Vancouver man stalked young children on Snapchat and Kik

Tacoma – A Ridgefield, Washington, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to multiple federal felonies for his scheme to entice and pressure young teens into sending him sexually explicit…

Pensacola man raided by SWAT team after tip about lewd images of children being shared on the internet

PENSACOLA, FL – The Escambia Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for child [censored]ography including children as young as four years of age. The department began an investigation after receiving a CyberTipLine…

Two plead guilty to trafficking child in Bloomington

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Maria Candelaria Zambrano Zavala, 26, of Bloomington, and Humberto Rangel-Torres, 50, pleaded guilty this week to sex trafficking of a minor. According to court documents, beginning in March…

Three Sparks Men Indicted On Fentanyl Distribution Charges

RENO, NEVADA – A federal grand jury has returned indictments charging three residents of Sparks, Nevada, for their alleged roles relating to the distribution of fentanyl (a deadly synthetic opioid). Jesse Arevalo, aka…

Forty-Seven Defendants Charged in Illegal Gambling

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – A federal grand jury has indicted 47 people who are allegedly associated with illegal gambling establishments that are closely tied to gangs, drugs and violence in San Diego…

Texas man headed to prison for trying to sexually entice minor

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – A 49-year-old Austin man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…

Three Members of Transnational Money Laundering Network Pleaded Guilty to Aiding Foreign Drug Trafficking Organizations

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – Within the last week, three individuals pleaded guilty to their involvement in a conspiracy to launder at least $30 million of drug proceeds combined throughout the United States on…

Six heading to prison for drug trafficking in Arkansas

FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS – David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas,announced that on April 14, 2021, the final of six (6) individuals were sentenced by the United…

Austin Man Indicted for Transporting Aliens Resulting in Death

AUSTIN, TEXAS – In Del Rio today, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging 24-year-old Austin resident Sebastian Tovar with transporting illegal aliens resulting in death, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C.…

Georgia Inmate Sentenced to 15 Years on Federal Methamphetamine Charge

HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA – Abel Gallegos Hernandez, an inmate serving prison time in Georgia, who coordinated the distribution of more than 500 grams of methamphetamine using drug packages hidden in tires of vehicles…

Dominican Man Sentenced to 75 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking in New Hampshire

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Frailin Manuel Gomez-Gil, 29, a citizen of the Dominican Republic most recently residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison…

Two Mexican Human Traffickers charged for freezing deaths of three sisters

SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA – Two brothers from Chihuahua, Mexico, were sentenced in federal court today to 66 months in prison and a $500 special assessment for smuggling three sisters across treacherous terrain…

Lake Elsinore ‘bag man’ bilked seniors in fake crime scams

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A Riverside County man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge that he participated in an international conspiracy where he helped collect more than $500,000 in cash…

Real Housewives Star Jennifer Shah Charged by feds for money laundering

NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations…

Charges for Human Trafficker Who Organized Smuggling that Led to Deaths of 13 Mexican and Guatemalan Nationals

EL CENTRO CALIFORNIA – Jose Cruz Noguez of Mexicali, Mexico, was charged in federal court today with coordinating the March 2, 2021 smuggling event that led to the deaths of 13 Mexican…

DEA wins case against Connecticut Drug Ring Associate

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Bryon McClellan, 33,…

Staten Island drug trafficker, money launderer gets 4 years in federal prison

STATEN ISLAND, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Adolfo LaCola was sentenced by United States Chief District Court Judge Margo K. Brodie to 48 months in prison for his…

Murphy condemns knucklehead’s planned maskless shopping event at Freehold Raceway Mall

FREEHOLD – We held off on covering this story which we learned about on Friday as to not attract attention, but the “New Jersey Patriot Party” planned to host a maskless shopping…

Texas man held up Army National Guard convoy

LUBBOCK, TEXAS – An Arizona man who held up an Army National Guard convoy at gunpoint on Monday has been federally charged, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas …

Virginia Man Charged with Federal Offenses Relating to Traveling and Transporting a Minor for Sex

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former Virginia resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of Travel With Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct, Transportation With Intent…

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