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Drug trafficking leader gets 20 years in Homeland Security Task Force effort

A 33-year-old Houston man has been sentenced for his role in the distribution of multiple narcotics Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Hawaii Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Disaster Relief Funds Intended for Lahaina and Pacific Palisades Fire Victims

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Chelsea Johnson, 32, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday to four months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release (the first four months to be served as home confinement), along with $60,458 in restitution to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”), following her guilty…
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Firearm OffensesKyle Davion Kohon, 21, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced to 50 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a person convicted of domestic violence. According to court documents, on Aug. 20, 2025, police responded to a report that Mr. Kohon had pointed a gun at another person…
Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Demonte Jovon Walker, also known as “DJ,” 26, of Pontiac, Michigan, was sentenced today to one year and three months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The first year of supervised release is to be served on home…
Pontotoc Man Sentenced on Federal Kidnapping Charges

Luis Carlos Noyola, 50, was sentenced today to over 14 years in prison and five years supervision after release. Noyola forcibly took his victim from Alabama to Mississippi and then to Tennessee where she escaped. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Murder-for-Hire Plot

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Xin Guang Guo, 48, of Plymouth, North Carolina, entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Judge Harvey Bartle III on two counts of using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder-for-hire.The defendant was arrested on a criminal complaint and warrant in…
Putnam County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Steven Mark Hosey, 59, of Poca, pleaded guilty today to unlawfully engaging in the business of dealing in firearms.According to court documents and statements made in court, from at least April 2024 through April 10, 2025, Hosey sold firearms without a Federal Firearms License (FFL) in Huntington. As part of his guilty…
Kansas woman caught with 115,000 fentanyl pills sentenced to prison

A Kansas woman was sentenced to 240 months in prison after being caught with a massive quantity of fentanyl pills that she admitted she intended to sell. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Arizona Man Sentenced to over 13 Years in Prison for Attempted Coercion or Enticement of a Minor

Anthony Dalton Wolff, 44, of Surprise, Arizona, was sentenced today to 13 years and eight months in prison and ordered to pay a money judgment of $15,000. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Lowndes County Man Sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation for Trafficking Methamphetamine

A Lowndes County, MS man was sentenced to thirteen years for trafficking in excess of fifty grams of methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Six Years for Abusive Sexual Contact on An Aircraft

Orlando, FL – John Daniel Fowler (65, Indianapolis, IN) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron to 6 years in federal prison for abusive sexual contact on an aircraft. Fowler was also ordered to serve 15 years of supervised release following his release from prison. A federal jury convicted Fowler on January 13, 2026.…
U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr., Announces New Leadership for the Office’s Long Island Division and Criminal Section

Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today the appointment of Catherine Mirabile as Chief of the Long Island Division and Chief of the Criminal Section of the Long Island Division. Additionally, Megan Farrell has been appointed as a Deputy Chief of the Long Island Criminal Section, joining…
Bakersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Operating an Illegal Money Transmitting Business

Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ugwu, 49, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business involving more than $5 million in illegally obtained funds. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Operation Mobile Order Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

MACON, Ga. – A key member of an armed drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing kilograms of cocaine in the Macon community was sentenced to serve more than 20 years in prison resulting from Operation Mobile Order, a collaborative multi-agency investigation led by FBI and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Antonyo Daniels, aka “Tony,” 31,…
New Britain Couple Who Imported and Sold Counterfeit Goods are Sentenced

MELISSA CRUZ, 37, and JOSE RAMIREZ, 41, both of New Britain, were sentenced today in Hartford federal court for offenses stemming from their participation in a conspiracy to import and sell counterfeit goods. U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver sentenced Cruz to one year of probation and a $20,000 fine, and Ramirez to one year…
Worcester Man Charged with Snap Fraud

BOSTON – As part of the United States Attorney’s ongoing enforcement priority to investigate and prosecute benefit fraud involving federal and state assistance programs, a Worcester man has been charged with using the identity of a deceased U.S. citizen to obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Former New York City Public School Teacher Sentenced To 150 Months In Prison For Receipt And Distribution Of Child Pornography

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that ANTHONY MICHAEL SOUZA was sentenced to 150 months in prison for receipt and distribution of child pornography. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Four gang members sentenced to prison after “Operation Sob Story” investigates an illegal drugs/firearms network

A partnership of federal and local law enforcement taking part in “Operation Sob Story”, an investigation by the Homeland Security Task Force, resulted in prison sentences for four Topeka area gang members for offenses such as drug trafficking and illegal firearms trafficking. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Halifax County Felon Sentenced for Possessing and Selling Fentanyl

New Bern, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Lorenizo Reshaud Simmons, 33, to over 6 years in federal prison for possession with intent to sell over 40 grams of fentanyl.“Fentanyl kills kids. This repeat offender should have learned his lesson before, but he returned to this shameful exploitation of his own community. We should all…
Montgomery Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiracy Involving Stolen Mail and Bank Fraud

Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced today that a Montgomery woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a mail theft and bank fraud scheme that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent deposits.On April 1, 2026, a federal judge sentenced Rhashema Shackleford, 37, of Montgomery, Alabama, to 120…
Man sentenced for involuntary manslaughter in a DUI crash that killed a mother and her unborn child

A Pocatello, Idaho man was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release for involuntary manslaughter. The court ordered the defendant to pay $48,765.76 in restitution for funeral costs and medical bills.According to court documents, on November 8, 2024, a head-on collision occurred near Ethete, Wyoming, on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Damion…
Previously Convicted Child Rapist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse Materials Charges

A Lucas County man, who was previously convicted of raping children, has been sentenced to federal prison after hundreds of Child Sexual Abuse Materials were discovered on his computer. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
D.C. Sex Offender Charged with Receiving Child Pornography

A complaint was filed Friday, April 3, in U.S. District Court charging Drew Collin Imparato, 26, a registered sex offender residing in the District of Columbia, with Receipt of Child Pornography. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Four Sentenced to Combined 99 Months in Federal Prison for US Postal Bribery Scheme

Four defendants involved in a United States Postal Service bribery scheme were sentenced to a combined 99 months in federal prison. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Beachwood Nanny Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Children

A 26-year-old woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to sexually abusing two children in her care while she was employed as their nanny. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
New Jersey Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and False Use or Forgery of a Passport

Tallahassee, Florida – Michael Scott Hillwig, 59, of Camden, New Jersey, was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and false use or forgery of a passport. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Former Crewmember on Cruise Ship Sentenced to More Than Seven Years for Transporting Child Sexual Abuse Material into the United States

Orlando, Florida – Robert Jonathan De Oliveira Ricci (36, Brazil) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julie Sneed to seven years and three months in federal prison for transportation and possession of child sexual abuse material. Ricci pleaded guilty on May 16, 2025. The court also ordered Ricci to register as a sex offender…
Illegal Alien Sentenced to Six Months in Federal Prison for Unlawfully Reentering U.SA.

An illegal alien and Mexican citizen who unlawfully reentered the U.S.A. after being previously removed was sentenced today to six months in federal prison. Christian Vega-Camacho, age 29, from Guadalupe, Mexico, received the prison term after a January 16, 2026, guilty plea to one count of illegal reentry.At the guilty plea, Vega-Camacho admitted he had previously…
Eagle Man Sentenced to 52 Months for Embezzlement and Tax Fraud

Miles Elletson, 55, of Eagle, Idaho, was sentenced to 52 months in federal prison for wire fraud and filing false tax returns, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Utqiagvik man sentenced to 18 years for producing child pornography

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – An Utqiagvik man was sentenced last Friday to 18 years in prison for sexually exploiting minor victims to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Source: U.S. Department of Justice