SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On September 23, 2026, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Faustino David Reyes-Rodríguez, 25, of Ponce, PR residing in Caguas, with possession, receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse material, announced Héctor Ramírez-Carbó, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The arrest follows an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with the assistance of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of…
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment unsealed today charging two people with allegedly operating a decades-long bribery and money laundering scheme that defrauded thousands of sub sandwich franchise owners nationwide of more than $80 million.
Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division released a memorandum today regarding the Division’s corporate enforcement priorities.
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, a resident of Richland, Washington, was arrested this morning and charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Ellaboudy is scheduled to make an initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge on Oct. 2 at 11:00 a.m. in Richland.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · National Security Division (NSD)
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jeremy Lee Poafpybitty, age 41, of Bunch, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. On November 3, 2025, Poafpybitty pleaded guilty to the charge. According to investigators, on May 6, 2025, law enforcement discovered Poafpybitty in possession of a 9mm semi-automatic pistol after having been previously convicted of a crime punishable by more than one…
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Oklahoma, Eastern
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Montgomery man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his role in a series of armed robberies of Montgomery businesses in August 2025. On September 29, 2026, a federal judge sentenced 24-year-old Rayshon Frances Demonta Hall of Montgomery to 300 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. United States Attorney Thomas Govan and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Flowers of the FBI Mobile Division made the…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Alabama, Middle
LONDON, Ky. – A Coldiron, Ky., man, Dustin Murphy, 35, was sentenced on Thursday to 168 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for the production of child pornography. On July 2, 2024, Murphy used his cell phone to record a video of himself engaging in sexual activity with a minor. Under federal law, Murphy must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for 5 years. Jason Parman, United States Attorney for the…
SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Reinaldo Gonzalez, Jr., age 32, of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on September 30, 2026, to 51 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. for accessing with intent to view child pornography. The court also ordered Gonzalez to serve a seven-year term of supervised release following his release from prison. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, in July 2022…
WHAT: State and Federal law enforcement partners will hold a press conference announcing convictions this week in a nationwide, multi-million-dollar federal program fraud scheme. Officials will outline the investigation and resources that went into this successful prosecutionWHEN: Friday, October 2, 2026, at 11:30 AM (11:00 AM Media Arrival)WHERE: James T. Foley U.S. Courthouse 445 Broadway Albany, New York 12207 Rm 218WHO:First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone IIIAssistant Attorney General National Fraud…
A civil settlement agreement with Enterprise Technology Solutions, Inc., Zahid (“Donny”) Sheikh, and Shamela (“Meena”) Sheikh (collectively “ETS”) whereby ETS will pay $2,250,000 to resolve allegations that ETS violated the False Claims Act by falsely claiming that the company qualified for two Small Business Administration (“SBA”) programs which allowed ETS to inappropriately obtain Government contracts set aside for certain small businesses was reached today, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
A Texas City, Texas, woman, Dorothy Barber, 54, was sentenced last week to 18 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud.
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Child Pornography. The sentencing took place on September 28, 2026.
Tampa, FL – Dominique Bowden (34, Riverview) has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted, Bowden faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. He has been ordered detained pending trial. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Adham Abughanem, 29, of Lackawanna, NY, who was convicted following a federal jury trial of conspiracy to kidnap a person in a foreign country and kidnapping conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
MONROE – On September 21, 2026, United States Chief District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced Scott Perry Griffin, 50, of Dubach, to 204 months in federal prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine followed by five years of supervised release. He pled guilty on June 6, 2026. According to court documents, between May 16 and October 9, 2025, Griffin conspired with several others in a scheme to distribute methamphetamine. Investigators obtained a wiretap on a…
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · USAO - Louisiana, Western
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Abdi Nur Salah, of St. Paul, Minnesota, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Salah was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Nancy E. Brasel on October 1, 2026. Salah was originally charged by indictment on September 13, 2022, and he pleaded guilty on January 28, 2025. Salah is the 31st defendant sentenced in the…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Minnesota
Charles Rucker, 25, of the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty today in connection with the July 5, 2025, shooting death of a three-year-old girl in Southeast Washington D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
On September 30, 2026, the United States Department of Justice sent grant award notifications, totaling more than $4.6 million, to organizations and cities in Oregon to continue and enhance their work for public safety work in Oregon.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment charging three Utah residents with robbing a credit union after one of the defendants approached a teller, handed over a threatening note demanding cash, and claimed to have an explosive device in his backpack.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Utah
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Pete Gizas, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), Jessica S. Tisch, announced today the arrests and unsealing of an Indictment charging DWIGHT FLOWERS, TERRENCE PORTER, and TALEAK HARRIS with trafficking nearly 100 firearms, including a “Glock switch,” ammunition, and approximately 700 grams of cocaine in…
Pensacola, Florida – Tyronzia Roquza Levine, 45, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Florida, Northern