CONCORD – Jaythien Guillermo, age 25, of Rochester, New Hampshire was indicted this week by a federal grand jury for one count of Production of Child Pornography and one count of Distribution of Child Pornography, United States Attorney Erin Creegan announces. He will appear in federal court in Concord on September 24, 2026. If convicted, Guillermo faces a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 15 years and a maximum prison term of 30 years. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S.…
CONCORD – Anthony DiMascio, age 35, of Litchfield, New Hampshire was indicted this week by a federal grand jury for one count of Receipt of Child Pornography, United States Attorney Erin Creegan announces. He will appear in federal court in Concord on September 24, 2026. If convicted, DiMascio faces a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 5 years and a maximum prison term of 20 years. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes that govern the…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - New Hampshire
Multiple defendants have been indicted by the September term of the federal Grand Jury in the Southern District of Georgia for various charges, including kidnapping, firearms offenses, drug charges, and immigration violations.
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Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced, today, that after a four-day trial, a federal jury convicted a Maryland man of several child sex-abuse crimes. The jury found James Edward Howeth, 43, of East New Market, guilty of two counts of sexually exploiting a minor, one count of distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and three counts of possessing CSAM.
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Today, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel released a legal opinion concluding that the federal prohibition may not be enforced against licensed dealers selling handguns to otherwise law-abiding adults ages 18 to 20 consistent with the Second Amendment.
COVINGTON, Ky. – A Georgetown, Ky., man, Brent Comstock, 45, was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning for production of child pornography. According to his plea agreement, Comstock sexually abused a prepubescent minor with whom he had a quasi-familial relationship and created sexually explicit pictures/videos of the abuse. Law enforcement learned about the abuse when the victim’s mother discovered an image that had been inadvertently shared from Comstock’s Google…
ANNISTON, Ala. – A Calhoun County man has been sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze sentenced Quinton Montral Gunn aka “Poo Nanny,” 45, to 126 months in prison. In May, Gunn pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of methamphetamine. “Drug dealers who plague our streets with methamphetamine put our communities and our families at risk, and we will not stop pursuing them,” said U.S. Attorney Williams. “Our law…
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A Long Beach man was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for his primary role in the March 2021 murder of a victim who was shot to death in Inglewood during a marijuana deal.
Seattle – A 40-year-old member of the Tulalip Tribes was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 17 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter and using a firearm in a crime of violence, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.
BOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a drug manufacturing ring. Over two kilograms of suspected controlled substances and a pill press were recovered during related search warrants.
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Alexey Aleksandrovich Moskalyuk, 27, of Brooklyn, NY, with production and distribution of child pornography, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of 30 years.
DETROIT – Victoria Viktorovna Aquilina, 43, a Russian national, was charged today with illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced. Gorgon was joined in the announcement by Jared Murphey, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Detroit. Aquilina was charged in an Information with voting by an alien. Aquilina first entered the United States using her Russian passport over 20 years ago, on a visa obtained through an au pair program.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington, Ky., man, Martaveus Lee Bell Jr., 32, was sentenced on Friday to 240 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell for two counts of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; one count of trafficking in firearms; one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Between February and March…
A Riverside County man was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison for sex trafficking two minors throughout Los Angeles County, including on the Figueroa Corridor in South Los Angeles, an area of the city notorious for sex trafficking, including of minors.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – KEVIN DEAN, age 34, a resident of Mississippi, pled guilty on September 10, 2026, to two counts of distribution of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Louisiana, Eastern
Pensacola, Florida – Jeffrey Benjamin Banks, 45, of Pensacola, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, 5 grams or more of methamphetamine and fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the charges.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Michael J. Hale, 65, of Lockport, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to making a materially false statement, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Javier Aguilar was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in two interrelated schemes to bribe Ecuadorian and Mexican government officials. In February 2024, Aguilar was convicted at trial of conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FPCA), violating the FCPA, and money laundering in connection with a scheme to bribe Ecuadorian officials. Aguilar subsequently pleaded guilty to charges arising out of a related scheme to bribe officials…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Sep. 12 through Sep. 18, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 289 individuals.
NEW BERN, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Kenji Chiba Jerkins, 31, to over 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute large quantities of meth in Lenoir County. Jerkins pled guilty to these crimes on June 18, 2026. “Once again we have caught and federally prosecuted a Big Shark Bad Boy who will no longer push his poisonous product in Eastern North Carolina to pad his pockets,” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. “Despite trying to outrun and dump his illegal drugs…
James L. Kenney, 45, of West Sacramento, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin.