New Federal Prosecutor Targets Social Security, Other Government Frauds
The addition of a specially-funded prosecutor has resulted in the indictment of 14 people accused of defrauding the government out of $1 million. Source:…
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Little Rock Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition
Antonio Kimmons will spend the next 140 months in federal prison after again being convicted for being a felon in possession of firearms and…
Continue ReadingEssex County Man Convicted of Drug Distribution and Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition
An Essex County man was convicted of firearm and narcotics offenses following a three-day trial. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingRepeat Sex Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Receipt, Distribution, and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials
A 35-year-old repeat sex offender has been sentenced to prison for downloading and uploading images and videos of the sexual abuse of children to…
Continue ReadingFederal inmates charged with assault in Eastern District of Texas
Six federal inmates have been charged with assault in connection with an attack on a fellow inmate in the Eastern District of Texas, announced…
Continue ReadingInmate Sentenced for Running Drug Conspiracy in Prison
A man serving time in prison for assaulting a detention officer was sentenced today for knowingly conspiring with others to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S.…
Continue ReadingLong Island Man Charged With Sex Trafficking, Enticing, and Exploiting a Minor
Jimmy Francois, also known as “Bentley Bugz,” will be arraigned this afternoon, in federal court in Brooklyn, on a six-count indictment charging him with…
Continue ReadingJefferson County felon charged with federal firearms violation in Eastern District of Texas
A Beaumont man has been charged with a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source:…
Continue ReadingBeaumont felon charged with federal firearms violation in Eastern District of Texas
A Beaumont man has been charged with a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source:…
Continue ReadingIllegal Immigrant from the Dominican Republic Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine
Angel Lazala-Soto, who has a previous federal conviction for attempted re-entry by a previously deported alien, will spend the next 70 months in federal…
Continue ReadingLeader of Violent Jewelry Theft Ring Pleads Guilty Mid-Trial
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The leader of an organized and violent theft ring that carried out armed robberies of jewelry stores in multiple states has…
Continue ReadingGanjei announces intent to resign from position of United States Attorney
U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei has announced he will resign as chief law enforcement officer for the Southern District of Texas effective upon his…
Continue ReadingMexican National Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Firearms to Mexico
Martin Edgar Garza Pacheco, a Mexican national, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for conspiracy to traffic firearms. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingEGLIN AIR FORCE BASE RESIDENT INDICTED FOR NEGLECT OF A CHILD
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Devon Mae Witryk, 28, of Pensacola, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging her with one count of neglect of…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney’s Office Begins March With 187 New Immigration Cases in Western District of Texas
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 187 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Feb. 27 to March 5. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingFEDERAL DRUG & GUN CHARGES FOR PENSACOLA FELON
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Travis W. Carroll, 26, of Pensacola, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute…
Continue ReadingSt. Tammany Parish Man Indicted for Assaulting Federal Court Security Officer
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOSEPH E. MCMANUS, (“MCMANUS”), age 48, of Pearl River, was indicted on February 26, 2026 for assaulting a federal officer, in violation of Title…
Continue ReadingFCI Aliceville Correctional Officer Indicted for Sexual Assault of Inmates
A correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Aliceville was charged in an indictment, unsealed today, with eight counts of deprivation of rights under…
Continue ReadingMaryland Man Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of Children
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Maryland man has been indicted on child-exploitation charges, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Crosby.A three-count indictment charges Donald Bernard Mewhort,…
Continue ReadingSpringfield Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for Federal Hate Crime Violation
A Springfield, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for a federal hate crime after assaulting a victim on the basis of their…
Continue ReadingBethlehem Man Convicted at Trial of Election Fraud Offenses
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Matthew Laiss, 32, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was convicted today at trial of election fraud offenses…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia Correctional Officer and His Former Supervisor Convicted at Trial in Connection with Violation of Inmate’s Constitutional Rights
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that a correctional officer and his former supervisor were convicted at trial, in connection with the…
Continue ReadingFive Former Employees Of Alcohol Distribution Company And Salesman For Napa Winery Charged In Bribery And Obstruction Scheme
OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has indicted five former employees of an alcohol distribution company with offices in Northern and Southern California for…
Continue ReadingFormer Gladwyne Entrepreneur Who Bilked Investors Out of Millions of Dollars Sentenced to over Nine Years in Prison
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Josh S. Verne, 48, formerly of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, now a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida,…
Continue ReadingCareer Offender from Little Rock Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Maurice Morning, who has a previous federal conviction and several state felony drug convictions, will spend the next 144 months in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingFCI Aliceville Correctional Officer Indicted for Sexual Assault of Inmates
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Aliceville was charged in an indictment, unsealed today, with eight counts of deprivation…
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE FELON CHARGED WITH ARMED DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Eddie Jerome Scott, 38, of Gainesville, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with two counts of distribution of methamphetamine,…
Continue ReadingExtradited Honduran Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking
OAKLAND – A Honduran national who was extradited to the United States to face fentanyl trafficking charges has been sentenced to 60 months in…
Continue ReadingFormer Carlyle Police Chief accused of embezzling more than $100,000
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – The former police chief of the Carlyle Police Department is facing several federal charges for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000…
Continue ReadingKansas man indicted on meth trafficking and firearms charges
A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Kansas man with offenses related to drug trafficking and illegal firearms. Source: U.S.…
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