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Moville, Iowa, Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Kidnapping

Floyd Garcia, age 51, from Moville, Iowa, was sentenced March 27, 2026, to 20 years in federal prison for kidnapping.Evidence showed that in August 2020, Garcia tricked a young woman into leaving her home with him in his pickup truck, ostensibly for a painting job. Instead, he isolated her, held her against her will, and repeatedly…
CEO Of Credit Monitoring Company Pleads Guilty In Connection With Nationwide Online Marketing Scheme

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced the guilty plea of MICHAEL BROWN for his operation of a nationwide online marketing scheme to make money by posting fake advertisements for rental properties across the United States on a classified advertisements website. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Felon Gang Member Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy

A prior felon and gang member was the last of three defendants sentenced today for working with others to distribute methamphetamine around Tulsa, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Guatemalan Illegal Alien Sentenced for Helping Other Illegal Aliens Obtain Counterfeit Identity Documents

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey today announced that Edgidio Vasquez-Mencho, 41, a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced to 6 months in custody for conspiracy to transfer false identification documents.U.S. Attorney VerHey said, “Vasquez-Mencho deserved to be prosecuted and punished. It is bad enough that he has repeatedly…
Federal Judge Revokes Naturalization of Married Couple Who Conspired to Steal Medical Trade Secrets and Share Them with China

On March 30, Judge James E. Simmons Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California entered an order revoking the naturalized U.S. citizenship of husband and wife Li Chen and Yu Zhou, finding they illegally procured their naturalization. Chen and Zhou each previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to…
District Man Sentenced to 19.5 Years in Prison for Murder and Carjacking

Maleek Thomas, 23, was sentenced Friday to 19.5 years in prison, in connection to a deadly carjacking that killed Melvin Dock, Jr., , in Southeast Washington, D.C. on October 30, 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Illegal alien sentenced to federal prison under Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas

A Mexican national illegally living in the United States has been sentenced to five years in federal prison under the Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Nigerian Fraudster Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced a Nigerian man, Saheed Sunday Owolabi, to 15 years in federal prison for his role defrauding victims from the United States and laundering over $1.5 million to Nigeria. A jury convicted Inmate Owolabi of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.“Who hasn’t suffered some…
Final defendants convicted at trial in south Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy

The final two of 35 defendants in a south Georgia drug trafficking operation have been convicted after a four-day trial in federal court. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
D.C. Man Sentenced to 205 Months for Role in 29 Armed Robberies and Attempted Robberies

Tavarus Thompson, 32, a previously convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 205 months in prison for his role in a spree of dozens of armed robberies and attempted armed robberies of commercial establishments that included restaurants, convenience stores, and liquor stores in the metropolitan region during early 2022. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Jefferson Parish Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – CHARLES WHITE (“WHITE”), age 34, a resident of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 12, 2026 by U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown to time served, three (3) years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100.00 special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of Title…
Convicted Felon Sentenced for Possession of a Machine Gun & Other Firearm Offenses

Tallahassee, Florida – James Wiley Kelley, Jr., 51, of Altha, Florida, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act weapon, possession of a machinegun, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Threats to Kill Election Official

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine on his conviction of threatening to kill a Pennsylvania poll watcher from the Western District of Pennsylvania, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.Chief United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the…
Former congressional staffer pleads guilty to using access to Congressperson’s bank account to pay her own credit card bills

Former congressional staffer Courtney Melissa Hruska, 40, pled guilty to using access to a Congressperson’s bank account to pay her own credit card bills. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Denton County man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison under Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas

A Denton man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison under the Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced to Prison in March for Illegally Reentering the United States After Deportation

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that two foreign nationals convicted separately of illegally reentering the United States after prior deportations were sentenced to prison this month.Jorge Adalberto Dejesus Rondon, aka Jorge Garcia, Henry Matos, and Edwin Carrillo, 38, a Dominican national, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gerald A. McHugh to…
Federal Court sentences foreign national drug trafficker who moved thousands of kilograms of cocaine

DETROIT – U.S. District Court Judge Denise Page Hood sentenced an Albania national, Ylli Didani, 48, to 25 years in prison. A federal jury recently convicted him of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, announced United States Attorney…
Baltimore Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Christopher Young, 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 78 months in prison in connection with distributing thousands of files of child sexual abuse material. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Philadelphia Man Convicted at Trial of Manufacturing Child Pornography

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Harry Dallas, 44, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was convicted today at trial of manufacturing child pornography, specifically, videorecording himself engaged in sex acts with an underage girl.In June 2023, in Center City, Dallas, then 40 years old, encountered a runaway teenager, who had been reported missing from…
Lexington Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Lexington, Ky., man, Ronald Jerome Woolfolk, Jr., 27, was sentenced on Tuesday to 34 months by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Woolfolk was employed as a licensed mortician apprentice at a funeral home in Fayette County. In his position, Woolfolk had access to the personal…
Lena Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on the Choctaw Indian Reservation

Jackson, MS – A Lena man pleaded guilty on March 31, 2026, to the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon and use of a firearm during a crime of violence on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Robert A. Eikhoff…
Texas Fugitive Apprehended and Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for $61M Telemarketing Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

A Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 150 months in prison and two years of supervised release for organizing and leading a $61.5 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy in which thousands of Medicare beneficiaries who were the victims of deceptive telemarketing were sent thousands of orthotic braces, foot baths, and genetic tests…
Waco Babysitter to Spend Remainder of Life in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Young Children

Kevin Duane Pridemore was sentenced to 960 months in federal prison for three child pornography charges. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Three Drug Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine in Henry and Carroll Counties

Jackson, TN – Danny Trotter, 51, Carla Stout, 38, and Randi Black, 40, have been sentenced for their roles in engaging in a monthslong conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Henry and Carroll counties. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentences today.Through the utilization of controlled purchases of methamphetamine,…
Suburban Chicago Investment Advisor Sentenced to Six and a Half Years in Prison for Swindling Clients

RALPH ROGERS III carried out his scheme while on court-supervised release for a prior fraud conviction. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Maryland Convicted Felon Sentenced for Firearm Crimes

Greenbelt, Maryland – A St. Mary’s County, Maryland, man is headed to federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Jerod Adam Taylor, 40, of Lexington Park, Maryland, to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, today, in connection with the…
Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

Quontez Kuvinka was sentenced to 220 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of narcotics in Albuquerque. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Honduran National Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry of a Removed Alien

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – OSCAR FRANCISCO AVILA-NORALES (“AVILA-NORALES”), age 47, was sentenced on March 24, 2026, after previously pleading guilty to Illegal Re-entry of a Removed Alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326 (a), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Extradited Kenyan National Sentenced for Role in Business Email Compromise Scheme

JOHN MURIUKU WAMUIGAH, 36, a citizen of Kenya, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to approximately 23 months of imprisonment, time already served, for his participation in a business email compromise scheme that operated out of multiple countries, including the United States. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Thibodaux Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Distribution

NEW ORLEANS, LA – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that on March 17, 2026, LINEZ GREEN, (“GREEN”), age 32, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, was sentenced to 66 months imprisonment, 4 years of supervised release, 4 years of supervise release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Brandon Long on March 17, 2026. Source:…