Illegal Duck Baiting Can Become a Federal Prison Case
Federal Wildlife Crime • Migratory Bird Treaty Act • Sentencing Planning A Texas hunting guide pleaded guilty after prosecutors said he illegally baited a…
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United States Extradites to Chile One of Its Most Wanted Fugitives – An Alleged Tren de Aragua Leader Charged in Chile with Criminal Association, Extortion, and Kidnapping Resulting in Homicide
Venezuelan national and illegal alien Rafael Enrique Gamez Salas, 40, has been extradited from the United States to Chile, at the request of the…
Continue ReadingNigerian National Sentenced for Laundering $3.1M in Scam Proceeds
A Nigerian national was sentenced yesterday to 95 months in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy involving millions of dollars tied…
Continue ReadingFelons, illegal aliens, smugglers, and more charged in 245 SDTX cases as part of recent border enforcement efforts
Another 248 people have been charged, including 227 illegal aliens, in 245 cases involving immigration and border security-related crimes from Aug. 21-27. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Man Charged in Federal Court With Possessing Child Pornography on International Flight to Chicago
ECA BARUANI, 36, of Green Bay, Wisc., allegedly possessed videos of child pornography on his cell phone. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingRussian National Living in Florida Convicted for Scheme to Illegally Export Aircraft Parts from the US to Russia
A Florida resident and Russian national, Alexander Mamonov, 62, was convicted on all charges yesterday following a jury trial related to a scheme to…
Continue ReadingInternational Shipping Companies Sentenced to Pay $1.75 Million Fine for Concealing Discharges of Oily Waste Into Ocean
PHILADELPHIA — United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that a vessel operating company pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from the discharge of oily…
Continue ReadingCoulee Dam Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing a Minor
Spokane, Washington – First Assistant United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on August 26, 2026, Douglas Lee Clark, age 47, was sentenced to…
Continue ReadingWarden Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Spokane, Washington – First Assistant United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on August 26, 2026, Andrea Lee Campos-Hernandez, age 26, was sentenced to…
Continue ReadingRussian National Living in Florida Convicted for Scheme to Illegally Export Aircraft Parts from the United States to Russia
A Florida resident and Russian national, Alexander Mamonov, 62, was convicted on all charges yesterday following a jury trial related to a scheme to…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Found Guilty of Illegal Re-Entry into the United States After a Two-Day Jury Trial
Darwing Alberto Varela, an illegal alien from Nicaragua, was found guilty of illegal re-entry in a two-day jury trial in Del Rio Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingDistrict of Arizona Charges 293 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week
PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Aug. 22 through Aug. 28, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of…
Continue ReadingF.A. United States Attorney Ryan Ellison Encourages Schools, Youth Organizations to Partner with DOJ on Online Child Exploitation Prevention
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison is encouraging New Mexico schools, youth-serving organizations, athletic programs and other community groups to take advantage of free…
Continue ReadingAlbuquerque Woman Pleads Guilty to Arson of Hotel Storage Warehouse
Samantha Lee pleaded guilty to maliciously setting multiple fires that damaged and nearly destroyed a storage warehouse used by two Albuquerque hotels. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingFive men indicted for laundering fraud proceeds tied to ‘tech support,’ government, and financial institution imposter scams
Seattle – Five men have been indicted in the Western District of Washington in connection with a nationwide fraud scheme taking funds from elderly…
Continue ReadingWalker County Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A Walker County man has been sentenced for committing child exploitation crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr.U.S. District Court…
Continue ReadingU.S. Extradites to Chile Most Wanted Alleged Tren de Aragua Leader Charged with Directing Extortions and Fatal Kidnapping
An illegal alien from Venezuela has been extradited at the request of the Government of Chile so that he may be prosecuted on seven…
Continue ReadingHuntington Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Gun Crimes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Wesley Tramaine Cornish, 22, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl and possession…
Continue ReadingBeckley Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Deandre Jomar Harris, also known as “Dre,” 33, of Beckley, was sentenced on Friday, August 28, 2026, to three years and two…
Continue ReadingColumbus man pleads guilty to threatening on social media to kill federal agents
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man pleaded guilty in federal court here today to threatening on social media to kill federal immigration agents. Source:…
Continue ReadingBillings man sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for drug trafficking
A Billings man who trafficking fentanyl and meth into Montana was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years and eight months in prison, followed by five…
Continue ReadingOklahoma City Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison Following 40-Pound PCP Seizure
OKLAHOMA CITY – DEANGELO DEMANES HAWKINS, 51, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to serve 216 months in federal prison for possession of PCP…
Continue ReadingFinal Defendant Pleads Guilty in Hartsville Meth Trafficking Case
FLORENCE, S.C. — Ramsey Adam Currie, 43, of Columbia, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine. …
Continue ReadingTwo Colombian Nationals Charged in Nationwide Jewelry Theft Ring Extradited to the U.S.
Two Colombian nationals have been extradited to the United States to face charges related to their alleged involvement in an organized jewelry theft ring…
Continue ReadingJeannette Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Murder Federal Law Enforcement Officers
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats to murder U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
Continue ReadingMan Pleads Guilty to Charges Connected to Role in Technical-Support Fraud Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – A man pled guilty in federal court, today, to charges stemming from his involvement in a technical-support fraud scheme. Priyanshu Walia,…
Continue ReadingSeattle data analytics company to pay more than $1 million to resolve claims that it improperly received a COVID Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan
Seattle – A Seattle data analysis company has agreed to pay $1,012,876 to resolve allegations it improperly received a Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection…
Continue ReadingBellingham, Washington woman gets ten-month prison term for scheme to kidnap her son
Seattle – A 32-year-old Bellingham woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten months in prison for making a false statement…
Continue ReadingDunnellon Man Arrested for Threatening Communications to the NAACP
Ocala, Florida – Jeremiah James Schwier (47, Dunnellon) has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with interstate transmission of a threat to injure.…
Continue ReadingAunt and U.S. Airman Nephew Arrested in Immigration Fraud Scheme
Myra Paule Schulenburg, 46, was charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy to commit immigration fraud. Her nephew, John Paule Rivera, 30, was…
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