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Would-Be Sex Trafficker Sentenced for Attempted Coercion of a Child, Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Young Adult

SAN DIEGO – Steven Terrell Lewis of El Cajon was sentenced in federal court today to 19.5 years in prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a 14-year-old high school student and attempted sex trafficking by force or coercion of a 22-year-old woman. At today’s hearing, the adult victim addressed the court, describing the devastating…
Illegal Alien Admits Possessing Firearms, Cocaine

Esmin Guzman-Euceda pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of possessing a firearm as an illegal alien. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Local Physician Sentenced to 1 Year Imprisonment, a $60,000 fine, and Restitution of $349,272.79 for Adulterating and Misbranding Medical Devices with the Intent to Defraud

Spokane, Washington — On March 25, United States District Court Judge Rebecca L. Pennell sentenced Dr. Eric Edward Haeger, age 57, of Brewster, Washington, to one year and a day in federal prison followed by a one-year term of supervised release after Haeger pleaded guilty to adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to…
Tallahassee Man Sentenced to Twelve Years in Prison for Drug Distribution Conspiracy Charges

Tallahassee, Florida – Edward Lee Cromartie, 45, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison following his conviction on charges relating to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Camden Woman Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Meth

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Angela Peterson Black, 53, of Camden, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Brooklyn Park Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson sentenced a Brooklyn Park man to prison in connection with a federal investigation that led to a drugs and firearms seizure. Steven Keith Staggers Jr., 31, received a 79-month prison sentence, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon.…
Milford Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Enticing Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity

JOSHUA BAILEY, 46, of Milford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release for enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Wyoming man sentenced to over 9 years in prison for drug and gun charges

BILLINGS – A Wyoming man with prior felony convictions who was found in possession of drugs and guns on two separate occasions was sentenced today to 118 months in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.Kristofer Mikal Wright, 38, pleaded guilty in May 2025 to one…
Sioux City Man With History of Violence Sentenced to Federal Prison For Firearm Discovered During Domestic Abuse Investigation

Issac Rayford, age 32, from Sioux City, was sentenced March 26, 2026, to 4 years in federal prison after an October 21, 2025, guilty plea to Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Drug User, and Domestic Abuse Misdemeanant.Evidence in the case revealed that on November 2, 2024, Rayford’s girlfriend found his loaded firearm sitting…
Former State Senator Convicted of Scheming to Obtain Public Election Funds

A federal jury in New Haven has found former Connecticut State Senator DENNIS A. BRADLEY, JR., 43, of Bridgeport, guilty of defrauding Connecticut’s program for publicly funding political campaigns during his 2018 run for State Senate. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Los Angeles Man Sentenced to over 4 Years in Prison for Money Laundering

Tracy Arnett, 40, of Los Angeles, was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Fort Worth Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Federal Prison for Producing Child Sex Abuse Material

A Fort Worth man who produced sexually explicit videos of two children was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison yesterday. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Eau Claire Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearm and Ammunition

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Leo Lacey, 48, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was sentenced last week by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 64 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Lacey pleaded guilty to…
Burlington, Vermont Man Sentenced to 15 Years of Imprisonment for Child Exploitation Offenses

Rutland, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on March 27, 2026, Brendan Sullivan, 29, of Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier to a 15- year term of imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, and ordered to…
Former Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Executive Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Fraud, Conflict of Interest, False Statements, and Money Laundering

St. Thomas, VI –United States Attorney Adam F. Sleeper announced today that former Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (“VIHFA”) Chief Operating Officer Darin Richardson was sentenced today to 36 months of imprisonment by United States District Judge Mark A. Kearney following his convictions for criminal conflict of interest, bank fraud, making false statements to a federal…
New Orleans Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Arson Conspiracy

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – RICKY WILSON (“WILSON”), age 31, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on March 19, 2026 by United States District Judge Brandon S. Long, for his role in a Conspiracy to Commit Arson, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. to five years imprisonment, three years of supervised…
Honduran Illegal Alien Sentenced For Illegal Reentry of Removed Alien

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – CARLOS RENE MEDINA-AYALA (“MEDINA-AYALA”), age 49, was sentenced on March 12, 2026, after pleading guilty on January 29, 2026, to illegal reentry of a previously 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
Sharon Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Three Decades in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Sharon, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on his conviction of distributing fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury and death, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.Senior United States District Judge Reggie B. Walton (United States District Court for the District of Columbia) imposed the…
Former Newport News firefighter pleads guilty to sexually abusing an infant and distributing videos of the abuse

Alex Tyler Buenaga, 32, of Suffolk, pled guilty to sexually abusing an infant and distributing videos of the abuse. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Pensacola Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison For Attempting To Kill an Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputy

Pensacola, Florida – Darrion K. Finley, 22, of Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced in federal court on charges related to a shooting incident in late 2024. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
D.C. Man Gets 23 Years in Prison for Murder in a Northwest Park

Quateze Moore, 46, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to a total 23 years in prison for shooting and killing Martinez Robinson on August 23, 2024, and possession with intent to distribute while armed on January 1, 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Armed Cobb County drug dealer who ran from police sentenced to federal prison

Traon Turk, an armed felon and drug dealer who led police on a car chase in Marietta, Georgia, has been sentenced to over seven years in federal prison following his convictions for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Martin Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Vehicular Assault of an Elderly Man in the Pine Ridge Reservation

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Martin, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The sentencing took place on March 23, 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Shooting at DEA Special Agent and Drug Trafficking Crimes Results in 30-Year Federal Prison Sentence for Pensacola Felon

Pensacola, Florida – Austin James McCastler II, 36, was sentenced on two counts of distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, attempted prevention of the government’s authority to take property during…
Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export American-Made Ammunition Used in War Against Ukraine

Italian national Manfred Gruber pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export control violations. Gruber illegally exported ammunition worth over $540,000 from the United States to Kyrgyzstan, via companies that the defendant and his co-conspirator controlled in Italy. After reaching Kyrgyzstan, most of this ammunition was subsequently reexported to Russia. Today’s proceeding was held before United…
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 5 years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota man convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering. The sentencing took place on March 16, 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Waco Area Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing, Sharing Child Pornography

Redus Duncan Smith was sentenced to 480 months in federal prison for possessing and distributing child pornography Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Two Grey Hills Man Sentenced for Assault with a Firearm

James Smiley Jr. was sentenced to eight and a half year in prison for brandishing and discharging a firearm while threatening multiple individuals. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Tavoyn Billy Morrison, 26, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of cocaine base, also known as “crack.”According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 31, 2025, Morrison sold approximately 3 grams of crack to a confidential informant for $200 at a Huntington residence. As part of his guilty…
Illegal Alien from Mexico Living in West Virginia Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Federal Fraud Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Rosmery Morales-Mejia, also known as “Rosita Mejia-Perez,” 27, a Mexican national living illegally in Nitro, pleaded guilty today to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents and was sentenced to time served. Morales-Mejia will be subject to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer for her transfer to ICE administrative…