RALEIGH N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Linc Oshea Brooks, 56, to over 3 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. “Each day, thousands of men and women courageously put on the badge, kiss goodbye to their families, step into harm’s way, and protect the community from criminal ne'er-do-wells. Unfortunately, a select few choose wrong; breaking the law they swore to enforce,” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. “This traitor thought he could outsmart the system. Thought the law didn’t…
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment charging Fredy Avila Gomez, with Wire Fraud, Theft of Government Funds, False Statement of Citizenship in Order to Vote, Voting by Alien, False Statement in Application of Passport, Fraud in Connection with Identification Documents—Production, False Statement During Purchase of Firearm, and Unlawful Possession of Firearm, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · National Fraud Enforcement Division
Willie York, 47, from Mason City, Iowa, was sentenced on September 18, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City. York pled guilty on May 11, 2026, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. York was previously convicted in Cerro Gordo County of the following crimes which prohibit a person from possessing a firearm or ammunition: Terrorism – Intent to Injure or Provoke Fear or Anger, and Robbery-2nd, both in 2000; and…
Today, the Justice Department announced charges against 16 individuals in connection with illegal voting, illegal voter registration, and related election-fraud schemes across the country. The charges include unlawful voting by non-citizens in federal elections, false claims of citizenship to register or vote, and related offenses including wire fraud, naturalization fraud, passport fraud, and unlawful firearm purchases uncovered during the course of these investigations.
Office of the Attorney General · USAO - Georgia, Northern
Gainesville, Florida – DeShawn Russ, 36, of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for possession of ammunition 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
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, has awarded a combined $20,036,461 to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (“LCLE”) to provide resources to Louisiana agencies to specifically assist victims of crimes, said U.S. Attorney Kurt L. Wall.
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Leeladhar H. Tandel, 45, a native of India living of Mobile, AL, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, controlled substances, was sentenced to time served (approximately 14 months) by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Tandel was then turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced today that ANTHONY NORTHOVER was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition in connection with a June 4, 2024, shooting during which NORTHOVER, who previously had been convicted of several felonies, fired multiple shots on a residential street in the Bronx, striking a victim and causing him life-threatening injuries.
SOUTH BEND – DeCarlos L. Smallwood, 51 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was convicted of eight felony counts after a four-day jury trial before United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty, announced United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred. Smallwood was found guilty of drug and firearm offenses, including conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, distribution and possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of…
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Preston Fleming, 68, of Ducula, Georgia was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 6-months of home confinement in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $170,000 in COVID-19 disaster relief loans for a trucking company that had ceased operating years earlier, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Criminal - Public Integrity Section · USAO - District of Columbia
An illegal immigrant from Mexico and his girlfriend whose four children were seized by Riverside County officials with judicial approval due to allegations of parental neglect, drug use, and failure to address mental health issues have been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging them with forging a judge’s signature on a court document related to their federal lawsuit over the seizure, the Justice Department announced today.
The Department of Justice is returning approximately $2.5 million in corruption proceeds to the Republic of The Gambia to be used to compensate victims of the Jammeh regime. Yahya Jammeh, the former President of The Gambia, and his wife, Zineb Jammeh, used criminal proceeds and misappropriated Gambian public funds to purchase a mansion in Potomac, Maryland, for their personal use.
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Anthony James Kazmierczak, 56, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for assaulting United States Representative Ilhan Omar during a Town Hall meeting in January 2026. Kazmierczak was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Joan N. Ericksen on September 17, 2026. Kazmierczak previously pleaded guilty on May 7, 2026 to a one-count indictment charging him with assaulting a United States Officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(a). Kazmierczak had…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Minnesota
Ocala, Florida – Jimmy Deon Lofton (46, Ocala) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber to eight years and one month in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Lofton pleaded guilty plea on May 28, 2026. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Miquan Xavier Fennick, 27, of Moncks Corner, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for selling drugs, including fentanyl, and a pistol with an obliterated serial number. Fennick pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl, possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - South Carolina
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that on Sept. 16, a federal grand jury indicted Michael Raymond Roell, also known as “Johnathan Michael,” and Wendy Bailey, former principal of Crosby Elementary School in Forney ISD, for orchestrating a scheme that concealed Roell’s prior history of alleged abuse and misconduct, and enabled him to obtain a position as a special‑education teacher within the district.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Texas, Northern
BOSTON – A previously convicted felon from Lowell was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing cocaine base (crack cocaine) and illegally possessing two firearms.
BOSTON – A Pittsfield pharmacist pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to diverting Adderall and Dextroamp-amphetamin (generic Adderall) from a national pharmacy chain.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – SHYHIEM PINES, age 31, a resident of Tangipahoa Parish, pled guilty on September 17, 2026, before United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a three-count superseding bill of information charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C), possession with intent to distribute fifty (50) grams or…
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · USAO - Louisiana, Eastern
Today, the Department of Justice announced agreements with two of the nation’s largest health care systems—New York University Langone Hospitals (“NYU”) and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC”)—that resolve investigations into potential violations of federal law arising from their provision of sex-rejecting procedures on children, often euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care.” Under the agreements, NYU and UPMC will cease providing these dangerous interventions to minors, which include…
SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 132 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes. This district, encompassing San Diego and Imperial counties, shares a 140-mile border with Mexico. It…
LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro revoked supervised release for Jamal Rashid, also known as “Mally Mall,” a music producer who was on federal supervision after a prison term for unlawfully operating prostitution businesses under the guise of escort businesses. The Court imposed a prison sentence of 17 months.