Ocala, Florida – Qua’Darius Dajohn Lamar Johnson (25, Ocala), a/k/a “GuapBoyz General,” a/k/a “Quavo,” has been charged by indictment with five counts of distribution of controlled substances (methamphetamine and cocaine) and one count of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. If convicted on all counts, Johnson faces a minimum sentence of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. Johnson was arrested on September 18, 2026, and is detained pending the resolution of the case. U.S.…
Ocala, Florida – Ashley Dillard (22, Dunnellon) and Jahlique Debanairr Lawson (28, Ocala), a/k/a “Gang Gang,” have been charged by federal indictment with obstruction of the due administration of justice. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. Dillard and Lawson are both currently detained pending the resolution of the case. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
Jacksonville, Florida – Adeis Jonathan Francis (26, Jacksonville) has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison by United States District Judge Wendy W. Berger for attempting to entice and meet a 13-year-old child to engage in sexual activity. Francis was also ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release and to register as a sex offender. He was arrested on March 6, 2026, and has remained in custody. He pleaded guilty on May 28, 2026. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
Tallahassee, Florida – Amontea Allen John Mitchell, 28, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to attempted enticement of a minor, attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, and 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
BOSTON – A Guatemalan national unlawfully residing in Marlborough, Mass., has been arrested and charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On September 22, 2026, THOMAS VIRGIL, a/k/a “Savage,” a/k/a “Tom Virgil,” (“VIRGIL”), age 30, was sentenced by United States District Judge Brandon S. Long to 105 months as to Counts One, Five, and Fifteen, and 5 years as to Count 13 of the superseding indictment pending against him, in addition to a consecutive term of 60 months as to Count Three, for a total of 165 months, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. VIRGIL was also sentenced to 5 years of supervised release and…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Louisiana, Eastern
A Heart Butte man who shot at a family, including two children, on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced today to two years and three months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. The court also imposed a $7,500 fine as part of its sentence.
Tallahassee, Florida –Taija Avion Smith, 25, and Jaheed Anthony Williams, 24, both of Tallahassee, Florida, have been sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail theft, theft of a mail key, bank fraud conspiracy, and multiple counts of aggravated identity theft. Williams, who also previously pleaded guilty to 14 counts of bank fraud, was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. Smith was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment.
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced a Little Eagle, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor. The sentencing took place on September 22, 2026.
An Absorkee man who was unlawfully carrying a firearm in his truck was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Montana
LAS VEGAS – A Mexican national, with felony convictions, made his initial court appearance today to face charges of illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed from the country.
An Irving couple has been convicted in federal court of charges related to a multi-million-dollar fraud conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Texas, Eastern
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – Eric Wade Thompson, 36, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and 28 grams or more of cocaine base, also known as “crack.” According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 26, 2026, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Thompson’s apartment in Huntington and seized approximately 123.5 grams of fentanyl, approximately 92 grams of crack, and $1,763. As part of his guilty plea, Thompson admitted…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City, Utah, returned a four-count indictment charging an Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the United States Department of Agriculture Office of the Inspector General (USDA-OIG), with defrauding the United States out of more than $50,000 in disability pay. USDA-OIG
Brad Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 25, 2026, Coran D. Smith (age 47) was sentenced to 36 months’ incarceration for committing a scheme to attempt to negotiate two stolen checks, with a total value of nearly two million dollars. One of the checks was a U.S. Treasury check, and the other was a State of Illinois check. Both had been stolen from the mail. According to court records, in March 2023, Smith participated in a bank fraud…
BOSTON – A Roxbury, Mass. man has been charged with kidnapping a victim from their home in Rhode Island. The defendant allegedly led police on a chase on I-93, crashing into other vehicles and fleeing on foot.
Ocala, Florida – Dontai Lamont Johnson (37, Ocala) has been charged by indictment with distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. If convicted, Johnson faces an enhanced minimum penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison due to having a qualifying prior conviction for a serious violent felony offense. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
Mercedes Henry, a former banker at Ameris Bank, was arrested last week on federal charges of bank fraud, access device fraud, and bribery after she allegedly defrauded Ameris Bank out of more than $900,000.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Georgia, Northern
The United States has reached agreements with KDHK, Inc., Kenneth Flores, Irma Flores, and Christopher Flores to resolve allegations they defrauded the United States
Ocala, Florida – Ervin Jones, III (36, Ocala), a/k/a “Downy,” has pleaded guilty to five counts of distribution or possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. He faces a minimum penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
A Mexican national who was trafficking cocaine in Billings and illegally owned a pair of handguns was sentenced Friday to two years in prison, after which he will be remanded to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Montana
A Billings woman who stole a handgun from an unlocked pickup truck was sentenced Friday to three years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Montana