Utica Man Sentenced for Role in Ulster County Drug Trafficking Organization
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Defendant, Allen McGraw, a.k.a “Snoop”, age 46 of Utica, New York, was sentenced on August 21, 2026 by United States…
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Sauk County Woman Sentenced to Prison for Straw Purchasing Firearm
MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jade McClaren, 42, Rock Springs, Wisconsin, was…
Continue ReadingFBI investigation leads to five Venezuelan nationals pleading guilty to attempting to jackpot Kansas ATMs
After a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation, five Venezuelan nationals admitted guilt in attempting to steal U.S. currency from automated teller machines (ATMs).…
Continue ReadingMexican Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine and Returning to the United States After Being Removed
Gulfport, MS – An illegal alien from Mexico plead guilty today to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and…
Continue ReadingBillings man sentenced to 14 years for trafficking meth with firearm
A Billings man who trafficked meth and unlawfully kept a stash of guns was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison, followed by five…
Continue ReadingManchester Man Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking
CONCORD – A Manchester resident was sentenced today in federal court for distributing over 3.7 kilograms of fentanyl and possessing with intent to distribute…
Continue ReadingChampaign Business Owner Charged with Tax Fraud and Wire Fraud Related to COVID Relief Funds
URBANA, Ill. – A Mahomet, Illinois, man, Hans Lee Grotelueschen, 56, has been charged with allegedly failing to pay employment taxes to the Internal…
Continue ReadingBurlington, Vermont Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine
RUTLAND – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on August 27, 2026, Christopher Dezotelle, 43, most recently of…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Indicted in Marriage-Related Immigration Fraud
RALEIGH, N.C. – On August 25, a federal grand jury indicted Miguel Angel Olivera‑Borda, 38, a Peruvian national illegally present in the United States,…
Continue ReadingRensselaer County Man Indicted in Murder-for-Hire Plot
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Marion Lopatniuk, age 45, was arraigned in federal court August 27, 2026, before Magistrate Judge Paul J. Evangelista on a…
Continue ReadingCouple Charged in COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud Conspiracy
Josette V. Martin and Tommy J. Apodaca are facing federal charges for allegedly conspiring to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits by using stolen and…
Continue ReadingDC Man Convicted of Third Federal Drug-Trafficking Crime
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted a Washington, DC, man of multiple drug-trafficking and firearm crimes. The jury found Ronthany Ward, 60, guilty of…
Continue ReadingFourth Man and Rye Native Pleads Guilty for Role in International Fraudulent Market Survey Conspiracy
CONCORD – Rye man Frank Nappo, 56, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud today, admitting to participating in an international scheme to…
Continue ReadingLife Sentence for Wilmington Kidnapper and Murderer Affirmed on Appeal
On August 27, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit summarily affirmed the conviction and life sentence of Kimon Burton-Roberson, 32,…
Continue ReadingCrawfordville Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes
Tallahassee, Florida – Anthony Wayne Lanier, 33, of Crawfordville, Florida was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to Attempted…
Continue ReadingPrior felon arrested on gun and drug charges
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Steven S. Butler, 42, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a…
Continue ReadingConvicted Felon Fraud Promoter Sentenced to Federal Prison for Scheme Involving $6.5 Million in Stolen Checks
Shamarri Tache Brooks, a multi-convicted felon and rapper, was sentenced to federal prison for a fraud scheme involving thousands of checks stolen from the…
Continue Reading81 Members of a Violent Gang in Puerto Rico Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Initiative
Today in Puerto Rico, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced 81 members of a violent drug trafficking organization have been charged federally following a Homeland…
Continue ReadingCharlotte Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the North Carolina Medicaid Program
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Crystal Sherrell Jackson, 40, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release…
Continue ReadingLas Cruces Brothers Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
Eddie Linarez and Nathan Quintana were sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking and firearms offenses after law enforcement seized fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and…
Continue ReadingRed Lodge man sentenced to six years in prison for possessing child pornography
A Red Lodge man who had Child Sex Abuse Material (CSAM) on his phone was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison, followed by…
Continue ReadingNaples Felon Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine
Fort Myers, Florida – Miguel Lauzado Hernandez (37, Naples) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kyle C. Dudek to 16 years in federal prison for distribution of…
Continue ReadingSpringfield Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Threatening to Blow Up Schools and Kill California District Attorney’s Office Employee
David William Platek, 43, a Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for threatening to kill a prominent member of the California District…
Continue ReadingHomeland Security Task Force investigation results in 25-year prison sentence for three-time felon gang member
A 30-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to possess to distribute meth smuggled into the United States from…
Continue ReadingLocal cell phone store employee pleads guilty to child pornography crimes
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Grove City man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to receiving and possessing child pornography. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that TANZANIKA RUFFIN, age 48, of New Orleans, pled guilty to the indictment pending against her…
Continue ReadingJacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Restaurant Investors
Jacksonville, Florida – George Joshua Floyd (45, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.…
Continue ReadingColorado Man Charged with Attempting to Murder Five Deputy US Marshals in Vero Beach
A grand jury in the Southern District of Florida has returned an indictment charging a Colorado man with attempting to murder five Deputy U.S.…
Continue ReadingElementary School Teacher Arrested on Child Pornography Charge
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Eric Sanville, 39, of Norwood, Pennsylvania, was arrested today and charged by criminal complaint with…
Continue ReadingFormer U.S. government employee pleads guilty to attempting to provide classified information to a foreign government
Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 29, of Alexandria, a former IT specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency, pled guilty to attempting to provide classified information to…
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