Federal Prison Updates
Policy changes, sentence-calculation guidance, First Step Act issues, and practical information for families and lawyers.
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Jose Perez, 42, of Celoron, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent…
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department announced the apprehension of Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre also known as “Prometheus” and “The Engineer,” 50, of Venezuela. Anibal Alexander Canelon…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOSHUA PAUL FALGOUT (“FALGOUT”),age 32, of Houma, Louisiana, was charged on September 25, 2026 in a recently unsealed indictment with Receipt…
Continue ReadingJeffrey Scott Hamm, Jr., age 33, of Binghamton, New York, pleaded guilty Wednesday, September 16, 2026, to transmitting threats to injure another in interstate…
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Anthony Bell, 20, of Norristown, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty before United States District…
Continue ReadingGregory Magin, age 46, of Glenville, New York, was sentenced on August 4, 2026 to 240 months for distribution and possession of child pornography.First…
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington man, Victorian Valdimar Hardaway, 36, was sentenced to over 21 years in prison on Friday, October 2, 2026, by U.S.…
Continue ReadingCONCORD – Nashua resident Alexander Diandro Cruz, 19, charged by criminal complaint for possession of a machine gun, was arrested yesterday and appeared in federal court…
Continue ReadingA Kansas City, Missouri man was sentenced to 32 months in prison for crimes related to his intentional damage to computer networks and extortion…
Continue ReadingMOBILE, AL – A Citronelle man was sentenced to 12 months in prison for illegally possessing a machinegun. According to court documents, on February…
Continue ReadingA now-imprisoned fraudster was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for hiring several now-convicted off-duty former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD)…
Continue ReadingBaltimore, Maryland – A Maryland man pled guilty in federal court, today, to child sex abuse crimes. Gleybar Josue Ramirez-Clemente, 21, of Frederick, pled guilty…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a…
Continue ReadingDENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Darwin Veliz-Gonzalez, Jefferson Balza-Delfin, and Yender Enrique Campos-Malave, all of…
Continue ReadingA Kansas woman was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay $316,570 in restitution for defrauding the Social Security Administration (SSA)…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession…
Continue ReadingA federal jury in Austin convicted, Bhavesh Kumar Thakkar, an Indian national for two counts related to wire fraud and money laundering Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – A recently unsealed superseding indictment charged three men, HECTOR MARQUEZ MARQUEZ (“MARQUEZ”), age 22, a resident of the Republic of Mexico,…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Mexican man convicted of Illegal Reentry after Deportation. …
Continue ReadingToday, the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group issued a report detailing how Biden Administration officials at the Department of Justice explored avenues to prosecute…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana is proud to join the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office on Violence…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of…
Continue ReadingA federal jury convicted Larry Darnell Dove Jr., 40, of Newport News, on charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted…
Continue ReadingBaltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore man pled guilty in federal court, today, to drug and firearms charges stemming from an incident involving a police…
Continue ReadingMelvin Green, 27, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 60 months in prison in connection with his…
Continue ReadingThe federal investigation was part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF). Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingOKLAHOMA CITY – As October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, United States Attorney Robert J. Troester highlights the successful partnerships and impact of Operation…
Continue ReadingA previously convicted felon found in possession of a firearm faces years in prison after sentencing in federal court. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingToday, the Justice Department announced charges involving 16 aliens in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes across the country.…
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