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Kansas farmer pleads guilty to crop insurance fraud

A Kansas man pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) by falsely claiming severe weather destroyed crops that he had actually sold instead. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Candler Man Sentenced to 10+ Years In Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material Using Peer-To-Peer Network

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A Candler, N.C., man was sentenced to prison yesterday for distributing thousands of files containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) via a peer-to-peer network, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.Jake Ben Paul Lohr, 48, was sentenced to 126 months in prison followed by a lifetime of…
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Crips Gang Member Pleads Guilty To March 2021 Bronx Murder

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that ALIEU JARJOU, a/k/a “Scally,” a/k/a “Lu Scally,” pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos to his criminal activities as a member of the “Rollin 20s” set of the Crips, including the March 2021 murder of Jadon Robinson. Source: U.S.…
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Jacksonville Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

Jena Marie Osborn, a multi-convicted felon, who is currently serving a state prison sentence for possession of drug paraphernalia, will spend 240 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after completion of the state sentence. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Prime Capital Ventures CEO Sentenced to 97 Months for Multimillion Dollar Wire Fraud Conspiracy

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Kris Roglieri, age 46, of Queensbury, New York, was sentenced to 97 months in prison for a wire fraud conspiracy committed in connection with the operation and collapse of his purported commercial lending business, Prime Capital Ventures, LLC.First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent…
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North Fort Myers Man Sentenced to More than Six Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

Fort Myers, Florida – Michael Peacock (39, North Fort Myers) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kyle Dudek to six years and six months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Peacock pleaded guilty on October 28, 2025. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Tifton Man Sentenced to Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

ALBANY, Ga. – A Tifton, Georgia, man who sold heroin mixed with fentanyl from an outdoor table—maintaining a burn barrel to quickly destroy drugs if needed and offering discounts or trades for wood pallets to keep the fire burning—has been sentenced to prison for armed fentanyl distribution. Kabryen Sharrod Ross, aka “Juice,” 33, of Tifton,…
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BOP Aging Offenders Policy 2022: Programs, Accommodations, and Reentry Planning

BOP Aging Offenders Policy 2022: Programs, Accommodations, and Reentry Planning — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, custo…
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BOP Inmate Veterans Policy 2022: What Federal Prisoners With Military Service Should Know

BOP Inmate Veterans Policy 2022: What Federal Prisoners With Military Service Should Know — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for rele…
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BOP Female Integrated Treatment Program 2022: How FIT Fits Into Reentry and Care

BOP Female Integrated Treatment Program 2022: How FIT Fits Into Reentry and Care — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, cust…
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BOP Secure Mental Health Units Policy 2023: What the SMHU Update Signals

BOP Secure Mental Health Units Policy 2023: What the SMHU Update Signals — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, custody, car…
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BOP Mental Illness Policy Update 2025: Treatment, Classification, and Evidence-Based Care

BOP Mental Illness Policy Update 2025: Treatment, Classification, and Evidence-Based Care — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for rele…
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Jefferson County Man Admits to Firearms Charge

A Shepherdstown, West Virginia man has admitted to illegally having firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. James William Jacobs, 63, pled guilty today to unlawfully possessing a firearm. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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BOP Disabilities Policy 2019: Why Management of Inmates With Disabilities Still Matters

BOP Disabilities Policy 2019: Why Management of Inmates With Disabilities Still Matters — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for releas…
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Wilbraham Man Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison for Threatening Public Officials, Private Individuals and Children

BOSTON – A Wilbraham, Mass. man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield, Mass. for making numerous violent threats on social media targeting public figures, private individuals, children in Wilbraham and Boston, and an elementary school in Springfield, Mass. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading

An Arkansas man pleaded guilty yesterday to securities fraud in connection with insider trading based on material, nonpublic information that he misappropriated from a senior executive at a publicly traded company headquartered in Idaho. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty in Connection with $50 Million Real Estate Fraud Scheme

A convicted felon pleaded guilty to orchestrating a years-long real estate investment fraud scheme that raised more than $50 million from investors through false promises about high-value property assets and the use of investor funds. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading

An Arkansas man pleaded guilty today to securities fraud in connection with insider trading based on material, nonpublic information that he misappropriated from a senior executive at a publicly traded company headquartered in Idaho. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Pawtucket Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Pawtucket man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence to one count of possession of child pornography, including hundreds of images and videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Prior felon going to prison on drug and gun charges

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Eric Rivera, 39, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute of 400 grams or more fentanyl and being felon in possession of ammunition, was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Source: U.S. Department of…
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Onetaste Founder Nicole Daedone Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Forced Labor Conspiracy

Nicole Daedone, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of OneTaste, Inc. (OneTaste), a sexual wellness education company founded in San Francisco, California, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Diane Gujarati in federal court in Brooklyn to nine years in prison for her role in a forced labor conspiracy. Also today, Rachel Cherwitz,…
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The Rosenda Strong/Jedidah Iesha Moreno Murder Cases Have Concluded

Yakima, Washington – As of March 30, 2026, all seven defendants indicted for their involvement in the Rosenda Strong/Jedidah Iesha Moreno murders have been sentenced. The following information was made public during the legal proceedings.In early October 2018, Rosenda Strong, who was an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation, was reported as missing. Later that…
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Ten Foreign Nationals Charged In An International Operation Targeting Cryptocurrency Market Manipulation

OAKLAND – Federal grand juries indicted ten executives and employees of four different cryptocurrency financial services firms (known as “market makers”) for orchestrating fraud schemes to artificially inflate the trading volume and price of cryptocurrencies Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Moville, Iowa, Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Kidnapping

Floyd Garcia, age 51, from Moville, Iowa, was sentenced March 27, 2026, to 20 years in federal prison for kidnapping.Evidence showed that in August 2020, Garcia tricked a young woman into leaving her home with him in his pickup truck, ostensibly for a painting job. Instead, he isolated her, held her against her will, and repeatedly…
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Portland Man Charged in Drug and Firearm Offense

A Portland, Oregon, man has been charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Five Accused of Stealing $511,000 from Missouri Childcare Expansion Program

The program awarded funds for the opening of new childcare facilities or the expansion of existing facilities. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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CEO Of Credit Monitoring Company Pleads Guilty In Connection With Nationwide Online Marketing Scheme

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced the guilty plea of MICHAEL BROWN for his operation of a nationwide online marketing scheme to make money by posting fake advertisements for rental properties across the United States on a classified advertisements website. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Felon Gang Member Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy

A prior felon and gang member was the last of three defendants sentenced today for working with others to distribute methamphetamine around Tulsa, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Guatemalan Illegal Alien Sentenced for Helping Other Illegal Aliens Obtain Counterfeit Identity Documents

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey today announced that Edgidio Vasquez-Mencho, 41, a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced to 6 months in custody for conspiracy to transfer false identification documents.U.S. Attorney VerHey said, “Vasquez-Mencho deserved to be prosecuted and punished. It is bad enough that he has repeatedly…
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Federal Judge Revokes Naturalization of Married Couple Who Conspired to Steal Medical Trade Secrets and Share Them with China

On March 30, Judge James E. Simmons Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California entered an order revoking the naturalized U.S. citizenship of husband and wife Li Chen and Yu Zhou, finding they illegally procured their naturalization. Chen and Zhou each previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to…
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