DOJ Press Release
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Guatemalan Illegal Alien Indicted For Assaulting Federal Officer
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JACOBO EDUARDO US-REAL (“US-REAL”), age 18, a native of Guatemala, was indicted on March 5, 2026, for assaulting a federal officer, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Cocaine Charge
WILMINGTON, Del. – A Brooklyn, New York, man pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. U.S. District Judge Gregrory B. Williams accepted the plea Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Illegal Alien and Convicted Felon Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine Across US-Mexico Border
A Mexican national has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally entering the United States and then trafficking kilogram-quantities of cocaine in Northeast Ohio. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Mexican Firearms Smuggler Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison, $15,000 Fine in Del Rio
Mexican national Jose De La Cruz-Cardoza was sentenced in Del Rio to 180 months in federal prison for conspiracy to traffic firearms Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Dominican National Previously Convicted of Drug Trafficking Offense Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S.
YUNIOR BENAVIDES, 49, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Massachusetts Man Arrested and Charged with Making Threats
BOSTON – A Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged with making threats in interstate commerce. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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TALLAHASSEE MAN RECEIVES 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING METHAMPHETAMINE
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Paul Anthony Hart, 42, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, consecutive to an existing Georgia sentence for trafficking in cocaine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Former Boston Teacher Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation
BOSTON – A former science teacher at Josiah Quincy Upper School in Boston was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for coercing and enticing at least one underage female to engage in sexual conversations online and requesting that she produce and send child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of herself. Defendant, who also previously worked…
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Hillsborough County High School Teacher Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Provide Firearms to Trinidad-Based Transnational Criminal Organization
Tampa, Florida – Shannon Nicole Samlalsingh (47, Temple Terrace) was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William F. Jung to one year and one day in federal prison for conspiracy to make false statements to a firearms dealer. The court also ordered Samlalsingh to forfeit the firearms purchased as a result of the offense. Samlalsingh pleaded guilty on June 20, 2025.…
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Former USPS employees plead guilty to stealing mail and committing PPP loan fraud
Former mail recovery clerk Daniqua Clark has pleaded guilty to stealing cash, gift cards, and other items from the mail while working at the Atlanta Mail Recovery Center and fraudulently obtaining two pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, and former mail recovery clerk Deneeka Ferguson has pleaded guilty to participating in the mail theft scheme. …
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Garryowen man sentenced for vehicular death on Crow Indian Reservation
BILLINGS – A Garryowen man who caused the death of his female passenger in a motor vehicle crash was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.Cade Cleatus Birdinground, 20, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one count of involuntary manslaughter.U.S. District Judge…
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Jury Find’s D.C. Man Guilty of Armed Kidnapping of Case Worker
Thomas Venable, 59, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a Superior Court jury yesterday of charges stemming from an incident where he held his case worker hostage in his apartment in September 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Memphis Woman Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison on Gun and Methamphetamine Distribution Charges
U.S. District Judge Jonathan E. Hawley sentenced 30-year-old Kristain Harris, of Memphis, Tennessee, to 120 months imprisonment on each of three counts of distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine (“ice”) and one count of distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (“ice”), all to be served concurrently. She must also serve five…
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Added 250 New Immigration Cases This Week in Western District of Texas
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 250 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from March 6 to March 12 Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Illegal Alien Arrested for Possessing Fentanyl Meant for Distribution in Tulsa
A criminal complaint was unsealed charging an illegal alien with possessing fentanyl with the intention of distributing it after previously being deported. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Eleven Indian Nationals Charged with Visa Fraud Conspiracy
BOSTON – Eleven Indian nationals have been charged in connection with a conspiracy to carry out staged armed robberies of convenience stores for the purpose of allowing store clerks to falsely claim they were crime victims on immigration applications. The following defendants have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud:1. …
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Murder investigation leads to federal drug trafficking and firearms charges
A 49-year-old Houston resident is now facing federal charges for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Port Charlotte Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Tampa, Florida – Tyler Kuhn (30, Port Charlotte) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven to 24 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material. Kuhn pleaded guilty in December 2025. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Smithfield man charged with illegally selling the firearm used in the campus shooting at Old Dominion University
Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, was charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University, and with three counts of false statements during firearms purchases . Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Helena man sentenced to over 11 years in prison for trafficking meth and fentanyl
GREAT FALLS – A Helena convicted of selling methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced Wednesday to 136 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.Michael Wayne Hagman, 40, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.The…
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Mexican National With Multiple Felony Convictions Charged For Illegally Reentering The United States
LAS VEGAS – A Mexican national who has multiple drug-related felony convictions made his initial court appearance Thursday to face charges of illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed from the country. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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United States Arrests 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 arrested at the request of the Government of Chile so that he may be prosecuted on seven charges stemming from his alleged role as a leader of “Los Piratas,” the primary Chilean cell of the Venezuelan transnational criminal organization Tren de Aragua (TdA).…
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CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Manuel Alejandro Palomino Amador, 33, of San Diego, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Drug trafficking leader to serve 25 years in multi-state narcotics operation
A 43-year-old Conroe man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in operating a fentanyl-laced pill distribution network Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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New Britain Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine
ELI SAMUEL O’FARRILL-FERNANDEZ, also known as “Maple,” 48, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Lame Deer man sentenced to 12 years in prison for assaulting federal officers on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
BILLINGS – A Lame Deer man who assaulted federal officers on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 150 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.Caleb Raymond Carter, 40, was found guilty at a December 2025 trial of two counts of assault on a…
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FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS DENHAM SPRINGS MAN OF ASSAULTING A POSTAL EMPLOYEE
United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall announced the conviction of Cody Gaspard, age 27, of Denham Springs, Louisiana. After a three-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Brian A. Jackson, the jury unanimously convicted Gaspard of assaulting a postal employee. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Fitchburg Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearm and Ammunition
MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kavant Smith, 25, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 2 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Smith pleaded guilty to this charge…
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Mescalero Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse
Deverne Torres, Jr. pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual acts with a minor. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Jacksonville Man Indicted for Attempting to Entice a 13-Year-Old Child to Engage in Sexual Activity
Jacksonville, Florida – Adeis Jonathan Francis (25, Jacksonville) has been charged by indictment with attempted enticement of a child to engage in sexual activity. If convicted, Francis faces a minimum penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison and a potential lifetime term of supervised release. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.…