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DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Kevin Lee Tompkins, age 40, of Thornton, Colorado, has been charged by a federal grand jury with four counts of making interstate threats to kill federal, state, and local law enforcement officers.
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Tallahassee, Florida – Nicholas Michael Freeman, 48, of Perry, Florida, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, cocaine, and cocaine base.
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BOSTON – An Ecuadorian national unlawfully residing in Milford, Mass. pleaded guilty on Sept. 8, 2026 in federal court in Worcester to illegally reentering the United States after deportation. The defendant was previously deported from the United States and arrested four times for driving under the influence in Massachusetts.
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SAN DIEGO – Kassandra Sanchez was sentenced in federal court today to 12 and a half months in prison for aiding and abetting her boyfriend in stealing the identity of her brother to commit a variety of federal crimes in the United States. This included smuggling an alien through the San Ysidro Port of Entry and fraudulently obtaining public benefits such as Medi-Cal and CalFresh.
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Seattle –The Western District of Washington today announced the plea and sentencing in two cases 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).
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A Wolf Point woman, who was part of group that beat a man to death last year, was sentenced today to 11 years and four months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
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Orlando, Florida – Verlynn Horne has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julie S. Sneed to two years and six months in federal prison for wire fraud and willful failure to file tax returns. Horne pleaded guilty on April 7, 2026. As part of her sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $2,517,930, the proceeds of the wire fraud scheme and for Horne’s real property located in Winter Garden. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
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A Commerce couple was sentenced to life imprisonment for the second degree murder of a two-year-old and several counts of child neglect, announced U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Nassar.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of North Carolina today announced criminal prosecutions as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the SBA Office of Inspector General (SBA-OIG) targeting fraud in the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). From June 12 to September 1, federal prosecutors across the country facilitated fraud enforcement actions spanning over 160…
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Today, the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division along with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the SBA Office of Inspector General, as part of a Heartland Fraud Surge announced the results of Operation No Doze, a surge of criminal enforcement actions targeting fraud in SBA’s small business COVID-era loan programs.
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SAN DIEGO – Roberto Galeana-Guatemala, a Mexican national who was previously deported and living illegally in the U.S., was sentenced in federal court Friday to 33 months in prison for driving his vehicle into federal law enforcement officers and seriously injuring one officer while they attempted to arrest him. The defendant pleaded guilty on June 18, 2026, to Assaulting a Federal Officer and Deported Alien Found in the United States. According to his plea agreement, Galeana-Guatemala admitted that he used his…
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Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, also known as “El Calvo,” 41, of Colombia, has pleaded guilty in court in El Paso, Texas, today after being extradited from Colombia for his role in a dangerous human smuggling conspiracy that left 40 aliens and two boat captains missing.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) today announced two prosecutions as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the SBA Office of Inspector General targeting fraud in the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). EDVA was a key participant in this surge effort. From June 12 to Sept. 1, federal prosecutors across the country facilitated fraud…
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Pensacola, Florida – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida today announced an indictment as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the SBA Office of Inspector General targeting fraud in the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The Northern District of Florida was a key participant in this surge effort.
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TYQUAN DECHALUS, also known as “Ty Ty” and “Kuzzo Ty,” 26; MICHAEL PHILLIP SQUIREWELL, also known as “Hoola,” “Hoola Gang,” and “Trench Monkey,” 30; DWAYNE GRAHAM, also known as “Bizzy,” 24; NICKOLAZ ROBINSON, also known as “Luck” and “Lucky,” 23; and DIAMOND FUENTES, also known as “Didi” and “Lil Belly,” 19; all of Hartford, have been federally charged for their alleged involvement in a kidnapping and ransom demand in January 2026.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas today announced results 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). The Eastern District of Texas was a key participant in this surge effort.
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Ruben Saenz, 38, of Los Angeles, was sentenced today to 15 years and eight months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.
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Federal prosecutors across the country facilitated enforcement actions reaching $245 million in intended loss to taxpayers.
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DES MOINES, Iowa – An Ames man was sentenced on September 11, 2026, to 27 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child.
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A New Jersey woman was sentenced on July 14, 2026, to 24 months in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Hall imposed the sentence.
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BOSTON – A Las Vegas man, formerly of Northborough, Mass., pleaded guilty on Sept. 10, 2026 in federal court in Worcester for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute large quantities of anabolic steroids and methamphetamine. The defendant also pleaded guilty to firearms charges.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A previously convicted felon was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release after he possessed a firearm and ammunition as a restricted person.
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Jacob Ezekiel Martinez was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for robbing a Pioneer Bank branch in August 2025 and fleeing with more than $3,500.
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), James C. Barnacle, Jr., announced today the unsealing of a Complaint charging WANJA OBERHOF, a founder and the former CEO of a wellness startup, the Healing Company, with defrauding an investor in his venture.
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