Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls,…
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L.A. Fashion District Wholesaler and Executives Sentenced for Money Laundering and Avoiding Customs Duties and Taxes
A wholesale clothing importer located in the Fashion District of downtown Los Angeles and two of its executives have been sentenced for avoiding the…
Continue ReadingFruitland Man Charged with Second-Degree Murder
Timothy Begay has been indicted on federal charges in connection with the murder of a woman. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingLong-Term International Investigation into Conspiracy to Steal American-Funded Aid Concludes with 2 Indicted, 1 Convicted
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A long-term investigation concluded today with the unsealing of an indictment in the District of South Carolina charging two foreign nationals with…
Continue ReadingFormer Area Soccer Coach Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls,…
Continue ReadingMuskogee Resident Pleads Guilty To Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Tommy Lynn Byrd, Jr., age 37, of Muskogee,…
Continue ReadingJacksonville Child Sex Offender Sentenced To 10 Years For Accessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials Using The Internet
Jacksonville, Florida – Chief United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Sean-Michael Smith (36, Jacksonville) to 10 years in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingPENSACOLA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO BANK FRAUD
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Shawn Steele, 52, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of bank fraud. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingCalhoun drug dealer who bit a federal agent sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison
ROME, Ga. – DeWayne Allen McGill, a convicted felon and methamphetamine dealer who bit two law enforcement officers and unlawfully possessed a firearm, has…
Continue ReadingFelon Sentenced to 36-Months in Daylight Shooting with an Illegal Pistol
Dewayne Keith Miles, 29, a convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 36-months in prison…
Continue ReadingFive San Fernando Valley Street Gang Affiliates Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Local Crime Boss
Five members and associates of the San Fernando Valley-based Vanowen Street Locos and Elmwood Rifa 13 gangs were arrested today on federal criminal complaints…
Continue ReadingInmate Convicted of Possessing Shanks While in Federal Prison
Today, a federal jury in Memphis convicted Mervin Anderson, 40, of Memphis, Tennessee, of one count of possession of contraband in prison, including two…
Continue ReadingFederal grand jury indicts Niagara Falls man on drug and gun charges
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Charles Barker, 70, of Niagara Falls, NY, with…
Continue ReadingNevada Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Child Sex Trafficking
RENO – A Winnemucca man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Miranda M. Du to 10 years in prison followed by 10…
Continue ReadingVeazie Man Pleads Guilty to Enticing Minors and Possessing Child Pornography
Austin Cocchiaro, 24, offered to pay minors for images using an online payment application. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingThree Guatemalan Citizens Charged with Conspiracy to Sell Phony United States Identification Cards
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey today announced that Norma Yanari Ayala (34), Rigoberto Vasquez-Vasquez (42),…
Continue ReadingFederal Detainee Sentenced for Possessing and Distributing Contraband Inside the Wyatt Detention Center
PROVIDENCE – A Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center detainee who admitted to participating in a conspiracy with several other individuals, including a now former…
Continue ReadingIndividual Associated with the 5-9 Brims Gang Charged in Connection with August 17, 2025 Mass Shooting in Crown Heights
A complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Elijah Roy, also known as “Eli Spice” and “Swervo,” with crimes related to…
Continue ReadingISIS Supporter Pleads Guilty to Material Support of Terrorism
MINNEAPOLIS – Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, pleaded guilty today to one count of Attempting to Provide Material Support and Resources to a Designated Foreign…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Threatening Federal Judge in Northern District of Texas
A California woman was sentenced today to the statutory maximum sentence after pleading guilty to transmitting an interstate threat to a United States District…
Continue ReadingMother of the man who killed Sheridan Police Sergeant Nevada Krinkee is sentenced
Eileen Marie Hurley, 71, of Sheridan, Wyoming, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison with one year of supervised release…
Continue ReadingTwo Men Sentenced for Their Roles in Fentanyl Overdose Death of 17-Year-Old
Two men who distributed fentanyl that caused the death of a seventeen-year-old boy were sentenced to federal prison on September 29, 2025. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingDetroit Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing and Attempting to Rob Banks and Credit Unions
DETROIT – Dorian Trevor Sykes, 42, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to four counts of bank and credit union robbery and an attempted…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney's Office Files Petition to Enforce Administrative Subpoenas to Locate Violent Criminals
Today the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon and the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed a petition to…
Continue ReadingIllegal alien charged for throwing Texas law enforcement officer into fence during immigration arrest
A 36-year-old Mexican national who illegally resided in Houston has been charged for assaulting an officer which resulted in deep head wounds Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingDefendant Pleads Guilty to Felony Intimidation of a Federal Officer and Resisting Arrest
Defendant Julie Winters, 47, of Portland, pleaded guilty yesterday to Felony Intimidation of a Federal Officer and Resisting Arrest. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue Reading14 Members of a Transnational Criminal Organization known as La V Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crimes—Two Remain Fugitives
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment on September 25, 2025, charging 14 members of a transnational criminal…
Continue ReadingMan Unlawfully Living in Oregon Charged with Assaulting FBI Agents and Distributing Controlled Substances
A man made his first appearance in federal court today after assaulting two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents following his arrest on federal…
Continue ReadingNicholas Roske Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Attempted Murder of Supreme Court Justice in Maryland
Nicholas John Roske, 29, of Simi Valley, California, was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison to be followed by a lifetime of…
Continue ReadingUndocumented Immigrant Sentenced to More than a Year in Prison for Unlawfully Re-Entering United States After Deportation
LUIS CHAVEZ, who has multiple criminal convictions, illegally re-entered the U.S. after being deported in 2015. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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