Portland Man Found Guilty of Stealing Pandemic Relief Funds
A federal jury found Beniamin Lucescu, age 57, a Portland resident, guilty today of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit…
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THREE ILLEGAL ALIENS PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO SEX TRAFFICKING BY FORCE, FRAUD, AND COERCION AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT SEX TRAFFICKING BY FORCE, FRAUD, AND COERCION
Maurilio Lazcano-Vargas, age 40, of Mexico, who is present in the United States without authorization, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for Distributing Sadistic Child Sexual Abuse Material Over the Dark Web
James David Johnson, 58, of Santee, California, was sentenced today to 151 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for distributing images…
Continue ReadingDistrict of Arizona Charges 306 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week
PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Sep. 5 through Sep. 11, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of…
Continue ReadingHardy, Iowa, Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography
Scott Devries, 57, from Hardy, Iowa, was sentenced in federal court in Sioux City on September 11, 2026, to 90 months’ imprisonment. Devries pled…
Continue ReadingWestern District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office Reaches 500 New Immigration Cases Through First 2 Weeks of September
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 500 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from August 28 through September 10 Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingGlendale Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Steal U.S. Postal Service Vehicles and Mail Belonging to More Than 200 Victims
A Glendale man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to steal approximately 30 United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier vehicles as well as the…
Continue ReadingChicago Trader Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Federal Prison for Engaging in Unauthorized Trading That Caused $30 Million in Losses
“This crime was driven by pure greed,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Hasten. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingTwo Dallas-area women sentenced in nationwide identity theft fraud scheme
Two women have been ordered to federal prison for participating in an aggravated identity scheme that targeted JCPenney stores across the country Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingActivity in the U.S. Attorney's Office Recent Sentencings
Joseph Randall Summerlin, 52, of Billings, Montana, was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for distribution of…
Continue ReadingTwo Mescalero Men Plead Guilty to Assault
Harlyn Cody Geronimo and Raymond Shaun Chee pleaded guilty to federal assault charges stemming from an unprovoked attack that left a victim with serious…
Continue ReadingKansas man wearing ankle monitor caught with methamphetamine
A Kansas man was sentenced to 168 months in prison after law enforcement officers found him with a distribution amount of methamphetamine. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingFour-Times Deported Illegal Immigrant from Mexico Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking
A four-times deported illegal alien from Mexico was sentenced today to 135 months in prison for knowingly selling more than pound quantities of fentanyl…
Continue ReadingDepartment of Justice Removes Alien Terrorist in First Use of United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court
In the first-ever case before the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), Nazira Haji Zada, 47, an Afghan national previously residing in Fort…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Sentenced For Possession With Intent To Distribute Fentanyl And Unlawful Reentry
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Adrian Alcantar-Sanchez, a/k/a Pedro Ruiz-Betancur, age 46, a…
Continue ReadingFormer Indiana Medical School Student Petitions to Plead Guilty to $325K COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
INDIANAPOLIS- Jonathan Andrew Jones, 31, of Lafayette, has petitioned to plead guilty to two counts of wire fraud for a $325,000 COVID-19 relief fraud…
Continue ReadingAlleged Trinitarios Gang Member Charged with Drug Conspiracy
BOSTON – An alleged member of the Lawrence Chapter of the Trinitarios has been arrested and charged in connection with a years-long conspiracy to…
Continue ReadingPittsburgh Felon Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Unlawful Possession of Firearms
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 37 months of imprisonment on his conviction of possessing…
Continue ReadingRegistered Sex Offender Sentenced for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Louisville, Ky., man, Timothy Acker, 57, was sentenced on Thursday to 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell…
Continue ReadingFive Defendants Indicted for Attempted Enticement of Minors Following a Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
Hagåtña, Guam – United States Attorney Shawn N. Anderson, serving the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announces the results of Operation…
Continue ReadingTexas Man Sentenced to Prison for Promoting Abusive Tax Shelter
A Texas man was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in prison for promoting an abusive tax shelter to business owners around the country. Source:…
Continue ReadingDairy Manager Sentenced for Role in Polluting Waterway With Waste That Caused a Fish Kill
A 54-year-old man employed at a northern Ohio dairy was sentenced after he admitted responsibility for environmental pollutants that were dumped into a waterway.…
Continue ReadingJackson County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Gulfport, MS – A Jackson County, Mississippi man was sentenced on September 9, 2026, to 15 years in prison, the maximum amount of prison…
Continue ReadingFort Dodge Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms
A man who possessed firearms illegally was sentenced September 9, 2026, to more than 4 years in federal prison.Joshua Layne Kelly, age 25, from…
Continue ReadingSpringfield Man Sentenced to Over 20 Years for Meth and Firearms
Roy Dewayne Reed, 46, of Springfield, Mo., was sentenced in federal court yesterday for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a…
Continue ReadingDelaware Army Reservist Arrested for Production of Child Pornography and Traveling for Sex with a 9-Year-Old
A Delaware Army Reservist was arrested and made his initial appearance in federal court on September 9, 2026, on charges of production of child…
Continue ReadingEastern District of Virginia hosts 9/11 observance on 25th anniversary of attacks
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia observed the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon and the…
Continue ReadingFormer Postal Worker Convicted of Stealing Nearly $1 Million in Tax-Free Federal Disability Benefits
Earlier today, a federal jury in Central Islip convicted Luann Middleton, a former United States Postal Service (USPS) employee, of wire fraud in connection…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Sentenced For Unlawful Reentry
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Juan Cervantes Rodriguez, a/k/a Arellano Antonio Gomez, a/k/a…
Continue ReadingDominican National Sentenced to Over Three Years for Child Pornography Offense
BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).Jorge Junior Alvarez Rodriguez,…
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