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High-Ranking MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 60 Years’ Imprisonment for Racketeering, Seven Murders, Multiple Attempted Murders, Arson, and Firearms Offenses

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jairo Saenz, also known as “Funny,” a high-ranking member of the Brentwood/Central Islip chapter of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 60 years’ in prison for racketeering, including predicate racketeering acts relating to his participation in seven murders, namely, the January 28, 2016 murder of…

USAO - New York, Eastern
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Illinois Man Charged with Transporting Minor Across State Lines for Illegal Sexual Activity

Paducah, KY – An indictment was returned by the grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on September 10, 2026, charging an Erie, Illinois, man with child exploitation offenses, including transportation of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity and online enticement of a minor. U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Olivia Olson of the FBI Louisville Field Office, and Sheriff Ryan Norman of the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office made the announcement.…

USAO - Kentucky, Western
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Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Investigation Leads to Identification of Minor Sexually Abused by Kennewick Man

Spokane, Washington – First Assistant United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on September 14, 2026, United States District Court Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Cecil Lloyd Ramey, age 48, of Kennewick, to 15 years of imprisonment, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for the Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography. According to information disclosed in court documents and during court proceedings, in March of 2022, Ramey came to the attention of the Southeast Regional Internet Crimes…

USAO - Washington, Eastern
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Ice Trafficker Receives Frosty 14 Year Federal Prison Sentence

WILMINGTON, N.C.– A federal judge sentenced Lara Joy Ezell, 42, to over 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of meth and distribution of 50 grams or more of meth. Ezell pleaded guilty to the charges on June 10, 2026. “After numerous state court convictions this repeat offender should have learned her lesson, but instead she returned to her criminal drug pushing ways,” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. “Let me be clear, if you peddle poison for…

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - North Carolina, Eastern
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South Bend Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

SOUTH BEND – Gregory Hilliard, 66 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred. Hilliard was sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release. “Gregory Hilliard is a convicted sex offender who chose to possess a handgun in violation of federal law and bring that handgun to a medical facility in violation of the…

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Indiana, Northern
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Vergennes, Vermont Man Charged with Hobbs Act Robbery

BURLINGTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that Brayden Hemingway, 18, of Vergennes, Vermont, has been charged by criminal complaint with interfering with commerce by robbery, specifically the robbery of the Stewart’s Shop in South Burlington, Vermont on September 13, 2026. On September 15, 2026, Hemingway appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle. Hemingway was ordered detained, pending a detention hearing, which is currently scheduled for September 22…

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Southern District of Ohio joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA & SBA OIG in surge takedown exceeding $245 million in COVID-era loan fraud

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio today announced a conviction as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Small Business Administration, and the SBA Office of Inspector General targeting fraud in the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

USAO - Ohio, Southern
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Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Scheme Involving Bribery and Public Contracts for Food and Medicine

Alex Nain Saab Moran, 54, of Caracas, Venezuela, and formerly of Baranquilla, Colombia, a former Minister of Industry in the regime of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Muduro, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to launder proceeds of a massive bribery and fraud scheme in Venezuela and the U.S. The plea was heard by U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams.

USAO - Florida, Southern
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Former Middleton Police Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offense

Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 10, 2026, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Myles S. Schumaker (age 26), to 60 months’ imprisonment following his conviction for Attempted Transportation of Child Pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252A(a)(1) and 2252A(b)(1). According to court documents and arguments presented in court, in November 2025, Schumaker, who was at…

USAO - Wisconsin, Eastern
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