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Canadian man sentenced for operating Houston drug waypoint linked to international cocaine shipments

A Canadian national has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for his involvement in a transnational drug trafficking organization, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.


Portland man appears in court after alleged assault on federal officer near ICE office

A Portland resident appeared in federal court following allegations of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland.


Dulce man indicted for assault resulting in substantial bodily injury

A federal grand jury has indicted Shelton Atole, a 35-year-old resident of Dulce and an enrolled member of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, on a charge of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to an intimate or dating partner.


New Orleans man indicted for armed robbery and firearm offenses at local gas station

JEREMIAH MILLS, 28, of New Orleans, was indicted on August 28, 2025, on four federal charges related to armed robbery and firearm offenses.


Columbia man receives over six years for gun possession and drug charges

Terrance Demetrius Bass, 34, of Columbia, has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison after being convicted on charges of felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana.


House Select Committee reports ongoing PRC-linked cyberattacks targeting US trade policy stakeholders

The House Select Committee on China has reported a series of cyber-espionage campaigns that it attributes to the Chinese Communist Party.


Pittsburgh resident receives federal prison sentence for Reserve Township bank robbery

A Pittsburgh man, Mark Laughner, 38, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for bank robbery.


Stockton man receives over 15 years for drug trafficking conspiracy

Charles Billingsley Jr., a 55-year-old resident of Stockton, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.


Missouri man sentenced to over 17 years for advertising child pornography on dark web

A Missouri man has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, for advertising child pornography on the dark web.


Fairfax man admits making violent threats against federal employees

A Fairfax man has pleaded guilty to making threats against employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Postal Service, according to court documents.


Romanian national pleads guilty in $130K Walmart fraud scheme

A Romanian citizen has pleaded guilty in federal court to a series of sleight-of-hand frauds that targeted Walmart stores across the United States and resulted in losses of at least $130,000.


Luzerne County man receives over eight years for fentanyl trafficking conviction

Anthony Joseph Nieves, a 32-year-old resident of Pittston, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 105 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute five grams of fentanyl.


Senate committees launch probe into deadly Palisades Fire in California

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson have announced a congressional investigation into the Palisades...


District man pleads guilty to two murders committed in spring 2020

Michael Mason, 21, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty on September 5, 2025, to two counts of second-degree murder.


Former postal worker sentenced for stealing millions in checks from mail

A former United States Postal Service letter carrier has been sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for stealing more than $10 million in Treasury and other checks from the mail over a four-year period.


District man charged with distribution and receipt of child pornography

Richard J. Pavel III, a 34-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, was arrested and charged with distribution and receipt of child pornography.


Marion County man sentenced to over 12 years for drug and firearm charges

Vincent Irving Jones, a 34-year-old resident of Fairmont, West Virginia, received a sentence of 151 months in federal prison following convictions related to methamphetamine possession and firearm offenses.


Pittsburgh woman pleads guilty to health care fraud involving facility for disabled adults

A Pittsburgh resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to health care fraud.


Federal indictment charges man with illegal machine gun possession in Chicago park

A federal grand jury has indicted Eddie Arguelles, 20, of Chicago, on a charge of illegally possessing a loaded machine gun in Riis Park, located in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood.


Daphne man sentenced to over seven years for methamphetamine trafficking

A Daphne man has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.