Isaiah Pushia-Keith, 26, a previously convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Afghan national Mohammad Sharifullah, a member of the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for his participation in a nearly 10 year conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · National Security Division (NSD)
A 21-year-old illegal alien from Guatemala pleaded guilty to submitting a sponsorship application with false statements to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement to gain custody of an unaccompanied alien child.
Criminal Division · Criminal - Human Rights and Special Prosecution Section
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two Romanian nationals have been charged in a card-skimming scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. A four-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Cosmin Vaduva, 37, and Elena Andree Caldarareasa, 33, with conspiracy to commit access device fraud (i.e., card fraud) and possession of device making equipment (commonly referred to as a “skimmer”). “Skimmer fraud is rampant with losses in the United States alone reaching over $1 billion each year,” said U.S. Attorney…
National Fraud Enforcement Division · USAO - Alabama, Northern
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that Chief United States District Court Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. The sentencing took place on September 14, 2026.
CINCINNATI – Polo Alexander, 37, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in federal court here today to illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.
Guatemalan national Roni Mendez Escobar, 33, was sentenced today to 6 years and 5 months in prison for receipt of child sexual abuse material and illegally reentering the United States.
Romney Manuel, age 52, of Prairieville, Louisiana, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and Demietriek Scott, age 50, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison following their convictions for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Today, the Justice Department filed suit against the City of San Jose, California, and the San Jose Police Department for charging private individuals unreasonable fees to exercise their Second Amendment right to lawfully carry a firearm. At nearly $1,600 per license, the City’s application fee to carry a firearm is the highest in the nation. Indeed, San Jose’s fee towers over those imposed by the country’s biggest cities. New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, and Chicago all charge a small fraction of San Jose’s…
Civil Rights Division · Civil Rights - Second Amendment Section
Cameron Paige, 43, Ian Dennis, 32, Eden Germain, 27, Joe Lee McQuay, 48, and Keith Navarro Palmer, 41, were charged for their roles in connection with a scheme to smuggle contraband into Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix (“Fort Dix”).
BOSTON – A Brockton man was sentenced on Sept. 10, 2026 in federal court in Boston to the maximum statutory penalty for sexually exploiting a child whom he repeatedly abused over a period of approximately three years.
Spokane, Washington – First Assistant United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on September 15, 2026, United States District Court Judge Rebecca L. Pennell sentenced Shawn P. Sather to a total of 18 years in custody—15 years imposed after a plea of guilty to Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography, and an additional 3 years imposed based on admissions to violations of the conditions of federal supervised release. Sather will also serve a lifetime of supervised release and will be required to pay $15,000…
MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jaime Carvajal-Juarez, 45, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 5 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after previously being deported. Carvajal-Juarez pleaded guilty to this charge on July 8, 2026. On January 31, 2026, Carvajal-Juarez was arrested and charged in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, with possession of…
SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jorge Luis Minier Casado, age 30, a Dominican National, was indicted by a federal grand jury for reentry of removed aliens. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that Minier Casado was encountered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on or about March 9, 2026. At the time he was encountered by law enforcement, he was an alien, previously removed from the United States on or about…
COVINGTON, Ky. – A Cincinnati man, Nathaniel Ferguson, 47, was sentenced on Wednesday to 264 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. An investigation revealed that on May 21, 2025, Ferguson sold approximately 50 pressed pills containing fentanyl and xylazine to co-defendant, Ryan Cooley. Cooley then sold the pills to co-defendant Nicholas Sturgill, who brought them to his Kenton County residence and distributed them to the victim, who died the…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bryan Tromon Green, 35, of Gastonia, N.C., was sentenced to 151 months in prison today followed by four years of supervised release for distributing fentanyl-laced pills and selling firearms in Gaston County, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Green’s co-conspirator, Jarvis Sentell Lynn, 38, also of Gastonia, was previously sentenced to 110 months in prison and three years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. “When repeat…
Three individuals were charged today following a multi‑agency investigation that dismantled a clandestine methamphetamine conversion laboratory in Terra Bella.
SOUTH BEND – Nicholas R. Valent, 36 years old, of Mishawaka, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco after pleading guilty to possession of a stolen firearm, announced United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred. Valent was sentenced to 6 months in prison followed by 1 year of supervised release, 6 months of which will be on home detention. “A thief will spend time incarcerated, on home detention, and supervised release for possessing a stolen firearm. He worked as a driver for a…
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Indiana, Northern