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Yaroslav Shilkloper, Multi-Million Dollar Fake Brokerage Scheme, New York 2026
Yaroslav Shilkloper, a 50-year-old dual citizen of Ukraine and Israel, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a massive fake brokerage scheme that swindled U.S. citizens out of millions. The scheme,...
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Carlos Banegas-Contreras, Bank Fraud Conspiracy, Oklahoma 2023
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – Carlos Banegas-Contreras, a 47-year-old Honduran national, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for one count of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud. On October 6, 2025, Banegas-Contreras pleaded...
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Demetrius Alpha Omega Murray, Communicating Threats to Injure Children, Florida 2023
Tallahassee, Florida – On December 2023 , Demetrius Alpha Omega Murray, 33, was sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for his guilty plea to six-counts of interstate communication of threats to injure children. The...
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Michael D. Johnson, Drug Trafficking, Alabama 2024
A Summit County man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for drug trafficking offenses. Michael D. Johnson was sentenced on June 28, 2024 by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama....
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Cody Lee, Methamphetamine Offenses, Alabama 2023
A Fort Dodge man has been sentenced to federal prison for methamphetamine offenses. Cody Lee was sentenced to 30 months in prison for violating the Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act and the Controlled Substances...
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Ignacio Miguel Tirado-Castillo, Carfentanil Trafficking, Alabama 2024
Key Facts State: Alabama Category: Drug Trafficking Source: DOJ Press Release â† ðŸâ€Â’ Get the grimiest stories delivered weekly. Subscribe free → Browse More All...
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U.S. Justice System, Violent Crime, Alaska 2024
Violent crime and drug trafficking have ravaged many of Alaska’s rural communities, leaving a trail of devastation in their wake. According to recent reports, Alaska’s violent crime rate is a staggering 5.4 times the...
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Rodger Githens, Child Sexual Exploitation, Alabama 2023
A former University professor has been sentenced to 18 years and six months in prison for child sexual exploitation offenses. Rodger Githens , 48, of West Sacramento, was sentenced on September 2023 by U.S. District...
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Thomas C. Goldstein, Tax Evasion and Mortgage Fraud, Alabama 2023
A prominent attorney from Alabama has been sentenced to prison for tax crimes and mortgage fraud. Thomas C. Goldstein , a well-known appellate attorney who argued over 40 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and...
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Tino Pierre, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Louisiana 2026
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – A federal indictment has been handed down against Tino Pierre , a 25-year-old New Orleans man, for allegedly being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. According to the indictment,...
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Lance Rotolo, Jr., Coercion and Enticement, Louisiana 2026
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Lance Rotolo, Jr., 20, from Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 23, 2026 , to 124 months imprisonment, 10 years supervised release, and a $100 special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge...
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Michael Brooks, Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses, Louisiana 2026
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Michael Brooks, age 30, pleaded guilty on July 23, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Brandon S. Long to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana and tapentadol, in...
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Terrell Kelley, Drug Trafficking, Louisiana 2026
A New Orleans man has been sentenced for his involvement in drug trafficking and firearms violations. Terrell Kelley , age 34, was sentenced to a 97-month term of imprisonment on July 14, 2026 , by U.S. District Judge...
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Tavon D. Brown, Pharmacy Burglary, Alabama 2024
A federal judge in the Middle District of Alabama has sentenced Tavon D. Brown, 30, of Augusta, Georgia, to 33 months in prison for his role in a pharmacy burglary and the possession of stolen firearms. According to...
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Marco Antonio Lopez Gutierrez, Identity Theft, Alabama 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Mexican national residing in Lancaster, Alabama, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for a decades-long identity theft scheme. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Marco Antonio...
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Ziheng Fang, False Information and Hoaxes, California 2025
San Jose, California - In a shocking turn of events, Ziheng 'Tony' Fang, 30, a graduate student at San Jose State University (SJSU), was arrested on a federal charge of false information and hoaxes. Fang made an initial...
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Thomas Young, Unlawful Possession of Firearms, New Hampshire 2026
Thomas Young, a convicted felon from Manchester, was sentenced to 28 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for the unlawful possession of multiple firearms. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Young,...
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George Onesavanh, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, California 2026
A Stockton man has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to a recent indictment. George Onesavanh, 43, of Stockton, California, was found in possession of a gun in Stockton on April 27,...
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James R. Smith, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Montana 2023
A Billings man has admitted to trafficking methamphetamine on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations. James R. Smith pleaded guilty to charges on July 17, 2023 , according to a press release from the...
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Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, Fraud, Minnesota 2026
July 16, 2026 - Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota, has been successfully transferred to Minnesota after his lawful surrender in Somalia, according to the Department of Justice. Eidleh was among the...
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Tyrone Whittington, Federal Firearms Offenses, Louisiana 2026
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On July 16, 2026, Tyrone Whittington, age 41, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier for committing federal firearms offenses. According to the U.S....
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Jorge Luis Mejia-Mejia, Federal Drug Crime, Oklahoma 2025
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – A Mexican national has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for a federal drug crime. Jorge Luis Mejia-Mejia, 40, of Mexico, was sentenced on no date specified for one count of Possession with...
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Juan Valoy, Grand Larceny, New York 2024
Manhattan DA Announces Guilty Plea in Rental Scam Case July 14, 2024 - Bronx, NY A Bronx man has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from multiple victims through an apartment rental scam, Manhattan District...
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Camille Jones, Bribery and Procurement Fraud Conspiracy, Alabama 2023
Greenbelt, Maryland – A former supervisory official with the U.S. Census Bureau has been sentenced for conspiring with a subcontractor to receive $790,000 in kickbacks. U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby sentenced...