Federal Prison Updates
Policy changes, sentence-calculation guidance, First Step Act issues, and practical information for families and lawyers.
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 ReadingSALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A Chilean national extradited from Chile to the United States on February 25, 2026, was arraigned in court today…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Sherman Devine Boone, 29, of Columbia, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a…
Continue ReadingA federal jury convicted Alexander Michael Martinez, aka Rambo, 34, of Richmond, yesterday on charges of attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine and…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Jamel Christopher Chisolm, 37, of Camden, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for access device fraud involving stolen credit…
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. – Solomon Owens, a convicted felon, now faces federal charges for possession of a gun by a felon after shooting at members…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ANDRES CRUZ GARCIA (“CRUZ GARCIA”), age 33, DARIEL HERNANDEZ GARCIA (“HERNANDEZ GARCIA”), age 33, and RICARDO JIMENEZ RAMOS (“JIMENEZ RAMOS’), age 58,…
Continue ReadingToday, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced it has filed federal lawsuits against five states — Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New…
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS – A Red Lake woman has been found guilty of five counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson following a two-and-a-half-weeklong…
Continue ReadingA licensed real estate broker pleaded guilty Monday after avoiding reporting requirements and drafting fake property leases when her client’s illegal marijuana grow was…
Continue ReadingMichael Jamie Inofuentes, 45, of Vienna, was sentenced to over 18 years in prison for travelling to Colombia for commercial sex with a minor.…
Continue ReadingA 48-year-old local business owner has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to commit money laundering Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingAn Onarga, Illinois, man, James R. Nelson, 40, was sentenced on February 23, 2026, to five years in federal prison, to be followed by…
Continue ReadingMISSOULA – A man originally from India who stole over $1.7 million from the elderly was sentenced today to 72 months in prison, followed…
Continue ReadingSchaefer is alleged to have conspired with Heather Mack to kill Mack’s mother in 2014. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, 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, 32, of Chicago, was arrested in international air space on a flight back to the United States yesterday to face a three-count…
Continue ReadingUnited 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 ReadingA San Fernando Valley man was sentenced today to 199 months in federal prison for committing armed robberies of smoke shops, donut shops, and…
Continue ReadingA 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 ReadingMemphis, TN – U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, of the Western District of Tennessee, is pleased to announce the recent hiring and assignment of…
Continue ReadingBOSTON – A Brazilian national unlawfully residing in Worcester has been sentenced to prison for selling firearms without a license. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingTampa, Florida – Jacob Paul Arjona (32, Bakersfield, CA) has been sentenced to 24 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiring to…
Continue ReadingOcala, FL – Mario Cesar Dos Santos, Jr. (50, Massachusetts) has been charged by indictment and arrested for the fraudulent use of government seals.…
Continue ReadingUnited 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 ReadingJacksonville, Florida – Jerry Alexander Cobb (38, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to using his cellphone and the internet to attempt to entice a 13-year-old…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio – A Chicago man was sentenced in federal court here today to 240 months in prison for having bulk amounts of narcotics…
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Kenneth Ellis Wetherington, 59, of Gainesville, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a…
Continue ReadingFort Myers, Florida – Kristin Cara Kunstler (43, Amarillo, TX) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kyle C. Dudek to five years and…
Continue ReadingA complaint has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to forfeit the Motor Tanker Skipper – a…
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