Webster Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Crystal Methamphetamine
BOSTON – A Webster man pleaded guilty on Jan. 23, 2026 in federal court in Worcester in connection with his role in distributing crystal…
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District Man Sentenced to 26 Years for the 2020 Daytime Murder in The Benco Shopping Center in Southeast
Antoine Turner, 32, of Washington, DC, was sentenced today to 312 months (26 years) in prison for the November 29, 2020, murder of Demeitri…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney's Office Recognizes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
LAS VEGAS – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada observes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and joins the Departments of…
Continue ReadingSDTX charges another 307 people with criminal actions this week in support of Operation Take Back America
The first month of the new year has come to a close with another 299 filed cases related to immigration and border security Source:…
Continue ReadingUndocumented Mexican National Indicted in the District of Utah for Alleged Drug Crimes
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – An indictment was unsealed today after an alleged drug trafficker, living in the United States illegally on an expired…
Continue ReadingCanadian National Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Over 100 Children Online
A Canadian national pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after admitting he sexually exploited over 100 children…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Indicted for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearm
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – KYLE ARMSTRONG, age 23, of New Orleans, was indicted on January 29, 2026, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of…
Continue ReadingFort Dodge Man to Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy
Aaron StandsAndLooksBack, a/k/a Aaron Woodman, 42, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, was sentenced on January 29, 2026, to 300 months’ imprisonment. StandsAndLooksBack pled guilty June…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Multi-State Identity Theft and Bank Fraud Ring Charges
TUCSON, Ariz. – Muhammed Drammeh, 30, of Huntington Beach, California, was sentenced on Jan. 27, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Angela M. Martinez to…
Continue ReadingJustice Department Requires Reddy Ice to Divest Assets to Proceed with Proposed Acquisition of Arctic Glacier
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced today that it will require Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LP (owner of Reddy Ice) and Chill Parent Holdco…
Continue ReadingDistrict Court Judges Appoint Zachary Keller as U.S. Attorney
LAFAYETTE– On January 27, 2026, Zachary A. Keller was re-sworn as the United States Attorney of the Western District of Louisiana (WDLA) by Chief…
Continue ReadingPortland Resident Pleads Guilty to Damaging Federal Property
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland resident pleaded guilty yesterday to depredation of government property after damaging cameras affixed to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building…
Continue ReadingWestern District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office Adds Nearly 200 More Immigration Cases This Week
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 192 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Jan. 23 to Jan. 29 Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingSenior Official at U.S. African Development Foundation to Plead To Accepting Gratuities from Kenyan Contractor
Mathieu G. Zahui, 59, the Director of Financial Management for the United States African Development Foundation was charged today by criminal Information for accepting…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Man with Prior Aggravated Assault Conviction Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A South Georgia man with prior assault and drug convictions was sentenced to prison after police found him with a stolen…
Continue ReadingSurgeon Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 29, 2026, Dr. Calvin Eriksen (age: 47) of…
Continue ReadingEight Defendants Sentenced for $1 Million Methamphetamine Conspiracy
Eight defendants have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingThird Georgia State Representative charged with pandemic unemployment fraud
Dexter L. Sharper, a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, was charged today with making false statements to fraudulently obtain thousands of dollars…
Continue ReadingJOINT STATEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REGARDING PILGRIM REST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH FIRE
TALLAHASSEE — Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Federal…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Moore Capito Announces Success of Major Immigration Operation in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Moore Capito is commending federal, state, and local law enforcement partners after “Operation Country Roads,” a 15-day enforcement…
Continue ReadingMaryland Man Charged with Distributing Child Pornography
WASHINGTON – A complaint unsealed this morning in U.S. District Court charges Brandon Postow, 40, of Maryland, with distribution of child pornography, announced U.S.…
Continue ReadingPeabody Man Arrested for Theft of Government Money
BOSTON – A Peabody man has been arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining over $100,000 in coronavirus relief funds. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingMassachusetts Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution
BOSTON – A Springfield, Mass. man was sentenced yesterday to a decade in federal prison for conspiring to possess more than 400 grams of…
Continue ReadingFairfield Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Attempted Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Trevor Clayton Morgan, 34, of Fairfield, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison, to be followed by 25 years of supervised release, for…
Continue ReadingFEDERAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER FOR ATTEMPTING TO ENTICE A MINOR FOR SEX IN PENSACOLA
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – David A. Girard, 70, of Robertsdale, Alabama, has been indicted in federal court on charges of Attempted Enticement of a Minor and…
Continue ReadingNew York Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Federal Fraud Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Xavier Booker, 38, of New York City, pleaded guilty on Thursday, January 29, 2026, to aiding and abetting a false statement…
Continue ReadingSitting Judge and Three Others Charged with Scheme to Steal Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Vulnerable and Incapacitated Wards
DETROIT – Four Detroit-area residents, including a sitting judge and a local attorney, were charged for their roles in a years-long scheme to embezzle…
Continue ReadingMexican national sentenced for smuggling drugs with family in vehicle
A 50-year-old resident of Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison after admitting to conspiring to import four kilograms of fentanyl and…
Continue ReadingDepartment of Justice Publishes 3.5 Million Responsive Pages in Compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today published over 3 million additional pages responsive to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was signed into…
Continue ReadingChicago Couple Among Nine Individuals Charged in Federal Drug Investigation
The investigation, led by the FBI and Chicago Police Department, utilized covert surveillance, undercover drug purchases, and wiretapped communications. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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