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What Can You Bring to Federal Prison?
Read more: What Can You Bring to Federal Prison?As you prepare to self-report to your designated federal facility, here is some guidance on what to expect, what you may bring with you, and how to stay connected with friends and family once inside. What to Expect Upon Arrival When you arrive at your designated prison, you will check in with staff at Receiving…
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What Is a PSR and Why Is It So Important?
Read more: What Is a PSR and Why Is It So Important?If you’re facing federal sentencing, one of the most important documents in your case is something you may not even have heard of before: the Presentence Investigation Report (PSR). Judges rely on it. Prosecutors use it. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) bases your custody on it. And it can follow you long after you’ve served…
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The 20 Best Federal Prison Camps to Serve Your Time
Read more: The 20 Best Federal Prison Camps to Serve Your TimeIf you’ve been sentenced to federal prison and you’re classified as non-violent, minimum security, you may be eligible for a Federal Prison Camp (FPC) — the most relaxed level of federal incarceration. These facilities offer a less restrictive environment and, in some cases, even access to community work, vocational training, and more humane conditions. At…
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How to Get Home Confinement and Avoid the Halfway House
Read more: How to Get Home Confinement and Avoid the Halfway HouseFor many federal inmates nearing the end of their sentence, one question dominates:“Can I go home instead of the halfway house?” The short answer is: Yes — under the right circumstances.The longer answer? It depends on how prepared you are, and how well your case is presented. At PrisonLawFirm.com, we break down how the Bureau…
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RDAP in Federal Prison: How It Works and How to Get In
Read more: RDAP in Federal Prison: How It Works and How to Get InIf you’re facing federal prison time — or already incarcerated — you may have heard of RDAP, the Residential Drug Abuse Program. It’s more than just a class. For many inmates, it’s the only way to reduce their sentence by up to 12 months. At PrisonLawFirm.com, we’re here to explain exactly what RDAP is, how…
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St. Thomas Pastor Arrested on Federal and Local Sex Offenses Involving Minor
Read more: St. Thomas Pastor Arrested on Federal and Local Sex Offenses Involving MinorSt. Thomas, U.S.V.I. – United States Attorney Adam F. Sleeper announced today that on April 1, 2026, a St. Thomas man was arrested on criminal charges related to his alleged transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Drug trafficking leader gets 20 years in Homeland Security Task Force effort
Read more: Drug trafficking leader gets 20 years in Homeland Security Task Force effortA 33-year-old Houston man has been sentenced for his role in the distribution of multiple narcotics Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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St. Thomas Pastor Arrested on Federal and Local Sex Offenses Involving Minor
Read more: St. Thomas Pastor Arrested on Federal and Local Sex Offenses Involving MinorOn April 1, 2026, a St. Thomas man was arrested on criminal charges related to his alleged transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Hawaii Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Disaster Relief Funds Intended for Lahaina and Pacific Palisades Fire Victims
Read more: Hawaii Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Disaster Relief Funds Intended for Lahaina and Pacific Palisades Fire VictimsHONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Chelsea Johnson, 32, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday to four months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release (the first four months to be served as home confinement), along with $60,458 in restitution to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”), following her guilty…
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Activity in the U.S. Attorney's Office
Read more: Activity in the U.S. Attorney's OfficeFirearm OffensesKyle Davion Kohon, 21, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced to 50 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a person convicted of domestic violence. According to court documents, on Aug. 20, 2025, police responded to a report that Mr. Kohon had pointed a gun at another person…
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Mexican Illegal Alien Guilty of Illegal Reentry of a Removed Alien
Read more: Mexican Illegal Alien Guilty of Illegal Reentry of a Removed AlienNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –CANDIO TIERRA BLANCA-QUESADA (“TIERRA BLANCA-QUESADA”), age 39, a native of Mexico, pleaded guilty on April 2, 2026, to illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle. His sentencing is set before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon on…
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Raleigh Professor Agrees to Pay $152,500 To Resolve Allegedly False National Science Grant Claims
Read more: Raleigh Professor Agrees to Pay $152,500 To Resolve Allegedly False National Science Grant ClaimsRALEIGH, N.C. – Dr. Michael Harrington and his company Genoverde Bioscience, Inc., have agreed to pay $152,500 to the United States to resolve claims of allegedly false payments under National Science Foundation grants and Payment Protection Program (“PPP”) loans.“This civil fraud settlement demonstrates our commitment to protect taxpayer money and guard the integrity of our grant…
