Russell Dean Taylor, Jr., 47, of Bolivar, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for his illegal possession of multiple firearms, including two AR-15 type rifles, that held 30-round and 60-round extended magazines.
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Freddy Alberto Gomez Urena (aka Chun Chun), Ligia Zulay Gonzalez Sanchez, Josue Reinaldo Cordoba Somasa, Narkys Doralddy Gomez Urena, Miguel Eduardo Cardenas Perez, and Wualter Alexander Castellanos Bermeo, have each been charged with one count of conspiracy to provide and obtain forced labor, multiple counts of forced labor, and multiple counts of alien smuggling. A seventh defendant, Franklin Alexis Contreras Carrillo, is…
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Donald Steven Lang, 62, was arrested this weekend in Canada at the request of the United States following his earlier indictment in Hawaii for sexual exploitation of a child.
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that a federal grand jury in the District of Minnesota returned an indictment on August 20, 2026, charging Christopher A. Bravo Marin, aka Bravo, 46, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a Mexican national, with conspiring to launder at least $750,000 in drug proceeds on behalf of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), one of the most prolific and dangerous drug cartels in Mexico. Bravo was arrested yesterday by Homeland Security Investigations…
Orlando, Florida – Alex Justin Miller (26, Columbus, OH) has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with interstate transmission of a threat to injure. If convicted, Miller faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri announced six recent prosecutions involving trusted adults accused of exploiting children while serving in positions of authority.
Jacksonville, Florida – Juan Jesus Mendoza (60, Mexico) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard to two years in federal prison for illegal reentry into the United States. Mendoza pleaded guilty on May 19, 2026. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOEL ALBERTO HENRIQUEZ-HERRERA (“HENRIQUEZ-HERRERA”), age 40, a native of Honduras, was indicted on August 21, 2026, for illegal reentry of removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. According to court documents, HENRIQUEZ-HERRERA, an illegal alien, was found in Orleans Parish on August 18, 2026. He had previously been removed from the United States back to his native Honduras on July 22, 2014. If…
An illegal alien, who is also a convicted sex offender, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for an immigration violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOSE ANTONIO LARIO SALMERON (“SALMERON”), age 33, a native of El Salvador, was sentenced today for reentry of removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Receipt of Child Pornography. The sentencing took place on August 24, 2026.
Jackson, MS – On August 25, 2026, a Pearl River man pleaded guilty to Production of Child Pornography. U.S. Attorney J.E. Baxter Kruger and Robert Eickhoff, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Jackson Office made the announcement. According to court documents, Eli Joe, 22, knowingly enticed or coerced a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct that were sent to Joe using the internet. Joe is scheduled to be…
Department of Justice · USAO - Mississippi, Southern
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on August 24, 2026.
Jessica Nicole Pickett, 36, of Strafford, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for her role in a “throuple” who sexually abused two children to produce child pornography.
A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment on July 23 against Shane Woodson, 39, formerly of Weaverville, and now living in Wyoming, charging him with receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On August 21, 2026, GERALD FRANKLIN (“FRANKLIN”), 35, from New Orleans, was charged in a two-count indictment for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) · USAO - Louisiana, Eastern
Today, the Civil Rights Division is monitoring polling sites in South Carolina for the state’s primary runoff election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law.
Civil Rights Division · Civil Rights - Voting Section
Today, U.S. Attorney Chris Nassar announced that law enforcement has indicted 39 defendants, and several others have been identified and remain under investigation after the launch of Operation Clean Sweep III in March.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · USAO - Oklahoma, Northern
Bruce Sogard, age 68, from Jewell, was sentenced July 1, 2026, to more than 8 years in federal prison, after a February 12, 2026, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Cheryl Zeien Sogard, age 63, from Mason City, was sentenced August 18, 2026, to more than 4 years in federal prison, after an April 20, 2026, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Evidence in the case revealed that between January 2025, and continuing to at least September 20, 2025, Sogard and Zeien…