Op Sweet Silence Ends Zohannon Gang, Seizes Guns and Drugs in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Federal authorities and law enforcement today announced the sweeping takedown of the Zohannon Gang and its associates in Columbus, the result…
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Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion in Austin
Justin Ryan Schmidt, a Cayman national who renounced his U.S. citizenship, pleaded guilty to evading payment of more than $1.5 million of federal income…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Indicted for being Felon in Possession of a Firearm
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On April 16, 2026, OLIN D. GRANT, JR. (“GRANT”), 30, from Marrero, was indicted on April 16, 2026 for being a felon…
Continue Reading29 Illegal Aliens Arrested on Panga Boat Near Channel Islands
Twenty-nine illegal aliens from Mexico arrested over the weekend on a panga boat approximately 10 miles south of the Channel Islands archipelago have been…
Continue ReadingFormer Hanahan City Councilman Waives Detention Hearing in Possession, Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material Case, Remains in Federal Custody
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Kevin Phillip Hedgpeth, 48, former City of Hanahan Mayor Pro Tem and member of City Council, appeared this morning for a scheduled detention hearing…
Continue ReadingLexington Man Convicted of Armed Drug Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession Charges
LEXINGTON, Ky. After a three-day trial, a Lexington man, Victorian Valdimar Hardaway, 36, was convicted on Thursday by a federal jury in Lexington for conspiring…
Continue ReadingMexican National Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Liquid Meth into U.S. in Propane Tanks
Paul Ivan Palmero-Martinez, a Mexican national, was sentenced in a federal court to 210 months in federal prison for importing 163 kgs of liquid…
Continue ReadingViolent drug dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison after MARTA shooting
Robert Lyles, a violent repeat offender with a lengthy criminal history, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after he fired a…
Continue ReadingTwo North Texas Men Federally Indicted in Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
The CEO and a supervisor at Empowered Finances, a tax preparation business, were federally indicted on April 7, 2026, for their roles in filing…
Continue ReadingBridgeville Man Indicted for Federal Drug and Gun Violations
WILMINGTON, Del. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment April 7, 2026, charging a Bridgeville, Delaware man for unlawfully possessing fentanyl and an AR-15-style…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Man Indicted for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
Tallahassee, Florida – Edward Blake Langford, 42, of Winder, Georgia, has been indicted in federal court for attempted enticement of a minor. John P. Heekin,…
Continue ReadingFederal Jury Convicts Porcupine Man of Five Charges of Abusive Sexual Contact
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a federal jury has convicted Gary Pourier, age 59, of Porcupine, South Dakota, of five charges of Abusive Sexual…
Continue ReadingKentucky Woman Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Committing Identity Theft and Bank Fraud in Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida – Abigail Payton (30, Kentucky) has been sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard to three years and six months in federal prison…
Continue ReadingMaryland Felon Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Arson and Robbery at Convenience Stores
Greenbelt, Maryland – A Maryland man learned his fate in federal court today, in connection with an arson conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Theodore D.…
Continue ReadingGang Members Charged in Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy
Four Dallas area gang members were charged by federal criminal complaint for their roles in trafficking methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingMissouri Man Sentenced to 6 Years and 3 Months in Prison for Narcotics Conspiracy in Prison Discovered Following the Death of USP Atwater Staff
Jermen Rudd III, 39, of Wentzville, Missouri, was sentenced to six years and three months in prison for conspiracy to distribute narcotics and introducing…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney’s Office Reports More Than $4.3M in Criminal and Civil Collections for January-March
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced that criminal and civil collections for the Northern District of Ohio during the first three months of the…
Continue ReadingAlbuquerque Man Charged with Aiming Laser at Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Helicopter
Jorge Pinon Armendariz is facing federal charges after allegedly aiming the beam of a laser pointer at a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office helicopter and…
Continue ReadingSpringfield Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking
BOSTON – A Springfield, Mass. man has pleaded guilty to distributing and conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingMontgomery County Man Charged With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses, Illegal Gun Possession
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Anthony Greene, aka “Maino” and “Von,” 37, of Trooper, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged by…
Continue ReadingShreveport Man Arrested and Charged in Connection with Shamar Elkins Securing Firearm to Commit Mass Shooting
SHREVEPORT– On April 21, 2026, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana charged Charles Ford, a 56-year-old Shreveport resident, by…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – TERRELL KELLEY (“KELLEY”), age 35, pleaded guilty on April 9, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to a six-count…
Continue ReadingOwner of Construction Company Pleads Guilty to Obstructing IRS Efforts to Collect $1.4 Million in Unpaid Taxes
David Stone, the owner of a Texas construction company, pleaded guilty in a federal court to obstructing the IRS’s efforts to collect unpaid employment…
Continue ReadingHonduran national sentenced to 54 months in prison for drug trafficking and returning after removal
Seattle – A 30-year-old Honduran citizen was sentenced today in U.S District Court in Seattle to 54 months in prison for his role in…
Continue ReadingWorcester Man Charged with Assaulting a Federal Informant
BOSTON – A Worcester man has been charged with assault of a federal confidential informant during a planned firearm transaction in connection with the…
Continue ReadingMS-13 members sentenced to decades in federal prison for brutal murders committed at direction of gang leaders in El Salvador
Eight illegal aliens and members of the violent transnational criminal organization Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, have been sentenced for participating in a…
Continue ReadingConvicted Sex Offender Receives Multiple Life Sentences in Prison
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A convicted sex offender will serve life in prison for the sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of numerous children across the…
Continue ReadingThree-time convicted felon sentenced to federal prison for selling deadly “tranq dope” that killed one and seriously injured another
Masi Lenard Fears has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl, which resulted in the death of one customer and…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Guilty of Violating Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – THOMAS VIRGIL, a/k/a “Savage,” a/k/a “Tom Virgil,” (“VIRGIL”), age 30, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on April 16,…
Continue ReadingOrleans Parish Man Sentenced for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that DANIEL HANKTON, (“HANKTON”), age 34, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, by United States District…
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