Employee who Embezzled $1 Million from St. Louis County Restaurant Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison
Matthew Braasch misused the company credit card to make personal purchases. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Ohio Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Creating and Distributing Videos Depicting Monkey Torture and Mutilation
An Ohio man was sentenced to prison today in connection with his involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of…
Continue ReadingVanderwagen Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Larry Begay pleaded guilty to an assault that left the victim with serious injuries. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingFashion House Enters Settlement for Receipt of Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
A manufacturer and distributor of fashion and leather products with a principal place of business in Mercer County, New Jersey, entered into a settlement…
Continue ReadingMember of 10-Person Robbery Crew Targeting Chicago Suburbs Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
PERRY MAPLE participated directly in three of 11 armed robberies targeting armored trucks and ATMs in Calumet City and Orland Park. Source: U.S. Department…
Continue ReadingSeventh Defendant Pleads Guilty in Atlanta to Milledgeville Meth Trafficking Case
MACON, Ga. – The final of seven defendants involved in a methamphetamine trafficking network sourcing methamphetamine from Atlanta for distribution in Milledgeville, Georgia, has…
Continue ReadingOrleans Parish Woman Sentenced to Thirty (30) Months Imprisonment for Federal Bank Robbery
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On July 21, 2026, Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter sentenced JENTONIA WILLIAMS, (“WILLIAMS”), age 40, of New Orleans, to thirty…
Continue ReadingBeebe Man Responsible for Fentanyl Pills that Killed Individual Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison
The primary distributor in a fentanyl conspiracy responsible for the distribution of thousands of pills, including one that resulted in a death, will spend…
Continue ReadingThree Plead Guilty to Illegal Reentry by a Previously Deported Alien
Ocala, Florida – Today, Alexander Nolasco-Hernandez (41, Honduras), Ruben Marcos-Santiago (30, Mexico), and Celedonio Plancarte-Perez (38, Mexico) pleaded guilty to illegal reentry by a…
Continue ReadingEnforcer for Brooklyn-Based “Bully Gang” Sentenced to 52 Years in Prison
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Franklin Gillespie was sentenced by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan to 52 years’ imprisonment for…
Continue ReadingThree Sentenced for Stealing Drugs from Missouri, Kansas Pharmacies
Three men traveled from the Houston, Texas area to Missouri and Kansas, where they broke into pharmacies and stole drugs. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingRepeat offender sentenced to 12 years for drug trafficking, money laundering crimes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage woman was sentenced today to 12 and a half years in prison for trafficking drugs and laundering tens of…
Continue ReadingMexican National Sentenced for Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Visas for Alien ‘Victims’ of Staged Crimes
Jose Luis Morales Salgado, 37, of Kansas City, Mo., a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced in federal court today for his role in helping…
Continue ReadingCumberland County Man Indicted For Distribution, Receipt, And Possession of Child Pornography
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jesse White, age 48, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was charged…
Continue ReadingClairton Woman Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison and Ordered to Pay $1.17 Million in Restitution for Repeated Fraud and Supervised Release Violations
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 76 months of incarceration and ordered to pay $1,172,209.80…
Continue ReadingFormer Gymnastics Coach and Social Media Content Creator Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of Children
Theresa Mitchell, 44, formerly of Navarre, Florida, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to one count of conspiracy to produce and distribute child pornography,…
Continue ReadingBarrio Azteca Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Drug Conspiracy Charges Related to 2010 U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez
A Bario Azteca gang member pleaded guilty today in federal court in El Paso, Texas, for being part of a racketeering and drug trafficking…
Continue ReadingUtah Felon Indicted in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation where Agents Seized a Large Amount of Alleged Bath Salts and Firearm
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment today charging a Utah man and previously convicted…
Continue ReadingHSTF Investigation Leads to Avondale Man Being Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jose De Jesus Martinez, 25, of Avondale, was sentenced on July 13, by United States District Judge Sharad H. Desai to…
Continue ReadingBoston Man Charged in Connection with Jail Assault
BOSTON – A Boston man has been charged with allegedly attacking a fellow inmate at the Norfolk County Correctional Center. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingJury finds Lame Deer man guilty of assault and attempted witness tampering
A Lame Deer man who assaulted a woman with a metal bar as she and her companion walked in front of his house last…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Sentenced in Drug Conspiracy and Federal Gun Charges
NEW ORLEANS – DESHAWN JONES (“JONES”), age 44, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on July 21, 2026, after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute, and…
Continue ReadingTwo Clearfield Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Targeted Bombing That Killed Woman Over Drug Debt
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Two residents of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, have been sentenced in federal court to life imprisonment on their convictions of conspiracy to maliciously…
Continue ReadingMaryland Man Admits to Role in Sophisticated Scheme to Defraud the IRS
A Maryland man has admitted to his role in a financial fraud scheme involving stolen United States Treasury checks, fraudulent business registrations, and illicit…
Continue ReadingCharlotte Man Sentenced for Selling Guns and Fentanyl Connected to the Death of a Cary Man
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Kenneth Mark Rosado, age 40, to 15 years in federal prison for selling guns and fentanyl that…
Continue ReadingMan Caught in Florida with Over 100 Kilos of Marijuana Faces Federal Indictment
Pensacola, Florida – James Craig, 46, of Mokena, Illinois, has been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute 100…
Continue ReadingAntiques and Art Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge Stemming from $2.1 Theft Scheme
DAVID L. JOHNSON, 66, of Greenwich, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to an offense stemming from…
Continue ReadingCoeur d’Alene Physician Sentenced to 40 Months Imprisonment and $1.25 Million in Restitution for Involvement in Fraudulent Telemedicine Fraud Scheme
Yakima, Washington – On July 8, 2026, Chief District Court Judge Stanely A. Bastian sentenced defendant Dr. David Antonio Becerril of Coeur d’ Alene,…
Continue ReadingRepeat Fraudster Sentenced to 69 Months for Identity Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Charles E. Poole III, 48, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 69 months’ imprisonment,…
Continue ReadingFive-Week Trial Results in Federal Jury Convicting Three Members of Violent Robbery Crew Responsible for Robbing or Attempting To Rob 14 Stores and Bars in Chicago
A jury found XAVIER HARRIS, ARDARIES HARRIS, and JORDAN FOX guilty of several armed robberies at liquor stores, convenience stores, and bars in Chicago.…
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