News published on Federal Newswire in September 2025

News from September 2025


Jury convicts Billings man on coercion and child pornography charges

A federal jury in Billings has found Steven Dwayne Scott, 51, guilty of attempted coercion and enticement and possession of child pornography.


Brockton man receives eight-year sentence for drug trafficking and firearms offenses

A Brockton resident has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearm offenses.


DHS launches Operation Midway Blitz targeting criminal non-citizens in Illinois

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago, focusing on the arrest of criminal non-citizens.


Roanoke home health worker pleads guilty to defrauding medicaid

A Roanoke home health care attendant has admitted to billing Medicaid for services she did not provide.


Tango Blast gang member receives over five years in prison for firearm possession

A Corpus Christi man identified as a member of the Tango Blast gang has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Kristian Ariel Garcia, 28, was found guilty after a...


Save our Seniors operation leads to eight arrests for elder fraud schemes

Eight people have been arrested as part of the Save our Seniors initiative, a coordinated effort targeting individuals accused of defrauding senior citizens. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that these arrests stem from seven separate...


Oklahoma trio sentenced to federal prison after fatal fentanyl overdose

Joseph Preston Anderson, Tiffani Amber Stevens, and Kalub Lynn Robinson have been sentenced in federal court for their involvement in distributing fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose.


Nigerian man sentenced for defrauding Colorado widow in online romance scam

Adetomiwa Seun Akindele, a 37-year-old Nigerian national who had been living in Minnesota, has been sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for defrauding a Colorado woman through an online romance scam.


Minnesota man sentenced to prison for aiding fugitive wanted on federal charges

A Minnesota resident, Jay Anthony Tapper, has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison for harboring a fugitive.


Trinitarios gang members extradited from Honduras on racketeering charges linked to four murders

Two Honduran nationals, Elvis Trujillo, 27, and Yeferson Vallecillo Cambar, 23, have been extradited to the United States from Honduras to face racketeering charges.


Guatemalan man sentenced for illegal reentry after prior removal

A Guatemalan national, Esvin Emilio Lopez-Gonzalez, has been sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to illegally reentering the United States following a prior removal.


Former Evansville banker sentenced after stealing over $158K from customer accounts

Dekoda Scott Clark, 32, of Tell City, Indiana, has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for bank theft and access device fraud after stealing over $158,000 from customer accounts while working as a Relationship Banker at a bank...


Sioux Falls man sentenced to seven years for illegal possession of firearm

A Sioux Falls man, Boru Guye Wako, Jr., has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for possessing a firearm illegally. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier handed down the sentence on September 15, 2025.


Indianapolis man sentenced to 29 years for armed robberies at local stores

Robert Williams, 57, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 29 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to six counts of interference with commerce by robbery, three counts of brandishing a firearm during...


Davenport man receives over seven years in prison for possessing child pornography

A Davenport man, David Anthony Tumea, has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.


Three men indicted after fatal shooting at Warren convenience store

A third man from Trumbull County has been indicted on firearms charges related to an August 3 shooting at a convenience store in Warren, Ohio, which resulted in one death and another person injured.


Ecuadorian national sentenced for repeated illegal reentry after multiple removals

An Ecuadorian national living unlawfully in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.


ICE receives over 150,000 applications for law enforcement roles targeting criminal illegal aliens

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) received over 150,000 applications from Americans seeking to join the agency in its efforts to remove criminal illegal aliens from the...


Former DHS officer sentenced for laundering cartel-linked funds

A former deportation officer with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for laundering drug proceeds.


Montgomery County woman admits guilt in $1.5M FEMA hurricane relief fraud

A Montgomery County woman has pleaded guilty to charges related to a scheme that defrauded the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of more than $1.5 million in disaster relief funds following Hurricane Ida.