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Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
Read more: Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug CrimeHUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Demonte Jovon Walker, also known as “DJ,” 26, of Pontiac, Michigan, was sentenced today to one year and three months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The first year of supervised release is to be served on home…
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South Carolina Man Faces up to 20 Years in Prison for Setting Fire to Central Georgia Church
Read more: South Carolina Man Faces up to 20 Years in Prison for Setting Fire to Central Georgia ChurchMACON, Ga. – A South Carolina Man who admitted in federal court today that he maliciously set fire to the Byron United Methodist Church in 2024 is facing up to 20 years in prison for his crime.Luke Andrew Westefeld, 34, of North Augusta, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to one count of malicious use of fire…
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Pontotoc Man Sentenced on Federal Kidnapping Charges
Read more: Pontotoc Man Sentenced on Federal Kidnapping ChargesLuis Carlos Noyola, 50, was sentenced today to over 14 years in prison and five years supervision after release. Noyola forcibly took his victim from Alabama to Mississippi and then to Tennessee where she escaped. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Maryland Country Club Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Improper Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program Loan
Read more: Maryland Country Club Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Improper Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program LoanThe United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced today that it has reached a civil settlement agreement with Woodholme Country Club Inc. (“Woodholme”), whereby the club will pay $1,042,500 to resolve allegations that the club violated the False Claims Act when it applied for and received a loan under the Paycheck Protection…
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North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Murder-for-Hire Plot
Read more: North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Murder-for-Hire PlotPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Xin Guang Guo, 48, of Plymouth, North Carolina, entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Judge Harvey Bartle III on two counts of using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder-for-hire.The defendant was arrested on a criminal complaint and warrant in…
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Putnam County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
Read more: Putnam County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun CrimeHUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Steven Mark Hosey, 59, of Poca, pleaded guilty today to unlawfully engaging in the business of dealing in firearms.According to court documents and statements made in court, from at least April 2024 through April 10, 2025, Hosey sold firearms without a Federal Firearms License (FFL) in Huntington. As part of his guilty…
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Kansas woman caught with 115,000 fentanyl pills sentenced to prison
Read more: Kansas woman caught with 115,000 fentanyl pills sentenced to prisonA Kansas woman was sentenced to 240 months in prison after being caught with a massive quantity of fentanyl pills that she admitted she intended to sell. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Obstructing a Homicide Investigation
Read more: D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Obstructing a Homicide InvestigationAntonio Nicks, 34, of Washington, D.C. pleaded guilty today to obstructing a homicide investigation, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Avondale Woman Indicted For Theft of Social Security Disability Benefits
Read more: Avondale Woman Indicted For Theft of Social Security Disability BenefitsNEW ORLEANS – On April 2, 2026, a federal grand jury indicted DENISE BROOKS, (“BROOKS”), age 65, of Avondale, for theft of government funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Arizona Man Sentenced to over 13 Years in Prison for Attempted Coercion or Enticement of a Minor
Read more: Arizona Man Sentenced to over 13 Years in Prison for Attempted Coercion or Enticement of a MinorAnthony Dalton Wolff, 44, of Surprise, Arizona, was sentenced today to 13 years and eight months in prison and ordered to pay a money judgment of $15,000. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Lowndes County Man Sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation for Trafficking Methamphetamine
Read more: Lowndes County Man Sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation for Trafficking MethamphetamineA Lowndes County, MS man was sentenced to thirteen years for trafficking in excess of fifty grams of methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Six Years for Abusive Sexual Contact on An Aircraft
Read more: Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Six Years for Abusive Sexual Contact on An AircraftOrlando, FL – John Daniel Fowler (65, Indianapolis, IN) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron to 6 years in federal prison for abusive sexual contact on an aircraft. Fowler was also ordered to serve 15 years of supervised release following his release from prison. A federal jury convicted Fowler on January 13, 2026.…
