Federal Prison Updates
Policy changes, sentence-calculation guidance, First Step Act issues, and practical information for families and lawyers.
Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 30, 2025, Christopher Boisvert of Swanzey, New…
Continue ReadingJervonz Williams was sentenced to 225 months in prison and Emma Cunningham received a 112-month sentence. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingBriauna Adams, 29, Kansas City, Mo., woman sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for her leadership role in two cases that resulted in more than…
Continue ReadingA federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging KEVIN BARCO, 41, of Hartford, with unlawful possession of a firearm and…
Continue ReadingDavon Sargent, 30, a previously convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 14 months in prison…
Continue ReadingDanaje Webster was sentenced to 40 months in prison and his co-defendant, Dayvion Parker, was sentenced in March to 70 months in prison. Source:…
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Chinese national illegally residing in the U.S. was charged by criminal complaint yesterday with participating in an international drug trafficking…
Continue ReadingRobert Jameson, 60, of the District, was sentenced today in D.C. Superior Court, to seven years in prison for the armed robbery of a…
Continue ReadingANGEL BARRERA-ESTEVES illegally obtained firearms from his mother, who was also convicted in the case. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingA Peruvian national was sentenced yesterday to 80 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3,000,000 in restitution for his participation in…
Continue ReadingJason Brenner, 53, was found with a loaded firearm, two loaded magazines, and wearing body armor. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingA Little Rock man was convicted by a federal jury on conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, being a felon in possession…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. —Robert John May, III, 38, of West Columbia, has pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing child sexual abuse material.* Source: U.S. Department…
Continue ReadingJose Hidalgo-Torres, 20, was found in Calais, Maine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingTacoma – A 29-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of images…
Continue ReadingTochuwku Albert Nnebocha, 43, of Nigeria was extradited from the Republic of Poland and faces federal charges of engaging in a transnational criminal organization…
Continue ReadingGary Wilds was also ordered to pay restitution of $335,218, including $319,778 to the state of Missouri. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Pennsylvania man was criminally charged by information today with seven counts of wire fraud connected to a 2022 Permanent Fund…
Continue ReadingA New Jersey man was sentenced to prison in connection with his involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of…
Continue ReadingA New Jersey man was sentenced to prison in connection with his involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of…
Continue ReadingHattiesburg, MS – A Canton woman pleaded guilty last week to stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits intended for low-income families to supplement…
Continue ReadingHattiesburg, MS – A Canton woman pleaded guilty last week to stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits intended for low-income families to supplement…
Continue ReadingA federal grand jury in Denver returned an indictment on August 21, 2025, charging two Denver-area companies and the companies’ top executives for defrauding…
Continue ReadingA federal grand jury in Denver returned an indictment on August 21, 2025, charging two Denver-area companies and the companies’ top executives for defrauding…
Continue ReadingALBANY, NEW YORK – Christian Mur-Santana, age 39, a Cuban national residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, pled guilty on Friday to conspiracy and methamphetamine…
Continue ReadingALBANY, NEW YORK – Christian Mur-Santana, age 39, a Cuban national residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, pled guilty on Friday to conspiracy and methamphetamine…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON – Today, a federal jury in Memphis convicted Mervin Anderson, 40, of Memphis, Tennessee, of one count of possession of contraband in prison,…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON – Today, a federal jury in Memphis convicted Mervin Anderson, 40, of Memphis, Tennessee, of one count of possession of contraband in prison,…
Continue ReadingBaltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Harold Dotson, 54, of Gaithersburg Maryland, to three years in federal prison, followed by…
Continue ReadingBaltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Harold Dotson, 54, of Gaithersburg Maryland, to three years in federal prison, followed by…
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