A Louisiana man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for dogfighting, according to federal officials. Clay Turner, 61, of Loranger, plead guilty to possession of an animal for use in…
Two Men Sentenced for Their Roles in the Bombing of an Islamic Center
Two Illinois men were Tuesday sentenced to 15 years and 10 months and 14 years and two months in prison, respectively, for their roles in the 2017 bombing of Dar al-Farooq Islamic…
Man Sentence to Prison for His Role in a $7.6 Million IRS Scam Involving 200 People
A judge on Tuesday sentenced a Florida man to 51 months in prison for his role in a $7.6 million nationwide tax fraud scheme, officials stated. The scheme involved more than 200…
Border Patrol Apprehends 754 Illegal Immigrants in Four Large Groups
EDINBURG, Texas (PRESS RELEASE) Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents encountered four large groups and interdicted multiple smuggling events resulting in 781 arrests, officials announced Monday. Over the weekend, Rio…
Six Companies Ordered to Pay $1.8 Billion for Scheming to Avoid Aluminum Custom Fees
LOS ANGELES Six Southern California companies on Monday were ordered to pay $1.83 billion in restitution for conspiring to defraud the federal government, according to officials. The scheme involved a scheme in…
Former Caltrans Contract Manager Guilty of Accepting $800,000 in Bribes
WASHINGTON D.C. A former contract manager for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plead guilty Monday for his role in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme, federal officials stated. The scheme involved Caltrans…
White Supremacist-Neo Nazi Prospect Who Assaulted Black Man Guilty of Hate Crime
A Washington man plead guilty to hate crime and false statement charges in federal court, officials announced last week. Jason DeSimas, 47, of Tacoma, pleaded guilty to one crime of committing a…
Two Leaders of Puerto Rican Drug Cartel Convicted, Facing Life Sentences
NEW YORK The Puerto Rican drug cartel leaders, Julio Marquez-Alejando, a/k/a “Chino,” and Luis Blondet, were convicted last week for racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, murder while engaged in a…
Border Patrol Apprehended Five Gang Members Trying to Illegally Enter U.S.
EDINBURG, Texas Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested five gang members, a criminal migrant with a conviction for a child-related crime, and a Mexican national with a conviction for kidnapping, officials announced…
Former Tennessee Corrections Officer Guilty of Brutally Beating Inmate
WASHINGTON D.C. Former supervisory corrections officer Kenan Lister, 43, pleaded guilty this week to brutally beating an inmate inside a holding cell, according to federal officials. Lister plead guilty to two civil…
Man Arrested After He Gave Fentanyl to Woman Who Died from Overdose
RIVERSIDE, California – A San Bernardino County man was arrested Friday on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges he sold fentanyl to a woman last year who soon afterward suffered a fatal…
Former Alabama Corrections Officer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Beating Inmates
ALABAMA Former Alabama Department of Corrections Sergeant Ulysses Oliver Jr., 47, was sentenced to 30 months in federal court Friday for assaulting two inmates at ADOC’s Elmore Correctional Facility, officials stated. “The…