Legal

Justice Department Expands Tribal Access Program to Improve the Exchange of Critical Data with Federally Recognized Tribes

The Justice Department has selected seven additional federally recognized Tribes to participate in the continued expansion of theTribal Access Program for National Crime Information(TAP), a program th...

2026-09-18

September term of the Federal Grand Jury returns indictments for kidnapping, firearms, drugs, and immigration charges

Multiple defendants have been indicted by the September term of the federal Grand Jury in the Southern District of Georgia for various charges, including kidnapping, firearms offenses, drug charges, a...

2026-09-18

Eleven accused of auto theft from warehouse in downtown St. Louis

2026-09-18

Disgraced Former Rocky Mount Cop Sentenced to Almost 4 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Cocaine

2026-09-18

Justice Department Concludes Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to 18- to 20-Year-Olds is Unconstitutional and Cannot Be Criminally Enforced

Today, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel released a legal opinion concluding that the federal prohibition may not be enforced against licensed dealers selling handguns to otherwise l...

2026-09-18

Baytown man sent to prison following Homeland Security Task Force cocaine investigation

A 40-year-old Baytown man has been sentenced for possession with intent to deliver cocaine

2026-09-18

Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Charges

BOSTON – A Brockton man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to being a felon in possession. The defendant participated in a violent shootout that left a female victim with a gunshot wound to her...

2026-09-18

Sex offender admits to receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material

A 59-year-old Hitchcock resident has pleaded guilty to receipt and possession of child pornography

2026-09-18

4 Indicted for Wire Fraud and Counterfeiting Currency

COLUMBIA, S.C.— A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a 13-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging four individuals in a wire fraud conspiracy involving counterfeit cur...

2026-09-18

Calhoun County Man Sentenced to Over Ten Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

2026-09-18

Illegal Immigrant and His Girlfriend Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging They Forged Judge’s Signature on Court Document

An illegal immigrant from Mexico and his girlfriend whose four children were seized by Riverside County officials with judicial approval due to allegations of parental neglect, drug use, and failure t...

2026-09-18

Maryland Man Convicted of Child Sex-Exploitation Crimes

Baltimore, Maryland– The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced, today, that after a four-day trial, a federal jury convicted a Maryland man of several child sex-abuse crimes.The jury found James Edward How...

2026-09-18

Kinston Meth Trafficker Gets More Than a Decade Behind Federal Prison Bars

2026-09-18

Two Men Admit Roles in Success Village Apartments Embezzlement Conspiracy

Two men pleaded guilty this week to offenses stemming from their participation in an embezzlement conspiracy involving Success Village Apartments, Inc., located in Bridgeport and Stratford.

2026-09-18

Georgia man indicted for traveling to Kansas to have sex with minor

A Georgia man made his initial appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge after a federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging him with crossing state lines to allegedly have sex with ...

2026-09-18

Minnesota Man Sentenced for Assaulting Representative Ilhan Omar During Minneapolis Town Hall on January 27, 2026

2026-09-18

Shelton Man Charged with Stealing Government Funds Through Altered U.S. Treasury Tax Refund Checks

A federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned an indictment charging JUAVEEL WRIGHT, 34, of Shelton, with five counts of theft of government property related to the depositing of altered federal tax...

2026-09-18

Department of Justice Returns Approximately $2.5 Million in Corruption Proceeds for Victims of the Ex-President of The Gambia

The Department of Justice is returning approximately $2.5 million in corruption proceeds to the Republic of The Gambia to be used to compensate victims of the Jammeh regime. Yahya Jammeh, the former P...

2026-09-18

Clinic owner imprisoned for health care fraud kickback scheme causing $49 million loss

A 53-year-old Willis resident has been sentenced for conspiring to pay and receive health care kickbacks

2026-09-18

Former banker sentenced for defrauding bank through PPP loan scheme

A 38-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to defraud his former employer through fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans

2026-09-18