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Canadian-American Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

Casey Oakes, age 23, a dual citizen of Canada and the United States and a resident of the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation (AMIR), pleaded guilty on August 20, 2026, for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Patrone of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Buffalo made the announcement.

USAO - New York, Northern
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Former New York City Police Department Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Impersonating ICE Official

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, former New York City Police Department (NYPD) Sergeant Atickul Islam, also known as “James W. Anderson,” pled guilty to false impersonation of an officer of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 912. Islam was charged after he falsely claimed to be a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official and directed a female victim and her family to turn themselves in at an ICE office or face “legal action” and “enforcement measures.”

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‘Pre-IPO’ Boiler Room Operators Sentenced To Prison

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced today that the founders and operators of Legend Venture Partners LLC (“Legend”) and its affiliated entities were sentenced to significant prison time for defrauding their investors, violating their fiduciary duties to those investors, and stealing their funds.

USAO - New York, Southern
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Joint Investigation Results in Guilty Plea of Bloods Gang Member for Armed Drug Trafficking

CONCORD – Manchester resident Moise Rodriguez, 34, pleaded guilty today in federal court to possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. U.S. District Judge Paul Barbadoro has scheduled sentencing for January 11, 2027. Rodriguez faces a guideline imprisonment range of 5 years to a maximum prison term of life in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) Violent Crime Task Force (“VCTF”), to…

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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Coweta Resident Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing Firearm And Ammunition

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Anthony Joseph Ellison, age 32, of Coweta, 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 Ellison with knowingly possessing one 9x19mm caliber, semi-automatic pistol, one multi-caliber, semi-automatic rifle, and 10 rounds of 9mm Luger caliber ammunition in December 2025, after…

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Oklahoma, Eastern
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Convicted Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearm Offense

Tallahassee, Florida – Jeremy Jovan Randolph, 37, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to four and a half years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Florida, Northern
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Mansfield Man Charged with Sexually Abusing Minors in Haiti During Mission Trips

SHREVEPORT – On September 22, 2026, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana, in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), secured a federal criminal complaint charging Maylon Foshee, 23, of Mansfield, with engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors in a foreign country. If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in federal prison. “Protecting children from sexual abuse wherever it occurs is one of this Administration’s highest priorities, and identifying…

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Louisiana, Western
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Fort Walton Beach Felon Indicted for Federal Drug & Gun Crimes

Pensacola, Florida – Jamil M. Hampton, 55, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine; one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and more than 28 grams of cocaine base; one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. John P. Heekin, United States…

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · USAO - Florida, Northern
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Department of Justice Indicts Ten Aliens for Voter Fraud in Minnesota

Attorney General Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that a federal grand jury indicted ten defendants separately on September 24, 2026, for voter fraud. All defendants have made their initial appearances in federal court.

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Gary Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Possessing Unregistered Machinegun

HAMMOND – Cesar Aguirre, 20 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to possession of an unregistered machinegun, announced United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred. Cesar Aguirre was sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by 1 year of supervised release. According to documents in the case, on January 29, 2025, in Gary, Indiana, when police arrested Cesar Aguirre in a high school for commission of an armed robbery weeks earlier, Aguirre…

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Indiana, Northern
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CPA Pleads Guilty to Committing $2.3 Million COVID-era Loan Fraud

DETROIT – Jawan Simpson, 37, a tax preparer and Certified Public Accountant (CPA), pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government established the PPP to help small businesses keep their workers employed and cover essential operating costs. Simpson pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 20…

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Nineteen defendants charged in sweeping federal drug trafficking indictment following Homeland Security Task Force investigation

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced today that nineteen individuals have been federally charged in a sweeping 24-count indictment that alleges their involvement in a years‑long drug trafficking operation responsible for distributing cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana throughout the Dallas area.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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