Legal

Woman Arrested for Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding an Officer at the U.S./Canadian Border

Maddesyn Jones, 22, of Copenhagen, NY, has been charged by complaint with assaulting, resisting, or impeding an officer engaged in the performance of official duties. First Assistant United States Att...

2026-07-16

Illegal Alien Sentenced to Prison for Reentering the United States

2026-07-16

U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal Announce Results of Community Safety Sweep to Arrest Fugitives and Violent Offenders in Operation Repeat Offender Project

United States Attorney Ron Parsons, United States Marshal Dan Satterlee, and Sioux Falls Chief of Police Jon Thum, along with representatives of other law enforcement agencies, held a joint press conf...

2026-07-16

Redi-Bag USA and CEO Agree to Pay $7.3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Evaded Customs Duties

New York Packaging II LLC d/b/a Redi-Bag USA, a New York-based supplier of custom bags, liners, and packaging, along with the company’s CEO, Jeffrey Rabiea, have agreed to pay a total of $7.3 million ...

2026-07-16

Convictions through Guilty Pleas in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecutions (July 7 through July 11, 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...

2026-07-16

Former Postal Worker and Two Philadelphia Men Admit to Conspiring to Commit Bank Fraud; Mount Laurel Man and Woman Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in Same Conspiracy

U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced  that: (i) a former U.S. Postal Service employee admitted to stealing checks from the U.S. mail and selling them to others; (ii) a Philadelphia man admitted to ad...

2026-07-16

Petersburg methamphetamine dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison

Rayquan Tyrell Coleman, 30, of Petersburg, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

2026-07-16

Former Marine Charged with Threatening to Kill the President

Jacksonville, Florida – William L. Upham (35, Jacksonville) has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with threatening the President of the United States. If convicted, Upham faces a maximum...

2026-07-16

Former Census Bureau Program Manager Sentenced for Bribery and Procurement Fraud Conspiracy

Greenbelt, Maryland– A former supervisory official with the U.S. Census Bureau received a federal-prison term, today, for conspiring with a subcontractor to receive $790,000 in kickbacks.  U.S. Distri...

2026-07-16

Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

2026-07-16

Lake City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Convictions

2026-07-16

Fort Dodge Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

2026-07-16

Sterling man sentenced to five years in prison for trading in child sexual abuse material

John Joseph Chanel, 37, of Sterling, was sentenced to five years in prison for receipt of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

2026-07-16

Manson Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

2026-07-16

Florida Man Charged with Trafficking Thousands of Kilograms of Cocaine from Puerto Rico to John F. Kennedy Airport and Long Island

An indictment was unsealed yesterday in federal court in Central Islip charging Omar Morales-Negron, also known as “O,” with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, ...

2026-07-16

Roseville Man Indicted for Possessing Heroin and Cocaine for Distribution

A federal grand jury today returned a two-count indictment charging Julian Beall, 37, of Roseville, with possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine.

2026-07-16

Franklinton Woman Sentenced For Social Security Fraud

NEW ORLEANS– On July 16, 2026, U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier sentencedBARBARA AUGUSTIN (“AUGUSTIN”),age 59, of Franklinton, Louisiana, to three (3) years probation, ordered her to pay restitutio...

2026-07-16

Federal Court Terminates Consent Decree Regarding the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility After Successful Reforms

Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey terminated the consent decree covering the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility (Edna Mahan), marking the end of federal court oversight u...

2026-07-16

2022 Murder of Audora Williams Yields Guilty Verdict for Her Children’s Father

Wonell Jones, Jr., 38, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty today in D.C. Superior Court, on charges stemming from the death of 33-year-old Audora Williams in her apartment on July 19, 2022, announce...

2026-07-16

Cincinnati man sentenced to life in prison for ordering murder of family member, running drug conspiracy

CINCINNATI – A local man who ordered the murder of his own uncle during the summer of 2021 was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to life plus a mandatory consecutive 10 years in prison.

2026-07-16