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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a nine-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney's Office, charging Jonathan Andrew Monk, 44, of Columbia, for attempted production, distribution, and...
A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama has returned a superseding indictment charging Delshay Astor with the alleged murder of a woman in February 2022 . According to the indictment, Astor is accused of...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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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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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
NEW ORLEANS – On July 16, 2026, U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier sentenced BARBARA AUGUSTIN , age 59, of Franklinton, Louisiana, to three (3) years probation, ordered her to pay restitution of $43,477 and a $100...
A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama returned a two-count indictment on June 14, 2023 charging Julian Beall , 37, of Roseville , with possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine . According...
A Huntington, Nebraska man, Tyler R. Nelson , was sentenced to prison for a federal drug crime and a supervised release violation, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, USAO District of...
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On June 25, 2026, JAEQUAN BAILEY , age 31, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8), announced...
A 57-year-old man from Jay, New York, has been detained for allegedly transporting child pornography. Albert Leon was taken into custody on June 30, 2026 . According to a press release from the Department of Justice,...
A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama has indicted Tyler Smith , a resident of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on charges of Wire Fraud , Money Laundering , Bank Fraud , and Aggravated Identity Theft ....
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender On July 14, 2026, U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced Trevor J. Johnson, 38, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for his conviction of Failure to...
A Mexican national unlawfully residing in the United States has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to distribute over 20 kilograms of methamphetamine and over 800 grams of fentanyl pills. Carlos Manuel...
A Gulfport man has pleaded guilty to traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in Louisiana. Dustin Lee Seitz, 40, of Gulfport, Mississippi, pleaded guilty on March 2, 2026, to traveling...
A Jackson County, Oregon, man has been sentenced to federal prison for distributing fentanyl. Eduardo Cortes Cortes, 28, was sentenced to 67 months in federal prison and four years' supervised release on Thursday ....
A Shreveport man has been sentenced to federal prison for re-entering the United States after being previously convicted of a felony child endangerment charge. Johnny Salazar-Ruano, 41, of Honduras, was sentenced to one...
HONOLULU – Arash Einolghozati, 37, of Waialua, Oahu, has been found guilty of transferring over $150,000 in funds from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions. According to court records, Einolghozati...
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Mexican national was sentenced to federal prison last Thursday for illegal possession of a firearm and reentry. Ramon Oscar Morales-Valencia, 47, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and 3...
A Clay County man has been charged with carjacking, attempted kidnapping, and multiple other crimes in a federal indictment filed in U.S. District Court. The indictment, which was filed on an unspecified date, charges...
Robert Anderson, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Minnesota 2026 In a significant blow to the methamphetamine trade in Minnesota, Robert Joseph Anderson, 40, of Wadena, Minnesota, was sentenced to 132 months in prison for...
Houston Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking A Houston man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for smuggling methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico, announced U.S....
A shootout on the University of Dayton campus has ended with a 27-month prison sentence for Dylan Hiner, 20, of Dayton, Ohio. Hiner was convicted of receiving a firearm or ammunition while under indictment for another...
Nashua Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested A Massachusetts man has been charged with bank robbery in federal court. Joseph Sawyer, 52, of Townsend, Massachusetts, allegedly robbed at gunpoint the St. Mary's Bank located at 4...
BOSTON – In a shocking revelation, Tactile Systems Technology (Tactile) has agreed to pay $550,959 to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare seeking reimbursement for medically unnecessary...
LUBBOCK, Texas – A former Bernalillo County, New Mexico Sheriff’s Office detective, Paul Jessen, Jr., 36, was convicted of obstructing Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigations and making a false statement to...
Dallas Felon Sentenced to 15 Years for Firearms Violation A Dallas convicted felon has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas. On January 10, 2025, Antonio...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A Silver City man has been charged with threatening a U.S. Forest Service officer following a sentencing hearing at a federal courthouse. According to court documents, on June 11, 2026, Fred Andrew...
HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS — A Hot Springs couple was sentenced to over 20 years in federal prison for their roles in a methamphetamine conspiracy. William Bostick, 45, was sentenced to 126 months in prison, followed by five...
In a shocking case of financial corruption, a former TD Bank employee has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for facilitating a massive money laundering scheme. Wilfredo Aquino, 47, of Manhattan, New York, used his...
On May 25, 2012, a federal indictment was filed against Mario D'Agostino at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Case No. D'Agostino. The charges against D'Agostino included a string of violent crimes,...
A highly publicized federal case involving Ronald Keene, also known as Ronald Lee Keene, made headlines in the late 2000s. On December 27, 2007, Keene was charged with a series of violent crimes, including assault with...
In 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice launched a federal investigation into the activities of Alejandro Cardenas, a 35-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois. The case, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for...
In a highly publicized federal criminal case, Eduardo Villagran faced severe charges in the Illinois Northern District Federal Court. On March 7, 2012, a complaint was filed against Villagran, who was accused of...
In a shocking turn of events, the federal district court in Illinois witnessed a high-profile trial against Jonas Jonavicius, a defendant accused of violent crimes. The case, which was filed on September 8, 2020, had...
In a shocking turn of events, Salvador Salinas, a resident of Illinois, was arrested and charged with multiple federal crimes in 2020. The case, which was filed on October 8, 2020, in the United States District Court...
In a shocking turn of events, Salvatore Carbonaro, a defendant accused of violent crimes, stood trial in the PAED Federal District Court in Pennsylvania in 2018. The case, known as CARBONARO, was filed on September 19,...
The federal case of Santiago Villalobos Avila-Chapas made headlines in 2010 after he was accused of violent crimes in Texas. Avila-Chapas was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, one count of...
On April 10, 2018, a federal indictment was filed against Reginald A. Royster in the PAED Federal District Court in Pennsylvania. Royster was charged with violent crimes, including attempted murder, assault with a...
In 2009, the federal government charged Miguel Angel Mondragon-Figueroa with multiple violent crimes in the Texas Western District Federal Court. The charges included 18 U.S.C. 924 - Discharging a firearm during and in...
A federal case involving Guadalupe Serna, a resident of Texas, made headlines in 2009 due to the severity of the charges brought against him. On March 31, 2009, Serna was indicted in the United States District Court for...
On June 20, 2012, a federal criminal case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, with Ahmed Bannaga as the defendant. The court, located in Greenbelt, Maryland, handled the case. Bannaga was...
On November 20, 2018, a federal criminal case was filed against Cardona Carillo, a defendant accused of committing a violent crime in Texas. The case, known as Cardona Carillo, was heard in the TXWD Federal District...
In a shocking turn of events, Daniel Banda-Muniz was taken into custody by federal authorities in 2010, marking the beginning of a complex and highly publicized case that would captivate the nation. The defendant's...
On July 29, 2003, Pedro Aguilar, a resident of Texas, was charged in a federal district court for his involvement in a violent crime. The case, bearing Aguilar's name, was filed in the United States District Court for...
In a shocking turn of events, Jason Naughton was brought to justice for a string of violent crimes in Maryland. On November 28, 2011, Naughton was charged in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland...
In a shocking turn of events, Sergio Hernandez was brought to justice in a federal criminal case that left the nation reeling. On January 22, 2019, Hernandez was charged with multiple counts of violent crimes in the...
In a shocking turn of events, Santiago-Miguel Soriano, a 35-year-old man from Pennsylvania, was charged with multiple violent crimes by federal authorities in 2017. The case, known as Santiago-Soriano , was filed in the...
On May 23, 2011, the federal court in Maryland's Eastern District heard the case of Jhonatan Bazalar, a defendant accused of committing a violent crime. The court proceedings took place in the Maryland District Federal...
In a highly publicized federal criminal case, De Santiago-Zuniga, a 35-year-old Mexican national, was charged with multiple counts of violent crime in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas....
