Jamaican Citizen Charged With Illegal Reentry
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kenroy Watt, 50, a native and citizen of Jamaica,…
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Fugitive Who Stole Dead Man’s Identity Sentenced
Stephen Craig Campbell, fugitive who lived for more than 40 years under the stolen identity of a deceased Arkansas man, was sentenced to 81…
Continue ReadingMexican National Pleads Guilty to Alien Smuggling Conspiracy Using an Underground Tunnel
A Mexican national, Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez, 29, pleaded guilty today in El Paso, Texas, to conspiracy to bring in aliens to the United States.…
Continue ReadingCo-Defendants Sentenced In Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy That Resulted In The Deaths Of Three People
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that two co-defendants, James P. Cullen, V., age 32, and…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien From Mexico Charged With Alien Voting
HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Katya Rodriguez, 30, from Mexico living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was…
Continue ReadingFranklin Towne Charter High School and Its Former CEO Agree to Pay Nearly $4 Million to Resolve Claim of Racial Discrimination in Admissions Process
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced today that Franklin Towne Charter High School (“Franklin Towne”), a public charter high school in Philadelphia,…
Continue ReadingFive Charged in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin with Illegally Voting, Fraudulent Registration in 2022 or 2024 Election
Five individuals living in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin were charged this week related to illegal voting in the 2022 or 2024 election. Source:…
Continue ReadingCo-Conspirators Sentenced for Directing Fentanyl Distribution While Incarcerated
Tampa, Florida – Leundro Childs (42, Tampa) and Edilberto Mojica (41, Polk County) have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge John L. Badalamenti for their roles in a…
Continue ReadingAtlanta Man with Criminal Past Sentenced for Illegally Possessing Firearm
MACON, Ga. – A metro Atlanta resident with a lengthy criminal past, including aggravated assault and obstructing a police officer, was sentenced to serve…
Continue ReadingMinnesota Pool Contractor Sentenced to 60 Months’ Imprisonment for Defrauding 21 Customers
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Charles Ray Workman, 41, of Scott County, was sentenced to 60 months in prison…
Continue ReadingIllegal 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…
Continue ReadingUnited 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:…
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