A leader of the Lorenzana drug trafficking organization was sentenced last week to 33 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $27 million for charges related to international drug trafficking, officials announced…
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Mountana Man Guilty of Scheme to Create Hybrid Sheep for Captive Hunting Facilities
Arthur “Jack” Schubarth plead guilty to two felony wildlife crimes related to an almost decade-long scheme involving the creation of hybrid sheep for sale to captive hunting facilities, officials stated. Schubarth, the…
Man Sentenced to Three Years and Six Months in Prison for Bomb Threat Against Arizona Official
A Massachusetts man was sentenced Tuesday to three years and six months in prison for sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official in the Arizona Secretary of State’s…
Six Former Kentucky Corrections Officers Sentenced for Roles in Beating a Handcuffed Inmate
Six former officers of the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC) were sentenced today for their roles in the assault of an inmate and the subsequent cover-up. Three officers who carried out…
Chinese Man Indicted for Allegedly Smuggling Protected Eastern Box Turtles from U.S. to China
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal grand jury charged a Chinese man on Friday in a four-count indictment alleging he smuggled eastern box turtles, a protected wildlife species, from the United States to China…
Ford Agrees to Pay $365 Million for Violating U.S. Tariff Act, One of the Largest Settlements
The Justice Department announced Monday that Ford Motor Company has agreed to pay the federal government $365 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Tariff Act of 1930 Ford did this…
California Man Indicted for Allegedly Threatening to Kill Judges, Lawyers, Police Officers
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury indicted a former Orange County resident for allegedly threatening to kill a superior court judge who presided over his family law case, the Justice Department announced…
Federal Jury Finds Former Oklahoma Police Officer Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Woman During Traffic Stop
A federal jury found former Savanna, Oklahoma, police officer Jeffrey Scott Smith, 35, guilty of sexually assaulting a woman during a traffic stop, according to officials. Smith also tried to hide the…
Nevada Man Convicted of Sexually Exploiting Minors via Social Media Facing Life in Prison
NEVADA A federal jury convicted a Nevada man Tuesday for sexually exploiting multiple minors and advertising and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that he coerced these minors into producing, officials stated….
Air National Guardsman Will Plead Guilty of Illegally Disclosing Classified National Defense Documents
MASSACHUSETTS Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 22-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard from North Dighton, Massachusetts, will plead guilty to illegally holding and sharing classified defense information on social media from…
Calif. Man Guilty of Firebombing Planned Parenthood Clinic, Attacking Electrical Substation
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man pleaded guilty Thursday to firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa in March 2022. He was also convicted to attacking an electrical substation in…
Four Guilty of Bid Rigging and Price Fixing of Oklahoma Transportation Construction Contractors
Four erosion control company owners or managers plead guilty to rigging bids and fixing prices, officials stated. The guilty pleas are part of a conspiracy targeting over $100 million in publicly funded…