Legal

Federal grand jury indicts Columbus man for murder of Indiana teen

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal grand jury today returned charges against Tyler Nike Thomas, 39, of Columbus, for crimes related to the disappearance and death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee. Thomas allegedl...

2026-09-23

Mexican National Convicted in Del Rio for Alien Smuggling

A federal jury in Del Rio convicted a Lawful Permanent Resident from Mexico for two counts related to her attempt to smuggle two illegal aliens further into the United States from Eagle Pass to San An...

2026-09-23

Former Bank Executive Pleads Guilty To Sexual Exploitation Of Children

2026-09-23

14 Individuals Charged in Joint Federal and State Investigation of Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization

DES MOINES, Iowa – Fourteen individuals are facing federal criminal charges as a part of a joint federal and state investigation of a methamphetamine trafficking organization. Eleven of these defendan...

2026-09-23

Three Indicted for Shooting of Dog and Extortion Scheme

Antwon Sockwell, 36, a resident of Washington, D.C., Keith Packer, 35, a resident of Suitland, Maryland, and Tierra Love, 38, a resident of Suitland, Maryland, were charged in a five-count indictment ...

2026-09-23

St. Louis Man Admits Trying to Buy Mail for $20,000

Ty-Hunter Collins admitted approaching a postal carrier and asking if she would sell the mail in her truck and her postal route to him for $20,000.

2026-09-23

USPS employee pleads guilty to stealing gift cards from mail

A U.S. Postal employee pleaded guilty to stealing mail addressed to postal customers.

2026-09-23

Dallas real estate investor sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for investment fraud scheme

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that the president of a Dallas-based real estate investment firm was sentenced today to more than 15 years in federal ...

2026-09-23

Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Intending to Distribute Meth

A Portland, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for possession with intent to distribute more than 500g of methamphetamine.

2026-09-23

Illegal alien from El Salvador sentenced to 18 years in prison for federal immigration and child sexual exploitation charges

Salvadoran national Mario Alexander Bonilla Canales, 50, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for federal immigration and child sexual exploitation charges.

2026-09-23

Illegal Alien from Mexico Pleads Guilty to Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy

An illegal alien from Mexico pleaded guilty in a federal court in Atlanta to four charges including conspiracy to commit firearms trafficking

2026-09-23

Tampa Man Arrested for Attempted Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity

Ocala, Florida – Juan Miguel Angel (33, Tampa) has been charged by indictment with one count of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and four counts of attempted transfer of ob...

2026-09-23

Convictions through Guilty Pleas and Sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecutions (September 14 through September 18, 2026)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico, Héctor Ramírez-Carbó, Acting United States Attorney, in conjunction with our partner agencies in the Homela...

2026-09-23

Brothers Convicted for Conspiracy to Distribute 49 Kilograms of Cocaine

Two brothers were convicted for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute 49 kilograms of cocaine.

2026-09-23

Former Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $1 Million From Clients

2026-09-23

Gardner Man Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Oxycodone

BOSTON – A Gardner man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to tampering with opioids intended to be dispensed to patients in hospice and memory care in a healthcare facility in Fitchbur...

2026-09-23

Okmulgee Resident Sentenced To Over 80 Years In Prison For Federal Drug And Gun Crimes

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA –The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jason Dale Cole, age 47, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was sentenced in federal district court to 9...

2026-09-23

Illegal Alien Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Lynn, Mass. was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

2026-09-23

Gregg County tax preparers guilty of federal violations related to falsified tax returns

A Longview man and woman have pleaded guilty to federal violations related to falsified tax returns in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

2026-09-23

Mexican Illegal Alien Serial Child Rapist Sentenced for Immigration Fraud

2026-09-23