, was charged by superseding indictment Tuesday, February 10, 2026, with civil rights and arson…
Continue ReadingCarroll, Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Meth and Firearm Charges
Shawn Zak, 32, from Carroll, Iowa, pled guilty February 11, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and illegal…
Continue ReadingMan Who Drove from Columbus to Toledo to Sexually Exploit a Child Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
A 27-year-old man who drove from Columbus to Toledo to engage in the sexual exploitation of a child has been sentenced to federal prison.…
Continue ReadingGreen Cove Springs Man Sentenced to Nearly 17 Years in Federal Prison For Transporting a Child From North Carolina To Florida to Engage in Sexual Activity
Jacksonville, Florida – Christopher Allen Hawkins (40, Green Cove Springs) was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard to 16 years…
Continue ReadingHigh-Speed Chase, Collisions with Two U.S. Marshal’s Vehicles, Yield an 8-Month Sentence
Joshua Rosser, 28, residing in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to eight months in prison in connection with…
Continue ReadingWindsor Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Extortion and Threats
BOSTON – A Windsor man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for making online threats and extortionate demands. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingPrior felon going back to prison for selling meth and possessing firearms
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Albey H. Braster, 44, of Elmira, NY, who was convicted of distribution of five grams or more…
Continue ReadingReal Estate Broker, 2 Others Arrested on Complaint Charging Them with Fraudulently Selling $1.5 Million Home Owned by Victim
A licensed real estate broker and two other defendants were arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging they fraudulently sold a $1.5 million…
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AssaultRalph Thomas Jones, Jr., 58, of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, was sentenced to four months in federal prison and one year of supervised release for…
Continue ReadingFive-Time Felon Sentenced to Prison for Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition as a Restricted Person
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A Utah man and convicted felon who was squatting on federal lands was sentenced today to 31 months’ imprisonment…
Continue ReadingChinese Graduate Student Charged with Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced today that Chinese national, JIAXIN TIAN(“TIAN”), age 29, of New Orleans, was indicted on February…
Continue ReadingEl Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Deadly Fentanyl Deal
Isaiah Rene Acosta was sentenced in federal court to 188 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl causing death Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingIndependence Man Indicted for Bank Robbery, Attempted Bank Robberies
An Independence, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for attempted bank robbery and bank robbery. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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