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Georgia Man Charged with Christmas Eve Kidnapping
Read more: Georgia Man Charged with Christmas Eve KidnappingA Georgia man was charged with kidnapping his former girlfriend on or about December 24, 2025 and transporting her to New Jersey without her consent after shooting her in his car. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Denton County man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison under Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas
Read more: Denton County man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison under Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of TexasA Denton man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison under the Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Closing the National Center for Disaster Fraud
Read more: Closing the National Center for Disaster FraudToday, the Justice Department announced the closure of the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF), effective March 31, 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Five Recent Homeland Security Task Force (“HSTF”) Cases Disrupt Significant Drug Trafficking Operations by Illegal Aliens and Others Across Louisiana’s Western District
Read more: Five Recent Homeland Security Task Force (“HSTF”) Cases Disrupt Significant Drug Trafficking Operations by Illegal Aliens and Others Across Louisiana’s Western DistrictLAFAYETTE, LA – Today, United States Attorney Zachary A. Keller, together with federal partners at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), and Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), announced five significant HSTF drug trafficking cases charged by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana (“USAO”) that it charged between mid-February…
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Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced to Prison in March for Illegally Reentering the United States After Deportation
Read more: Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced to Prison in March for Illegally Reentering the United States After DeportationPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that two foreign nationals convicted separately of illegally reentering the United States after prior deportations were sentenced to prison this month.Jorge Adalberto Dejesus Rondon, aka Jorge Garcia, Henry Matos, and Edwin Carrillo, 38, a Dominican national, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gerald A. McHugh to…
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Federal Court sentences foreign national drug trafficker who moved thousands of kilograms of cocaine
Read more: Federal Court sentences foreign national drug trafficker who moved thousands of kilograms of cocaineDETROIT – U.S. District Court Judge Denise Page Hood sentenced an Albania national, Ylli Didani, 48, to 25 years in prison. A federal jury recently convicted him of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, announced United States Attorney…
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Justice Department Secures Agreement with American Giants Museum in Atlanta, Illinois, to Improve Access for People with Disabilities
Read more: Justice Department Secures Agreement with American Giants Museum in Atlanta, Illinois, to Improve Access for People with DisabilitiesThe Department of Justice announced today it has reached a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the American Giants Museum, located in Atlanta, Illinois, to resolve alleged violations of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Baltimore Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Materials
Read more: Baltimore Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse MaterialsChristopher Young, 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 78 months in prison in connection with distributing thousands of files of child sexual abuse material. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Philadelphia Man Convicted at Trial of Manufacturing Child Pornography
Read more: Philadelphia Man Convicted at Trial of Manufacturing Child PornographyPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Harry Dallas, 44, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was convicted today at trial of manufacturing child pornography, specifically, videorecording himself engaged in sex acts with an underage girl.In June 2023, in Center City, Dallas, then 40 years old, encountered a runaway teenager, who had been reported missing from…
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Lexington Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Read more: Lexington Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity TheftFRANKFORT, Ky. – A Lexington, Ky., man, Ronald Jerome Woolfolk, Jr., 27, was sentenced on Tuesday to 34 months by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Woolfolk was employed as a licensed mortician apprentice at a funeral home in Fayette County. In his position, Woolfolk had access to the personal…
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Lena Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on the Choctaw Indian Reservation
Read more: Lena Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on the Choctaw Indian ReservationJackson, MS – A Lena man pleaded guilty on March 31, 2026, to the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon and use of a firearm during a crime of violence on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Robert A. Eikhoff…
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Store Owner Admits to Multi-Million-Dollar SNAP Fraud Scheme
Read more: Store Owner Admits to Multi-Million-Dollar SNAP Fraud SchemeBOSTON – The owner of a small convenience in Boston has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars’ worth of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The defendant’s monthly SNAP redemptions in his 150 square foot store ranged from $100,000 – $500,000 per month, far outpacing full-service supermarkets which redeem approximately $82,000 per month…
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BOP Just Changed 37 Policies: What Federal Prisoners and Families Need to Watch Now
Read more: BOP Just Changed 37 Policies: What Federal Prisoners and Families Need to Watch NowThe Bureau of Prisons says it updated 37 policies in just 90 days. That is a huge development. For federal prisoners and their families, policy changes are never just paperwork. They can affect release planning, First Step Act credits, halfway house time, home confinement, discipline, medical access, visitation, and how staff respond when something goes…
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BOP Female Offender Manual Update 2025: Key Questions for Women in Federal Custody
Read more: BOP Female Offender Manual Update 2025: Key Questions for Women in Federal CustodyBOP Female Offender Manual Update 2025: Key Questions for Women in Federal Custody — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, cu…
