U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (April 19-25)
U.S. Attorney's Office Commemorates National Crime Victims' Rights Week (April 19-15) Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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U.S. Attorney Moore Capito to Lead Tuesday Ceremony for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Moore Capito will join with crime victim survivors and advocates tomorrow, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. for a Ribbon Tree…
Continue ReadingEl Salvadoran Alien Charged With Reentry of Deported Alien
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOSE ANTONIO LARIO SALMERON (“SALMERON”), age 33, a native of El Salvador, was charged via Bill of Information on April 15, 2026, for…
Continue ReadingSacramento Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Minor
Joshua David Price, 36, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingFentanyl and Methamphetamine Dealers Sentenced
Three people have been sentenced to federal prison for selling fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew…
Continue ReadingFourteen New Indictments Returned for Immigration Offenses in March
Pensacola and Gainesville – Today, United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced that 14 previously deported illegal aliens have been separately indicted by a federal…
Continue ReadingHardy, Iowa, Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
Scott Devries, 57, from Hardy, Iowa, pled guilty April 20, 2026, to one count of possession of child pornography in federal court in Sioux…
Continue ReadingOp Sweet Silence Ends Zohannon Gang, Seizes Guns and Drugs in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Federal authorities and law enforcement today announced the sweeping takedown of the Zohannon Gang and its associates in Columbus, the result…
Continue ReadingNine Illegal Aliens Convicted of Immigration Offenses in March
Pensacola and Gainesville – Today, United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced that nine illegal aliens were convicted of federal immigration crimes in the month…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney's Office Observes National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Memphis, TN – The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee joins the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Indicted for being Felon in Possession of a Firearm
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On April 16, 2026, OLIN D. GRANT, JR. (“GRANT”), 30, from Marrero, was indicted on April 16, 2026 for being a felon…
Continue ReadingFormer Hanahan City Councilman Waives Detention Hearing in Possession, Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material Case, Remains in Federal Custody
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Kevin Phillip Hedgpeth, 48, former City of Hanahan Mayor Pro Tem and member of City Council, appeared this morning for a scheduled detention hearing…
Continue ReadingJoseph E. diGenova Sworn in as Counselor to the Attorney General
Today, Joseph E. diGenova was sworn in as Counselor to the Attorney General, assuming a senior advisory role within the U.S. Department of Justice. …
Continue ReadingMexican National Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Liquid Meth into U.S. in Propane Tanks
Paul Ivan Palmero-Martinez, a Mexican national, was sentenced in a federal court to 210 months in federal prison for importing 163 kgs of liquid…
Continue ReadingViolent drug dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison after MARTA shooting
Robert Lyles, a violent repeat offender with a lengthy criminal history, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after he fired a…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Man Indicted for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
Tallahassee, Florida – Edward Blake Langford, 42, of Winder, Georgia, has been indicted in federal court for attempted enticement of a minor. John P. Heekin,…
Continue ReadingEastern District of Texas observes National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs joins the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and the Executive Office…
Continue ReadingFourteen Individuals from Southwest Michigan Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Related Offenses
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey announced that on April 14, 2026, a grand jury indicted…
Continue ReadingThe Department of Justice Reaches a Proposed Consent Decree with Nebraska to Enjoin the State from Enforcing its Unconstitutional In-State Tuition and Scholarship Programs for Illegal Aliens
Today, the United States filed a complaint against Nebraska and joined with the State in filing a proposed consent decree to permanently enjoin Nebraska…
Continue ReadingEagle Butte Man Found Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a jury has convicted Shane Bruguier, age 47, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, of one count of Aggravated…
Continue ReadingMontgomery County Man Charged With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses, Illegal Gun Possession
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Anthony Greene, aka “Maino” and “Von,” 37, of Trooper, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged by…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – TERRELL KELLEY (“KELLEY”), age 35, pleaded guilty on April 9, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to a six-count…
Continue ReadingHonduran national sentenced to 54 months in prison for drug trafficking and returning after removal
Seattle – A 30-year-old Honduran citizen was sentenced today in U.S District Court in Seattle to 54 months in prison for his role in…
Continue ReadingWorcester Man Charged with Assaulting a Federal Informant
BOSTON – A Worcester man has been charged with assault of a federal confidential informant during a planned firearm transaction in connection with the…
Continue ReadingMS-13 members sentenced to decades in federal prison for brutal murders committed at direction of gang leaders in El Salvador
Eight illegal aliens and members of the violent transnational criminal organization Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, have been sentenced for participating in a…
Continue ReadingConvicted Sex Offender Receives Multiple Life Sentences in Prison
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A convicted sex offender will serve life in prison for the sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of numerous children across the…
Continue ReadingThree-time convicted felon sentenced to federal prison for selling deadly “tranq dope” that killed one and seriously injured another
Masi Lenard Fears has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl, which resulted in the death of one customer and…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Guilty of Violating Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – THOMAS VIRGIL, a/k/a “Savage,” a/k/a “Tom Virgil,” (“VIRGIL”), age 30, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on April 16,…
Continue ReadingOrleans Parish Man Sentenced for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that DANIEL HANKTON, (“HANKTON”), age 34, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, by United States District…
Continue ReadingFormer State Labor Department Employee Charged with Accepting Bribes to Approve More Than $500,000 in Fraudulent Unemployment Compensation Claims
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of wire fraud and…
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