New York Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Involvement in a Scheme to Steal Checks and Defraud Banks
A Brooklyn, New York man was sentenced on February 18, 2026 to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to steal…
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Alabama Man Faces 20 Years for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material
ALBANY, Ga. – An Alabama resident is facing up to 20 years in prison after he was caught by an undercover Homeland Security Investigations…
Continue ReadingSpringfield Business Owner Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Fraud and Money Laundering
Jason L. Hemingway, 47, Springfield Mo., pleaded guilty today for fraudulently obtaining $316,062 in Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,…
Continue ReadingMexican National Pleaded Guilty for Illegally Reentering the United States
Pedro Lopez-Dominguez, 36, a Mexican National illegally residing in the Springfield, Missouri area, pleaded guilty in federal court to illegal re-entry by an alien…
Continue ReadingHebron Man Sentenced to Five Years for Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography
Steven Parker, 47, admitted to accessing, viewing, and distributing child sexual abuse material over the internet. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingSinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking
A superseding indictment unsealed today charges René Arzate-García, also known as “La Rana,” alleged Tijuana plaza boss for the Sinaloa Cartel, with Narcoterrorism and…
Continue ReadingKershaw County Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Gun Following Nightclub Shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Davon Jermaine Mickle, 40, of Kershaw, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingVictoria man sentenced for laundering nearly $600,000 in drug proceeds
A 48-year-old local business owner has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to commit money laundering Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingReal Estate Broker Pleads Guilty to Avoiding Reporting Requirements and Obstruction of Justice
A licensed real estate broker pleaded guilty Monday after avoiding reporting requirements and drafting fake property leases when her client’s illegal marijuana grow was…
Continue ReadingRed Lake Woman Found Guilty of Murder and Arson
MINNEAPOLIS – A Red Lake woman has been found guilty of five counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson following a two-and-a-half-weeklong…
Continue ReadingSt. John the Baptist Parish Men Guilty of Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ANDRES CRUZ GARCIA (“CRUZ GARCIA”), age 33, DARIEL HERNANDEZ GARCIA (“HERNANDEZ GARCIA”), age 33, and RICARDO JIMENEZ RAMOS (“JIMENEZ RAMOS’), age 58,…
Continue ReadingChilean National Extradited to U.S. to Face Financial Fraud Crimes in the District of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A Chilean national extradited from Chile to the United States on February 25, 2026, was arraigned in court today…
Continue ReadingSinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking
SAN DIEGO – A superseding indictment unsealed today charges René Arzate-García, aka “La Rana,” alleged Tijuana plaza boss for the Sinaloa Cartel, with Narcoterrorism…
Continue ReadingKansas City Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
Michael A. Winchester, 22, Kansas City, Mo., man who fled from Independence, Mo. Police Department officers in a highspeed vehicular chase, was sentenced in…
Continue ReadingVirginia Man Found Guilty of Pointing Firearm at Woman Who Got into A Fight with His Romantic Partner in October 2023
Gerald Day, 34, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was found guilty on all counts yesterday, by a Superior Court jury for charges stemming from an altercation…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts Man Indicted and Arrested for Fraudulently Using Government Seals
Ocala, FL – Mario Cesar Dos Santos, Jr. (50, Massachusetts) has been charged by indictment and arrested for the fraudulent use of government seals.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Man Sentenced To Over 24 Years For Transporting 132 Pounds Of Methamphetamine To Tampa International Airport
Tampa, Florida – Jacob Paul Arjona (32, Bakersfield, CA) has been sentenced to 24 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiring to…
Continue ReadingBrazilian National Unlawfully in the United States Sentenced for Selling 14 Firearms Without a License
BOSTON – A Brazilian national unlawfully residing in Worcester has been sentenced to prison for selling firearms without a license. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingWashington State Man Found Guilty After Escape from Federal Custody
A federal jury in Portland, Oregon, found Brandon Charles Nelson, 40, guilty yesterday of escape after failing to report to the Northwest Regional Re-entry…
Continue ReadingNorth Hollywood Man Sentenced to More Than 16½ Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery Spree Targeting One Dozen SoCal Businesses
A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced today to 199 months in federal prison for committing armed robberies of smoke shops, donut shops, and…
Continue ReadingCreator Of “OnlyFake” Charged And Pleads Guilty To Selling More Than 10,000 Digital Fake Identification Documents
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the…
Continue ReadingTommy Schaefer Is Returned to Chicago to Face Federal Charges for the 2014 Murder of U.S. Citizen in Bali, Indonesia
Tommy Schaefer, 32, of Chicago, was arrested in international air space on a flight back to the United States yesterday to face a three-count…
Continue ReadingMembers of a York County Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Cory Martin, 32, of Rock Hill; Travis Queen, 33, of Rock Hill; Brandon Ramsey, 23, of Clover; and Wesley Huffstetler, 31, of…
Continue ReadingTommy Schaefer Is Returned to Chicago To Face Federal Charges for the 2014 Murder of U.S. Citizen in Bali, Indonesia
Schaefer is alleged to have conspired with Heather Mack to kill Mack’s mother in 2014. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingIndia-based scheme courier sentenced to 6 years in prison on fraud charges
MISSOULA – A man originally from India who stole over $1.7 million from the elderly was sentenced today to 72 months in prison, followed…
Continue ReadingOnarga Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Possession of a Bomb
An Onarga, Illinois, man, James R. Nelson, 40, was sentenced on February 23, 2026, to five years in federal prison, to be followed by…
Continue ReadingPreviously Convicted Felon from Fort Myers Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge
Fort Myers, Florida – Jose Manuel Caraballo-Torres (39, Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. He faces a maximum…
Continue ReadingIndependence Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Christmas Morning Armed Robberies
An Independence, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for committing two armed robberies and illegally possessing a firearm after fleeing from police…
Continue ReadingKansas City Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Possession of Child Pornography
Andrew Charles Doyal, 52, Kansas City, Mo., sentenced to 15 years in prison for possession of child pornography Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingConvicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for the Interstate Transportation of Stolen Avionics Equipment
Tampa. Florida – Mario Mercier Hernandez (61, New Port Richey) has been sentenced by United States District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle to the statutory maximum…
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