Federal Prison Updates
Policy changes, sentence-calculation guidance, First Step Act issues, and practical information for families and lawyers.
BOSTON – The former Director of Plymouth Public Schools’ Food Services program pleaded guilty was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for a long-running…
Continue ReadingBaltimore, Maryland – A Maryland man pled guilty to charges in federal court, today, after he unknowingly agreed to sell drugs and firearms to an…
Continue ReadingBENTON, Ill. – A district court judge sentenced an Olney man to 40 years in federal prison after he admitted to producing child pornography.George T.…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Yankton, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of…
Continue ReadingThe two men responsible for distributing fentanyl to an individual who later died will now spend decades in federal prison. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – LEVIN YULIEN ESCOTO-SOLIS (“ESCOTO-SOLIS”), age 38, a Honduran national, was indicted on October 2, 2026, for illegal reentry of a…
Continue ReadingA Pryor man who had a video on his phone with sexually explicit material of a minor was sentenced today to five years in…
Continue ReadingBOSTON – A Hatfield, Ark., man has been arrested and charged for allegedly threatening two Massachusetts members of the United States Congress. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingBOSTON – Three individuals have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Worcester County. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingMichael Sanders, 32, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty yesterday in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, on charges related to the…
Continue ReadingZohar Pinhasi, 50, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” a U.S. and Israeli national, was arraigned today in the Eastern District of…
Continue ReadingMARQUETTE, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey announced that a federal jury convicted Eric Scott May (39, Pellston,…
Continue ReadingBOSTON – A Brockton, Mass., man who recently worked as a caregiver for disabled adults in a group home, has been arrested and charged…
Continue ReadingBROOKLYN, NY — Earlier today, Zohar Pinhasi, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” was arraigned on wire fraud charges for allegedly defrauding clients…
Continue ReadingOng Thao, 37, of Lodi, was sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine,…
Continue ReadingA Billings man who was selling illicit drugs from his motel room was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison, followed…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man who admitted to selling methamphetamine and heroin was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Andrew P.…
Continue ReadingCourt-approved searches found child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and evidence that Michael Lynch had produced CSAM involving one underage girl. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingTahnya Hyung Shafer, 48, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis…
Continue ReadingBOSTON –Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to distribute fentanyl in Worcester County. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingAn Airman with the United States Air Force was sentenced today to 121 months’ imprisonment for receiving child pornography on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Source:…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas woman made her initial appearance in federal court yesterday for allegedly travelling with packages of methamphetamine found in her…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho man who was accused of unlawfully possessing stolen firearms was found guilty by a federal jury Tuesday. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingGainesville, Florida – Stephen Lamar Jones, 43, of Gainesville, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine,…
Continue ReadingFLORENCE, S.C. — Alando Gentles, 43, of Jamaica, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for wire fraud conspiracy involving a telemarketing lottery…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – MIGUEL SANTOS-MEZA (“SANTOS-MEZA”), age 50, a Honduran national, was indicted on October 2, 2026, for illegal reentry of a removed…
Continue ReadingA former Amtrak employee was sentenced today for his role in a health care fraud scheme targeting Amtrak’s health care plan and for conspiring…
Continue ReadingBENTON, Ill. – A district judge sentenced a Chinese national to 27 months in federal prison for acting as a courier in an investment…
Continue ReadingMUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Terrance Latrell Richardson, age 38, of Ada, Oklahoma,…
Continue ReadingCOVINGTON, Ky. – A Burlington, Ky., man, Landan Strong, 21, was sentenced on Wednesday to 54 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release…
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