CHARLESTON, W. Va. – United States Attorney Moore Capito will honor more than 60 law enforcement professionals during the 2026 Law Enforcement Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston. The annual awards ceremony recognizes the exemplary service of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers who have provided invaluable assistance to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia in cases and initiatives. Capito…
Two twin brothers and MRI technicians pleaded guilty today to deliberately failing to report to the IRS more than $1.3 million in income, including money they made from running a golf tee-time brokering business as a side hustle.
A Bay City physician faces a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging he fraudulently billed Medicare nearly $500,000 for surgical neurostimulator electrode implantations
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ANDRE MILLS (“MILLS”), age 44, of New Orleans, was sentenced on September 24, 2026 by Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 17.5 years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, along with a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
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A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida charged two individuals, Swapnadip Roy, 33, and Vicky Ramancha, 37, both Indian nationals, with conspiracy and smuggling related to an alleged transnational counterfeit prescription drug distribution scheme.
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United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that an illegal alien from Mexico, with seven convictions for driving while intoxicated, was sentenced to 6+ years in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States.
Pensacola, Florida – Lavon Trinere Mars, 39, of Pensacola, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of a methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Shelby County, Ky., man, James Shuck, 41, was sentenced on Tuesday to a total of 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell for possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of fluorofentanyl and methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. In 2023, law enforcement began investigating Shuck’s drug trafficking activities, ultimately leading to a search of his residence on December 19, 2024. During that search, law enforcement found…
Cornelius Welch, 28, a previously convicted felon residing in the District, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 33 months in prison in connection with shooting at a scooter rider in November 2025 in Northeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A man was sentenced today in Winston-Salem to a total of 420 months in prison after being found guilty of robbery, announced United States Attorney Dan Bishop of the Middle District of North Carolina (MDNC). TODD ALBERT LAWTON, aged 43, was convicted in March by a jury in federal district court of one count of interference with commerce by robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), and one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, in violation of 18…
A Leesburg man has been sentenced to 29 years in federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
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ROANOKE, Va. – A convicted felon, who fled from police during a traffic stop because he was illegally in possession multiple firearms, was sentenced yesterday to 9 years in federal prison. Damonte Marquise Forbes, 33, previously pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Pensacola, Florida –Vontavius Jamaal Bradley, 23, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison after having previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, use of a false passport, and aggravated identity theft. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges and sentence today.
An illegal alien from Venezuela made his initial appearance in federal court today after being charged with one count of assaulting, resisting, interfering, and impeding a federal officer, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas.
Frazier Aviation, Inc., located in San Fernando, California, and its former chief executive agreed pay $4.9 million to the United States to settle False Claims Act allegations involving the sale of aircraft parts to the government.
A 70-year-old dual citizen of the United States and Peru made his initial appearance in Houston federal court following his extradition from Peru to face charges in an alleged multiyear bank fraud and money laundering scheme involving at least $40 million in fraudulent loan proceeds
An illegal alien from El Salvador was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for committing seven armed robberies of convenience stores in Southern California in 2024 – a crime spree interrupted by his deportation to El Salvador but which he resumed when he illegally reentered the United States.
BOSTON – A Provincetown man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for child pornography offenses. The defendant possessed several thousand image and video files containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
A 35-year-old illegal alien from Mexico who unlawfully resided in Houston has been sentenced for robbery, carjacking, brandishing a firearm, and illegal reentry
MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cordero Coker, 38, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, was sentenced on September 23, 2026, by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 52 months in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Coker pleaded guilty to this charge on June 8, 2026. On November 13, 2025, law enforcement arrested Coker in Madison, Wisconsin, for driving a stolen vehicle. Law enforcement searched the vehicle…