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ISIS-K Terrorist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Abbey Gate and Other Terror Attacks

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)
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Romanian Nationals Arraigned in Federal Court for Alleged Card-Skimming Scheme

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
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Justice Department Sues San Jose for Unconstitutional $1600 Firearm Permit Fee

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
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Spokane Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography

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…

USAO - Washington, Eastern
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Citizen of Mexico Sentenced to 5 Months for Illegal Reentry

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…

USAO - Wisconsin, Western
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Dominican National Charged with Reentry of Removed Aliens

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…

USAO - Pennsylvania, Middle
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Cincinnati Man Sentenced in Fentanyl Distribution leading to Overdose Death

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…

USAO - Kentucky, Eastern
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Gastonia Distributor of Fentanyl-Laced Pills Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison

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…

USAO - North Carolina, Western
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Mishawaka Man Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm

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
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