Houston Semitruck Driver Sentenced to Federal Prison for Alien Smuggling
Francisco Javier Diaz, of Houston, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for conspiring to transport illegal aliens in his commercial semitruck Source:…
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Missouri Man Admits Sexual Abuse of Teen
William R. Murphy pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography and one count of coercion and enticement of a minor. Source:…
Continue ReadingSan Antonio Woman Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison and Over $955K Money Judgment for Role in Deadly Alien Smuggling Operation
Erica Aracely Carmona was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a money judgment of $955,350 for conspiracy to transport…
Continue ReadingManderson Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography and Assault
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Manderson, South Dakota, man convicted of Receipt…
Continue ReadingMagoffin County Man and Former Teacher Sentenced for Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor
ASHLAND, Ky. – A Salyersville, Ky., man, Jordan Cobb, 32, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning to 132 months in prison, for…
Continue ReadingSDTX charges another 307 people with criminal actions this week in support of Operation Take Back America
The first month of the new year has come to a close with another 299 filed cases related to immigration and border security Source:…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney's Office Recognizes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
LAS VEGAS – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada observes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and joins the Departments of…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Man with Prior Aggravated Assault Conviction Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A South Georgia man with prior assault and drug convictions was sentenced to prison after police found him with a stolen…
Continue ReadingWestern District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office Adds Nearly 200 More Immigration Cases This Week
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 192 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Jan. 23 to Jan. 29 Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingJustice Department Requires Reddy Ice to Divest Assets to Proceed with Proposed Acquisition of Arctic Glacier
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced today that it will require Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LP (owner of Reddy Ice) and Chill Parent Holdco…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Indicted for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearm
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – KYLE ARMSTRONG, age 23, of New Orleans, was indicted on January 29, 2026, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of…
Continue ReadingCanadian National Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Over 100 Children Online
A Canadian national pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after admitting he sexually exploited over 100 children…
Continue ReadingUndocumented Mexican National Indicted in the District of Utah for Alleged Drug Crimes
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – An indictment was unsealed today after an alleged drug trafficker, living in the United States illegally on an expired…
Continue ReadingFEDERAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER FOR ATTEMPTING TO ENTICE A MINOR FOR SEX IN PENSACOLA
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – David A. Girard, 70, of Robertsdale, Alabama, has been indicted in federal court on charges of Attempted Enticement of a Minor and…
Continue ReadingFairfield Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Attempted Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Trevor Clayton Morgan, 34, of Fairfield, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison, to be followed by 25 years of supervised release, for…
Continue ReadingMaryland Man Charged with Distributing Child Pornography
WASHINGTON – A complaint unsealed this morning in U.S. District Court charges Brandon Postow, 40, of Maryland, with distribution of child pornography, announced U.S.…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Moore Capito Announces Success of Major Immigration Operation in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Moore Capito is commending federal, state, and local law enforcement partners after “Operation Country Roads,” a 15-day enforcement…
Continue ReadingJOINT STATEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REGARDING PILGRIM REST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH FIRE
TALLAHASSEE — Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Federal…
Continue ReadingThird Georgia State Representative charged with pandemic unemployment fraud
Dexter L. Sharper, a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, was charged today with making false statements to fraudulently obtain thousands of dollars…
Continue ReadingEight Defendants Sentenced for $1 Million Methamphetamine Conspiracy
Eight defendants have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingSurgeon Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 29, 2026, Dr. Calvin Eriksen (age: 47) of…
Continue ReadingFormer IT Professional Sentenced for Possessing and Attempting to Possess Child Sexual Abuse Material
A former IT Professional was sentenced today for possessing and attempting to obtain child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingFive Foreign Nationals Sentenced in January for Illegally Reentering the United States After Deportation
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that five foreign nationals convicted separately of illegally reentering the United States after prior deportations were…
Continue ReadingDepartment of Justice Publishes 3.5 Million Responsive Pages in Compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today published over 3 million additional pages responsive to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was signed into…
Continue ReadingMexican national sentenced for smuggling drugs with family in vehicle
A 50-year-old resident of Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison after admitting to conspiring to import four kilograms of fentanyl and…
Continue ReadingCuban National Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens
A federal jury in Del Rio convicted Alejandro Ortiz-Mastrapa, a Cuban national, for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingBaltimore County Softball Coach Indicted on Child Sex Crimes
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury indicted a Perry Hall, Maryland, softball coach in connection with child sexual abuse charges. Michael Joseph Pusateri,…
Continue ReadingGuatemalan National Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S.
MARIO RAMIRO ARAGON-RUANO, also known as Mario Ramiro Aragon and Jose Juana-Zapata, 38, a citizen of Guatemala, has been charged by federal criminal complaint…
Continue ReadingCanadian Citizen Pleads Guilty in D.C. in Sextortion Scheme that Targeted 145 Children in the U.S.
Ramanan Pathmanathan, 40, of Toronto, Canada, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in connection with a prolific sextortion scheme that targeted more than…
Continue ReadingFlorissant Man Sentenced to 170 Months on Child Pornography Charge
Patrick Neistat pleaded guilty in October to one count of receipt of child pornography. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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