Jury convicts Laredoan of multiple offenses involving child sexual abuse material
A 27-year-old Laredo man has been found guilty of transportation, receipt and possession of child pornography Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Florida Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for His Role in Ponzi Scheme, Losses Exceed $20 Million
Memphis, TN – Dakota A. Smith, 35, has been sentenced to federal prison for his part in a Ponzi scheme. Smith previously pled guilty on…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois Announces First-of-Its-Kind Individual Self-Disclosure Program
“One of the key hallmarks of effective leadership is constantly striving for progress and innovation,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros. Source: U.S. Department…
Continue ReadingMemphis Man and His Mother Sentenced to Prison for Armed Robberies of U.S. Postal Carriers and Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
Memphis, TN – On May 8, 2026, United States District Judge Thomas L. Parker sentenced Lakita Carroll, 46, to three and a half years in…
Continue ReadingWest Tennessee Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Offense
Jackson, TN – John David Forrest, 36, of McKenzie, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for distributing over 50 grams…
Continue ReadingFive Defendants Charged Following Investigations by the Nashville Homeland Security Task Force
NASHVILLE – Five defendants – including suspected associates of Tren De Aragua (“TdA”) or “Anti-Tren,” a splinter faction of TdA comprised of current and…
Continue ReadingAlbany Man Pleads Guilty for Posing as a Teenage Boy Online to Obtain Child Sexual Abuse Material from a Minor Victim, and Obstructing Justice
Albany Man Pleads Guilty for Posing as a Teenage Boy Online to Obtain Child Sexual Abuse Material from a Minor Victim, and Obstructing Justice CONCORD…
Continue ReadingFederal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict Against Hardin County Man for Multiple Child Exploitation Offenses
Jackson, TN – A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against Christopher Peyton Stricklin, 19, of Savannah, Tennessee, for committing three sexual exploitation offenses…
Continue ReadingFormer Shelby County Division of Corrections Investigator Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bribery
Memphis, TN – A federal judge has sentenced Deon Scott, 41, a former Internal Affairs Investigator for the Office of Professional Standards for the Shelby…
Continue ReadingEagle Butte Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a jury has convicted Emanual Semon, age 24, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, of Sexual Abuse Without Consent and…
Continue ReadingSpringfield Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor Less Than 12
John Michael Bradley, 66, of Springfield, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor less…
Continue ReadingOklahoma City Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography
OKLAHOMA CITY – DARTAGNON EVERETTDEAN BURNS, 45, of Oklahoma City, has pleaded guilty to distribution and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Robert…
Continue ReadingOpioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Sentenced for Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies
Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) was sentenced today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and ordered to pay criminal penalties of over…
Continue ReadingCivil Rights Division Sues Cloudera for Excluding U.S. Workers from Applying to High-Paying Technology Jobs
Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Cloudera Inc. (Cloudera), a Santa Clara, California-based technology company…
Continue ReadingAtlanta Hawks' Former Senior Vice President of Finance Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzlement
A former Atlanta Hawks accounting executive, Lester T. Jones, Jr., has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison for embezzling approximately…
Continue ReadingFormer Executive Director of East Carroll Parish Housing Authority Indicted for Federal Program Theft and Money Laundering
LAFAYETTE– On April 15, 2026, a federal grand jury in Lafayette returned a four-count indictment charging Kelsi J. McDaniel, a 29-year-old Lake Providence resident,…
Continue ReadingBoyce Resident Indicted for Mail and Tax Fraud, Corrupt Interference, and Money Laundering After Falsely Claiming Over $9.75 Million in Tax Refunds Owed
LAFAYETTE– On April 15, 2026, a federal grand jury in Lafayette returned a four-count indictment charging Jane Frances Pierce, a 63-year-old Boyce resident, with…
Continue ReadingHyde Park Man Arrested and Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
BOSTON – A Hyde Park man has been arrested and charged for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Who Led Massive International Drug and Firearms Trafficking Ring from Behind Bars Sentenced to Federal Prison with 14 Others
Servando Corona Penaloza, who is a Mexican illegal alien and Georgia state prison inmate, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for orchestrating…
Continue ReadingIn One Week, DOJ’s New Fraud Division Secures $300M in Funding for Prosecutorial Support While Announcing More Indictments, Convictions, and Sentences Representing Millions In Taxpayer Fraud
The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the following actions from across the country to hold individuals accountable for schemes that attempted or succeeded in…
Continue ReadingSouthwest Georgian Sentenced to Prison for Teenage Sextortion Crime
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A South Georgia resident was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for attempting to sextort an Ohio teenager he met over…
Continue ReadingLeader of multi-million dollar international money laundering and drug trafficking ring sentenced to 20 years in prison
Monica Dominguez Torres has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for leading a transnational criminal organization that operated methamphetamine conversion laboratories in the…
Continue ReadingFederal Jury finds Arlington Woman Guilty of Retaliatory Stalking of Assistant District Attorney
Memphis, TN – On April 23, 2026, after a 3-day trial, a federal jury found Adrienne Rosse, 37, of Arlington, Tennessee, guilty of two counts…
Continue ReadingSomerset County Man Indicted For Production Of Child Pornography
WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tyler Fuller, age 31, of Somerset County, PA, was indicted…
Continue ReadingSacramento Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Minor
Joshua David Price, 36, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingHardy, Iowa, Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
Scott Devries, 57, from Hardy, Iowa, pled guilty April 20, 2026, to one count of possession of child pornography in federal court in Sioux…
Continue ReadingViolent drug dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison after MARTA shooting
Robert Lyles, a violent repeat offender with a lengthy criminal history, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after he fired a…
Continue ReadingEagle Butte Man Found Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a jury has convicted Shane Bruguier, age 47, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, of one count of Aggravated…
Continue ReadingShreveport Man Arrested and Charged in Connection with Shamar Elkins Securing Firearm to Commit Mass Shooting
SHREVEPORT– On April 21, 2026, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana charged Charles Ford, a 56-year-old Shreveport resident, by…
Continue ReadingThree-time convicted felon sentenced to federal prison for selling deadly “tranq dope” that killed one and seriously injured another
Masi Lenard Fears has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl, which resulted in the death of one customer and…
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