Legal

Convictions through Guilty Pleas in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecutions (June 22 through June 26, 2026)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney, in conjunction with our partner agencies in the Homeland Securi...

2026-07-01

San Francisco archdiocese agrees to pay $395M in settlement with sexual abuse survivors

The San Francisco Catholic archdiocese announced on Monday that it reached a $395 million settlement with over 500 survivors of childhood sexual abuse within the church. The terms of the agreement, wh...

2026-07-01

Video game makers attempt to send kid’s addiction claims to arbitration

The makers of Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft say it would be a slippery slope for parents to argue that not recalling agreeing to terms and conditions is a valid defense against arbitration.

2026-07-01

Book banning's trial of the century w/ Anthony Aycock

Over the past five years, book bans and book challenges have become a major flashpoint in American politics. School boards, parents, librarians, and lawmakers are fighting over what students should--a...

2026-07-01

Birthright Citizenship: Three Liberal Justices Stuck Together And Won While Conservatives Splintered

5-Justice majority on core constitutional ruling included three liberals: “And as much as we kind of expected this would be the result, to see it come out with that configuration is, I think, very dem...

2026-07-01

Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to More Than 9 Years in Federal Prison

2026-07-01

11 plead guilty in $65 million elder fraud and money laundering scheme

Eleven people pleaded guilty to participating in a $65 million money laundering operation in which prosecutors say Chinese nationals in the U.S. worked with scam call centers in India to steal million...

2026-07-01

Rocky Ford Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Drug Distribution, Firearms Crimes

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Mario Rocha, 27, of Rocky Ford, Colorado, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and five years of supervi...

2026-07-01

Judge blocks Virginia ICE mask ban on eve of implementation

ICE officials noted in arguments that an appellate court previously blocked a California law requiring officers wear visible identification.

2026-07-01

Twice Deported Guatemalan National Living in Hartford Admits Illegally Reentering U.S.

JONY GALEANO LOPEZ-GARCIA, also known as Yoni Lopez Garcia, 27, a citizen of Guatemala last residing in Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to unlawf...

2026-07-01

Gonzales Man Sentenced for Trafficking Kilograms of Methamphetamine

NEW ORLEANS, LA –On June 23, 2026,ROY ROBINSON (“ROBINSON”),age 34,of Gonzales, Louisiana, was sentenced to a total of 108 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, and paymen...

2026-07-01

Mexican citizen sentenced to prison for illegally reentering the U.S.

A Mexican national who was in the United States after having been convicted twice for illegal reentry was sentenced today to 10 months in prison.

2026-07-01

Texas Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking, Obstruction, and Felon in Possession of Firearms

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA–BRIAN KEITH HICKS (“HICKS”),age 27, was charged in an unsealed four-count Indictment, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle. Count 1 chargesHICKSwith Sex Trafficking by For...

2026-07-01

Former Wayne County Treasurer’s Office Employee, Local Non-Profit Director Both Sentenced In Connection With Bribery Conspiracy

2026-07-01

Informant Admits Stealing Government Funds

FERNANDO TORIBIO, also known as “Fernando Toribio-Balbuena,” 32, of Waterbury, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to theft...

2026-07-01

Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crimes

2026-07-01

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Crime

2026-07-01

Camden County Man with Fourteen Prior Felonies Found Guilty of Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Ammunition

A Camden County man with a felony criminal record was convicted by a federal jury for possessing a loaded revolver.

2026-07-01

Dubuque Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

2026-07-01

Federal Jury Convicts New Orleans Man of Possession of Firearm to Further Drug Trafficking

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that On June 29, 2026, a federal jury foundDONTE WILLIAMS (“WILLIAMS”), age 32, guilty of possession of a firearm, in furtherance of ...

2026-07-01