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Texas Fugitive Apprehended and Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for $61M Telemarketing Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries
Read more: Texas Fugitive Apprehended and Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for $61M Telemarketing Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare BeneficiariesA Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 150 months in prison and two years of supervised release for organizing and leading a $61.5 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy in which thousands of Medicare beneficiaries who were the victims of deceptive telemarketing were sent thousands of orthotic braces, foot baths, and genetic tests…
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Waco Babysitter to Spend Remainder of Life in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Young Children
Read more: Waco Babysitter to Spend Remainder of Life in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Young ChildrenKevin Duane Pridemore was sentenced to 960 months in federal prison for three child pornography charges. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Federal Jury Convicts Illegal Alien for Multiple Counts of Cocaine Trafficking
Read more: Federal Jury Convicts Illegal Alien for Multiple Counts of Cocaine TraffickingMexican national Eli Alejandro Hernandez Ledezma was found guilty by a jury for trafficking cocaine into the U.S. from Mexico Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Indictment Returned Against D.C. Man Who Assaulted Police Officers
Read more: Indictment Returned Against D.C. Man Who Assaulted Police OfficersIan Zephyrin, 46, of Washington, D.C., was indicted this week on charges related to an attack on multiple Metropolitan Police Officers which occurred on June 24, 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Three Drug Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine in Henry and Carroll Counties
Read more: Three Drug Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine in Henry and Carroll CountiesJackson, TN – Danny Trotter, 51, Carla Stout, 38, and Randi Black, 40, have been sentenced for their roles in engaging in a monthslong conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Henry and Carroll counties. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentences today.Through the utilization of controlled purchases of methamphetamine,…
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Lycoming County Man Indicted On Drug And Firearms Offenses
Read more: Lycoming County Man Indicted On Drug And Firearms OffensesWILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Robert E. Confer, Jr., age 37, of Lycoming County, was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges.According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment charges Confer with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine…
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Suburban Chicago Investment Advisor Sentenced to Six and a Half Years in Prison for Swindling Clients
Read more: Suburban Chicago Investment Advisor Sentenced to Six and a Half Years in Prison for Swindling ClientsRALPH ROGERS III carried out his scheme while on court-supervised release for a prior fraud conviction. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Maryland Convicted Felon Sentenced for Firearm Crimes
Read more: Maryland Convicted Felon Sentenced for Firearm CrimesGreenbelt, Maryland – A St. Mary’s County, Maryland, man is headed to federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Jerod Adam Taylor, 40, of Lexington Park, Maryland, to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, today, in connection with the…
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Las Cruces Man Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
Read more: Las Cruces Man Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms OffensesVictor Andrew Pardo Jr. is facing federal charges after allegedly selling cocaine and a machinegun conversion device to undercover agents. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
Read more: Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearm OffensesQuontez Kuvinka was sentenced to 220 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of narcotics in Albuquerque. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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District Man Pleads Guilty to Strangling His Romantic Partner
Read more: District Man Pleads Guilty to Strangling His Romantic PartnerRamon Leonard, 28, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to strangling his former romantic partner in April 2025 and October 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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District of Arizona Charges 256 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week
Read more: District of Arizona Charges 256 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this WeekPHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from March 21 through March 27, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 256 individuals. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Federal Law Enforcement Seizes Eleven Firearms, Ammunition, and Twenty Machine Gun Conversion Devices From Chicago Residence; Two Suspected Gang Members Arrested
Read more: Federal Law Enforcement Seizes Eleven Firearms, Ammunition, and Twenty Machine Gun Conversion Devices From Chicago Residence; Two Suspected Gang Members ArrestedAgents seized a rifle and ten handguns from the defendants' residence. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Honduran National Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry of a Removed Alien
Read more: Honduran National Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry of a Removed AlienNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – OSCAR FRANCISCO AVILA-NORALES (“AVILA-NORALES”), age 47, was sentenced on March 24, 2026, after previously pleading guilty to Illegal Re-entry of a Removed Alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326 (a), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Illegal Alien Federally Charged With Identity Theft, Voter Fraud, and Passport Fraud After Allegedly Using American Citizen's Identity to Vote
Read more: Illegal Alien Federally Charged With Identity Theft, Voter Fraud, and Passport Fraud After Allegedly Using American Citizen's Identity to VoteAn illegal alien from Mexico was federally charged with identity theft, voter fraud, and passport fraud for allegedly assuming the identity of an American citizen. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Gainesville Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Homemade Silencer
Read more: Gainesville Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Homemade SilencerGainesville, Florida – Dean Allen Harper, 55, of Gainesville, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of an unmarked and unregistered silencer, which qualifies as a firearm under federal law. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
