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ORLANDO, Fla. — Jonen Castillo, 24, of Orlando, has pleaded guilty to smuggling goods out of the United States after attempting to conceal firearms and firearm magazines inside record players …

SAN ANTONIO — Amid the hustle of holiday shopping, officials are urging residents to secure their firearms after nearly 2,300 guns were stolen from vehicles in San Antonio this year. …

SEATTLE — Sokphana Soeung, 42, of King County, appeared in federal court after being charged with unlawful possession of a destructive device following a slow-speed chase and a confrontation with …

BOSTON – A Lynn man pleaded guilty Monday to multiple drug trafficking charges as part of an ongoing federal investigation into fentanyl distribution across the North Shore. Ricardo Bratini-Perez, 29, …

ST. LOUIS – A 20-year-old man from Venice, Illinois, appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Monday, pleading not guilty to federal charges stemming from a September carjacking …

TUCSON, Ariz. – A 27-year-old man from Mesa was sentenced last week to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and firearms-related offenses, including attempting to …

BALTIMORE – Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials announced Wednesday the dismantling of four criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking, firearm offenses, and violent crime in southwest Baltimore, marking …

TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida dentist admitted Monday to sending more than 100 violent threats to public figures and an election official over a span of several years, pleading guilty …

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Contaurus Dermont Smith, 46, of Columbia, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, the …

WASHINGTON – A Wyoming man was sentenced Wednesday to 40 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers with a flagpole during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. …

WASHINGTON – Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, and Jackson Green, 27, of Utah, were sentenced to federal prison for their February 14, 2024, attack on the U.S. Constitution at the …

DENVER – Bryant Edwin Sewall, 57, formerly of Little Elm, Texas, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after being convicted of 14 counts of wire fraud and one …

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old Ohio man on six counts, including coercion and enticement of minors, production and distribution of child sexual abuse material, …

ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal jury has convicted Amaris Marie Delapena, 50, of Windermere, on 15 counts of wire fraud and 22 counts of bank fraud for embezzling funds while …

ST. LOUIS — A convicted felon has pleaded guilty to illegally acquiring dozens of firearms and defrauding two investors out of more than $830,000, federal prosecutors announced. Dennis Latour, 41, …

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal grand jury has indicted three Metro East men on 13 counts for their alleged roles in a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud …

FRESNO, Calif. — A Madera man was sentenced Thursday to three years and two months in federal prison for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Benjamin …

MINNEAPOLIS—A federal jury in Minnesota convicted Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and Steve Anthony Shand, 50, on Friday for their roles in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths …

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man was sentenced Thursday to 46 months in federal prison for illegally exporting firearm parts to Israel in violation of U.S. export-control laws, according to …

ALBANY, NY – Drew Caswell, a 26-year-old resident of Cairo, New York, has been sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for the distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography. …

PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland has indicted Sanjay Kaushik, a 57-year-old from Delhi, India, on charges of conspiring and attempting to illegally export controlled aviation technology to Russia, …

COVINGTON, Ky.—Antonio Fox, 37, of Newport, Kentucky, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Friday after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, the …

TRENTON, N.J.—A Monmouth County man appeared in federal court on Thursday to face charges related to an armed bank robbery in Wall Township, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jeffrey …

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada man admitted in federal court Thursday to orchestrating a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme, defrauding victims of more than $6.1 million over six years. Mykalai Kontilai, …

WASHINGTON — A 22-year-old Washington, D.C., man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for an armed carjacking and a separate armed robbery in 2022, according to U.S. Attorney …