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Real Estate Broker Pleads Guilty to Avoiding Reporting Requirements and Obstruction of Justice

A licensed real estate broker pleaded guilty Monday after avoiding reporting requirements and drafting fake property leases when her client’s illegal marijuana grow was raided. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
St. John the Baptist Parish Men Guilty of Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ANDRES CRUZ GARCIA (“CRUZ GARCIA”), age 33, DARIEL HERNANDEZ GARCIA (“HERNANDEZ GARCIA”), age 33, and RICARDO JIMENEZ RAMOS (“JIMENEZ RAMOS’), age 58, residents of Laplace, Louisiana, plead guilty before United States District Judge Darrel James Papillion to conspiracy to possess, and possession with intent to distribute, 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, in…
Camden Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Access Device Fraud

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jamel Christopher Chisolm, 37, of Camden, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for access device fraud involving stolen credit cards. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Federal jury convicts Richmond drug trafficker for attempting to receive shipments of cocaine and methamphetamine

A federal jury convicted Alexander Michael Martinez, aka Rambo, 34, of Richmond, yesterday on charges of attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Richland County Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sherman Devine Boone, 29, of Columbia, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a firearm after a conviction for criminal domestic violence. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Kansas City Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

Michael A. Winchester, 22, Kansas City, Mo., man who fled from Independence, Mo. Police Department officers in a highspeed vehicular chase, was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
LAFAYETTE WOMAN SENTENCED TO 48 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR HER ROLE IN A MULTI-STATE VEHICLE THEFT, OBLITERATING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS, AND IDENTITY THEFT CONSPIRACY

United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall announced that U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Adrienne Marie King, age 39, of Lafayette, Louisiana, to 48 months in federal prison following her convictions for conspiracy to transport a stolen motor vehicle; altering, removing and obliterating a vehicle identification number; and possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access…
California Man Sentenced To Over 24 Years For Transporting 132 Pounds Of Methamphetamine To Tampa International Airport

Tampa, Florida – Jacob Paul Arjona (32, Bakersfield, CA) has been sentenced to 24 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. This sentence is to be served concurrently with Arjona’s sentence in a separate federal methamphetamine trafficking and kidnapping case, in which he was…
Brazilian National Unlawfully in the United States Sentenced for Selling 14 Firearms Without a License

BOSTON – A Brazilian national unlawfully residing in Worcester has been sentenced to prison for selling firearms without a license. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Washington State Man Found Guilty After Escape from Federal Custody

A federal jury in Portland, Oregon, found Brandon Charles Nelson, 40, guilty yesterday of escape after failing to report to the Northwest Regional Re-entry Center (NWRRC) in Portland. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
North Hollywood Man Sentenced to More Than 16½ Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery Spree Targeting One Dozen SoCal Businesses

A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced today to 199 months in federal prison for committing armed robberies of smoke shops, donut shops, and convenience stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties during a two-week crime spree in early 2024. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Creator Of “OnlyFake” Charged And Pleads Guilty To Selling More Than 10,000 Digital Fake Identification Documents

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), James C. Barnacle, Jr., announced today that Ukrainian national YURII NAZARENKO, a/k/a “Yuriy Nazarenko,” a/k/a “Uriel Septimberus,” a/k/a “Tor Ford,” a/k/a “John Wick,” has been charged and pled…
Tommy Schaefer Is Returned to Chicago to Face Federal Charges for the 2014 Murder of U.S. Citizen in Bali, Indonesia

Tommy Schaefer, 32, of Chicago, was arrested in international air space on a flight back to the United States yesterday to face a three-count indictment in the Northern District of Illinois charging him with one count of conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, one count of conspiracy to commit foreign murder of a U.S.…
Members of a York County Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Cory Martin, 32, of Rock Hill; Travis Queen, 33, of Rock Hill; Brandon Ramsey, 23, of Clover; and Wesley Huffstetler, 31, of York have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a fentanyl and meth drug trafficking conspiracy. A fifth member of the conspiracy, Ashley Daniels, 34, is awaiting sentencing. Source:…
Tommy Schaefer Is Returned to Chicago To Face Federal Charges for the 2014 Murder of U.S. Citizen in Bali, Indonesia

