Federal Prison Updates
Policy changes, sentence-calculation guidance, First Step Act issues, and practical information for families and lawyers.
Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, charging Michael Brown, also known as “Mack Bills,” with sex trafficking by force,…
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Anthony James Kazmierczak, 56, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for assaulting United…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Michael J. Hale, 65, of Lockport, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to…
Continue ReadingToday, the Justice Department announced charges against 16 individuals in connection with illegal voting, illegal voter registration, and related election-fraud schemes across the country.…
Continue ReadingPHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Sep. 12 through Sep. 18, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of…
Continue ReadingSeattle – A 40-year-old member of the Tulalip Tribes was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 17 years in prison for…
Continue ReadingMADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Julieta Engelstad, 53, a citizen of Colombia…
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington, Ky., man, Martaveus Lee Bell Jr., 32, was sentenced on Friday to 240 months in prison by U.S. District Judge…
Continue ReadingThe Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, has awarded a combined $20,036,461 to the Louisiana Commission on Law…
Continue ReadingGainesville, Florida – DeShawn Russ, 36, of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.…
Continue ReadingWHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – An Ohio man will spend the next 10 years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine in Wetzel County, announced United States…
Continue ReadingTwo men pleaded guilty this week to offenses stemming from their participation in an embezzlement conspiracy involving Success Village Apartments, Inc., located in Bridgeport…
Continue ReadingA Riverside County man was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison for sex trafficking two minors throughout Los Angeles County, including on…
Continue ReadingCONCORD – Anthony DiMascio, age 35, of Litchfield, New Hampshire was indicted this week by a federal grand jury for one count of Receipt…
Continue ReadingBOSTON – A Pittsfield pharmacist pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to diverting Adderall and Dextroamp-amphetamin (generic Adderall) from a national pharmacy…
Continue ReadingBOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a drug manufacturing ring. Over two kilograms…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that on Sept. 16, a federal grand jury indicted Michael Raymond Roell,…
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury in Charlotte has returned a criminal indictment charging Sha Bahadur Ghaley, 42, a naturalized citizen from Bhutan, with…
Continue ReadingA 33-year-old Brownsville man has been ordered to federal prison for possession of child pornography Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingCONCORD – Jaythien Guillermo, age 25, of Rochester, New Hampshire was indicted this week by a federal grand jury for one count of Production…
Continue ReadingJames L. Kenney, 45, of West Sacramento, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin.…
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 132 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for…
Continue Reading“Today marks the next major phase in our pursuit of accountability for the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse,” said U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding…
Continue ReadingCarrie Wallace, 48, of Fort Bragg, California, was sentenced today to one year in prison for tampering with a consumer product and mail theft…
Continue ReadingCrown Medical Solutions LLC (Crown) and its owners, Michelle and Philanzo King, have agreed to pay $825,000 to resolve allegations that Crown and its…
Continue ReadingCONCORD – Following a 4-day trial, a federal jury found Dominican national Andri Pimental Arias, 23, guilty last Friday for conspiring to distribute and…
Continue ReadingAn Orange County woman who is the former girlfriend of a cryptocurrency fraudster who called himself “The Godfather” was sentenced today to 18 months…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty in federal court today to coercion and enticement of a minor. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that a man who fired multiple rounds from an AR‑style rifle off…
Continue ReadingCONCORD – A federal Grand Jury returned a superseding indictment charging six individuals in an interstate drug conspiracy that spanned nearly two years and culminated…
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