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U.S. Attorney’s Office details weekly immigration prosecutions in New Mexico

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico has released its weekly report on immigration and border-related crimes for the week ending August 15, 2025.


Mescalero man receives three-year sentence for sexual abuse of a minor

A Mescalero man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for sexually abusing a minor.


California man sentenced for production of child pornography involving minors

A man from Santa Ana, California, has been sentenced in federal court for producing child pornography.


Okemah resident pleads guilty to accessory after murder on Muscogee Creek Nation land

Sejaryee Lee Bear, a 41-year-old resident of Okemah, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to one count of Accessory After the Fact to Murder in Indian Country.


Utah gymnastics coach receives ten-year sentence for child exploitation crimes

Adam Richard Jacobs, 35, of Woods Cross, Utah, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for child exploitation crimes.


St. Louis County man pleads not guilty in alleged home deed fraud scheme

A Berkeley man pleaded not guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to charges that he conspired to steal or attempt to steal 16 homes and a duplex by filing fraudulent property deeds.


Federal inmate convicted of first-degree murder at FCI Otisville

A federal inmate, Daniel V. Smith, has been convicted of first-degree murder following a jury trial in the Southern District of New York.


Butte woman pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl; sentencing set for December

A Butte resident has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges related to the distribution of fentanyl, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.


Donald J. Trump shares travel update and news community post on Truth Social

Former President Donald J. Trump posted several updates on Truth Social on August 15, 2025.


Blanchard man sentenced for possession of child pornography and making bomb threats

A Blanchard, Oklahoma man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography and communicating a threat, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Court sentences Mexican national for smuggling over one ton of cocaine at sea

A Mexican national, Adrian Palomeque Gordillo, was sentenced to 108 months in prison on August 14, 2025, for smuggling more than a metric ton of cocaine.


New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell indicted alongside ex-NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officer Jeffrey Paul Vappie, II, have been indicted on federal charges of wire fraud and obstruction of justice.


Jury convicts Jajuan Gripper in fatal Kenilworth shooting

Jajuan Gripper, 22, of Washington, D.C., was convicted on all charges in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the murder of Rynell Bradford.


Leader extradited from Jamaica pleads guilty in firearm smuggling case

Shem Wayne Alexander, a 35-year-old national of Trinidad and Tobago, pleaded guilty in Tampa, Florida to conspiracy to smuggle firearms from the United States to Trinidad and Tobago.


Mexican national indicted for illegal reentry into eastern district of Texas

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas has indicted Joel Calzada-Macias, a 46-year-old Mexican national residing illegally in Grand Prairie, for reentering the United States after deportation.


Armed drug dealer sentenced to 25 years after federal investigation in Asheville

Torrey Lane Hodsden, 28, of Asheville, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for firearm and drug trafficking offenses.


Six charged with running interstate drug ring between California and Ohio

Federal authorities have charged six individuals in an alleged interstate drug trafficking operation moving methamphetamine, cocaine, and other controlled substances from California to Ohio.


Five Rio Grande Valley residents indicted for alleged PPP loan fraud scheme

Five residents of the Rio Grande Valley have been indicted on charges of wire fraud related to alleged misuse of federal pandemic relief programs, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.


Miami man receives over eight years for distributing child sexual abuse material

A Miami resident, Andre Alexander Pino, 45, has been sentenced to 97 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material.


Ryan Ellison continues as acting U.S attorney for District of New Mexico after interim term

On April 17, 2025, Attorney General Pamela Bondi appointed Ryan Ellison as the interim United States Attorney for New Mexico.