Guatemalan Man Sentenced to Prison for Attacking ICE Officer
Enrique Lopez-Mejia injured the officer attempting to arrest him following his eighth illegal reentry into the United States Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Dominican National Charged With Illegal Reentry
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Walnel Mordan Soto, age 37, of the Dominican Republic,…
Continue ReadingRapid City Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of…
Continue ReadingFour Georgia Men Sentenced for $17 Million Pandemic-Relief Fraud
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Four Georgia men who conspired to defraud taxpayers by unlawfully claiming millions in pandemic relief funds designed to help small businesses…
Continue ReadingIllegal immigrant from Honduras pleads guilty to reentering the country and stealing the identity of a U.S. citizen
Honduran national Carlos Alexis Chavez-Paz pled guilty to aggravated identity theft and reentering the United States following a previous removal and was sentenced to…
Continue ReadingFederal Jury Convicts Panama City Man of Attempting To Entice A Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity
Tallahassee, Florida – Michael Ray Pennington, 60, of Panama City, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury of attempting to entice a minor…
Continue ReadingMemphis Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Returns for Clients
WASHINGTON — A Memphis woman pleaded guilty today to helping prepare false tax returns for clients.According to court documents and statements made in court, Selma Brinson…
Continue ReadingBunkie Man Indicted as Armed Career Criminal for Drug and Firearm Offenses
LAFAYETTE – On June 17, 2026, a federal indictment was returned against Rininski Edwards, 33, of Bunkie. Edwards is charged with Possession of Methamphetamine…
Continue ReadingFormer Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine in Federal Prison in Lassen County
Antonio Ray Ramirez, 35, of Susanville, pleaded guilty today to one count of distributing methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingConsumer Bankruptcy Firm Waives $90K in Fees After USTP Inquiry Reveals Lapses in Diligence
A consumer law firm agreed to waive more than $90,000 in fees after an investigation by the Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP)…
Continue ReadingRecidivist Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Richard Sevear Greene, 58, of Franklin, N.C., was sentenced to 20 years in prison yesterday for distributing and attempting to distribute…
Continue ReadingChinese Graduate Student Pleads Guilty to 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, pled guilty on July…
Continue ReadingThree Plead Guilty in Bribery Scheme That Enabled Over 100 Drivers to Fraudulently Obtain Commercial Driver’s Licenses
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced the July 29, 2026, guilty pleas of three defendants who participated in a bribery scheme…
Continue ReadingDiversity Visa Lottery Winner Found Guilty of Visa Fraud
Lopez Munongo Makengo, age 36, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was convicted by a jury today, after a 3-day trial in…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien from Guatemala Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for Being an Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm
Silvino Herrera-Munoz, who is in the United States illegally, will spend the next 102 months in federal prison after being convicted of being an…
Continue ReadingLincoln Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Receipt of Child Pornography
Nicholas Vollertsen, 41, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 30, 2026, in federal court in Lincoln for one count of receipt of child…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney Moore Capito Encourages Turn Out for National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4, 2026
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Moore Capito is encouraging residents throughout the Southern District of West Virginia to join his office, law enforcement, and…
Continue ReadingAir Force Active Duty Member Settles False Claims Act Allegations for Fraudulent Government Loan
Pensacola, Florida – Tyndall Air Force Base active-duty member, Negleatta Davis, has agreed to settle civil allegations that she violated the False Claims Act…
Continue ReadingSilver Spring Woman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Role in COVID Fraud Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – A Maryland woman received a federal-prison term, today, for her role in an unemployment insurance (UI) fraud conspiracy. District Judge Matthew…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien in Lake Charles Sentenced in Altercation with Federal Officers
LAKE CHARLES – On July 30, 2026, United States District James D. Cain, Jr., sentenced Victor Hugo Rocha-Romero, 36, of Mexico, residing in Lake…
Continue ReadingDepartment of Justice Awards Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office More Than $700,000 to Cross-Designate Prosecutor
BOSTON – United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announce that the District Attorney’s Office (PCDAO) has been…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man sentenced to life in federal prison for sex trafficking, enticement of a minor and other related charges
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Ryan Raybould, announced that Devin Maurice Harmon, 51, from California, was sentenced to life in…
Continue ReadingFort Thompson Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Second Degree Murder
United States Attorney Ron Parsons, announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Fort Thompson man convicted of Second-Degree Murder. The…
Continue ReadingStafford County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested for receipt of child sexual abuse material
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office sergeant Justin Thomas Lee Forman, 37, of Fredericksburg, was arrested July 30 on charges of receiving child sexual abuse material.…
Continue ReadingBelen Man Charged After Investigation into Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Material
David Candido Gomez is facing federal charges following an investigation into two online accounts that contained suspected child sexual abuse material. Source: U.S. Department…
Continue ReadingDominican Man and Former Massachusetts Resident Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Fentanyl
CONCORD – A citizen of the Dominican Republic and former Boston resident was sentenced today in federal court to 10 years in prison for…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia County Child Predator Sentenced to 27 Years for Child Exploitation Offenses
A Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced on July 30, 2026, to 324 months in prison to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. Joins the Department of Justice to Announce Unprecedented Fraud Enforcement Actions Across the Southeast
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. joined Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald of the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, other…
Continue ReadingIllegal alien from Guatemala who caused head-on collision pleads guilty to illegally reentering United States
CINCINNATI – An illegal alien who was convicted locally of causing a head-on car crash that injured a Cincinnati Children’s Hospital nurse pleaded guilty…
Continue ReadingJustice Department Files Record 25 Denaturalization Cases Against Naturalized Criminals Including Attempted Murderers, Spousal Abusers, and Child Sex Offenders
The Department of Justice announced today that it filed denaturalization actions in various U.S. district courts against 25 individuals accused of serious offenses —…
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