Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Lottery Fraud Scheme Charges
Baltimore, Maryland – A Landover Hills, Maryland, man pled guilty to fraud charges in federal court, in connection with a lottery fraud scheme. Wayne Henry,…
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Menasha Man Sentenced to 15 Years’ Imprisonment for Production of Child Pornography
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 30, 2026, Lawrence J. Chase (age: 22) of Menasha,…
Continue ReadingMechanicsburg Man Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rick Goodling, age 69, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, plead guilty before…
Continue ReadingDelafield Man Sentenced to 18 Months’ Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Pay Healthcare Kickbacks
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 30, 2026, United States District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller sentenced…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s first line of defense: The Southern District of Texas delivers record results in inaugural year of Operation Take Back America
A total of 13,964 cases have been filed in immigration and similar border security-related matters from Jan. 20 – Dec. 31, 2025 Source: U.S.…
Continue Reading“Incognito Market” Owner Sentenced To 30 Years For Operating One Of The World’s Largest Online Narcotics Marketplaces
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that RUI-SIANG LIN was sentenced to 30 years in prison for…
Continue ReadingJacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Entice a 13-Year-Old Child to Engage in Sexual Activity
Jacksonville, Florida – Tony Leroy Bartley, Jr. (37, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to using the internet to attempt to entice a 13-year-old child to…
Continue ReadingAlexandria sex offender sentenced to 22 years in prison for repeat child sexual abuse material offenses
Antonio Rudy Gonzalez, 41, of Alexandria, man was sentenced today to 22 years in prison for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM)…
Continue ReadingWestern District of Texas Exceeds 12,000 Immigration Cases in Administration’s First Year
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas prosecuted 11,542 border security cases and defended 652 civil immigration cases in 2025 Source:…
Continue ReadingBaltimore Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Armed Carjacking & Kidnapping
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson sentenced a Baltimore man to more than two decades in federal prison in connection with…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Ganjei announces record-breaking year for border security, cartel dismantling, and espionage disruption
The Southern District of Texas marked major milestones in the pursuit of justice and fulfilled its duties with substantial results in safeguarding the district…
Continue ReadingLeader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To More Than 33 Years For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine And Money Laundering
Tampa, Florida – Omar Pitter (45, San Diego) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge William F. Jung to 33 years and 4 months…
Continue ReadingManchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges CONCORD – Craig Pearson, 42, of Manchester, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to possession…
Continue ReadingRepeat Offender Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine in the Lakes Region
Repeat Offender Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison forDistributing Methamphetamine in the Lakes Region CONCORD – A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in federal…
Continue ReadingChattanooga Man Charged with Assaulting a Corrections Officer
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A federal grand jury in Huntsville has charged a man with assaulting a corrections officer, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. A…
Continue ReadingCONVICTED FELON CHARGED WITH ARMED DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Scott D. Oranje, 52, of Mary Ester, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with possession with intent to distribute…
Continue ReadingMenasha Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 29, 2026, Todd E. Grimm (age: 57) of Menasha,…
Continue ReadingMan Who Fired Shots on Columbia Street Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Charge
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Brandon Chanell Joyner, 29, of Columbia, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of…
Continue ReadingMexican National Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Alien Smuggling and Assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol Agent
TUCSON, Ariz. – Efrain Pacheco-Ovalles, 30, of Culiacan, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced on Jan. 29, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Angela M. Martinez to…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Indicted for Assaulting Postal Carrier with a Deadly Weapon
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – GILBERT DARBY (“DARBY”), age 48, a resident of New Orleans, was indicted on January 30, 2026, for assaulting a federal…
Continue ReadingRaleigh Man Sentenced for Selling Dangerous Counterfeit Car Airbags
NEW BERN, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced a Raleigh man to one year and a day for importing and selling thousands of counterfeit…
Continue ReadingRyan Wesley Routh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump and Assault of a Federal Law Enforcement Officer
Ryan Wesley Routh, 59, was sentenced to life plus 84 months in federal prison for the attempted assassination of then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump…
Continue ReadingNicaragua National Who Unlawfully Attempted to Purchase Firearm Indicted for Assault of ICE Officer
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A citizen of Nicaragua illegally residing in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Pittsburgh has been indicted by a federal grand jury…
Continue ReadingDangerous Felon Convicted of Armed Drug Trafficking Crimes
INDIANAPOLIS- A federal jury has found Deontai Williams, 33, of Indianapolis, guilty of trafficking in fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, illegally possessing eight firearms while…
Continue ReadingEleven Individuals Indicted in a Marriage Fraud Conspiracy
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the unsealing of a three-count indictment charging 11 individuals for their alleged roles in federal conspiracies…
Continue ReadingTwo Individuals Sentenced for Child Exploitation
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On January 28, 2026, United States District Court Judge Aida Delgado Colón sentenced two individuals to multiple years in…
Continue ReadingPlymouth Woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Over Seven Pounds of Methamphetamine
Plymouth Woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prisonfor Distributing Over Seven Pounds of Methamphetamine CONCORD – Jessica Olena, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District…
Continue ReadingTwo Mescalero men charged in assault
Harlyn Cody Geronimo and Raymond Shaun Chee are facing federal charges in connection with a unprovoked assault. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingConvicted rapist found guilty of failing to register as a sex offender
A U.S. District Court Judge convicted James Dion Palmer, 56, yesterday on two counts of failing to register as a sex offender. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingOhio Man Indicted for Firearms Offenses
BOSTON – An Ohio man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Massachusetts in connection with multiple sales of firearms transported from…
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