SHREVEPORT - On August 20, 2026, United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks sentenced Melvin Lee Johnson, 23, of Bossier City, to over nine years in federal prison, plus three years supervised release, for Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon and Possession of Firearms During a Drug Trafficking Offense. Johnson previously pled guilty on April 28, 2026. The same day, Judge Hicks also sentenced Johnson’s associate, Jarrod De'Angelo Stith, 23, of Shreveport, to over five years in federal prison for…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington, man, Jeremy Cowan, 35, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell for being a felon in possession of a firearm and distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to his plea agreement, in late 2025, law enforcement identified Cowan as a Lexington-area drug dealer. Law enforcement then conducted a series of controlled buys of drugs and firearms from Cowan. On four occasions, from December 15, 2025, to January 12, 2026, law enforcement…
James Callen, 42, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today to 20.5 years in prison in D.C. Superior Court for stabbing his then-romantic partner multiple times on July 13, 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
BOSTON – A Charlton, Mass. woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits and pension payments.
PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Aug. 15 through Aug. 21, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 253 individuals.
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Nicholas Janes, 40, of Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted of mail fraud, was sentenced to serve five years’ probation by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
Jackson, MS – A West Virginia man was found guilty on two federal charges at the conclusion of a three-day jury trial that concluded on August 20, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, announced U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger and Matthew Reidell, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of HSI Gulfport. According to court documents and statements made in court, Joshua Timothy Radcliffe, 43, of Charleston, West Virginia, used the internet and a cellular phone to coerce and entice…
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Jean Claude Casimir, 59, a national of French Guiana residing illegally in Adelphi, Maryland, pled guilty to aggravated identity theft, Social Security fraud, and use of a passport secured by false statements.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thomas Emil Eide, 51, formerly of South Lake Tahoe, pleaded guilty to bank fraud conspiracy, in which he used fake companies to defraud banks and harm consumers.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 46 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, on his conviction of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. United States District Court Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan imposed the sentence on Chaz Mitchell, 36, on August 21, 2026. According to the information presented to the Court, on July 5, 2025, following the issuance of a state arrest…
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted a Colorado man for his role in conspiring with his wife to sexually exploit a minor victim. The jury found Alekzander Quinn Bywater, 32, formerly of Colorado Springs, guilty of conspiracy to produce visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct outside the United States, sexual exploitation of a minor, distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and advertising CSAM.
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ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, NY, made her initial appearance today in federal court on charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, ISIS.
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Jacksonville, Florida – James Elliott Davis, II (37, Ponte Vedra Beach) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jordan Pratt to seven years and seven months in federal prison in connection to his guilty plea to bank fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and theft of mail. As part of his sentence, the court ordered the forfeiture of the proceeds of the crimes, which cumulatively totaled $6,726,800. Further, the court ordered Davis to pay restitution to the victims of his offenses. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe…
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced today that CHRISTINE HUNSICKER was sentenced to five years in prison for securities fraud.
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Alvaro Morales-Ortiz, 33, a Guatemalan national, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mia Roberts Perez to 12 months and one day in prison for illegally reentering the United States after prior deportations. Upon completing his prison sentence, he will be removed from the U.S. for a third time. Morales-Ortiz had previously been removed in August 2018, following his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) for having ignored an…
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging JESUS LUIS MORELL, a senior executive at HEICO Corporation (“HEICO”), with three counts of securities fraud stemming from multiple instances of insider trading based on misappropriated financial information belonging to his employer.
A federal jury convicted a Colorado man yesterday for conspiring with his wife to film themselves sexually abusing a prepubescent child in Mexico and for advertising the videos for sale online.
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MOBILE, AL – Ira Cornell Bodiford, Jr., 39, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Terry F. Moorer to 324 months in prison for an armed robbery of a convenience store.
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Alexandria Duncan, 23, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail theft, was sentenced to serve two years’ probation by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
Angel Castillo-Martinez, age 26, from Sioux City, was sentenced August 19, 2026, to more than 12 years in federal prison, after a March 18, 2026, guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon. Evidence in the case revealed, on June 5, 2025, Castillo-Martinez obtained a ride from Winnebago, Nebraska to Sioux City, Iowa with the intent to “hurt a lot of people.” He was armed with a loaded handgun and a loaded rifle. Sioux City police officers saw Castillo-Martinez getting in and out of the vehicle abruptly and…
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on August 20, 2026, to charges of attempted murder and assault of a federal agent, drug trafficking, and use of a firearm in connection with those crimes, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. Drew Gordon, age 24, of the Overbrook section of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to five counts before Senior United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti. “As today’s hearing makes clear, Drew Gordon is a violent and…