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Agents seize 18 kilograms of suspected cocaine and a large amount of currency during a significant law enforcement operation in Lubbock

LUBBOCK, Texas — United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that Paul Rene Rocha, Jr., 36, of Lubbock, has been charged by criminal complaint with possession wit...

2026-09-15

Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme

Siddharth Jawahar also must pay $31.35 million in restitution to victims.

2026-09-15

Missouri Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Using Stolen Identification to Buy Cars

Michael Calvin was also ordered to pay $193,000 in restitution.

2026-09-15

Peoria Man Charged with Defrauding AHCCCS

PHOENIX, Ariz. – In a joint press conference in San Diego today, United States Attorney Timothy Courchaine announced charges against a Peoria man who is accused of fraudulently billing Arizona’s Medic...

2026-09-15

Prior felon charged with new cocaine charge

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that David Garrett, 56, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempting to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, whi...

2026-09-15

Court Rejects Challenge to Army Corps Permit for Johnson Tract Mineral Exploration Project

Yesterday, The U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska rejected a challenge to a Clean Water Act permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Johnson Tract mineral exploration proj...

2026-09-15

Dual Resident Of California And Virginia Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Child Pornography

SAN JOSE- Today, Scott Keith Baldwin, Jr., a dual resident of San Jose, California and Reston, Virginia, pleaded guilty to Count One of an Information filed against him on February 3, 2026, charging h...

2026-09-15

Federal prosecutors crack down on illegal voting: Seven non-citizens charged in sweeping federal election integrity operation

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that seven non‑citizens have been charged for unlawfully voting in federal elections or falsely claiming United States...

2026-09-15

Drug Trafficker Engaged in Armed Robbery Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

2026-09-15

Vergennes, Vermont Man Charged with Hobbs Act Robbery

2026-09-15

Mandan, ND, Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Stealing $304,000 from Local Non-Profit Organization

2026-09-15

Tohatchi Man Charged with Murder in Fatal Shooting

Jason Duboiseis facing federal charges for allegedly shooting and killing another man during a confrontation in an arroyo.

2026-09-15

Former Employee of Child Advocacy Nonprofit Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Almost $100,000 of Program Funds

Jennifer O’Neal, a former program specialist for a nonprofit corporation serving abused and neglected children, pled guilty today to stealing nearly $100,000 from the organization.

2026-09-15

Five Defendants Charged with Defrauding and Exploiting H-2A Visa Program to Smuggle Aliens into the United States

A superseding indictment was unsealed today in the Southern District of Georgia charging five defendants for their roles in a scheme to exploit a nonimmigrant visa worker program to fraudulently obtai...

2026-09-15

Twice Deported Peruvian National Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Illegally Reentering U.S.

CESAR RUBEN YLLESCAS, 52, a citizen of Peru, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 15 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the U.S.

2026-09-15

High-Ranking MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 60 Years’ Imprisonment for Racketeering, Seven Murders, Multiple Attempted Murders, Arson, and Firearms Offenses

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jairo Saenz, also known as “Funny,” a high-ranking member of the Brentwood/Central Islip chapter of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) ...

2026-09-15

Former Middleton Police Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offense

2026-09-15

Holliston Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children

BOSTON – A Holliston, Mass. man was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with sexually exploiting a minor.

2026-09-15

Florida Man Indicted for Defrauding Columbia HBCU of $3M in Football Stadium Scheme

COLUMBIA, S.C.— A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a four-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging Lamonica “Monti” Valrie, 66, of Hollywood, Florida, for wire fraud ...

2026-09-15

Pocatello Man Sentenced To 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

Michael Joseph Pena, 28, of Pocatello, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Da...

2026-09-15