Federal Justice Desk

Federal justice archive, page 78

Browse stored official records 1849-1872, with source links, jurisdiction details and related federal coverage.

2752 official records

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

Press release

Ponchatoula Woman Guilty of Theft from an Organization Receiving Federal Funds

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – RACHEL CRAWFORD, a/k/a “Rachel Davenport,” a/k/a “Rachel Monjure,” a/k/a “Rachel Haygood” (“CRAWFORD”), age 47, of Ponchatoula, pleaded guilty to Theft from an Organization Receiving Federal Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 666(a)(1)(A), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Louisiana, Eastern
Read inside EZ News →

Press release

Christian Castro Indicted by Grand Jury for Making False Statements

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen for the District of Minnesota announced that on Sept. 2, a federal grand jury indicted Christian Jeremiah Castro, 52, of Texas, on six counts of making materially false statements to the FBI, during an interview on Jan. 14. DOJ continues to evaluate all facts and evidence in this case and has not ruled out additional charges. Castro made an initial appearance on these charges before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Texas today. If found guilty…

USAO - Minnesota
Read inside EZ News →

Press release

Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Owner of Southwest Detroit Business, “La Posada,” on Charges of International Money Laundering Conspiracy

DETROIT - Juan Romo-Padilla, 58, owner of La Posada – a Mexican restaurant, convenience store, and money remitter business located in Southwest, Detroit – was arrested on September 3, 2026, following a joint investigation by DEA-Detroit and IRS-CI, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. Romo-Padilla faces federal charges for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, international money laundering, laundering of represented drug proceeds, and violations of the Bank Secrecy Act. Gorgon was joined in…

USAO - Michigan, Eastern
Read inside EZ News →

Press release

Jamaican Citizen Charged With Illegal Reentry

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kenroy Watt, 50, a native and citizen of Jamaica, was indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally re-entering the United States after previously being deported. According to U.S. Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that Watt illegally reentered the United States without proper authorization and was found in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on December 10, 2025. Watt was previously removed from the…

USAO - Pennsylvania, Middle
Read inside EZ News →

Press release

Raleigh Drug Ringleader Convicted at Federal Guns and Drugs Trial

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal jury convicted a Raleigh man after three days of trial on nine counts for fentanyl and five counts for possessing a firearm stemming from his role directing a major fentanyl‑trafficking operation. “This thug had a long history of pushing venomous poison and despite being locked up in the past, he immediately went back to his dirty work, orchestrating a violent drug‑peddling enterprise from right here in Raleigh, pumping our community full of deadly fentanyl, all while using illegal guns,”…

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - North Carolina, Eastern
Read inside EZ News →

Press release

Minnesota Pool Contractor Sentenced to 60 Months’ Imprisonment for Defrauding 21 Customers

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Charles Ray Workman, 41, of Scott County, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for wire fraud. He was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Michael J. Davis on September 3, 2026. Workman was arrested on March 27, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee, and pleaded guilty on September 16, 2025. According to court documents, from in or about 2021 through 2022, the defendant defrauded 21 customers who hired Minnesota Crete Pools, LLC, a swimming pool…

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Minnesota
Read inside EZ News →

Press release

Repeat Offender Sentenced to 20 Years’ Imprisonment for His Ninth Felony Conviction

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Esau Chucky Sago, 36, was sentenced to 240 months in prison and five years of supervised release for being an armed career criminal in possession of ammunition. He was indicted on February 26, 2025, convicted on November 18, 2025, after a two-day jury trial, and was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Nancy E. Brasel on September 3, 2026. According to court documents, on or about October 10, 2024, the defendant knowingly possessed ammunition…

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Minnesota
Read inside EZ News →

Press release

Dog Fighting Investigation Results in Largest Single Property Dog Seizure in South Carolina History, 7 Men Charged

FLORENCE, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Florence, returned a nine-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging seven individuals from Chesterfield County for conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act, possession of pit bull-type dogs for animal fighting ventures, and unlawful possession of firearms.

USAO - South Carolina
Read inside EZ News →

Press release

Husband And Wife Charged With Alien Voting

HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Thomas Holtzman, 68, and his wife Marisol Guzman, 50, both of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to Guzman illegally voting as an alien in the 2024 election. Holtzman was charged with aiding and abetting a false statement of citizenship in order to vote and fraudulent registration. Guzman was charged with voting as an alien. “The integrity of our elections, which are…

USAO - Pennsylvania, Middle
Read inside EZ News →

Press release

Panama City Beach Felon Pleads Guilty to Gun & Drug Charges

Tallahassee, Florida – Joseph Primus Gainer, 44, of Panama City Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court on charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Florida, Northern
Read inside EZ News →

Press release

Co-Conspirators Sentenced for Directing Fentanyl Distribution While Incarcerated

Tampa, Florida – Leundro Childs (42, Tampa) and Edilberto Mojica (41, Polk County) have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge John L. Badalamenti for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Childs was sentenced to 19 years and 7 months and Mojica was sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison. Both previously pleaded guilty. The court also ordered Childs to forfeit a HiPoint rifle, magazines, and assorted ammunition, assets used to facilitate the commission of the…

USAO - Florida, Middle
Read inside EZ News →

Press release

Mexican Citizen Charged with Illegally Voting in the 2022 Election

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced Jesus Javier Jurado Garcia, 25, an illegal alien from Mexico living in Beloit, Wisconsin, was charged on September 2, with illegally voting as an alien in the November 2022 election. According to the criminal Information, on November 8, 2022, Jurado Garcia, knowing he was not a United States citizen, illegally voted in an election held in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the offices of…

USAO - Wisconsin, Western
Read inside EZ News →

Your local desk

Choose a location

Search uses official 2025 U.S. Census location data.