Legal

South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking

BOSTON – A South Carolina man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court Boston to a sex trafficking conspiracy that victimized two minors and one adult. The adult victim was trafficked throughout Mass...

2026-08-18

Georgia Businessman Charged with $24 Million Bank Fraud

Thomas Mwangi, the former owner of a Cartersville, Georgia manufacturing business, was arraigned last week on federal bank and wire fraud charges after allegedly defrauding First Financial Bank (“Firs...

2026-08-18

Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Clean Air Act Reports

Press Release Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Clean Air Act Reports Tuesday, August 18, 2026 For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs The owner of a company that produces charcoal plead...

2026-08-18

Home Healthcare Company and its Owner Pay $1.2M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Loans

2026-08-18

Columbus registered sex offender sentenced to 22 years in prison for child pornography crimes

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ryan C. Driscoll, 42, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 264 months in prison for distributing and receiving child pornography.

2026-08-18

Colebrook Man Sentenced to Nearly Seven Years in Prison for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Organization

2026-08-18

Vestal Company and Owner to Pay $130,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

ALBANY, NEW YORK – M Squared Staffing LLC, the former operator of the Vestal Coal House in Vestal, New York, and its owner, Mark Mushalla, will pay $130,000 to resolve allegations that they violated t...

2026-08-18

Maryland Man Arrested for Illicit Sexual Conduct with 12-Year-Old Delaware Resident

2026-08-18

Wilmington Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Possession of Two Firearms as a Felon

2026-08-18

West Monroe Man Convicted on Multiple Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

2026-08-18

Justice Department to Conduct Election Monitoring in Florida and Wyoming Primary Elections

Today, the Civil Rights Division is monitoring polling sites in Florida and Wyoming for the states’ primary elections to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law.

2026-08-18

17 Iranians Charged with Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign on Behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Other Iranian Entities

Press Release 17 Iranians Charged with Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign on Behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Other Iranian Entities Tuesday, August 18, 2026 For Immediate Rele...

2026-08-18

Robbery Spree Defendant Sentenced to 180 Months for Series of BB Gun Holdups Targeting Service Workers

Mark Thomas Moore, 35, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 180 months in prison in connection with a string of armed robberies that targeted service workers at b...

2026-08-18

Evansville Felon Linked to Fatal Highway 41 Crash Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing 41 Firearms

2026-08-18

Two Massachusetts Men Indicted for Armed Bank Robberies

BOSTON – Two Massachusetts men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with two armed bank robberies that occurred on April 28, 2026.

2026-08-18

Massachusetts Resident Sentenced in Attempt to Assassinate Cabinet Member Nominee at the U.S. Capitol

Ryan Michael English, 24, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 73 months in prison in connection with an attempt to assassinate then-cabinet member nominee ...

2026-08-18

Ute Mountain Ute “Medicine Man” Sentenced To Life In Prison After Multiple Sex Assault Convictions

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Lyndreth Hemp Wall, 60, a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, was sentenced to life in prison after being con...

2026-08-18

Lakeville Man is 23rd Defendant to be Sentenced in Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme

2026-08-18

Kanawha County Woman Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay Restitution for Wire Fraud

2026-08-18

Honduran National Sentenced to Two Years for Immigration Crimes

Tampa, Florida – Yelson Zachary Matamoros Quinonez (32, Honduras) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara to two years in federal prison for illegal reentry by a deported alien. M...

2026-08-18