Former Pinellas Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Abuse Crimes
Tampa, FL – Lee Hughes (46, Pinellas Park) has pleaded guilty to attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, attempted coercion and enticement of a minor…
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Five Men Charged with Immigration Law Violations in Northwestern Ohio
Federal grand juries returned indictments charging four people from Honduras and one from Mexico with violating immigration laws. These are separate cases and not related. …
Continue ReadingSioux Falls Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Federal Prison for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte, has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted…
Continue ReadingFolsom Man Arrested, Charged with Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material
A Folsom man, Paul Richards, 51, was arrested today after a federal grand jury indicted him for receiving child sexual abuse material. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingStudio City Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Federal Prison for Scheme in Which Real Estate and Money Were Stolen Via Bogus Trusts
A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced today to 200 months in federal prison for breaking into an elderly man’s home, later stealing his…
Continue ReadingIndian National Indicted for Smuggling Illegal Aliens Across Canadian Border into United States
ALBANY, NEW YORK – A federal grand jury returned an indictment on January 28, 2026, charging an Indian national for his role in a…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Nearly $200 Million in Criminal and Civil Actions in Fiscal Year 2025
U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida collected $188,113,543 in criminal and…
Continue ReadingRepeat sex offender convicted at trial of child pornography crimes, including AI-generated child sexual abuse material
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal jury found a Vinton County man guilty of receiving and possessing child pornography and AI-generated images of child sexual…
Continue ReadingSpringfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base in Central Vermont
Rutland, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on February 4, 2026, Joseph Llano, 26, of Springfield,…
Continue ReadingRegistered Sex Offender Sentenced to over 33 Years in Federal Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor
A Beaverton, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for coercion and enticement of a minor after he directed the minor victim to…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor, Possession of Child Pornography
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Walter Tharrington, aka “Black” and “Roaadblock,” 32, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 192…
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE MAN FEDERALLY CHARGED FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A SILENCER
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Dean Allen Harper, 55, of Gainesville, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for possession of an unmarked and unregistered firearm/silencer. Source:…
Continue ReadingMexican national who fired shots into local restaurant parking lot sentenced to 27 months in prison for firearms, drug crimes
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Mexican national who opened fire in a local taco restaurant parking lot was sentenced in U.S. District Court here today…
Continue ReadingChinese National Extradited from Guatemala to Face Charges of Narcotics Trafficking, Money Laundering and Material Support to Terrorism
Wenshen Xu, a Chinese national, was extradited from Guatemala to the United States yesterday to face an indictment returned in the Eastern District of…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts Man Charged for Assaulting Federal Officer with Dangerous Weapon
Cedric E. Cundiff, 67, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, appeared in federal court yesterday for an initial appearance on a charge of assaulting a federal officer…
Continue ReadingTwo men sentenced for kidnapping and human smuggling scheme
Isaias David Jose and Tomas Mateo Gaspar were sentenced to prison for orchestrating a ransom scheme in which they held 11 undocumented immigrants captive…
Continue ReadingFormer Owner of Philadelphia Restaurant Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Cihan Calkap, 42, of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty today before United…
Continue ReadingU.S. Department of Justice Announces Compensation Process for Victims of Chinese Liberal Education Holdings Ltd. (CLEU) Investment Fraud Scheme
Today the Department of Justice announced the launch of the CLEU remission fund to compensate victims of an alleged “pump-and-dump” investment fraud scheme that…
Continue ReadingArmed Career Criminal Convicted at Trial for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man has been found guilty at trial for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and for being an…
Continue ReadingMan Sentenced to Federal Prison For Over 2 Years for Failing to Register as Sex Offender
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted…
Continue ReadingMarshalltown Man Sent Back to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offense
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Marshalltown man was sentenced on January 30, 2026, to 16 years in federal prison for attempted receipt of child…
Continue ReadingChinese national extradited from Guatemala to face charges of narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and material support to terrorism
Chinese national Wenshen Xu was extradited from Guatemala to face charges of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, launder drug trafficking money,…
Continue ReadingWarm Springs Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing Two Minors
A Warm Springs, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for sexually abusing two minors on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingPasadena Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Minors
Baltimore, Maryland – A 39-year-old Pasadena, Maryland, man will serve more than a decade in prison in connection with child sexual exploitation charges. U.S. District…
Continue ReadingAberdeen Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes
Baltimore, Maryland – An Aberdeen, Maryland, woman pled guilty in federal court today, to child sexual exploitation charges.Ashley Graybeal, 27, is charged with sex…
Continue ReadingFormer Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Pleaded Guilty to Accepting Bribes and Money Laundering in Prison Contraband Conspiracy
BRUNSWICK, GA: Former BOP Officer pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia to bribery and money laundering…
Continue ReadingAlexandria sex offender sentenced to 22 years in prison for repeat child sexual abuse material offenses
Antonio Rudy Gonzalez, 41, of Alexandria, man was sentenced today to 22 years in prison for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM)…
Continue ReadingJacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Entice a 13-Year-Old Child to Engage in Sexual Activity
Jacksonville, Florida – Tony Leroy Bartley, Jr. (37, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to using the internet to attempt to entice a 13-year-old child to…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s first line of defense: The Southern District of Texas delivers record results in inaugural year of Operation Take Back America
A total of 13,964 cases have been filed in immigration and similar border security-related matters from Jan. 20 – Dec. 31, 2025 Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingMenasha Man Sentenced to 15 Years’ Imprisonment for Production of Child Pornography
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 30, 2026, Lawrence J. Chase (age: 22) of Menasha,…
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