Virginia Beach man sentenced to over five years in prison for latest felony conviction
Bounty Hunter Watts gang member Khyri Jamar Whitehead, 33, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced today to five years and six months in prison for…
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Former Tupelo Neurologist Sentenced for Downloading & Distributing Thousands of Child Sexual Abuse Materials
A Pakastani national and former neurologist was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison with 5 years of supervised release. He was also…
Continue ReadingBaltimore Man Sentenced in Connection With Drug Trafficking Charges
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced a Baltimore man to prison today, in connection with a federal investigation that led to…
Continue ReadingJefferson County Businessman Admits Failing to Pay Taxes on Behalf of Employees
Danny L. Nickelson Jr. withheld money from employees’ pay but did not turn that over to the IRS. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingTwo Men Indicted in Transnational Human Smuggling and Money Laundering Scheme
An indictment was unsealed yesterday in the District of Vermont charging a Dominican national and a U.S. citizen with conspiring to smuggle foreign nationals…
Continue ReadingJamestown woman pleads guilty to narcotics conspiracy and firearms charge
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Sabrina Flores a/k/a Notorious Marie, 25, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L.…
Continue ReadingIllegal Venezuelan Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bank Larceny Offenses
Paducah, KY – Two men from Venezuela were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in an attempted theft from a Calvert City, Kentucky…
Continue ReadingJamestown sex offender going to prison for 20 years on child pornography charge
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Timothy Douglas, 65, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography by a person having…
Continue ReadingJamaican National Charged with Offenses Stemming from Sweepstakes Scheme Targeting Elderly Victims
RICHARD MURRAY, 31, a citizen of Jamaica, has been charged with fraud and money laundering offenses stemming from his alleged participation in a sweepstakes…
Continue ReadingDelaware County Man Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud Charge
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Brian Gill, age 59, of Andes, New York, pled guilty on January 20, 2026 to a charge of social security…
Continue ReadingHartford Man Who Robbed Victims after Advertising Vehicle Sales Online Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
FREDERICK WRIGHT, 34, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 180 months of imprisonment and four…
Continue ReadingTwo Foreign Nationals Indicted in Chicago as Part of $10 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
BURHAN MIRZA and KASHIF IQBAL allegedly submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare for items and services that were not provided. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingReligious Liberty Commission Hosts Fifth Hearing on Anti-Semitism and Religious Liberty in the Private Sector
WASHINGTON – This week, the Religious Liberty Commission (RLC) held a hearing to discuss the dangers of rising anti-Semitism from the perspectives of students,…
Continue ReadingLeader of drug trafficking organization sentenced to more than 24 years in prison
CINCINNATI – Four Cincinnati men were sentenced in U.S. District Court here this week for their roles in a large-scale narcotics conspiracy that provided…
Continue ReadingTwenty Free Money Gang Members and Associates Arrested on Racketeering, Murder, Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges
An 18-count superseding indictment was unsealed yesterday in the Southern District of Texas charging 20 defendants – all alleged Free Money gang members and…
Continue ReadingMexican National Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Reentry
HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jorge Alberto Santamaria-Cortes, age 47, a Mexican national who was residing…
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE FELON SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – William Blas Hernandez, 28, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to…
Continue ReadingSouthern District of Texas brings racketeering, murder, drug trafficking, and firearms charges against 20 alleged “Free Money” gang members and associates
An 18-count superseding indictment has been unsealed charging 20 alleged members and associates of a violent Houston-based street gang for their purported roles in…
Continue ReadingKnox Place Defendant Pleads Guilty in Wide-Ranging Narcotics Trafficking Conspiracy
Darryl Dacota Riley, Jr, 39, a previously convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in connection…
Continue ReadingMississippi Man Indicted for Arson of Beth Israel Synagogue and the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, of Madison, Mississippi, was charged by superseding indictment Tuesday, February 10, 2026, with civil rights and arson…
Continue ReadingHonduran National Guilty of Assault Against Law Enforcement
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOSE WALTER NIETO-CASTELLANOS (“NIETO-CASTELLANOS”), age 31, plead guilty on January 29, 2026, to Assault Against Law Enforcement, in violation of…
Continue ReadingFlorida Man on Federal Supervised Release for Enticement to Engage in Prostitution Indicted for Forcible Sex Trafficking
Jacksonville, Florida – Erwin Phillips Burley (37, Jacksonville) has been charged by federal indictment with two counts of sex trafficking by means of force, fraud,…
Continue ReadingMexican National Living Illegally in the United States Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Silvester Barcenas, 24, a Mexican national living illegally in the United States, was sentenced on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, to four…
Continue ReadingVIRGINIA WOMAN SENTENCED FOR INTRODUCING METHAMPHETAMINE INTO A FEDERAL PRISON
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Ashley Mullins, 40, of Appalachia, Virginia, was sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison after previously pleading guilty…
Continue ReadingCaldwell Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Crime
Emanuel Avalos, 30, of Caldwell was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Bart M.…
Continue ReadingFort Myers Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm
Fort Myers, Florida – Walter James Marshall (31, Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with possession of a firearm and ammunition…
Continue ReadingCarroll, Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Meth and Firearm Charges
Shawn Zak, 32, from Carroll, Iowa, pled guilty February 11, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and illegal…
Continue ReadingMan Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine
JAMES ETTLESON purchased drugs online and attempted to sell them on Facebook. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingTwo Men Plead Guilty to Assaulting, Robbing and Carjacking a Woman at Gunpoint
Laithen Bell, 20, of Washington, D.C., and Cornell Jamison, 21, Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty yesterday in Superior Court to assaulting, robbing and carjacking a…
Continue ReadingCareer Offender Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
Kelly Bruce Duncan, Jr., who has previous felony drug convictions, will spend the next 188 months in federal prison for possession with intent to…
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