Honduran Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Violating the Travel Act
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Honduran national, Wilson Garcia Hernandez, 29, who overstayed his visa and has lived illegally in the United States since October…
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Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges
Tasheem Carter sold more than 28 grams of crack cocaine and more than 40 grams of fentanyl to an FBI informant on three occasions…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Sentenced to 360 Months for Engaging in Nationwide “Sextortion” Scheme That Victimized Children as Young as Seven Years Old
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that COLE DIGGS (a/k/a Kevon Godson) (“DIGGS”), age 32, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on August…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 71 Border-Related Cases This Week
SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 71 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for…
Continue ReadingPair Plead Guilty in CARES Act Fraud
ABINGDON, Va. – A pair of Virginia residents pled guilty recently to filing false claims for pandemic unemployment benefits for pandemic unemployment benefits authorized…
Continue ReadingLorain County Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Abuse Related Charges, Including Driving Out of State to Sexually Exploit a Minor
A 47-year-old man has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of sending, receiving, and possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM), and to coercing…
Continue ReadingBurlington Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Dealing in Firearms Without a License
GREENSBORO, N.C. – On August 28, 2026, Akeem Alphonso Maynard was sentenced to 30 months in prison for dealing in firearms without a license,…
Continue ReadingSex Offender Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material
RUDOLPH GIRDHARI, 36, of Norwalk, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 123 months of imprisonment and a…
Continue ReadingLaw Enforcement Officers Honored for Investigations Related to Foreign Acts of Violence and Deadly Fentanyl Distribution
R. Matthew Price, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, recognized the recipients of the 2026 Guardian of Justice Award, which honored…
Continue ReadingRocklin Man Implicated in Plot to Attack White House UFC Event Indicted for Firearms Possession and Destroying Records in a Federal Investigation
Christopher M. Perry, 38, of Rocklin, was indicted Thursday for possessing firearms and destroying records in a federal investigation. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingSouth African national charged with yearslong identity theft and credit card fraud scheme targeting gym patrons across North Texas
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that a South African national with a long history of fraud and…
Continue ReadingKentucky Woman Indicted on Two Counts for Vandalizing National Mall’s World War II Memorial in D.C.
An indictment was returned yesterday charging Melissa Farris, 41, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, with two federal counts related to vandalizing the World War II Memorial on the National Mall on August 13,…
Continue ReadingNigerian Extradited to the U.S. after being Indicted for Financially-Motivated Sextortion Scheme that Caused Death of a Mississippi Teenager
Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26 years old, of Lagos, Nigeria, has been extradited to the United States from Nigeria to face prosecution in an unsealed…
Continue ReadingMan Sentenced for Role in Conspiracy with Annandale-Based Doctor to Illegally Distribute Promethazine-Codeine
ABINGDON, Va. – An Alabama man, who conspired with Dr. Rotimi Adegoke Illuyomade and others to illegally distribute promethazine-codeine solution, was sentenced today to…
Continue ReadingFederal Jury Finds Jefferson County Business Owner Guilty of Large-Scale Pandemic Relief Loan Fraud
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – After four hours of deliberation, on August 26, 2026, a federal jury in Pittsburgh found Jason Youngdahl guilty of two counts…
Continue ReadingHonduran National Living in San Fernando Valley Arrested on Federal Criminal Complaint Charging Him with Fraudulently Registering to Vote
A Honduran national and lawful permanent resident living in the San Fernando Valley was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with…
Continue ReadingModesto Man Indicted for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
A federal grand jury on Thursday returned an indictment against Luis Antonio Perez Sigala, 29, of Modesto, charging him with being a felon in…
Continue ReadingFormer police officer pleads guilty to federal charges in relation to raid that killed two and injured others
Former Houston Police Department officer Gerald M. Goines, 62, admitted he made materially false statements in an affidavit to obtain a search warrant that…
Continue ReadingInternational Shipping Companies Sentenced to Pay $1.75 Million Fine for Concealing Discharges of Oily Waste into Ocean
A vessel operating company pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to charges stemming from the discharge of oily waste into the…
Continue ReadingFederal Jury Finds Convicted Felon with Two Firearms Guilty of Illegal Gun Possession
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in Charlotte returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Marcus Jamal Shankle, 36, of Charlotte, for illegally possessing a…
Continue ReadingIndiana Man Charged with Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child Following Undercover Investigation
Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on August 25, 2026, a federal grand jury…
Continue ReadingIllegal alien accused of having forged immigration documents
A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging an illegal alien from Nicaragua for having forged government documents. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingColombian drug trafficker convicted as part of the Homeland Security Task Force in the Eastern District of Texas
A Colombian man has been found guilty of federal drug trafficking violations as part of the Homeland Security Task Force in the Eastern District…
Continue ReadingMorris County Man Charged with Unlawfully Possessing and Storing Explosives and Explosive Materials
A Morris County man was charged with unlawfully possessing and storing explosives and explosive materials in Morris County, New Jersey. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingAspiring Rapper Among 3 Defendants Charged with Scheming to Cash More Than $8.1 Million in Stolen Checks
An aspiring rapper is among two defendants arrested – and a total of three defendants charged – in a 25-count federal grand jury indictment…
Continue ReadingTohono O'odham Man Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Domestic Violence Assault by Strangulation
TUCSON, Ariz. – On Tuesday, Jarret Haines, 37, of Sells Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jennifer Zipps to 57 months in…
Continue ReadingIllegal aliens plead guilty to having fake Green Cards
Two illegal aliens pleaded guilty to having federal immigration documents that were forgeries with information assigned to other people. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingCollin County felon sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for creating an armed disturbance at a Plano apartment complex
A Plano convicted felon has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced…
Continue ReadingMichigan Man Sentenced for Threats to Law Enforcement
MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Justin Ward, 32, Ironwood, Michigan, was sentenced…
Continue ReadingAmazon Fraud Defendant Sentenced to More than 16 Years in Federal Prison
Brittany Hudson was sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison today for orchestrating a scheme that netted nearly $10 million from Amazon,…
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