Ocala Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Double Robbery
Ocala, FL – Danny Anzardo (46, Ocala) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber to 10 years and 10 months in…
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Former CEO Of A Special Purpose Acquisition Company – “SPAC” – Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that VADIM KOMISSAROV, the former Chief Executive Officer of Trident Acquisitions…
Continue ReadingPasadena Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Minors
Baltimore, Maryland – A 39-year-old Pasadena, Maryland, man will serve more than a decade in prison in connection with child sexual exploitation charges. U.S. District…
Continue ReadingWarm Springs Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing Two Minors
A Warm Springs, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for sexually abusing two minors on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingFELON CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING FENTANYL AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Cadale Lamar Carson, 34, of Mary Ester, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess…
Continue ReadingChinese national extradited from Guatemala to face charges of narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and material support to terrorism
Chinese national Wenshen Xu was extradited from Guatemala to face charges of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, launder drug trafficking money,…
Continue ReadingJury Finds Ahoskie Armed Career Criminal Guilty
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A federal jury convicted an Ahoskie man on charges of that he illegally possessed a firearm as a convicted felon. According…
Continue ReadingMissouri Woman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Charge in Relation to International Grandparent Fraud Scheme
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of money laundering conspiracy, United States Attorney…
Continue ReadingFormer Executive Director of Legal Services Non-Profit in Queens Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Lori Zeno, the former executive director of a legal services non-profit organization (the Organization), pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingMarshalltown Man Sent Back to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offense
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Marshalltown man was sentenced on January 30, 2026, to 16 years in federal prison for attempted receipt of child…
Continue ReadingMan Sentenced to Federal Prison For Over 2 Years for Failing to Register as Sex Offender
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted…
Continue ReadingFormer Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Pleaded Guilty to Accepting Bribes and Money Laundering in Prison Contraband Conspiracy
BRUNSWICK, GA: Former BOP Officer pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia to bribery and money laundering…
Continue ReadingAberdeen Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes
Baltimore, Maryland – An Aberdeen, Maryland, woman pled guilty in federal court today, to child sexual exploitation charges.Ashley Graybeal, 27, is charged with sex…
Continue ReadingMississippi Man Sentenced for Federal Civil Rights and Arson Charges for Setting Fire to Mormon Church
Stefan Day Rowold, 37, of Wiggins, Mississippi, was sentenced today to 360 months in prison for vandalizing and setting fire to a house of…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts Man Charged for Assaulting Federal Officer with Dangerous Weapon
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Cedric E. Cundiff, age 67, of Massachusetts, appeared in federal court yesterday for an initial appearance on a charge of…
Continue ReadingMexican Mafia Associate Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Attack on Orange County Jail Inmate that Left Victim with Slashed Throat
An associate of the Mexican Mafia prison gang was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for participating in an attack on a…
Continue ReadingVirginia Sex Offender Sentenced to 22 Years for Subsequent Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
A Virginia man was sentenced today to 22 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material…
Continue ReadingMaryland Man Pleads Guilty to Lottery Fraud Scheme Charges
Baltimore, Maryland – A Landover Hills, Maryland, man pled guilty to fraud charges in federal court, in connection with a lottery fraud scheme. Wayne Henry,…
Continue ReadingMenasha Man Sentenced to 15 Years’ Imprisonment for Production of Child Pornography
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 30, 2026, Lawrence J. Chase (age: 22) of Menasha,…
Continue ReadingMechanicsburg Man Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rick Goodling, age 69, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, plead guilty before…
Continue ReadingDelafield Man Sentenced to 18 Months’ Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Pay Healthcare Kickbacks
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 30, 2026, United States District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller sentenced…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s first line of defense: The Southern District of Texas delivers record results in inaugural year of Operation Take Back America
A total of 13,964 cases have been filed in immigration and similar border security-related matters from Jan. 20 – Dec. 31, 2025 Source: U.S.…
Continue Reading“Incognito Market” Owner Sentenced To 30 Years For Operating One Of The World’s Largest Online Narcotics Marketplaces
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that RUI-SIANG LIN was sentenced to 30 years in prison for…
Continue ReadingJacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Entice a 13-Year-Old Child to Engage in Sexual Activity
Jacksonville, Florida – Tony Leroy Bartley, Jr. (37, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to using the internet to attempt to entice a 13-year-old child to…
Continue ReadingAlexandria sex offender sentenced to 22 years in prison for repeat child sexual abuse material offenses
Antonio Rudy Gonzalez, 41, of Alexandria, man was sentenced today to 22 years in prison for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM)…
Continue ReadingWestern District of Texas Exceeds 12,000 Immigration Cases in Administration’s First Year
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas prosecuted 11,542 border security cases and defended 652 civil immigration cases in 2025 Source:…
Continue ReadingBaltimore Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Armed Carjacking & Kidnapping
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson sentenced a Baltimore man to more than two decades in federal prison in connection with…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Ganjei announces record-breaking year for border security, cartel dismantling, and espionage disruption
The Southern District of Texas marked major milestones in the pursuit of justice and fulfilled its duties with substantial results in safeguarding the district…
Continue ReadingLeader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To More Than 33 Years For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine And Money Laundering
Tampa, Florida – Omar Pitter (45, San Diego) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge William F. Jung to 33 years and 4 months…
Continue ReadingManchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges CONCORD – Craig Pearson, 42, of Manchester, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to possession…
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