FBI Arrests Smyth County Doctor on Child Exploitation Charges
ABINGDON, Va. – A 68-year-old doctor, who worked at Smyth County Community Hospital and allegedly had a sexual relationship with an underage female coworker…
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Jamaican National Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Illegally Reentering U.S.
DWAYNE CLAUD SINGH, 39, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in…
Continue ReadingHomeland Security Task Force Arrests 2 and Seizes Over 550 Kilos of Meth in San Antonio
Gerardo Pineda-Gallegos and Jose Lopez-Ruiz were arrested during a DEA-led seizure of more than 550 kgs of methamphetamine in San Antonio Source: U.S. Department…
Continue ReadingBOP Design and Construction Procedures Update 2025: The Infrastructure Side of Prison Policy
BOP Design and Construction Procedures Update 2025: The Infrastructure Side of Prison Policy — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for r…
Continue ReadingBOP Facilities Operations Manual 2017: The Operational Backbone of an Institution
BOP Facilities Operations Manual 2017: The Operational Backbone of an Institution — Prison Law Firm explains what this BOP update may mean for release, cus…
Continue ReadingMissouri Man Admits Sexual Abuse of Teen
William R. Murphy pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography and one count of coercion and enticement of a minor. Source:…
Continue ReadingSuburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison for Conspiring to Straw Purchase Firearms
DERWIN VAZQUEZ, JR. conspired with his sister to make false statements to firearms dealers. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingMagoffin County Man and Former Teacher Sentenced for Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor
ASHLAND, Ky. – A Salyersville, Ky., man, Jordan Cobb, 32, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning to 132 months in prison, for…
Continue ReadingFormer Google Engineer Found Guilty of Economic Espionage and Theft of Confidential AI Technology
A federal jury in San Francisco convicted former Google software engineer Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, on seven counts of economic…
Continue ReadingHomeland Security Task Force Investigation Takes Down Drug and Gun Trafficking Ring; Six Arrested
An FBI and HSTF New Haven investigation has resulted in arrests of six men on federal charges related to their alleged involvement in a…
Continue ReadingIndian national convicted at trial for sexual assault during an airline flight
A federal jury convicted Indian national Varun Arora, 38, on charges of abusive sexual contact and assault onboard a flight. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingFormer TD Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes, Laundering $5.5 Million to Colombia
A former Florida-based employee of TD Bank, N.A., Leonardo Ayala (“Ayala”), pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes in return for facilitating a money laundering…
Continue ReadingLouisiana Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Killing Lafayette Parish Woman in Armed Carjacking
LAFAYETTE – On January 27, 2026, Brandon Jermaine Francisco, 39, of Mansura, Louisiana was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to committing…
Continue ReadingLong Beach Man Found Guilty of Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine that Caused Fatal Overdoses of Engaged Couple in Orange County
A Long Beach man was found guilty by a jury today of distributing fentanyl-laced cocaine that resulted in the overdose deaths on the same…
Continue ReadingManderson Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography and Assault
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Manderson, South Dakota, man convicted of Receipt…
Continue ReadingSan Antonio Woman Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison and Over $955K Money Judgment for Role in Deadly Alien Smuggling Operation
Erica Aracely Carmona was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a money judgment of $955,350 for conspiracy to transport…
Continue ReadingNew Bedford Couple Charged with Defrauding Clients of Over $750,000 in Connection with their Insurance Business
BOSTON – A married couple was charged today for their alleged involvement in a scheme to defraud individuals seeking insurance coverage through the couple’s…
Continue ReadingWebster Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Crystal Methamphetamine
BOSTON – A Webster man pleaded guilty on Jan. 23, 2026 in federal court in Worcester in connection with his role in distributing crystal…
Continue ReadingDistrict Man Sentenced to 26 Years for the 2020 Daytime Murder in The Benco Shopping Center in Southeast
Antoine Turner, 32, of Washington, DC, was sentenced today to 312 months (26 years) in prison for the November 29, 2020, murder of Demeitri…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney's Office Recognizes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
LAS VEGAS – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada observes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and joins the Departments of…
Continue ReadingSDTX charges another 307 people with criminal actions this week in support of Operation Take Back America
The first month of the new year has come to a close with another 299 filed cases related to immigration and border security Source:…
Continue ReadingUndocumented Mexican National Indicted in the District of Utah for Alleged Drug Crimes
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – An indictment was unsealed today after an alleged drug trafficker, living in the United States illegally on an expired…
Continue ReadingCanadian National Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Over 100 Children Online
A Canadian national pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after admitting he sexually exploited over 100 children…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Man Indicted for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearm
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – KYLE ARMSTRONG, age 23, of New Orleans, was indicted on January 29, 2026, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of…
Continue ReadingFort Dodge Man to Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy
Aaron StandsAndLooksBack, a/k/a Aaron Woodman, 42, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, was sentenced on January 29, 2026, to 300 months’ imprisonment. StandsAndLooksBack pled guilty June…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Multi-State Identity Theft and Bank Fraud Ring Charges
TUCSON, Ariz. – Muhammed Drammeh, 30, of Huntington Beach, California, was sentenced on Jan. 27, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Angela M. Martinez to…
Continue ReadingJustice Department Requires Reddy Ice to Divest Assets to Proceed with Proposed Acquisition of Arctic Glacier
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced today that it will require Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LP (owner of Reddy Ice) and Chill Parent Holdco…
Continue ReadingDistrict Court Judges Appoint Zachary Keller as U.S. Attorney
LAFAYETTE– On January 27, 2026, Zachary A. Keller was re-sworn as the United States Attorney of the Western District of Louisiana (WDLA) by Chief…
Continue ReadingPortland Resident Pleads Guilty to Damaging Federal Property
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland resident pleaded guilty yesterday to depredation of government property after damaging cameras affixed to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building…
Continue ReadingWestern District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office Adds Nearly 200 More Immigration Cases This Week
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 192 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Jan. 23 to Jan. 29 Source: U.S.…
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