LAS VEGAS – A federal jury yesterday convicted a Las Vegas man for committing two armed robberies, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and for unlawful possession of a firearm after felony convictions.
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Mark Hill, age 55, of Dexter, New York, appeared in federal court last week on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Anthony Patrone, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) made the announcement. The complaint alleges that during a search of Hill’s home on September 9, 2026, law enforcement recovered a laptop and hard drive belonging to Hill that…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – As part of a Homeland Security Task Force-led investigation, an illegal alien from Mexico and former Salt Lake County business owner and operator of Multiservicios Lokos, LLC, admitted to her involvement in laundering over $17 million in drug proceeds.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that ten defendants were separately indicted on September 24, 2026, by a federal grand jury for voter fraud. All defendants have made their initial appearances in federal court. “Today's charges allege that ten foreign nationals committed voter fraud in Minnesota, one voting illegally as recently as this August's primary,” said Attorney General Todd Blanche. “The law is clear, only American citizens may vote in American elections, and enforcing this law…
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 281 months in prison to be followed by 35 years of supervised release for sexually abusing and recording the abuse of two children in his care and for maintaining a collection of images and videos of child sexual abuse material on his digital devices.
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Joseph Leone, 23, of Holland, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with maliciously conveying a false threat to use an explosive device on a building, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Andre Deshawn Love, age 45, of Colbert, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The Indictment charged Love with knowingly possessing one .380ACP caliber, semi-automatic pistol and 42 rounds of assorted .380ACP caliber ammunition on November 6, 2025, after having been previously convicted of a…
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Oklahoma, Eastern
FLINT – A Grand Blanc man who booked a hotel room to meet and rape an 8-year-old girl was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, announced Jerome F. Gorgon Jr., United States Attorney of the Eastern District of Michigan. Gorgon was joined in the announcement by acting Special Agent in Charge Jeremy Pierczynski, Homeland Security Investigations Detroit “HSI will relentlessly pursue individuals who seek to exploit and…
DETROIT — A criminal complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan charging Chloe Renae Freeman, 29, of Whitmore Lake, Michigan, with instigating or assisting an escape, a misdemeanor offense, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. Gorgon was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Detroit Field Division. According to the complaint, on May 28, 2026, Freeman, then employed as a registered nurse at…
Ocala, Florida – Joseph Stephen Branton (56, High Springs) has pleaded guilty to attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. The sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
Baltimore, Maryland – A Maryland man learned his fate in federal court for committing child sex abuse crimes. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Mark Travis Brigham, 37, of Mount Airy, to 25 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sexually exploiting a child and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
PROVIDENCE – A repeat sex offender who used social media and online messaging platforms to target and sexually exploit minors was sentenced today in U.S. District Court.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Rhode Island
BOSTON – An Attleboro man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Defendant previously served 30 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
FORT SMITH — The United States Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Arkansas announced today that two individuals have been arraigned on charges of Illegal Reentry. Edwin Hernandez‑Viera, age 44, a Salvadoran national residing in Fort Smith has been arrested and arraigned on federal charges of illegal reentry into the United States and failure to register as a sex offender. Jaime Mena-Najera, age 20, a citizen of Mexico, was arraigned on the federal charge of illegal reentry. Hernandez‑Viera appeared on…
BOSTON – A Lowell man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in payroll tax avoidance and workers’ compensation insurance fraud.
A Miami real estate developer has been sentenced more than 11 years in federal prison for defrauding investors of approximately $89 million, diverting investor funds to finance a lavish lifestyle, failing to pay millions of dollars in payroll taxes, and lying to a bank to obtain financing for a 68-foot yacht.
Tampa, Florida – A federal jury has found Kelvin Undray Cokley, II (31, Sarasota) guilty of conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession of 40 grams or more of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it, possessing a firearms as a convicted felon, and possessing a machinegun in furtherance of drug trafficking. Cokley faces a minimum penalty of 40 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for December 30, 2026. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Ronald Craig Summers, age 35, of Spiro, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for one count of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country. On October 9, 2025, Summers pleaded guilty to the charge. According to investigators, between January 2024 and continuing until October 7, 2024, Summers knowingly engaged in a sexual act with a child who had not attained the age of 12 years.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Oklahoma, Eastern
BOSTON – A Brockton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his participation in a shootout that left a female victim with a gunshot wound to her chest.
A grand jury indicted Nouman Mustafa, 36, of Torrance, and Mohsin Khan, 40, of Bakersfield, on multiple counts of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft for submitting millions of dollars in fraudulent claims for durable medical equipment to Medicare.
Ocala, Florida – Bahamian national Terrance Patrick Evans, 37, a lawful permanent resident, has been charged by information with one count of voting by an alien. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of up to one year in federal prison. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
A man who threatened to shoot up a community event and who sent multiple people threatening messages featuring guns was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison. Daniel Scott Carter, age 42, from Elberon, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 1, 2026, guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon. Information at sentencing showed that in May 2024, Carter posted a photograph on Facebook of an AK-47-style firearm with the caption, “Say hello to my little friend.” In the comments section of…
An illegal alien who used someone else’s social security number to obtain employment was sentenced today to over eight months in federal prison. Jesus Isreal Ubaldo-Cano, age 32, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after an August 6, 2026, guilty plea to two counts of unlawful use of identification documents. At the guilty plea, Ubaldo-Cano admitted he used a fraudulent Social Security card and number, both belonging to an actual United…