News published on Federal Newswire in March 2025

News from March 2025


Janesville man sentenced for fentanyl trafficking and illegal firearm possession

Timothy M. O’Shea, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cedric Sanders from Janesville, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 7 ½ years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley delivered the...


Iowa man sentenced for drug charges near school

David Specketer, a 57-year-old from Emmetsburg, Iowa, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison on March 21, 2025.


Man sentenced to 35 years for rape and kidnapping after failed robbery

Ricky McNeil, a 51-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for a series of crimes committed in July 2023.


Quad Cities man receives lengthy sentence for racketeering and drug-related offenses

A man from the Quad Cities has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in a racketeering conspiracy and possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute.


Two men sentenced for conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Northern Kentucky

Two men, John Christopher Davis and Douglas DeAngelo Wade, were sentenced to 188 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine.


Madison man sentenced for firearm possession following drug-related investigation

James Stevens, a 42-year-old resident of Madison, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for illegal firearm possession. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley delivered the sentence after Stevens pleaded guilty on December...


Mexican nationals charged with illegal reentry into US after previous deportations

Two Mexican nationals in Las Vegas have been charged with illegally reentering the United States after previous deportations.


ICE deports repeat offender convicted of kidnapping back to Mexico

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Baltazar Pantoja Calderon, a 43-year-old man convicted of kidnapping and several other offenses in the United States, back to Mexico.


Fairfield pharmacist pleads guilty to prescription drug theft

A pharmacist from Fairfield, Iowa, has admitted to the theft of prescription medications from his own pharmacy.


Hollywood Hills man sentenced for paying kickbacks in addiction treatment scheme

A Hollywood Hills resident, Casey Mahoney, has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his involvement in a kickback scheme related to patient referrals at addiction treatment facilities.


South Carolina man sentenced for trafficking illegal firearms into Boston

A man from Columbia, South Carolina, has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in trafficking over two dozen illegal firearms into Boston.


Seven men sentenced over roles in Marshall County drug ring

Seven individuals have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating out of Marshall County, Alabama.


Federal indictment charges 14 in Indianapolis drug trafficking operation

Fourteen individuals have been charged in a federal indictment related to a drug trafficking conspiracy in Indianapolis and surrounding areas.


Macon resident pleads guilty to gun charge after probation breach

A Macon resident has entered a guilty plea to a federal gun charge this week after being apprehended for probation violation.


Brazilian fugitive arrested by ICE in Massachusetts for firearm-related crimes

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration, has apprehended a 28-year-old Brazilian fugitive in Medfield, Massachusetts.


ICE deports repeat offender with multiple convictions

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Leticia Caballero Guadarrama, a 53-year-old criminal alien from Mexico, marking her sixth removal from the United States.


Task force seizes millions of exploitative images in Florida crackdown

In its second year of operation, the Inter-agency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking Task Force in northeast Florida has intensified efforts against child exploitation.


ICE arrests Guatemalan man charged with aggravated rape in Massachusetts

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration has arrested Stivenson Omar Perez-Ajtzalan, a 19-year-old illegal immigrant from Guatemala, on charges of aggravated rape of a child in...


ICE arrests over 200 during Northern Virginia gang operation

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with various law enforcement agencies, conducted an operation that resulted in the arrest of 214 illegal aliens in Northern Virginia.


Salvadoran national arrested for illegal presence and prior assault conviction

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, arrested Roxana Beatriz Ayala-Duran, a 41-year-old Salvadoran national residing illegally in the United States.