BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Roxbury, Mass., was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for trafficking and conspiring to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine.
This week the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights entered a voluntary settlement agreement with Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) to end discrimination against its Jewish students. The settlement agreement resolves the joint investigation conducted under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin, and Section 1557 of the Patient…
Civil Rights Division · Civil Rights - Educational Opportunities Section
Gainesville, Florida – Trinity Joy Johnson, 26, of Gainesville, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of sexual exploitation of children producing child pornography, fifteen counts of distribution of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.
SAN JOSE- Today, Scott Keith Baldwin, Jr., a dual resident of San Jose, California and Reston, Virginia, pleaded guilty to Count One of an Information filed against him on February 3, 2026, charging him with conspiracy to distribute child pornography
A Mozambican has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation for a money laundering conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · USAO - Texas, Eastern
LAS VEGAS – A Mexican national, with a felony conviction for possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, made his initial court appearance today to face charges of illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed from the country.
U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford is pleased to announce a series of criminal and civil enforcement actions to combat fraud involving federal pandemic relief funds. Since June 2026, the District of Oregon’s Covid Fraud Task Force has brought 12 enforcement actions involving more than $29 million in losses and thus far resulting in more than $8.6 million in recovery. Since 2020, the District’s COVID Fraud Task Force recovered more than $314 million and held fraudsters accountable through similar efforts.
The Department of Justice announced today the unsealing of charges against five individuals working for the intelligence services of the Russian Federation to conduct attacks and murders around the world, including in the United States. As detailed in the unsealed indictment, the network is alleged to have, among other things, paid and attempted to pay individuals within the United States and elsewhere to conduct pre-operational surveillance and carry out targeted killings, and commissioned associates to commit and…
Office of the Attorney General · Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Three men were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a cocaine and marijuana conspiracy. One man was also sentenced for his possession of a firearm as a felon and in furtherance of the drug conspiracy.
MOBILE, AL – Amanda Michelle Guy was sentenced on September 14, 2026, by Chief United States District Court Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock, to 84 months in prison for trafficking fentanyl.
INDIANAPOLIS- A federal jury has found Djamalou Ousseini, 56, of Niger, guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm by an illegal alien. Ousseini was indicted on December 17, 2025. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, records maintained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) show that Ousseini, a citizen of Niger, illegally entered the United States in 2000 using a false passport under the name “Abdou Dijbo.” An immigration judge ordered him removed from the United States on April…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Indiana, Southern
Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, a resident of Valencia, Pennsylvania, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with receiving a firearm and ammunition knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the firearm and ammunition would be used to commit a felony or a federal crime of terrorism, including providing, attempting to provide, and conspiring to provide material support or resources to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).
Office of the Attorney General · Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
LONDON, Ky.- A Science Hill, Ky., man, Samuel Turner, 42, was convicted on Monday by a federal grand jury sitting in London for four counts of wire fraud. The jury returned the conviction after three hours of deliberation. According to evidence at trial, Turner gained access to an elderly family member’s bank accounts and credit cards and used the funds as his own. With the victim’s money, he bought, among other things, guns, concert tickets, items from Amazon, and items from a gun accessory store. He also cashed…
RUTLAND – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 15, 2026, Russell Biathrow, 68, of Killington, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier to a term of 90 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Judge Mary Kay Lanthier also imposed a fine of $10,000. Biathrow previously pleaded guilty to production of a morphed image of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court records, in or about…
Michael Joseph Pena, 28, of Pocatello, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · USAO - Idaho
James Lyon, 80, of Independence, Mo., who defrauded the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by claiming false combat service and medals, pleaded guilty in federal court.
LUBBOCK, Texas — United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that Paul Rene Rocha, Jr., 36, of Lubbock, was charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute cocaine following his arrest on Sept. 8.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
KEVIN KOLENDA, 69, of Norwalk, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to an offense related to his operation of a fraudulent prize insurance business.
Pensacola, Florida – Christopher M. Mayer, 32, of Navarre, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute, receive, and possess visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and one count of receipt of child pornography.
A superseding indictment was unsealed today in the Southern District of Georgia charging five defendants for their roles in a scheme to exploit a nonimmigrant visa worker program to fraudulently obtain worker visas and smuggle aliens into the United States.
Criminal Division · Criminal - Human Rights and Special Prosecution Section
LAS VEGAS – A felon who has prior convictions was sentenced today by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 65 months in prison to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. The government requested a sentence of 65 months imprisonment.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months of imprisonment, to be followed by 48 months of supervised release, on his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of fluorofentanyl, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, 500 grams or more of cocaine, and a quantity of crack cocaine, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. United States District Judge William S. Stickman IV imposed the sentence on Anthony Johnson, 37.…