News and reports from the .

Latest News


San Joaquin County woman sentenced for trafficking over 30 firearms from Nevada

Alejandra Susana Castillo, a 34-year-old resident of Tracy, California, has been sentenced to five years in prison for illegal firearms trafficking.


Niagara Falls man sentenced to over eight years for fentanyl distribution

A Niagara Falls resident has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for drug offenses.


District of Arizona files charges against over 130 individuals for immigration violations

During the week of July 26 to August 1, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona filed criminal charges against 134 individuals for immigration-related offenses.


Jamestown man sentenced to 30 years for producing child pornography

A Jamestown man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo.


Senate passes FY 2026 appropriations bill supporting security and congressional operations

The U.S. Senate has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act with a vote of 81-15.


Washington man sentenced to 19 years for fatal shooting

Andre Clark, 34, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced in Superior Court to 19 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Leonard Taylor, Jr. in October 2024.


Victorville man convicted for transporting teen across border for illicit activity

A Victorville man has been convicted on federal charges after posing as a teenage boy online and transporting a 15-year-old girl from San Luis Obispo County to Mexico for illicit sexual activity, according to the Justice Department.


Bipartisan Senate bill aims to secure fair competition for small business contractors

Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) have introduced the Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025.


Lancaster man receives 15-year federal sentence for drug conspiracy

Tymarious Nydarious Thompson, a 24-year-old resident of Lancaster, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in a drug distribution conspiracy.


Donald J. Trump comments on Ukraine war casualties and RNC leadership changes

Former President Donald J. Trump posted on Truth Social on August 1, 2025 about Russian casualties in Ukraine and endorsed Joe Gruters for RNC chairman while praising Michael Whatley's new campaign efforts.


California man receives prison sentence for shipping fentanyl into Alabama

A California resident, Shanarion Lee, 32, from La Mesa, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for his involvement in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy that sent shipments of the drug from California to Alabama.


Panama City man receives five-year sentence for receipt of child pornography

Jericho Rayne Skipper, a 30-year-old resident of Panama City, Florida, has been sentenced to five years in prison and ten years of supervised release after pleading guilty to receipt of child pornography.


Cantwell leads effort to expand NOAA Weather Radio coverage across United States

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), along with a bipartisan group of senators, has reintroduced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio Modernization Act.


U.S. Attorney’s Office joins local agencies for National Night Out community events

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio will participate in National Night Out events in Cleveland and other cities throughout the region.


Bronx man indicted on federal drug charges tied to fatal overdose

A Bronx man, Estherlyn Frias, also known as “Platinum” and “Silver,” has been charged with federal narcotics offenses that allegedly resulted in the death of a person in Greenwich, Connecticut.


Final defendants plead guilty in major Alaska fentanyl trafficking case

The last two members of a six-person drug trafficking group have pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute large quantities of fentanyl and heroin in Alaska.


Coleman man receives 60-year federal sentence for producing child sexual abuse material

A man from Coleman, Texas, has been sentenced to 720 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing child sexual abuse material.


Montgomery man receives over six years for illegal firearm possession

Calvin Craig Griffin, a 22-year-old resident of Montgomery, Alabama, has been sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Southern District of Texas files hundreds of immigration-related charges amid Operation Take Back America

Federal authorities in the Southern District of Texas charged 247 defendants with immigration and border security-related offenses during the final week of July, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.


Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal re-entry after prior deportation

Dimas Gonzalo Contreras-Nolasco, a 54-year-old Mexican citizen, has pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the United States after being previously deported.