United 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…
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North 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ReadingBOP Dental Services Policy 2016: Why Routine Care Policies Matter Behind Bars
BOP Dental Services Policy 2016: Why Routine Care Policies Matter Behind Bars — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, custody…
Continue ReadingBOP Credentialing Policy 2016: Health Care Provider Verification and Prison Medical Care
BOP Credentialing Policy 2016: Health Care Provider Verification and Prison Medical Care — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for relea…
Continue ReadingBOP Bloodborne Pathogens Policy 2016: Staff Exposure Rules With Wider Institutional Impact
BOP Bloodborne Pathogens Policy 2016: Staff Exposure Rules With Wider Institutional Impact — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for rel…
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There Are 120+ First Step Act Programs in Federal Prison—Here’s How to Turn Them Into Earned Time Credits
The First Step Act (FSA) created a simple bargain: participate in qualifying programs and productive activities, keep your conduct clean, and you can earn…
Continue ReadingSDTX charges another 363 individuals in third week of February for crimes related to continued border-security enforcement efforts
A total of 361 cases have been filed in immigration and related matters from Feb. 13-19 Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingSCDC Inmate Indicted for Threatening the President, Religious Groups
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a two-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging Eric Anthony Rome Jr., 37, an…
Continue ReadingMaryland Man Handed Prison Term for Assaulting MPD Officer With ATV
Gerard Stokes, 31, of Greenbelt, Maryland, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for driving an ATV into an MPD officer on March…
Continue ReadingFormer Jail Nurse Guilty of Four Fraud Schemes and Possession with Intent to Distribute Oxycodone
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that TONYA DENISE BROWN (“BROWN”), age 49, of Tangipahoa Parish, a licensed practical nurse pleaded guilty…
Continue ReadingMember of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Involving Murder and Drug Trafficking
BOSTON – A Boston area man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FIREARMS OFFENSE
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Devon Oliver, 18, of Gainesville, Florida, has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with a removed serial number. Source: U.S. Department…
Continue ReadingA Central Point, Oregon, Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm
A Central Point, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for felon in possession of a firearm after he and his co-defendants targeted…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 84 Border-Related Cases This Week
SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 84 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for…
Continue ReadingFlorida Man Charged with Shooting at Uber Driver and Possession of Illegal Firearms and Narcotics
A Miami man made his first appearance in federal court today after a grand jury in Miami charged him with drug crimes, using and…
Continue ReadingNewcastle, Washington, man pleads guilty to laundering nearly $100 million in proceeds of investment fraud scheme
Seattle –A 47-year-old resident of Newcastle, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his…
Continue ReadingLong Island Child Therapist Sentenced to 84 Months for Distributing Child Pornography
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Renee Hoberman, also known as “Rina,” a licensed social worker, was sentenced by United States District…
Continue ReadingFive Defendants Charged with Impersonating Immigration Judges, Law Enforcement Officers, and Lawyers
Earlier today, a five-count indictment was partially unsealed in the Eastern District of New York charging five defendants with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud,…
Continue ReadingFormer Postal Worker pleads guilty to mail fraud scheme aimed at defrauding state businesses and charities
Tacoma – A San Jose, California resident pleaded guilty today to mail fraud for his scheme to steal from thousands of businesses and charities…
Continue ReadingSalem Man Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Salem, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for ordering live-streamed child sexual abuse material from child sex traffickers in the…
Continue ReadingHope Hull Man Sentenced in Federal Court for Stealing Firearms from Montgomery Gun Store
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced the sentencing of a Hope Hull, Alabama, man for his role in stealing…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Sentenced to 41 Months Imprisonment for Sending Obscene Videos to Person He Believed was a Fifteen-Year-Old Female
NEW ORLEANS – MARK BROOKS a/k/a “Baby Nu” (“BROOKS”), age 35, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on February 12, 2026 by United States District Judge…
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