Schaefer is alleged to have conspired with Heather Mack to kill Mack’s mother in 2014. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
India-based scheme courier sentenced to 6 years in prison on fraud charges

MISSOULA – A man originally from India who stole over $1.7 million from the elderly was sentenced today to 72 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.Zabi Ullah Mohammed, 29, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire…
Onarga Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Possession of a Bomb

An Onarga, Illinois, man, James R. Nelson, 40, was sentenced on February 23, 2026, to five years in federal prison, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release, for possession of an unregistered destructive device, or a bomb in April 2025. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Independence Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Christmas Morning Armed Robberies

An Independence, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for committing two armed robberies and illegally possessing a firearm after fleeing from police officers in a pick-up truck. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Kansas City Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Possession of Child Pornography

Andrew Charles Doyal, 52, Kansas City, Mo., sentenced to 15 years in prison for possession of child pornography Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Lebanon Man Sentenced To 96 Months’ Imprisonment For Possession of a Machine Gun and Conspiracy to Manufacture and Sell Firearms without a License and Possess Machine Guns

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Luis Rosa-Hernandez, formerly of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 96 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for possession of machine guns and conspiracy to manufacture firearms without a license and possess machine guns. According to United States…
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for the Interstate Transportation of Stolen Avionics Equipment

Tampa. Florida – Mario Mercier Hernandez (61, New Port Richey) has been sentenced by United States District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle to the statutory maximum of 10 years in federal prison for the interstate transportation of stolen property. Mercier pleaded guilty on July 25, 2025. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. Source: U.S. Department…
Northumberland County Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Production Of Child Pornography

WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Scott Eric Snyder, age 54, of Northumberland County, PA, was sentenced to 30 years of imprisonment followed by ten years of supervised release by Chief United States District Judge Matthew W. Brann on a charge of production of child pornography.According to…
TALLAHASSEE MAN SENTENCED TO DECADES IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DRUG & GUN CHARGES RELATED TO SECOND-DEGREE MURDER

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Triston Chacoey Aric Johnson, a/k/a “C.J.,” 21, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to multiple federal gun and drug offenses, and at sentencing was found responsible for a second-degree murder committed in Tallahassee on July 17, 2024. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Texas Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Theft of Government Money and Aggravated Identity Theft

Fort Myers, Florida – Kristin Cara Kunstler (43, Amarillo, TX) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kyle C. Dudek to five years and one month in federal prison for theft of government money and aggravated identity theft. Kunstler pleaded guilty on October 23, 2025. As part of her sentence, the court also entered an…
Chicago man sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug crimes in Guernsey County

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Chicago man was sentenced in federal court here today to 240 months in prison for having bulk amounts of narcotics at a Guernsey County hotel. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
A Central Point, Oregon, Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm

A Central Point, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for felon in possession of a firearm after he and his co-defendants targeted an elderly victim and stole over $250,000 worth of gold, cash, and firearms. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Member of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Involving Murder and Drug Trafficking

BOSTON – A Boston area man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Maryland Man Handed Prison Term for Assaulting MPD Officer With ATV

Gerard Stokes, 31, of Greenbelt, Maryland, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for driving an ATV into an MPD officer on March 15, 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
SDTX charges another 363 individuals in third week of February for crimes related to continued border-security enforcement efforts

A total of 361 cases have been filed in immigration and related matters from Feb. 13-19 Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Child Pornographer Sentenced to 29 Years for Producing International Child Porn

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Jeffrey Bryant Champion, age 37, to 29 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material. Champion pleaded guilty to the charges.According to court documents and other information presented in court, Champion met a minor victim in Thailand and began sexually abusing her when she was only fourteen…