McAlester Resident Pleads Guilty To Assault By Strangling
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Kenneth Glenn McCarroll, age 46, of McAlester, Oklahoma,…
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Former Medical Doctor Convicted of Naturalization Fraud
A federal jury has convicted a former medical doctor with naturalization fraud for providing false answers on a U.S. citizenship application and during an…
Continue ReadingBrookfield Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Money Laundering Conspiracy
Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 6, 2026, United States District Judge Brett…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Men Admit to Selling Fentanyl, Meth in Ohio Valley
Two South Carolina men have admitted to trafficking large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in Ohio County, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced…
Continue ReadingNigerian national sentenced for role in email scam
A 35-year-old Houston resident will serve federal prison time for illegally transmitting proceeds from an email scam Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingMinnesota Woman Convicted in $3.6M Scheme to Defraud Medicaid Housing Services Program
A federal jury in St. Paul convicted a Minnesota woman yesterday for executing a scheme to steal $3.6 million from the now-defunct Minnesota Medicaid…
Continue ReadingILLEGAL ALIEN PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 361 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE
Edenilson Alexander Castaneda-Del Valle, age 19, of El Salvador, who is present in the United States without authorization, pleaded guilty before United States District…
Continue ReadingSpring Hill Men Indicted For 2018 Murder in Hernando County
Tampa, Florida – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Arthur Williams (34), a/k/a “Snow,” a/k/a “Art,” and Timothy Colon (42), both…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Reentry
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Guadalupe Mancera-Cabello, a/k/a Guadalupe Mancera Cabello, a/k/a Guadalupe…
Continue ReadingFort Walton Beach Woman Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking
Pensacola, Florida – Kawana D. Gamble, 46, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess…
Continue ReadingCharlotte Man Sentenced to Prison for Transporting Child Sexual Abuse Material Including Videos and Images of Infant Torture
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Anthony Eliu Acevedo, 27, of Charlotte, was sentenced yesterday to 8 ½ years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised…
Continue ReadingIllegal alien from El Salvador sentenced to prison after three previous deportations
Salvadoran national Marvin Alberto Escobar, 44, was sentenced today to three years in prison for illegally reentering the United States after a felony conviction…
Continue ReadingOrleans Resident Charged with Violating the Federal Firearm and Controlled Substances Acts
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – GIE PRESTON (“PRESTON”), age 51, a resident of Orleans, was charged in a three-count indictment on October 2, 2026, for violations of the…
Continue ReadingSioux Falls Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, SD woman convicted of Distribution of a…
Continue ReadingStatement of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division on the Closing of Its Investigation of Arrive AS’s Proposed Acquisition of Passport Labs Inc.
The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following statement today in connection with the closing of the Antitrust Division’s investigation into Arrive AS’s (Arrive)…
Continue ReadingMoroccan Stowaway Indicted
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – EL MAHDI KOUTABI ("KOUTABI"), age 34, a citizen of Morocco, was indicted on October 2, 2026, for being a stowaway on…
Continue ReadingJury finds repeat offender guilty of illegally possessing firearm
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal jury has convicted Davonta T. Flood, 30, of Columbus, of illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Flood…
Continue ReadingArmed Foley Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison in Homeland Security Task Force Case
MOBILE, AL – A Foley man was sentenced to 180 months in prison for participating in a methamphetamine-trafficking conspiracy and possessing firearms in furtherance…
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Illegal alien from El Salvador sentenced to prison after three previous deporta…
DOJ case update: Illegal alien from El Salvador sentenced to prison after three previous deportations. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP,…
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COLVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO 82 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING…
DOJ case update: COLVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO 82 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING AT THE SPOKANE TRIBE CASINO. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation,…
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Brookfield Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Money Laundering Conspiracy
DOJ case update: Brookfield Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Money Laundering Conspiracy. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution,…
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Federal Jury Convicts El Paso Man for Fentanyl Trafficking
DOJ case update: Federal Jury Convicts El Paso Man for Fentanyl Trafficking. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution, home…
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PROLIFIC NORTENOGANG MEMBER AND DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN FEDERA…
DOJ case update: PROLIFIC NORTENOGANG MEMBER AND DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits,…
Continue ReadingSex Offender Convicted of Sexually Exploiting a Child
On September 16, 2026, a jury convicted Terry Mead, Jr., age 51, of Watervliet, New York of sexual exploitation of a child while under…
Continue ReadingCanadian Citizen Sentenced for Transportation of Child Pornography
Shneur Gurkow, age 25, of Montreal, Canada, was sentenced September 15, 2026, to six and a half years in federal prison for transportation of…
Continue ReadingDistrict Man Sentenced to 20-Year Prison Term for Killing Man in Southeast
Kenneth Coleman, 37, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for the murder of 24-year-old Jireh Martinez in November 2023,…
Continue ReadingDistrict of Arizona Charges 374 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week
PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Sep. 26 through Oct. 2, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of…
Continue ReadingBillings man sentenced to 3 years in prison for unlawfully possessing a handgun
A Billings man who was found in his parked car unlawfully carrying a firearm was sentenced Wednesday to three years and one month in…
Continue ReadingOneida County Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
Win Naing, age 21, of Utica, New York, was sentenced September 15, 2026, to 4 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.First Assistant…
Continue ReadingWarren County Fraudster Sentenced to 10 Years’ Imprisonment
On August 31, 2026, Michael Conner, age 58, formerly of Lake George, New York, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino to…
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