Federal Prison Updates
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BOSTON – A former pediatric cardiac anesthesiology fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital was sentenced yesterday to nearly two decades in prison for producing, possessing…
Continue ReadingBOSTON – A former pediatric cardiac anesthesiology fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital was sentenced yesterday to nearly two decades in prison for producing, possessing…
Continue ReadingTampa, Florida – Marcus Jose Luis Brand (20, Sun City Center) has pleaded guilty to two counts of false impersonation of an officer. Brand faces…
Continue ReadingTampa, Florida – Marcus Jose Luis Brand (20, Sun City Center) has pleaded guilty to two counts of false impersonation of an officer. Brand faces…
Continue ReadingJoann Rickman has been charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a Deputy United States Marshal during an attempted arrest. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingJoann Rickman has been charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a Deputy United States Marshal during an attempted arrest. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingTwo Los Angeles County residents were charged Monday for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy and an assault on federal law enforcement officers.…
Continue ReadingTwo Los Angeles County residents were charged Monday for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy and an assault on federal law enforcement officers.…
Continue ReadingYesterday, a Pennsylvania man admitted possessing images of child sexual abuse. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingYesterday, a Pennsylvania man admitted possessing images of child sexual abuse. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingA federal judge sentenced a Fayetteville grandmother, Cynthia Denise Melvin, age 60, to five years in federal prison for wire fraud stealing over $5…
Continue ReadingA federal judge sentenced a Fayetteville grandmother, Cynthia Denise Melvin, age 60, to five years in federal prison for wire fraud stealing over $5…
Continue ReadingOcala, Florida – Fernando Munguia, Jr. (24, Leesburg) has pleaded guilty to nine counts of making a materially false statement in connection with the acquisition of…
Continue ReadingOcala, Florida – Fernando Munguia, Jr. (24, Leesburg) has pleaded guilty to nine counts of making a materially false statement in connection with the acquisition of…
Continue ReadingOscar Ivan Carrillo was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to use a border tunnel to smuggle…
Continue ReadingOscar Ivan Carrillo was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to use a border tunnel to smuggle…
Continue ReadingVALDOSTA, Ga. – A Clinch County, Georgia, man involved in a methamphetamine trafficking network linked to a Mexican source of supply in Atlanta was…
Continue ReadingVALDOSTA, Ga. – A Clinch County, Georgia, man involved in a methamphetamine trafficking network linked to a Mexican source of supply in Atlanta was…
Continue ReadingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On January 29, 2026, Nathan Lee Westbrook, 27, of Knoxville, TN, was sentenced to 96 months imprisonment by the Honorable Thomas…
Continue ReadingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On January 29, 2026, Nathan Lee Westbrook, 27, of Knoxville, TN, was sentenced to 96 months imprisonment by the Honorable Thomas…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that a jury found ANTHONY CURCIO guilty yesterday of conspiracy to…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that a jury found ANTHONY CURCIO guilty yesterday of conspiracy to…
Continue ReadingA former General Services Administration (GSA) contracting officer’s representative pleaded guilty for his role in agreeing to accept bribes from construction companies. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingA former General Services Administration (GSA) contracting officer’s representative pleaded guilty for his role in agreeing to accept bribes from construction companies. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingIn separate, unrelated cases, a federal grand jury in Wichita returned indictments charging two Kansas men with threatening violence against federal officials. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingIn separate, unrelated cases, a federal grand jury in Wichita returned indictments charging two Kansas men with threatening violence against federal officials. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingManuel Trevino Padilla was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingManuel Trevino Padilla was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingEAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Troy man is facing a federal charge for threatening to kill federal agents working for Immigration and Customs…
Continue ReadingEAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Troy man is facing a federal charge for threatening to kill federal agents working for Immigration and Customs…
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