Federal Prison Updates
Policy changes, sentence-calculation guidance, First Step Act issues, and practical information for families and lawyers.
Greenbelt, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced, today, that authorities arrested a Hyattsville man in connection with a fraud scheme that targeted senior citizens. Roy…
Continue ReadingBOSTON – A Lynn man has been arrested and charged for allegedly transporting a minor to engage in prostitution. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingCONCORD – Vermont resident David Courtemarche, 45, was sentenced today in federal court for violating his sex offender registration requirements, specifically knowingly failing to…
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Daniel Christian Pettit, 48, of Portage Township, Minnesota, was indicted by a grand jury…
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Sean Stark, age 38, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was charged…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 97 months in prison to…
Continue ReadingMemphis, TN – A federal grand jury in Memphis has returned indictments in two separate interstate cargo theft investigations resulting in nearly $600,000 in losses to…
Continue ReadingChristopher William Edward Abplanalp, 38, of Roseville, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A federal grand jury in Knoxville returned a two-count indictment on September 16, 2026, against David Kerr, 68, of Knoxville, for…
Continue ReadingA Monmouth County man was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after being convicted of defrauding the Social Security Administration. Source:…
Continue ReadingTomás Niembro Concha, 64, a Spanish and Venezuelan national, the former chief executive officer of Nodus International Bank (Nodus Bank), a Puerto Rican international…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio – Six central Ohio men are now convicted in a case involving the trafficking of at least 17 firearms. Source: U.S. Department…
Continue ReadingToday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced significant outcomes from her multi-agency summer crackdowns aimed at reducing violent crime and dismantling narcotics trafficking networks…
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, United States Attorney Thomas Govan announced that a former police officer has been convicted for using his position to violate…
Continue ReadingA federal jury in New Haven found RYAN FIELDS, 52, of Port Neches, Texas, guilty of federal offenses related to illegally selling misbranded and…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced today that ENIN GOMEZ RAMOS (“RAMOS”), age 19, of Metairie, was charged on September 17,…
Continue ReadingFive Fresno residents have pleaded guilty to participating in a year-long bank fraud scheme that sought to defraud banks out of $1 million. Source:…
Continue ReadingJavier Aguilar, 52, a Mexican national living in Houston, Texas, and a former oil trader, was sentenced in Brooklyn, New York, to four years…
Continue ReadingGainesville, Florida – Eddie Jerome Scott, 39, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distribution of 5 grams or more…
Continue ReadingDETROIT – United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced today that Lifeview Group, Inc., together with its corporate predecessors and affiliates (Lifeview), agreed to a settlement…
Continue ReadingMemphis, TN – Kokou Sanoumegah, 29, of Memphis, has pled guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and illegal possession of a…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced today that WILHELM MOLINA FLORES (“FLORES”), age 20, of Terrytown, was charged on September 17,…
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. – David Kapone Williams, 36, of Tucson, was sentenced on Sep. 16, by United States District Judge James A. Soto to 335…
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington man, Kevin Sanders, 48, was sentenced on Friday to 330 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for several…
Continue ReadingGainesville, Florida – Quardarell Henry Robinson, 38, of Gainesville, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and marijuana and possession of a…
Continue ReadingA 30-year-old man with a history of drug trafficking offenses has been sentenced to prison after he was once again found in violation of…
Continue ReadingSeattle – A 29-year-old registered sex offender who had been living in Snohomish County, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to…
Continue ReadingMemphis, TN – Gregory Luss, 44, has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to being in possession of goods stolen from an interstate…
Continue ReadingBrad Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 18, 2026, Joseph James Nantomah (aka “The…
Continue ReadingDavid Paul Williams, 46, pleaded guilty to defrauding several Newport, Oregon, property owners, announced U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford for the District of Oregon.…
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