MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Heather Lynn Harjo, age 40, formerly of Ada, Oklahoma, was sentenced to thirty-seven months in prison for one count of Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country. On October 17, 2026, Harjo pleaded guilty to the charge. According to investigators, on April 28, 2025, while visiting an Ada residence, Harjo became involved in an altercation and—unreasonably believing herself to be in danger of imminent death or…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Oklahoma, Eastern
NEW ORLEANS, LA – DIONTE DORSEY, (“DORSEY”), age 45, of New Orleans, was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment, followed by five (5) years of supervised release, by the U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier on September 24, 2026, announced U.S. Attorney David I Courcelle. DORSEY had previously pled guilty to Counts 1, 4, and 8 of the indictment pending against him. DORSEY was also ordered to pay a $300 mandatory special assessment fee.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
PHOENIX, Ariz. – United States Attorney Timothy Courchaine today announced $14,849,687 in Department of Justice grants to cities and organizations in the District of Arizona to support projects to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime.
The owner of a San Gabriel Valley-based technology company was arrested today on a three-count federal indictment charging him with smuggling to China more than $300 million worth of export-controlled high-end computer servers containing U.S.-manufactured graphics processing units (GPUs) commonly used for Super Intelligence (SI) applications.
Seattle – A 39-year-old member of the Lummi Nation pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to illegal firearms possession and two violations of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
Tallahassee, Pensacola, & Gainesville, Florida — The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is proud to join the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), and communities across the country in observing Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) this October. This month, and every month, we will continue to use every available resource and building strategic partnerships with local law enforcement, fellow prosecutors, and victim service organizations to…
Two Minnesota men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program out of more than $500,000 by submitting fraudulent claims for services that were never provided. This case is part of the ongoing collaboration between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota and the Health Care Fraud Strike Force to combat prolific fraud on government programs in Minnesota. “This case is a stark reminder that fraud against public programs is not just a crime against government —…
FAYETTEVILLE – Two Northwest Arkansas men were sentenced to serve a total of 246 months combined in federal prison for drug trafficking and ammunition related crimes. Tony Bonds Jr., age 25, was sentenced on September 28, 2026, to serve a total of 150 months in federal prison for using a communication device to facilitate the distribution of Fentanyl and for being a felon in possession of ammunition. Jared Haynie, age 30, his co-defendant, was sentenced on August 27, 2026, to serve 96 months in federal prison for…
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Eric Phillip Allen, 41, of Minneapolis, pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography. The change in plea hearing was before U.S. District Judge Nancy E. Brasel on October 1, 2026. Allen was originally indicted by complaint on August 14, 2024, and was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 20, 2024. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled at a later date. According to court…
A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging a Kansas woman for allegedly submitting fictitious information to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to receive pandemic-era financial assistance.
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that federal agents arrested Tharon Thomas Drake, a 53-year-old Borger man, pursuant to a criminal complaint charging him with receipt of child pornography on Sept. 30.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Texas, Northern
MINNEAPOLIS – Two Minnesota men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program out of more than $500,000 by submitting fraudulent claims for services that were never provided. This case is part of the ongoing collaboration between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota and the Health Care Fraud Strike Force to combat prolific fraud on government programs in Minnesota. “This case is a stark reminder that fraud against public programs is not just a crime…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Minnesota
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Jose Gonzalez, 35, Jamie Velez, 46, Oswaldo Merced-Rivera, 38, and Anyelo Rondon-Herrera, 32, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were charged by superseding indictment with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and related offenses. In addition, Gonzalez, Velez, and Merced-Rivera were charged with distribution of controlled substances resulting in death. The superseding indictment alleges that defendant Gonzalez was a leader of a drug…
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Moses Elijah Williams, 40, of Portsmouth, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
HOT SPRINGS – Three Hot Springs residents have been sentenced to more than 46 years combined in federal prison to be followed by terms of federal supervised release for methamphetamine distribution and firearm offenses. The Honorable District Judge John Thomas Shepherd presided over the sentencing hearings, which took place in the United States District Court in Hot Springs. According to court records, in 2025, law enforcement agents conducted undercover controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Morris Zane…
Brad Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 30, 2026, Sara Luma, age 30, was charged with Unlawfully Voting as a Non-Citizen, contrary to Title 18, United States Code, Section 611. The criminal complaint alleges that Luma was born in North Macedonia and is a citizen of that country. She is not a United States citizen. On November 5, 2024, Luma voted in the federal general election in the city of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Luma was not allowed to…
PROVIDENCE – Xuehai Sun, 38, of Flushing, New York, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in an elaborate transnational fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims across the United States and Canada.
Tallahassee, Florida – Eric Felton Cooper Jr., 36, of Quincy, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the charge.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Florida, Northern
Langston Wedge, 20, of Upper Marlboro, MD, was sentenced today in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, for charges related to a shooting at the Power Nightclub in Northeast that injured five people, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - District of Columbia
BOSTON – As part of the United States Attorney’s ongoing enforcement priority to investigate and prosecute benefit fraud involving federal and state assistance programs, a Worcester, Mass. man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for using the identity of a deceased U.S. citizen to obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, MassHealth benefits and a Massachusetts identification card.
U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sentenced Dabin Jeon, 31, to 30 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $40,181.72 in restitution to the victim.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Maine
Three members of the Unknown Vice Lords (UVL), a violent street gang in Memphis, Tennessee, were sentenced to a total of over 42 years in prison for conspiring and attempting to commit a gang-related murder and firearms violations.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · Criminal Division
First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in partnership with Acting Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, Justin Page, Harry T. Chavis, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, and Brendan Cox, Chief of Police of the Albany Police Department, announced federal charges against fifteen alleged members and associates of the…