Legal

Aunt and U.S. Airman Nephew Arrested in Immigration Fraud Scheme

Myra Paule Schulenburg, 46, was charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy to commit immigration fraud. Her nephew, John Paule Rivera, 30, was charged with conspiracy to commit immigration fraud,...

2026-08-31

Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine and Returning to the United States After Being Removed

2026-08-31

Two Colombian Nationals Charged in Nationwide Jewelry Theft Ring Extradited to the U.S.

Two Colombian nationals have been extradited to the United States to face charges related to their alleged involvement in an organized jewelry theft ring that targeted mall-based stores and kiosks acr...

2026-08-31

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Gun Crimes

2026-08-31

Lancaster Man Who Defrauded Investors Out of More Than $750,000 Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison

2026-08-31

Bellingham, Washington woman gets ten-month prison term for scheme to kidnap her son

Seattle – A 32-year-old Bellingham woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten months in prison for making a false statement in an application for a passport as part of her sche...

2026-08-31

DC Man Convicted of Third Federal Drug-Trafficking Crime

Baltimore, Maryland– A federal jury convicted a Washington, DC, man of multiple drug-trafficking and firearm crimes. The jury found Ronthany Ward, 60, guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine; posse...

2026-08-31

Cabell County Man Pleads Guilty to Wiretapping after Recording Teen Exchange Student with Hidden Cameras

2026-08-31

Federal Jury Convicts Dothan Man of Meth Distribution and Illegal Firearm Possession

2026-08-31

New York Judge Blocks State of New York’s Unconstitutional Climate Superfund Act

Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York ruled that the State of New York may not impose strict liability on energy companies for their alleged contributions to global gree...

2026-08-31

Capitol Hill Armed Robber Gets 16.5 Years in Prison

Dereon Butler, 19, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 16.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to his participation in an armed robbery spree that occurred in December 2024, announced U.S. Attorn...

2026-08-31

Area Political Consultant Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes

2026-08-31

Uintah County Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years’ Imprisonment After Supplying Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A Uintah County man was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after distributing fentanyl that caused the death of another individual.

2026-08-31

Burlington, Vermont Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

2026-08-31

Ohio State University Agrees to $2.1M Settlement to Resolve Allegations that it Failed to Disclose Employees’ Ties to the People’s Republic of China in Applications for Federal Research Funding

Ohio State University (OSU), a public university in Columbus, Ohio, hasagreedto pay a total of $2,100,000 to resolve civil allegations that it failed to disclose OSU employees’ affiliations with and s...

2026-08-31

U.S. Attorneys and Department of Justice Join Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security and White House Fraud Task Force to Launch Historic Interagency Effort to Crack Down on Fraud in Trucking Industry

Eight U.S. Attorneys and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today joined Secretary Sean P. Duffy of the Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Secretary Markwayne Mullin of the Department of Homeland S...

2026-08-31

Illegal Alien Indicted in Marriage-Related Immigration Fraud

2026-08-31

Justice Department Secures Denaturalization of Convicted Rapist from India

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered judgment revoking the naturalization of convicted rapist Gurmeet Singh.

2026-08-31

Life Sentence for Wilmington Kidnapper and Murderer Affirmed on Appeal

On August 27, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit summarily affirmed the conviction and life sentence of Kimon Burton-Roberson, 32, of Wilmington, for a brutal, gang-related kidnappi...

2026-08-31

Convicted Felon Fraud Promoter Sentenced to Federal Prison for Scheme Involving $6.5 Million in Stolen Checks

Shamarri Tache Brooks, a multi-convicted felon and rapper, was sentenced to federal prison for a fraud scheme involving thousands of checks stolen from the mail.

2026-08-31