BOP Trust Fund Policy 2018: Understanding the Rules Behind Inmate Accounts
BOP Trust Fund Policy 2018: Understanding the Rules Behind Inmate Accounts — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, custody, c…
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BOP Trust Fund Change Notice 2025: CorrLinks, Imaging, and Inmate Funds
BOP Trust Fund Change Notice 2025: CorrLinks, Imaging, and Inmate Funds — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, custody, care…
Continue ReadingBOP FPI Archiving Policy 2026: Financial Systems, Data, and UNICOR Oversight
BOP FPI Archiving Policy 2026: Financial Systems, Data, and UNICOR Oversight — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, custody…
Continue ReadingBOP FPI Cash Reporting Policy 2016: Money Controls Inside Prison Industries
BOP FPI Cash Reporting Policy 2016: Money Controls Inside Prison Industries — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, custody…
Continue ReadingBOP FPI Check Cancellation Policy 2017: An Overlooked UNICOR Operations Update
BOP FPI Check Cancellation Policy 2017: An Overlooked UNICOR Operations Update — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, custod…
Continue ReadingBOP Factory Gainsharing Award Policy 2017: Incentives Inside Federal Prison Industries
BOP Factory Gainsharing Award Policy 2017: Incentives Inside Federal Prison Industries — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release…
Continue ReadingBOP Farm Manual 2017: Prison Agriculture Policy and Work Programs
BOP Farm Manual 2017: Prison Agriculture Policy and Work Programs — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, custody, care, or…
Continue ReadingBOP FPI Work Measurement Program 2026: UNICOR Metrics and Inmate Labor
BOP FPI Work Measurement Program 2026: UNICOR Metrics and Inmate Labor — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, custody, care…
Continue ReadingBOP FPI Information System Authorizations 2026: Why UNICOR Tech Policy Matters
BOP FPI Information System Authorizations 2026: Why UNICOR Tech Policy Matters — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, custod…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller Commends the Confirmation and Swearing-In of Former Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook as District Court Judge for the Western District of Louisiana
LAFAYETTE– Alexander C. Van Hook has been confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as a United States District Court Judge for the…
Continue ReadingSemblex Corporation Agrees to Pay $3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Wilmington, Del. – Semblex Corporation, a Delaware corporation, agreed to pay $3,052,250 to resolve allegations that it improperly obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”)…
Continue ReadingUNITED STATES ATTORNEY HEEKIN PRAISES 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TALLAHASSEE – United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced today a summary of significant accomplishments made by the Northern District of Florida in 2025. Source:…
Continue ReadingPENSACOLA MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR FIREARMS AND NARCOTICS OFFENSES
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Malcolm Terrell Louis, 40, of Pensacola, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to two counts…
Continue ReadingLeader of Local Money Laundering Cell Pleads Guilty to $42 Million International Elder Fraud Scheme
SAN DIEGO – Victor Marion, aka “Vic,” pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting he participated in an international fraud and money laundering scheme…
Continue ReadingStatement from First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison
On January 14, 2026, U.S. District Judge David Nuffer issued a ruling regarding the designation of leadership at the United States Attorney’s Office for…
Continue ReadingJacksonville Minister Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime
A Jacksonville minister pleaded guilty today to obstructing the IRS’s efforts to collect his tax debts. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingMan Admits Using False Identity for Decades to Evade Arrest and Collect Social Security
SAN DIEGO – Leslie Kay Peterson, a U.S. citizen who was living in La Paz, Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court today to fraud…
Continue ReadingJacksonville Minister Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime
A Jacksonville minister pleaded guilty today to obstructing the IRS's efforts to collect his tax debts. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingIllegal alien indicted for ramming immigration vehicle causing injury to federal agents in the Eastern District of Texas
indictment_0.pdf An illegal alien has been indicted and charged with injuring federal immigration agents in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay…
Continue ReadingNew York Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft in Connection with Stolen $810,000 Tax Refund Check
BOSTON – A Yonkers, N.Y. man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for a scheme to steal an $810,000 tax refund by…
Continue ReadingEighth Member of the Brooklyn-Based Hyena Crips Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Crimes, Including Murder
Richler Morette, also known as “Breezy,” a member of the Brooklyn-based Hyena Crips gang, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn to racketeering…
Continue ReadingJury Convicts Honduran National of Aggravated Identity Theft and Associated Fraud Charges
Tampa, FL – A federal jury has found Nidia Roxana Maradiaga-Flores (28), an illegal alien from Honduras, guilty of aggravated identity theft, false representation of…
Continue ReadingSpringfield Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court yesterday for fentanyl distribution and illegally possessing firearms. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingGuatemalan National Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison for Forcibly Assaulting Federal Officers During Immigration Arrest
BOSTON – A Guatemalan national has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for assaulting multiple officers during an immigration arrest. Source: U.S. Department…
Continue ReadingIllegal alien faces federal charges for selling fentanyl at a farmers market produce stand
Luis Sanchez-Acevedo, an illegal alien from Mexico, appeared in federal court yesterday afternoon on charges related to his alleged distribution of fentanyl from a…
Continue ReadingMan Sentenced For Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material
John Paul Cunningham, 31, was sentenced by Senior District Judge Wilma A. Lewis for possession of child pornography. Judge Lewis sentenced Cunningham to 84…
Continue ReadingPENSACOLA MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Adrian Dion Pettaway Jr., 24, of Pensacola, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with distribution of a controlled substance. Source:…
Continue ReadingHigh-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Extradited from Mexico to Atlanta to Face Cocaine Trafficking Charges
Following his extradition from Mexico to the United States, Roberto Najera Gutierrez, also known as “Kunfu Panda” and “La Gallina,” pleaded not guilty in…
Continue ReadingVirginia Beach man sentenced to 45 years in prison for auto loan scheme and identity theft
Dion Lamont Camp, 41, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for defrauding and exploiting numerous victims including romantic partners,…
Continue ReadingMexican National Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
A Mexican national unlawfully residing in the United States was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for felon in possession of a firearm after absconding…
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