Mother’s Day Carjackers Sentenced to Federal Prison
Fort Myers, FL – Miranda Lee Pryor (39, Orange Park) was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell to 10 years and 5 months…
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Former Teacher Admits to Possessing Child Pornography
A former teacher admitted to possessing child pornography. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingVirtual Asset Trading Platform Sentenced for Violating the Travel Act and Other Federal Criminal Charges
Paxful Holdings, Inc., an online virtual currency trading platform, was sentenced yesterday to pay a criminal penalty of $4 million based on its ability…
Continue ReadingHudsonville Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Transferring a Machinegun
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey today announced that Ethan Carter, 19, of Hudsonville, pleaded guilty…
Continue ReadingLuzerne County Brothers Sentenced on Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
SCRANTON, The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Akilees Kadeem Hobson, age 27, of Edwardsville, Pennsylvania, and Armand…
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE FELON INDICTED ON DRUG AND GUN CHARGES
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Landon Dashawn Wilson, 27, of Tallahassee, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute…
Continue ReadingMARIANNA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY AND ILLEGAL WEAPONS CHARGES
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Michael Termaine Bell, 43, of Marianna, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute…
Continue ReadingFormer Stratford Resident Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Narcotics
TERRON AMADO, also known as “Littles,” 41, formerly of Stratford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 72…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis Man Sentenced to 146 Months in Prison for Attempted Armed Robbery and Attempted Carjacking After Drunk Driving Crash
Cornell Woolfolk admitted causing a crash in 2024 while his blood alcohol was at least 0.14 percent. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingEssex County Man Found Guilty of Unlawfully Possessing Firearms and Ammunition Following Trial
An Essex County, N.J., man with a felony criminal record has been convicted by a federal jury for carrying two loaded semi-automatic pistols. Source:…
Continue ReadingIndependence Man Indicted for Bank Robbery, Attempted Bank Robberies
An Independence, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for attempted bank robbery and bank robbery. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingMan Sentenced to over 2 Years in Federal Prison for Failing to Register as Sex Offender
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier, has sentenced a man from South Dakota, convicted of Failure…
Continue ReadingDominican National Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Charge
PROVIDENCE – A Dominican national, living unlawfully in the United States, pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island to unlawful possession of a…
Continue ReadingGuatemalan National Sentenced in Illegal Reentry Case
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Domingo Aguilar, age 38, a citizen of Guatemala,…
Continue ReadingMan Sentenced to More than 17 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. District Court Judge Camille Vélez-Rivé sentenced Byron Andújar-Ramos to 17 years and six months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a female minor, who is deaf…
Continue ReadingFour East Alabama Residents Sentenced for Gun Store Theft in Georgia
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Four defendants guilty of smashing a stolen truck into a Harris County, Georgia, gun shop and stealing 31 firearms, then attempting…
Continue ReadingPine Ridge Man Convicted of Assaulting a Deputy U.S. Marshal and of Threatening to Murder Federal Officers
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a jury has convicted Franklin Long Black Cat, age 32, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, of Assaulting a…
Continue ReadingCity Man Sentenced to Eight and a Half Years in Prison for Armed Carjacking in West Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Kristian Jackson, 20, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 102 months’ imprisonment, a five-year…
Continue ReadingCustoms and Border Protection supervisor arrested for harboring illegal alien
A 52-year-old Customs and Border Protection supervisor has been charged with harboring an illegal alien Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingPine Ridge Man Sentenced to Over 19 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Charges
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler sentenced a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to…
Continue ReadingMexican National Illegally in the United States Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Gun Crimes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced today the sentencing of a Mexican national for federal drug and firearm offenses stemming…
Continue ReadingLackawanna County Man Sentenced To 120 Months’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy And Theft Of Major Artwork
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Nicholas Dombek, age 55, of Thornhurst Township, Pennsylvania, was…
Continue ReadingSALVADORAN ALIEN CHILD MOLESTER SENTENCED FOR NATURALIZATION FRAUD, DENATURALIZED, AND DEPORTED
RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Isidro Arcenio Alvarado, 58, a native of El Salvador, to active prison time after he pleaded guilty…
Continue ReadingFake Music Producer Sentenced to Prison for Stealing PPP Loans in Nationwide Scheme
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Federal Judge sentenced Larico D. Steele, 53, to 1 year in federal prison, 3 years of supervised release, and ordered…
Continue ReadingEagle Pass Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years for Role in Alien Smuggling Conspiracy
Juan Antonio Flores was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 212 months in prison for conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens causing…
Continue ReadingTwo Individuals Sentenced for Child Exploitation
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On February 10, 2026, United States District Court Judge Gina R. Méndez-Miró sentenced David Montes-García, 49, from San Juan…
Continue ReadingSioux Falls Man Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting a Federal Officer
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of…
Continue ReadingSeattle man convicted of abusive sexual contact on flight from Billings, Montana to Seattle
Seattle – A 55-year-old Seattle man was convicted late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle of abusive sexual contact aboard an aircraft, announced…
Continue ReadingPalmetto Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon
Tampa, Florida – Markis Maxwell (41, Palmetto) was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland today to seven years in federal prison for possession of a…
Continue ReadingTampa Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Gas Station and Discharging Firearm
Tampa, FL – Rafael Jimenez (31, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to one count of Hobbs Act robbery, one count of possession and discharge of…
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