Feds arrest agitators for trashing property and menacing agents
OMAHA, Neb. — Four individuals were arrested Wednesday after being caught on camera damaging federal property and threatening federal agents during a protest in response to a recent immigration enforcement operation, U.S.…
Mesa man sentenced to eight years for drug trafficking, weapons charges
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 smuggle weapons…
Illinois man faces federal charges in armed carjacking and shooting in St. Louis
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 and related…
Largest Baltimore crime takedown in decades targets drug and firearm trafficking
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 the largest…
Tampa dentist pleads guilty to sending over 100 violent threats to public figures and election official
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 in federal…
Columbia man sentenced to more than five years after shooting himself in leg with illegal firearm
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 U.S. Attorney’s…
Wyoming man sentenced to 40 months in prison for flagpole assault on officer during Jan. 6 Capitol riot
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. Capitol. Douglas…
Two sentenced for defacing U.S. Constitution and National Gallery exhibits in climate protest
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 National Archives…
Texas man sentenced to 23 years for $179 million foreign currency fraud scheme
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 count of…
Ohio man indicted in South Carolina on charges of child exploitation and cyberstalking
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, and cyberstalking,…
Former paralegal turned attorney convicted of embezzling from Orlando law firm
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 working as…
Missouri felon admits to illegal gun purchases and $830,000 investment fraud
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, pleaded guilty…
The three men face significant penalties for allegedly exploiting a pandemic relief program designed to support struggling businesses.
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 scheme, the…
A California man’s illegal firearm conviction tied to investigation into his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
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 Martin, 46,…
Two men convicted in human smuggling case that led to deaths of Indian family
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 of four…
Chicago man sentenced to nearly four years for illegally exporting firearm parts to Israel
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 federal authorities.…
Cairo Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Child Pornography Charges
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. The sentencing…
Indian man indicted for attempting to export aviation tech to Russia
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, the U.S.…
Newport man sentenced to 30 months for illegal firearm possession
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 U.S. Attorney’s…
Wall Township man charged with armed bank robbery, held in federal custody
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 L. Kniffin,…
Nevada man pleads guilty to $6.1 million investor fraud scheme
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, 55, of…