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…
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Chilean National Extradited to U.S. to Face Financial Fraud Crimes in the District of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A Chilean national extradited from Chile to the United States on February 25, 2026, was arraigned in court today…
Continue ReadingSinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking
SAN DIEGO – A superseding indictment unsealed today charges René Arzate-García, aka “La Rana,” alleged Tijuana plaza boss for the Sinaloa Cartel, with Narcoterrorism…
Continue ReadingKansas 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…
Continue ReadingVirginia Man Found Guilty of Pointing Firearm at Woman Who Got into A Fight with His Romantic Partner in October 2023
Gerald Day, 34, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was found guilty on all counts yesterday, by a Superior Court jury for charges stemming from an altercation…
Continue ReadingLAFAYETTE 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…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts Man Indicted and Arrested for Fraudulently Using Government Seals
Ocala, FL – Mario Cesar Dos Santos, Jr. (50, Massachusetts) has been charged by indictment and arrested for the fraudulent use of government seals.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia 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…
Continue ReadingBrazilian 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…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Dunavant adds Additional Attorneys and Support Staff to U.S. Attorney's Office
Memphis, TN – U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, of the Western District of Tennessee, is pleased to announce the recent hiring and assignment of…
Continue ReadingWashington 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…
Continue ReadingNorth 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…
Continue ReadingCreator 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…
Continue ReadingTommy 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…
Continue ReadingMembers 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…
Continue ReadingTommy 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
Continue ReadingIndia-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…
Continue ReadingOnarga 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…
Continue ReadingPreviously Convicted Felon from Fort Myers Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge
Fort Myers, Florida – Jose Manuel Caraballo-Torres (39, Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. He faces a maximum…
Continue ReadingIndependence 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…
Continue ReadingKansas 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
Continue ReadingLebanon 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…
Continue ReadingConvicted 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…
Continue ReadingNorthumberland 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…
Continue ReadingMan Found Guilty of Child Exploitation
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On February 25, 2026, after a three-day jury trial, Luis Ángel Domenech‑Acabá was found guilty of two counts of…
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE 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…
Continue ReadingNorth Fort Myers Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Arsenal of Firearms
Fort Myers, Florida – Frederick Charles Kutchinsky (54, North Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to possessing multiple firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon. He faces…
Continue ReadingUnited States Seeks Forfeiture of Oil Tanker and 1.8M Barrels of Crude Oil That Supported Iran and Venezuela
A complaint has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to forfeit…
Continue ReadingUnited States Seeks Forfeiture of Oil Tanker and 1.8M Barrels of Crude Oil That Supported Iran and Venezuela
A complaint has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to forfeit the Motor Tanker Skipper – a…
Continue ReadingTexas 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…
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