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Garryowen man sentenced for vehicular death on Crow Indian Reservation

BILLINGS – A Garryowen man who caused the death of his female passenger in a motor vehicle crash was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.Cade Cleatus Birdinground, 20, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one count of involuntary manslaughter.U.S. District Judge…
Memphis Woman Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison on Gun and Methamphetamine Distribution Charges

U.S. District Judge Jonathan E. Hawley sentenced 30-year-old Kristain Harris, of Memphis, Tennessee, to 120 months imprisonment on each of three counts of distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine (“ice”) and one count of distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (“ice”), all to be served concurrently. She must also serve five…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Added 250 New Immigration Cases This Week in Western District of Texas

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 250 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from March 6 to March 12 Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Port Charlotte Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tampa, Florida – Tyler Kuhn (30, Port Charlotte) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven to 24 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material. Kuhn pleaded guilty in December 2025. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Helena man sentenced to over 11 years in prison for trafficking meth and fentanyl

GREAT FALLS – A Helena convicted of selling methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced Wednesday to 136 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.Michael Wayne Hagman, 40, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.The…
Mexican National With Multiple Felony Convictions Charged For Illegally Reentering The United States

LAS VEGAS – A Mexican national who has multiple drug-related felony convictions made his initial court appearance Thursday to face charges of illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed from the country. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Drug trafficking leader to serve 25 years in multi-state narcotics operation

A 43-year-old Conroe man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in operating a fentanyl-laced pill distribution network Source: U.S. Department of Justice
New Britain Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

ELI SAMUEL O’FARRILL-FERNANDEZ, also known as “Maple,” 48, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Lame Deer man sentenced to 12 years in prison for assaulting federal officers on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation

BILLINGS – A Lame Deer man who assaulted federal officers on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 150 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.Caleb Raymond Carter, 40, was found guilty at a December 2025 trial of two counts of assault on a…
Fitchburg Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearm and Ammunition

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kavant Smith, 25, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 2 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Smith pleaded guilty to this charge…
Correctional officer sentenced to 10 years for trafficking meth in federal prison

A correctional officer has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Lehigh County Man Who Defrauded Victims of Nearly $2 Million Sentenced to Prison

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Chinedu Ekuma, 45, of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, two years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine, and $1,751,968 in restitution by United States District Judge John M. Gallagher yesterday for carrying out a scheme that defrauded victims of…
Greer Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering related to Cares Act Fraud

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jonathan Wade Sumter, 54, of Greer, has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering related to a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs of over $1.8 million. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Union County Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Dezmond Tobias Tucker, 31, of Union, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Davenport Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison for Gun Charges

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man was sentenced March 12, 2026, to 90 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Saline County man sentenced to 9 years for receiving child sexual abuse material

BENTON, Ill. – A district judge sentenced a Saline County man to 9 years’ imprisonment after he admitted to receiving child sexual abuse material.James Troy Martin, 51, of Carrier Mills, pleaded guilty to two counts of receipt of child pornography.“These are not just images. They are real children enduring horrific acts of sexual abuse and…
Convicted Felon Who Opened Fire on Abilene Police Officers Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

A previously convicted felon who opened fire on Abilene Police Department officers after leading them on a high speed chase was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Former San Diego Securities Attorney Sentenced for Tax Evasion

SAN DIEGO – Former Securities lawyer Robert Blair Krueger, Jr., was sentenced in federal court today to 12 months and one day in prison for evading his personal taxes. U.S. District Judge James Simmons Jr. also ordered Krueger to pay $357,666.41 in restitution to the IRS. According to court filings and statements made in court,…
Romanian National to be Sentenced for Participation in Fraud Scheme

A Romanian national who participated in a large-scale fraud scheme, which used fake business websites to steal more than $1.8 million from consumers across the country, will be sentenced on March 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Las Cruces for the crime of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Previously Deported Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced in D.C. for Role in International Fentanyl Conspiracy

Alfredo Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 27, a previously deported Mexican national, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 235 months in federal prison for his role in a multinational drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed wholesale quantities of fentanyl-laced pills across the United States. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Employee at High-End Car Dealerships Sentenced for Tax Fraud

A New York man was sentenced on February 26, 2026, to 18 months in prison for failing to report over $1.6 million in income on his federal income tax returns that he embezzled from his employer. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
MEXICAN NATIONAL RESIDING IN GEORGIA SENTENCED TO 120 MONTHS FOR ATTEMPTED COERCION AND ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR

United States Kurt L. Wall announced that U.S. District Court Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Victorino De La Cruz, age 43, of Mableton, Georgia, to 120 months in federal prison following his conviction for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Violent Wake County Felon Gets 15 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Bank Robbery

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Christopher Antonio Gilmore, 34, to 15 years in prison for committing an armed bank robbery.According to court records and evidence presented at sentencing, Gilmore entered a First Citizen’s Bank in Raleigh wearing sunglasses and a mask and armed with a loaded gun. Gilmore fired a bullet when he…
Kenton County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

COVINGTON, Ky. – A Covington man, Lamar Crawley, 42, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning to 60 months in prison for the distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine. According to his plea agreement, law enforcement identified Crawley as a methamphetamine and cocaine supplier, and used a confidential informant to make three controlled…
Illegal Alien Sentenced to 70 Months for Money Laundering and Firearms Offenses

Louisville, KY – A foreign national was sentenced yesterday to 70 months in federal prison after being convicted of multiple money laundering offenses and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Two other foreign nationals were also sentenced yesterday for their roles in assisting in the money laundering offenses.U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of…
Raleigh County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Alfred Leslie Pittman, 37, of Harper Heights, was sentenced today to eight years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.A federal jury found Pittman guilty on May 5, 2025, following a one-day trial. Evidence at trial proved that on…
Leader of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine into the United States

Tampa, FL – Rosbin Leonardo Duarte-Elvir (43, Honduras) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge William F. Jung to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison and a $5 million forfeiture for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States. Duarte-Elvir pleaded guilty on December 11, 2025. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the…
Lawton Man Sentenced to Nine years in Federal Prison for Gun Charge after Shots Fired during Domestic Dispute

OKLAHOMA CITY – STEVEN LYNN ENGLAND, 43, of Lawton, has been sentenced to serve 108 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of firearms after a previous felony conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.According to public records, on June 6, 2025, officers with the Lawton Police Department responded to a home after receiving reports…
Knox County Man Sentenced for Making False Declarations in Bankruptcy Proceeding

LONDON, Ky. – A Barboursville, Ky., man, Ray Dean, 58, was sentenced on Friday, to 5 months in prison and 5 months home detention, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for making false declarations in a bankruptcy proceeding. According to his plea agreement, on April 13, 2021, Dean filed an application, as “Ray Dean jr”, for funds…
Tea, South Dakota Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Tea, South Dakota man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on March 2, 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Justice