Federal Prison Updates
Policy changes, sentence-calculation guidance, First Step Act issues, and practical information for families and lawyers.
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a…
Continue ReadingDENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Darwin Veliz-Gonzalez, Jefferson Balza-Delfin, and Yender Enrique Campos-Malave, all of…
Continue ReadingA Kansas woman was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay $316,570 in restitution for defrauding the Social Security Administration (SSA)…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession…
Continue ReadingA federal jury in Austin convicted, Bhavesh Kumar Thakkar, an Indian national for two counts related to wire fraud and money laundering Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – A recently unsealed superseding indictment charged three men, HECTOR MARQUEZ MARQUEZ (“MARQUEZ”), age 22, a resident of the Republic of Mexico,…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Mexican man convicted of Illegal Reentry after Deportation. …
Continue ReadingToday, the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group issued a report detailing how Biden Administration officials at the Department of Justice explored avenues to prosecute…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana is proud to join the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office on Violence…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of…
Continue ReadingA federal jury convicted Larry Darnell Dove Jr., 40, of Newport News, on charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted…
Continue ReadingBaltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore man pled guilty in federal court, today, to drug and firearms charges stemming from an incident involving a police…
Continue ReadingMelvin Green, 27, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 60 months in prison in connection with his…
Continue ReadingThe federal investigation was part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF). Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingOKLAHOMA CITY – As October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, United States Attorney Robert J. Troester highlights the successful partnerships and impact of Operation…
Continue ReadingA previously convicted felon found in possession of a firearm faces years in prison after sentencing in federal court. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingToday, the Justice Department announced charges involving 16 aliens in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes across the country.…
Continue ReadingBinghui Liu, 33, a citizen of China formerly residing in San Jose, pending an asylum application, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy…
Continue ReadingHUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Jan Orlin Petties, 48, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as “crack.”According to…
Continue ReadingIfeanyi Emmanuel Ugwu, 50, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to one year in prison for illegally transmitting $5 million overseas to China and elsewhere while…
Continue ReadingTwo members of MS-13, a violent transnational criminal organization, were found guilty on Friday in U.S. District Court for conspiring to participate in racketeering…
Continue ReadingThe Department of Justice announced today that it has filed denaturalization actions in multiple U.S. district courts against 40 individuals accused of serious offenses,…
Continue ReadingLAKE CHARLES – On September 24, 2026, United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced David Joel Hernandez-Sanchez, 42, of Honduras, to 30…
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Jefferson County man has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to kidnap an individual in exchange for payment…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland…
Continue ReadingHUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marlon Leftwich, 46, of Huntington, was sentenced today to 20 years and six months in prison, to be followed by 20…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Murdo, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession…
Continue ReadingMemphis, TN – Torry Holland, 52, of Memphis, has been sentenced to over 26 years in federal prison for his role in the distribution of methamphetamine…
Continue ReadingBaltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore man learned his fate in federal court, stemming from a firearm incident in the parking lot of a convenience…
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