Lowell Man Sentenced for Felony Delay of Mail
DOJ case update: Lowell Man Sentenced for Felony Delay of Mail. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution, home confinement,…
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Honduran National Sentenced to Time Served for Immigration Offense
DOJ case update: Honduran National Sentenced to Time Served for Immigration Offense. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution, home…
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Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Alvaro Pulido Vargas to Face Charges in Mu…
DOJ case update: Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Alvaro Pulido Vargas to Face Charges in Multibillion-Dollar Venezuelan Money Laundering and Bribery Schemes. Prison Law Firm explains…
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Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Alvaro Pulido Vargas to Face Charges in Mu…
DOJ case update: Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Alvaro Pulido Vargas to Face Charges in Multibillion-Dollar Venezuelan Money Laundering and Bribery Schemes. Prison Law Firm explains…
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Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 16 Individuals for Election Crimes
DOJ case update: Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 16 Individuals for Election Crimes. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution,…
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Polish National Charged with Unlawfully Voting as an Alien
DOJ case update: Polish National Charged with Unlawfully Voting as an Alien. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution, home…
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Oneida County Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography
DOJ case update: Oneida County Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution, home confinement,…
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North Hollywood Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud
DOJ case update: North Hollywood Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act…
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Schoharie County Woman Sentenced for $200,000 Fraud
DOJ case update: Schoharie County Woman Sentenced for $200,000 Fraud. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution, home confinement, and…
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Menands Man Sentenced to Nine Years’ Imprisonment for Child Pornography Offenses
DOJ case update: Menands Man Sentenced to Nine Years’ Imprisonment for Child Pornography Offenses. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing,…
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California Businessman Sentenced to Three and a Half Years in Federal Prison fo…
DOJ case update: California Businessman Sentenced to Three and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Orchestrating $14 Million Covid-Relief Fraud. Prison Law Firm explains BOP…
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Leader of Violent Chicago Street Gang Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison
DOJ case update: Leader of Violent Chicago Street Gang Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP,…
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Liberian Child Rapist Convicted of Naturalization Fraud, Denaturalized, and Jud…
DOJ case update: Liberian Child Rapist Convicted of Naturalization Fraud, Denaturalized, and Judicially Ordered Removed from the U.S.. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step…
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Illegal Alien Convicted at Trial of Child Pornography Charge
DOJ case update: Illegal Alien Convicted at Trial of Child Pornography Charge. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution, home…
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Louisville Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking
DOJ case update: Louisville Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution, home confinement, and release…
Continue ReadingRaleigh Crack Dealing Gang Banger Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison
RALEIGH N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Joseph Tyre Cumberlander, also known as “X Suave”, 31, to 25 years in federal prison for possession…
Continue ReadingFormer College Basketball Player Admits to Fraud
A former college basketball player and Estonian national has admitted to carrying out a fraud scheme totaling millions of dollars, U.S. Attorney Matthew L.…
Continue ReadingHSTF Prosecution Sends Career Drug Trafficker to Federal Prison for 20 Years
A Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) case resulted in an Austin man being sentenced in federal court to 20 years in prison for trafficking…
Continue ReadingMexican national illegally residing in Stanislaus County charged with federal firearms offense after train heist of firearms
A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Ricardo Landeros, 39, a citizen of Mexico, illegally residing in Keyes, charging him with…
Continue ReadingClermont Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.9 Million Embezzlement Scheme
Orlando, Florida – Colleen Kieran (57, Clermont) has pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud in connection with a long-running embezzlement scheme. She faces a maximum…
Continue ReadingOhio Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Attempting to Entice Nine-Year-Old for Sexual Activity
An Ohio man has been sentenced to federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and attempting to entice a nine-year-old to engage…
Continue Reading23 Skid Row Drug Dealers Arrested as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Takedown Targeting High-Crime Areas of Los Angeles
Law enforcement today arrested 23 defendants out of a total of 28 individuals, including residents of West Covina and Studio City, charged in federal…
Continue ReadingRockford Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Government of More Than $2 Million in Federal Unemployment Benefits
CARISSA JORDAN submitted false Pandemic Unemployment Assistance applications. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingGuatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Transporting Illegal Aliens
Juan Carlos Paxtor-Chay, 42, a Guatemalan national, pleaded guilty to an immigration violation in the Western District of Missouri. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingMan Sentenced to 87 Months’ Imprisonment for Role in Interfering with Commerce While Stealing Marijuana
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Eric Maurice Holliday was sentenced to 87 months in prison on one count of…
Continue ReadingThree Dominican Nationals Indicted for Role in Maritime Human Smuggling Venture that Resulted in Three Deaths
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On October 7, 2026, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging three…
Continue ReadingArmed drug dealer pleads guilty following Homeland Security Task Force investigation
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Gary Fuller, 31, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to…
Continue ReadingLong Island Tax Preparer Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Nearly $12 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Damaris Beltre, a former tax preparer in Freeport, New York, was sentenced by United States District…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts Doctor Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Participation in Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme and for Violating the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute
A Massachusetts doctor was sentenced for her role in telemedicine health care fraud and kickback schemes that resulted in more than $40 million in…
Continue ReadingKearney Man Sentenced to More Than 26 Years for Child Pornography Charges
Paul J. Gray, 51, of Kearney, Nebraska, was sentenced on October 7, 2026, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for one count of receipt…
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