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St. Louis County Man Admits $637,000 in Pandemic, Disability Fraud
Read more: St. Louis County Man Admits $637,000 in Pandemic, Disability FraudPreston Randall admitted applying to the U.S. Small Business Administration for a series of Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for various businesses using various names. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr., Announces New Leadership for the Office’s Long Island Division and Criminal Section
Read more: U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr., Announces New Leadership for the Office’s Long Island Division and Criminal SectionJoseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today the appointment of Catherine Mirabile as Chief of the Long Island Division and Chief of the Criminal Section of the Long Island Division. Additionally, Megan Farrell has been appointed as a Deputy Chief of the Long Island Criminal Section, joining…
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Bakersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Operating an Illegal Money Transmitting Business
Read more: Bakersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Operating an Illegal Money Transmitting BusinessIfeanyi Emmanuel Ugwu, 49, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business involving more than $5 million in illegally obtained funds. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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New Orleans Man Guilty of Conspiracy and Distribution of Heroin, Fentanyl and Felon in Possession of Firearm
Read more: New Orleans Man Guilty of Conspiracy and Distribution of Heroin, Fentanyl and Felon in Possession of FirearmNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ANDRE BELL (“BELL”), age 38, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on April 1, 2026, before United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry to one count of conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, heroin and fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C),…
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Operation Mobile Order Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
Read more: Operation Mobile Order Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal PrisonMACON, Ga. – A key member of an armed drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing kilograms of cocaine in the Macon community was sentenced to serve more than 20 years in prison resulting from Operation Mobile Order, a collaborative multi-agency investigation led by FBI and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Antonyo Daniels, aka “Tony,” 31,…
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New Britain Couple Who Imported and Sold Counterfeit Goods are Sentenced
Read more: New Britain Couple Who Imported and Sold Counterfeit Goods are SentencedMELISSA CRUZ, 37, and JOSE RAMIREZ, 41, both of New Britain, were sentenced today in Hartford federal court for offenses stemming from their participation in a conspiracy to import and sell counterfeit goods. U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver sentenced Cruz to one year of probation and a $20,000 fine, and Ramirez to one year…
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Worcester Man Charged with Snap Fraud
Read more: Worcester Man Charged with Snap FraudBOSTON – As part of the United States Attorney’s ongoing enforcement priority to investigate and prosecute benefit fraud involving federal and state assistance programs, a Worcester man has been charged with using the identity of a deceased U.S. citizen to obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Albany Man Charged With Coercion And Enticement Of A Minor
Read more: Albany Man Charged With Coercion And Enticement Of A MinorUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), James C. Barnacle, Jr., announced criminal charges against ANTHONY PARENTE for communicating online and over the phone with an individual he believed to be a…
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Former New York City Public School Teacher Sentenced To 150 Months In Prison For Receipt And Distribution Of Child Pornography
Read more: Former New York City Public School Teacher Sentenced To 150 Months In Prison For Receipt And Distribution Of Child PornographyUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that ANTHONY MICHAEL SOUZA was sentenced to 150 months in prison for receipt and distribution of child pornography. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Four gang members sentenced to prison after “Operation Sob Story” investigates an illegal drugs/firearms network
Read more: Four gang members sentenced to prison after “Operation Sob Story” investigates an illegal drugs/firearms networkA partnership of federal and local law enforcement taking part in “Operation Sob Story”, an investigation by the Homeland Security Task Force, resulted in prison sentences for four Topeka area gang members for offenses such as drug trafficking and illegal firearms trafficking. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Halifax County Felon Sentenced for Possessing and Selling Fentanyl
Read more: Halifax County Felon Sentenced for Possessing and Selling FentanylNew Bern, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Lorenizo Reshaud Simmons, 33, to over 6 years in federal prison for possession with intent to sell over 40 grams of fentanyl.“Fentanyl kills kids. This repeat offender should have learned his lesson before, but he returned to this shameful exploitation of his own community. We should all…
