Homewood Felon Pleads Guilty to Possession of Firearm and Ammunition
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on May 12, 2026, to violating a federal firearms law, United…
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Mexican Human Smuggler Sentenced for Role in Years-Long Smuggling Organization
A Mexican national was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison for her role in a years-long, prolific smuggling organization that operated at the…
Continue ReadingMeth trafficker sentenced to federal prison
A Laurens County man with a checkered criminal history has been sentenced to federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingLeader of Alaska drug trafficking organization sentenced to 15 years in Homeland Security Task Force case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A California man that acted as the leader for an Alaska drug trafficking organization was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in…
Continue ReadingOwner of Health Care Software Company Convicted of 1 Billion Dollar Medicare Fraud Conspiracy
A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted the founder and owner of HealthSplash yesterday for his role in operating a platform…
Continue ReadingSerial Fraudster Sentenced for Embezzling from Multiple Employers in San Antonio
Image Credit: U.S. v. Vasquez Case #5:24cr246 SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio woman was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for wire…
Continue ReadingGang Members Sentenced to 50 Years Each for Murdering Fellow Gang Member
Two Unknown Vice Lords — a violent Memphis street gang — were each sentenced to 50 years in prison after a federal jury convicted them…
Continue ReadingSimpsonville Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Unlawful Firearm Possession
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Bobby Tyrell Davis, 41, of Simpsonville, originally from Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to…
Continue ReadingThird Sibling Pleads Guilty to SNAP Benefits Fraud
Jackson, MS – A man from Yazoo City pleaded guilty Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in federal court to stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
Continue ReadingRochester man who threatened and stalked a police officer going to prison
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Orlando Justice, 38, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of transmission of threatening communications in interstate…
Continue ReadingDetroit Man Sentenced for Fraudulent Check and Identity Theft Scheme
Derrick D. Walker, 31, of Detroit, Mich., was sentenced in federal court for his role in a fraudulent check and identity theft scheme. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingCovington Woman Sentenced For Distributing Brutally Cruel Animal Crush Videos
NEW ORLEANS, LA – United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that ARIEL KORNIENKO (“KORNIENKO”), age 43, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, was sentenced to 9 months…
Continue ReadingStephenson County, Ill. Man Sentenced to 150 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children
MATTHEW KAUFMAN enticed multiple children to engage in sexually explicit conduct and recorded it. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingBangor Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking
Bradley Bellfleur, 33, was sentenced to six years in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingExtradited Honduran National Sentenced for His Role in International Human and Drug Smuggling Conspiracy
An extradited Honduran national was sentenced today to over four years in prison for his role in a scheme to smuggle nearly two dozen…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Using the Internet to Sexually Exploit a Minor in the Philippines
Bradley D. Hounsell, 44, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison, to be followed by seven years of supervised release,…
Continue ReadingSan Xavier Man Sentenced to 340 Months in Prison for Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor
TUCSON, Ariz. – Ski Redfeather Johnson, 37, of San Xavier, Arizona, was sentenced on May 7, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash…
Continue ReadingFlorida Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for His Role in Ponzi Scheme, Losses Exceed $20 Million
Memphis, TN – Dakota A. Smith, 35, has been sentenced to federal prison for his part in a Ponzi scheme. Smith previously pled guilty on…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Political Consultant and Former Public Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, Filing a False Tax Return, and Making False Statements
Political consultant Dana Williamson, 53, of Carmichael, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, subscribing to a false tax…
Continue ReadingGhanaian Nationals Indicted for Romance Fraud Scams
Two brothers from Ghana and a woman from the U.S. have been indicted for allegedly being a part of a criminal network that devised…
Continue ReadingAustralian Man Caught in Arkansas Sting Operation Sentenced to More Than 28 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Offenses
FAYETTEVILLE – An Australian permanent resident was sentenced on May 12, 2026, to 345 months in federal prison without the possibility of parole to…
Continue ReadingFormer Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced in Connection With Arson and Wire and Bank Fraud Conspiracies
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal judge sentenced a former Maryland law-enforcement officer for his role in a wire-fraud conspiracy. Judge Lydia Griggsby sentenced Philip…
Continue ReadingBaltimore County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearm Charges in HSTF Case
Baltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore County man pled guilty in court today, to drug and firearm charges in connection with a federal drug surveillance operation.…
Continue ReadingCharleston Man Found Guilty of Destruction of Government Property
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston today found Joe Claude Schleider, 66, of Charleston, guilty of willful destruction of government…
Continue ReadingTHREE ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM VENEZUELA PLEAD GUILTY TO OPERATING A SEX TRAFFICKING RING IN BATON ROUGE
Osleidy Vanesa Chourio Diaz, age 28, a Venezuelan national, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles to sex trafficking by force, fraud,…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Producing and Transporting Child Pornography
FAYETTEVILLE – A North Carolina man was sentenced on May 12, 2026, to 324 months in federal prison to be followed by 20 years…
Continue ReadingVentura Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking of Minors Two Months After His Release from State Prison for Child Sex Crimes
A Ventura County man pleaded guilty today to sex trafficking two minors two months after his release from California state prison, where he served…
Continue ReadingTHIRTEEN CHARGED AS FEDS CRACK INTERNATIONAL GUN SMUGGLING RING EXPLOITING THE U.S. AND CANADA BORDER
CONCORD – United States Attorney Erin Creegan announced today that five defendants have pleaded guilty to federal firearms offenses and that a federal grand…
Continue ReadingVirginia Man Sentenced for Making Threats Against Public Officials
HARRISONBURG, Va. – A Winchester, Va., man, who made online threats to kill, kidnap, or injure former Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President…
Continue ReadingMemphis Man and His Mother Sentenced to Prison for Armed Robberies of U.S. Postal Carriers and Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
Memphis, TN – On May 8, 2026, United States District Judge Thomas L. Parker sentenced Lakita Carroll, 46, to three and a half years in…
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