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University of Hawaii Agrees to Resolve Allegations of Insufficient Oversight of AmeriCorps Grants
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced yesterday that it reached a civil settlement agreement with the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service (“HCNCS”...
Former Falls Church youth minister indicted for sexual abuse of children
Jeffrey Turner Taylor, 66, a former youth minister at The Falls Church, was arrested on charges of enticement of minors for illegal sexual activity and traveling with the intent to engage in illegal s...
Kansas inmate sentenced to federal prison for attempted drug smuggling
A Kansas inmate was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for his part in conspiring to smuggle methamphetamine into a state prison.
Grand Haven Man Gets Prison for Internet Threats
Defendant threatened to use chemical weapons against ICE agents
Southern District of Ohio joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA & SBA OIG in surge takedown exceeding $245 million in COVID-era loan fraud
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio today announced a conviction as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enf...
The Northern District of West Virginia joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud; Two Morgantown Business Owners Part of National Fraud Takedown
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGIINA – The Northern District of West Virginia, today, announced the sentencing and plea agreement as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s Nation...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan Joins the DOJ’s Fraud Division, SBA and the SBA OIG in COVID-Era Loan Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in Fraud
Joint national takedown: 40 U.S. Attorney’s Offices, along with 20 federal and state investigative agencies, participate in two-month enforcement surge
Ice Trafficker Receives Frosty 14 Year Federal Prison Sentence
Western District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins DOJ Fraud Division in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud
From June 12 to Sept. 1, federal prosecutors across the country facilitated fraud enforcement actions spanning over 160 criminal defendants, including approximately 80 newly charged defendants, reachi...
Former Church Elder in Alaska Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Dwight Chris John, 74, a former church elder in Ketchikan, Alaska, pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting a minor under the age of 12.
Boston Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Meth-Laced Pills
BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced on Sept. 8, 2026 in federal court in Boston for felony narcotics charges.
Licking, Mo. Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation, Meth Trafficking and Firearms Charges
John P. Weaver, 44, of Licking, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday for the sexual exploitation of a minor as well as illegally possessing methamphetamine and firearms.
Conscientious Objector Who Faked Vietnam Combat and Medals Pleads Guilty to Defrauding VA
James Lyon, 80, of Independence, Mo., who defrauded the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by claiming false combat service and medals, pleaded guilty in federal court.
Northampton County Man Sentenced to a Year and a Day in Prison for Possession of Unregistered Firearms
Bronx Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Two Minors And Production And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced today that JILDO ARMANDO MARIN was sentenced to 25 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl for his...
Downtown L.A. Residents Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging Possession of More Than 42 Kilograms of Fentanyl, Small Alligator in Stash House
A man and woman living in a luxury downtown Los Angeles apartment that law enforcement believes was a stash house have been arrested for allegedly possessing more than 42 kilograms of fentanyl, more t...
Marion Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering S.C. EMS Worker
FLORENCE, S.C.— Jaremy Alexander Smith, 35, of Marion, has pleaded guilty to the 2024 kidnapping, carjacking, and murder of a Florence County EMS worker.
Gainesville Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Production and Distribution of Child Pornography Charges
Gainesville, Florida– Trinity Joy Johnson, 26, of Gainesville, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of sexual exploitation of children producing child pornography, fifteen counts of distribut...
Two Robinhood Employees Charged With Fraud
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), James C. Bar...