Man charged for exploitation, battery of 15-year-old child
On Monday, November 15, 2021, the GBI arrested Steve Macallin Thomas, 22, of Garfield, GA. Thomas is charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation and …
Arrests
Disruption of Two Stash Houses Leads to Several Arrests
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrest 13 migrants inside two human smuggling stash houses located in Hidalgo County. One …
Trenton police using social policing, not charges and arrests to address panhandling problem
Trenton, N.J. – Acting Police Director Steve E. Wilson today announced that the Trenton Police Department (TPD) partnered with Recovery Advocates of America as part …
“Operation Hartbreak Kid” Results in Thirteen Arrests
LITTLE ROCK—Thirteen people will appear in federal court today after being arrested Tuesday morning as part of “Operation Hartbreak Kid.” Named after …
Mass arrests reported in New Castle to combat criminal activity
New Castle County – A multi-agency operation conducted on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at targeted locations throughout New Castle County area has resulted in the arrest …
Border Patrol Operations Result in 41 Migrant Arrests
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol (RGV) agents discovered two residences being used for human smuggling and continue to collaborate with other law …
Investigation into a Broken Arrow Man Who Allegedly Ran a Child Exploitation Enterprise Leads to Rescue of Child Victims and Arrests Across U.S. and Norway
An investigation into a Broken Arrow man alleged to have been an administrator for a transnational child exploitation chat group has led to five additional …
Brick police make arrests in October cocaine, heroin operation
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Brick Police Street Crimes Unit made multiple arrests during the last two weeks of October, resulting in several charges for …
Polk County arrests 102 involved in human trafficking, online child solicitation ahead of Halloween weekend
Over six days, Polk County Sheriff’s undercover detectives conducted a special investigation known as “Operation No Tricks No Treats,” with the intent of identifying and …
ICE Officials Made The Lowest Number Of Arrests In At Least A Decade: REPORT
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials made the lowest number of arrests from September 2020 through September 2021 in at least a decade, The Washington Post …
HSI, joint law enforcement partner, investigation leads to a dozen human trafficking arrests
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A two-day undercover operation aimed at addressing human trafficking in middle Tennessee, resulted in the arrest of 12 individuals accused of seeking …
D.C. Police Make Arrests in Tuesdays Shooting
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District announce arrests have been made in reference to an Assault with Intent to Kill …
Knock &Talk Leads to 5 Arrests with Multiple Weapons/Contraband Seized
YUMA, Ariz. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents in a joint effort, arrested five undocumented individuals and seized multiple semi-automatic weapons. Such items seized …
Border Task Force Arrests Fugitive Charged with Weapons Violations
Yuma, AZ. – On October 13, 2021, Hector Alvarez was captured by members of the United States Marshals Service Task Force based on a warrant …
Murder crew latest in violent crime arrests
HOUSTON – A group of violent criminals are now facing possible severe federal penalties for firearms charges, to include use of a weapon resulting in …
HSI El Paso arrests human smuggler for harboring and transporting more than 100 noncitizens in tractor-trailers throughout the US
EL PASO, Texas – An area man was arrested Thursday for harboring and transporting more than 100 noncitizens who were driven to various U.S. cities …
Arrests Made in D.C. Armed Robbery
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District announce arrests have been made in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) offense that …
Tucson man arrested with moving 20 kilos of cocaine through Ohio
TUSCON, ARIZONA – A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a one-count indictment on March 11 charging Benjamin Ortiz Ledezma, 38, of Tucson, Arizona, …
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Debit Card Theft Scheme
TEXAS – A U.S. citizen who formerly resided in the Dominican Republic has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in …
Sex Offender Who Fled with Girlfriend to Mexico Sentenced for Violating Sex Offender Laws
CONNECTICUT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LESTER B. JOY, 40, formerly of Waterbury, was sentenced …
Former Rohnert Park Police Officers Charged for Extortion, Shaking down suspects of drugs, money
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California unsealed charges today in a criminal complaint charging former Rohnert …
California man pleads guilty to email compromise scheme that stole millions from Northwest maritime construction firms
SEATTLE, WA – A 44-year-old Inglewood, California, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to an email compromise scheme that stole more …
Belizean National Convicted Of Using Fraudulent Immigration And Social Security Cards At Nevada DMV
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – A federal jury convicted a Belize citizen yesterday for using a fraudulent United States Permanent Resident Card and a fake Social …
Marana Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Assaulting Federal Agent, Weapons Crimes
TUCSON, ARIZONA – Chris Paul Snow, 68, of Marana, Arizona, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 144 months in …
Baton Rouge convict operated meth operation from prison
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that BRANDON SANDERS, age 30, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 9, 2021 …
Florida Man Sentenced To Probation For Stealing school Grant money
HARRISBURG, PA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 12, 2021, Eliseo Sierra, age 43, of …
Caribou woman charged for distributing meth
BANGOR, MAINE – A Caribou woman was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting …
Mexican National with Prior Felonies Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the Country
BANGOR, MAINE – A Mexican national with an immigration history of prior removals and felony convictions pleaded guilty today in federal court to illegally reentering …
Three charged with 120 kilos of cocaine and $1,000,000 in drug money
NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Raymond P. Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of …
Dutchess County Man Sentenced for Mailing White Powder Filled Envelopes to Terrorize Federal Employees
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jason Pantone, age 36, of Hyde Park, New York, was sentenced today to time served (more than two years in jail) …
Founder of Dental Support Plus Gets 16 years for Fraud
NORFOLK, VA – An Arizona man was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for his participation in a nationwide investment fraud conspiracy that cost …
Las Vegas Felon Sentenced To Prison For Selling Oxycodone Pills, Gun Possession
LAS VEGAS, NEV – A convicted felon was sentenced last Monday (March 8, 2021) to eight years and six months in federal prison for unlawfully …
Two charged for attack against U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick
WASHINGTON – A Pennsylvania and West Virginia man were arrested Sunday on criminal charges related to their alleged conspiring to injure officers and assaulting federal …