Repeat Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 6 Years
MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Edward L. Jackson, III, 29, Rothschild, Wisconsin,…
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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in $17 Million Pandemic Fraud Scheme
COLUMBUS, Ga. – The last remaining defendant in a pandemic-related tax fraud investigation costing U.S. taxpayers millions has pleaded guilty.Christopher Upshaw, aka “Troub,” 26,…
Continue ReadingMaryland Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes
Greenbelt, Maryland – A Lexington Park, Maryland, man pled guilty in federal court today, to drug trafficking and weapons crimes. Dominick Mackall, 37, is…
Continue ReadingGuyanese National Sentenced to 65 Months’ Imprisonment for Illegal Reentry
HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Sean Allicock, age 53, a citizen of Guyana, who was illegally…
Continue ReadingTwo Men Sentenced to Combined 80 years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking and Fentanyl Distribution
Two Arlington men were sentenced to a combined 80 years in federal prison for their roles in sex trafficking a juvenile female who had…
Continue ReadingJefferson County felon charged with federal firearms violation in Eastern District of Texas
A Beaumont man has been charged with a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source:…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Man and Coal Mine Owner Sentenced for Tax Fraud
LONDON, Ky. – A Meggett, South Carolina, man, John Quintrell, 52, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier to 48 months in prison for…
Continue ReadingIllinois Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Wire Fraud
BOSTON – An Illinois man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to phishing the Snapchat access codes of nearly 600 women in…
Continue ReadingNDOK Collects More than $2.5 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2025
Today, U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced that the Northern District of Oklahoma (NDOK) collected $2,586,678.72 in criminal and civil actions in fiscal year 2025.…
Continue ReadingFort Lauderdale Financial Advisor Sentenced to 20 Years for $94 Million International Investment Fraud Scheme
A Fort Lauderdale financial advisor was sentenced Monday to 240 months in federal prison for operating a decades-long international investment fraud scheme that defrauded…
Continue ReadingLafayette Father and Daughters Sentenced for Yearslong Conspiracy to Defraud Federal Child Nutrition Program
LAFAYETTE– On February 3, 2025, Brian Paul Desormeaux, a 64-year-old Lafayette resident, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for his role leading…
Continue ReadingFormer Pinellas Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Abuse Crimes
Tampa, FL – Lee Hughes (46, Pinellas Park) has pleaded guilty to attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, attempted coercion and enticement of a minor…
Continue ReadingNew Gloucester Man Pleads Guilty to Presenting Counterfeit Treasury Checks
Keith Mitchell, 38, also submitted a falsified tax return. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingRepeat sex offender pleads guilty to attempted kidnapping, sexually exploiting minor he met through online gaming
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Texas man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to exploitation crimes related to traveling to Ohio to have…
Continue ReadingMontgomery Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms and Machinegun Charges
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On February 4, 2026, Ladarius Lamar Knight, 25, of Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a…
Continue ReadingBrazilian National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
BOSTON – A Brazilian national unlawfully residing in Fall River, Mass. pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to unlawfully reentering the United…
Continue ReadingArkansas Company and Affiliates Pay $3.2 Million to Resolve Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loans
BOSTON – QP Holdings, LLC, an Arkansas company, and its affiliates, River Bend, Industries, LLC, Master Molded Products, LLC and 3D Plastics, LLC, have…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts Company Pleads Guilty to Violating OSHA Rule Leading to Worker's Death
BOSTON – John Oliveira & Sons Stamp Concrete, Inc., a corporation doing business in East Freetown, Mass. pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in…
Continue ReadingSpeed and Crack Dealer, a Convicted Felon, Sentenced to 36 Months for Drug and Firearm Offenses
John Calvin Harris, 29, a convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 36 months in…
Continue ReadingArnold Parolee Who Led Police on High-Speed Chase with Child in Vehicle Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Arnold, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 156 months of incarceration, to be followed by five…
Continue ReadingSpokane Man Sentenced for Repeatedly Distributing Drugs in De Facto Open Air Drug Market in Downtown Spokane
Spokane, Washington – First Assistant Pete Serrano announced that on January 14, 2026, United States District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice, sentenced Timothy Michael…
Continue ReadingStudio City Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Federal Prison for Scheme in Which Real Estate and Money Were Stolen Via Bogus Trusts
A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced today to 200 months in federal prison for breaking into an elderly man’s home, later stealing his…
Continue ReadingPostal Employee Indicted for Unemployment Fraud
A New Jersey woman was charged by indictment with five counts of wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining tens of thousands of dollars in unemployment…
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS MAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF GUN AFTER A HIGH-SPEED CHASE INTO MISSISSIPPI
Sharka Corbin of Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced yesterday to over ten years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a…
Continue ReadingFolsom Man Arrested, Charged with Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material
A Folsom man, Paul Richards, 51, was arrested today after a federal grand jury indicted him for receiving child sexual abuse material. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingMemphis Man Convicted of Making Threats to Murder Federal Prosecutors and a Federal Judge
NASHVILLE –Justin Deshun Stiger, 33, of Memphis, Tennessee, was convicted this week of making threats to murder two Memphis federal prosecutors and a Memphis…
Continue ReadingFelon Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Gun to almost 5 Years in Federal Prison
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Federal Judge sentenced Marcus Terrell Burney, 44, to 4.8 years in federal prison for possession of a gun by a…
Continue ReadingTwo Individuals Charged in Scheme to “Straw Purchase” Firearms
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A federal grand jury has indicted two individuals in a scheme to “straw purchase” firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. A…
Continue ReadingSioux Falls Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Federal Prison for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte, has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted…
Continue ReadingFive Men Charged with Immigration Law Violations in Northwestern Ohio
Federal grand juries returned indictments charging four people from Honduras and one from Mexico with violating immigration laws. These are separate cases and not related. …
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