Stories by F. E. Simons on Federal Newswire


Tribal police officer indicted for sexual abuse and kidnapping on Fort Apache Reservation

A White Mountain Apache Tribal Police officer, Karl Eugene Leslie, was arrested in Canyon Day on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation following a federal indictment.


Seven sentenced for laundering over $12 million from elderly victims in telemarketing scam

Seven individuals were sentenced in federal court in Brooklyn for their involvement in a transnational telemarketing scheme that defrauded victims, many of whom were elderly, of more than $12 million.


Denver man receives 25-year sentence for armed bank robberies

Simon Meza, a 45-year-old Denver resident, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release following his conviction on two counts of bank robbery.


Final defendant sentenced in major Kalamazoo methamphetamine trafficking case

Brandon Lemar Baines, 36, of Kalamazoo, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute more than 12 pounds of methamphetamine.


Pilot Mountain woman sentenced to prison for embezzling funds from local bank

A woman from Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release for embezzling funds from her employer, First Citizens Bank.


U.S. Attorney’s Office reaffirms commitment during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming has announced its ongoing commitment to fighting human trafficking as part of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.


Mexican national sentenced to prison for repeated illegal entry into U.S

A man from Mexico who has been deported eight times was sentenced to over a year in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States.


District of Arizona charges over 140 individuals with immigration-related offenses during enforcement week

During the week of December 20 to December 26, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 143 individuals with immigration-related crimes.


Two Americans plead guilty in Miami court over ALPHV BlackCat ransomware scheme

A federal district court in Miami has accepted guilty pleas from two American men involved in a series of ransomware attacks that targeted multiple victims across the United States in 2023.


Defense contractor settles alleged false claims act violations for over $800K

IAP Worldwide Services, Incorporated, a company based in Delaware that provides logistics and technical services, has agreed to pay $810,821.65 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.


Burtonsville woman pleads guilty in federal unemployment insurance fraud case

Vanessa Valdez, a 42-year-old resident of Burtonsville, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a federal unemployment insurance fraud case.


Maryland tech executive indicted for alleged scheme defrauding federal IT contracts

A Maryland technology executive has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his alleged involvement in a scheme to defraud the U.S. government.


Bridgeport resident sentenced for meth trafficking following postal drug investigation

A Bridgeport man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for his role in methamphetamine trafficking, according to an announcement from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.


Honduran national convicted for identity theft and fraud related to employment

A federal jury in Tampa has convicted Nidia Roxana Maradiaga-Flores, a 28-year-old Honduran national, on charges of aggravated identity theft, false representation of a Social Security number, and making a false claim of United States citizenship...


Yakima man receives over twelve-year sentence for illegal firearm possession

David Allen Vickers, 53, of Yakima, Washington, has been sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Justice Department announces results from nationwide crackdown on child sex abuse offenders

A nationwide law enforcement operation led by the Department of Justice has resulted in the identification of 205 child victims and the arrest of 293 individuals accused of child sexual abuse offenses.


Durant man sentenced to seven years for transporting child pornography

A man from Durant, Iowa, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for transporting child pornography.


Massachusetts company charged after worker dies due to alleged OSHA violation

John Oliveira & Sons Stamp Concrete, Inc., based in East Freetown, Massachusetts, has been charged with willfully violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety standards after an incident in 2023 resulted in the death of a...


Sixteen arrested in connection with Puente-13 gang crimes including shootings and drug trafficking

Sixteen individuals associated with the Puente-13 street gang were arrested in Los Angeles on federal criminal complaints.


Mexican national sentenced to over two years for illegal reentry into Wyoming

Jorge Saavedra-Delgado, a 42-year-old Mexican national from Zamora, Michoacán, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for illegal reentry into the United States.