Federal Prison Updates
Policy changes, sentence-calculation guidance, First Step Act issues, and practical information for families and lawyers.
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida has returned an indictment charging a Pakistani national with operating an unauthorized website that…
Continue ReadingLast week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the United States’ motion for summary judgment and invalidated New…
Continue ReadingAn Absorkee man who was unlawfully carrying a firearm in his truck was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison, followed by three years…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS – A Mexican national, with felony convictions, made his initial court appearance today to face charges of illegally reentering the United States…
Continue ReadingA Billings woman who stole a handgun from an unlocked pickup truck was sentenced Friday to three years and 10 months in prison followed…
Continue ReadingPensacola, Florida – Selvin J. Tello-Perez, 25, of Guatemala, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by an illegal alien. John P. Heekin,…
Continue ReadingA Heart Butte man who shot at a family, including two children, on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced today to two years and three…
Continue ReadingA North Dakota woman who seriously injured two people after she drove into their car while intoxicated was sentenced Friday to a year and…
Continue ReadingA Mexican national who was trafficking cocaine in Billings and illegally owned a pair of handguns was sentenced Friday to two years in prison,…
Continue ReadingA Glen Dale, West Virginia man has admitted to receiving hundreds of images and videos containing child sexual abuse material, U.S. Attorney Matthew L.…
Continue ReadingA Michigan man who was trafficking methamphetamine in Billings was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a single-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging Karlos Damon Gibson, 20, with possession…
Continue ReadingAhmaad Jarvis, 39, of A New York, was sentenced in federal court for his role in a large-scale fentanyl and methamphetamine conspiracy responsible for…
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. – A Shelby County, Ky., man, James Shuck, 41, was sentenced on Tuesday to a total of 120 months in prison by U.S.…
Continue ReadingMUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Concepcion Soto-Rivera, a/k/a Conception Soto-Rivera, age 41, a…
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON Ky. – A Virgie, Ky., man, Charles Hopkins, 35, was sentenced on Tuesday to 80 months by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell for possession…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Hassian Humphrey, 24, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit firearms offenses, which carries a…
Continue ReadingBOSTON – A Quincy man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston with being a felon in possession of a firearm…
Continue ReadingGRADY CLARK discharged a firearm during an eleven-hour standoff with law enforcement. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingTwo Michigan men and a Montanan made their initial appearance in federal court today on suspicion of trafficking methamphetamine onto the Fort Peck Indian…
Continue ReadingJames Vincent Campbell, 49, of Scottsdale, Arizona, pleaded guilty today in the District of Maryland to embezzling more than $8.8 million from an Employee…
Continue ReadingTampa, Florida – Trang Johnny Nha Phan (34, Sarasota) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle to eight years in federal…
Continue ReadingA federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment charging three Oregon men with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to…
Continue ReadingA South Bay family therapist was sentenced today to 200 months in federal prison for installing a hidden camera in the stall of a…
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Brian Pittman, 47, was sentenced today to 18 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised…
Continue ReadingKeishawn Johnson, 23, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 204 months in prison in connection with kidnapping…
Continue ReadingAn illegal alien from El Salvador was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for committing seven armed robberies of convenience stores in…
Continue ReadingTwo Chinese nationals have been charged in a federal criminal complaint alleging they presented United States passports belonging to other people when they tried…
Continue ReadingTampa, FL — A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida charged two individuals, Swapnadip Roy, 33, and Vicky Ramancha, 37, both Indian…
Continue ReadingTallahassee, Florida – David Benjamina Davis, 43, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The…
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