Omaha Man Sentenced to More Than 19 Years on Methamphetamine Charge
Philip D. Ausherman, 44, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on August 18, 2026, in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Source:…
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Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska – August 2026
The federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 15 unsealed Indictments charging 16 defendants. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingGibson County Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Child Sex Trafficking
Jackson, TN – Brittany Gail Weeks, 28, formerly of Milan, Tennessee, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for transporting a minor in interstate…
Continue ReadingTwo Jacksonville Men Indicted for Obstructing a Federal Investigation
Jacksonville, Florida – Leo Denard Robinson (39) and Brian Gregory Brightman (33), both of Jacksonville, have been charged by indictment with obstruction of the due administration…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for ATM Jackpotting
Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera, 27, originally of Venezuela, was sentenced on August 20, 2026, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for his role in a…
Continue ReadingHonduran National Admits Illegally Reentering U.S.
YOVANI DE JESUS ALVAREZ MURILLO, 42, a citizen of Honduras, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal…
Continue ReadingConvicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Soliciting Minors to Produce and Send Him Sexually Explicit Material
A registered sex offender from Riverside County was sentenced today to 480 months in federal prison for using social media and other internet platforms…
Continue ReadingPittsford man pleads guilty to his role in credit card scam
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Talib Hussain, 75, of Pittsford, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca to misprision…
Continue ReadingFormer South Lake Tahoe Resident Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Banks and Harm Consumers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thomas Emil Eide, 51, formerly of South Lake Tahoe, pleaded guilty to bank fraud conspiracy, in which he used fake companies…
Continue ReadingFormer insurance agent pleads guilty to wire fraud
Thomas Robert Hoyt, 32, a former insurance agent from Melfa, pled guilty today to wire fraud related to a scheme to pocket the premiums…
Continue ReadingPittsford woman pleads guilty to her role in stolen cooking oil scheme
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Fangfang Yan, 41, of Shanxi, China, and Pittsford, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P.…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia Man Found Guilty of Coercion and Enticement of Minor and Interstate Travel to Engage in Sexual Conduct
Jackson, MS – A West Virginia man was found guilty on two federal charges at the conclusion of a three-day jury trial that concluded…
Continue ReadingReal Estate Investor Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud and COVID-19 EIDL Fraud Case
A New Jersey real estate investor admitted to a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme, COVID-19 relief loan fraud, and money laundering. The case is a…
Continue ReadingCar wash commotion results in federal prison sentence for Beaumont convicted felon
A Beaumont convicted felon has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.…
Continue ReadingSix Defendants Charged With Million Dollar Rental Car And Identity Theft Scheme
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal…
Continue ReadingMarried Couple Indicted for Bribery and Smuggling Drugs into Kern Valley State Prison
FRESNO, Calif. — Rachel Bernal, aka Rachel Bernal Dunn, 48, of Victorville, and her husband, Rodney Dunn, 48, who is incarcerated at Kern Valley…
Continue ReadingBeaumont felon sentenced to federal prison after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle with a stolen gun
A Beaumont convicted felon has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms possession in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.…
Continue ReadingAlbany New York Woman Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support or Resources to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, NY, made her initial appearance today in federal court on charges of attempting to provide…
Continue ReadingD.C. Man Who Stabbed His Romantic Partner Gets More Than 20 Years in Prison
James Callen, 42, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today to 20.5 years in prison in D.C. Superior Court for stabbing his then-romantic partner multiple times…
Continue ReadingCincinnati man admits to sexually exploiting teenager, 7-year-old
CINCINNATI – Kyle Rist, 39, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to two child exploitation crimes involving online conduct with a…
Continue ReadingMarianna Man Sentenced to Forty-Five Months in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Marijuana
Tallahassee, Florida – Andy Dean Biggs, 63, of Marianna, Florida was sentenced to forty-five months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy…
Continue ReadingCitizen of India, arrested for his role in multi-million-dollar scheme defrauding the elderly, taken into custody
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, 21, of Gujarat, India, and Jersey City, NJ, was arrested and charged by criminal…
Continue ReadingToppenish Man Found Guilty of Assault by Strangulation
Yakima, Washington – First Assistant United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on August 19, 2025, a jury returned a guilty verdict in the…
Continue ReadingIllegal immigrant from French Guiana pleads guilty after stealing the identities of two victims
Jean Claude Casimir, 59, a national of French Guiana residing illegally in Adelphi, Maryland, pled guilty to aggravated identity theft, Social Security fraud, and…
Continue ReadingBossier Police Responding to Concerned Neighbors’ Complaints Recover Firearms in Drug Trafficking Operation; Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison
SHREVEPORT – On August 20, 2026, United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks sentenced Melvin Lee Johnson, 23, of Bossier City, to over nine…
Continue ReadingTraverse City Man Indicted for Impersonating Federal Officer and Violating the Clean Water Act
MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey announced that Brent Alan Tompkins, 52, Traverse City, was indicted on…
Continue ReadingDistrict of Arizona Charges 253 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week
PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Aug. 15 through Aug. 21, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of…
Continue ReadingTwo Former Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officers Accused of Smuggling Contraband Each Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison
Robert Cochran and Tejuana Dillard will go from being federal prison guards to federal prison inmates after each was sentenced to 30 months’ incarceration…
Continue ReadingVeterans Affairs Nurse Indicted for Stealing Opioids
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Steve Michael Kelley, 58, a former nurse who worked at the Veterans Affairs Medical…
Continue ReadingPair Indicted in Alleged $11 Million Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas indicted two defendants in an alleged $11 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme. The…
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