In a shocking case that sent shockwaves through the community, Fernando Luna-Obregon, a 32-year-old man, was arrested and charged with a string of violent crimes in the state of Texas in 2008. The case, filed on May 13,...
September 12, 2017, marked the date of a significant federal case in the United States, as St. Bernard, a resident of Virginia, was charged with multiple counts of violent crime. The incident involved a string of...
In a shocking turn of events, Reginald Pittman, a 32-year-old resident of Richmond, Virginia, was brought to justice in 2019 for a string of violent crimes that left the community shaken. The case, officially known as...
Oscar De Leon-Cortinas, a 29-year-old resident of Texas, was at the center of a high-profile federal case that made headlines in 2008. The charges stemmed from a violent crime that took place in the summer of that year....
Oswald Alan Wagner, a resident of Maryland, was the defendant in a high-profile federal criminal case filed in the Maryland District of the United States District Court on June 28, 2007. Wagner was accused of committing...
The federal case of Angel Hernandez was a significant one in the year 2005. On April 6th of that year, Hernandez was charged in the Virginia Eastern District Federal Court with a string of violent crimes. Hernandez,...
Eugenio Pena-Esparza, a Mexican national, was at the center of a high-profile federal case in Texas. The charges against him included multiple counts of kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and alien smuggling...
On August 21, 2003, the United States Department of Justice filed a federal indictment against John Flanagan, charging him with violent crimes in the Eastern District of Virginia. The indictment alleged that Flanagan...
On May 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of Jose Manuel Penaloza, a Maryland resident, on multiple charges related to violent crimes. The indictment was filed in the U.S. District Court...
In a shocking turn of events, Vincent Giblin, a 32-year-old resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, was brought to justice in a federal court for his involvement in a string of violent crimes that terrorized the community...
A federal case involving defendant Dania M. Hernandez, 34, of Vermont, made headlines in 2017 after her arrest on charges related to violent crime. Hernandez was taken into custody on April 12, 2017, and was...
On March 16, 2006, John Pena, a resident of Maryland, appeared in the Maryland District Federal Court for a federal criminal case. He was charged with committing a violent crime, which left the community shaken....
In a shocking turn of events, Davago, a 35-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was charged with multiple federal crimes in 2019. The case, filed on March 20, 2019, at the Maryland District Federal Court, sent...
On August 26, 2019, the United States Department of Justice filed a federal criminal case against Tagore Thapar in the Maryland District Federal Court. The charges brought against Thapar include multiple counts of...
In a shocking turn of events, Carlos Hernandez was charged with federal crimes in the Maryland District Federal Court in 2017. Hernandez, a 35-year-old at the time of the incident, was accused of committing violent...
Fernando Fernandez, a 35-year-old individual, was at the center of a high-profile federal criminal case in 2012. The case, filed on July 13, 2012, in the Maryland District Federal Court, involved a series of violent...
In a shocking turn of events, Rafael Pena, a 32-year-old Baltimore resident, was brought to justice in 2006 for a string of violent crimes that left a trail of destruction and fear in the city. The case, filed on March...
On January 28, 2019, a federal case was filed against Juan Carlos Ochoa Aguirre at the Maryland District Federal Court. The defendant, Ochoa Aguirre, was alleged to have committed violent crimes in the state of Maryland...
On February 9, 2009, Naja-Alatriste, a defendant in a high-profile federal case, faced charges in the Maryland District Federal Court for committing a violent crime. The defendant was accused of engaging in violent...
In a shocking turn of events, Vduna Akeem, a Maryland resident, was convicted of multiple violent crimes in the MDD Federal District Court in 2020. The case, officially known as the Vduna case, had been a subject of...
Gunnar Gunnulfsen, a resident of Maryland, was at the center of a high-profile federal criminal case that made headlines in 2012. The case, which was filed on April 3, 2012, in the Maryland District Federal Court, would...
A federal case involving Joseph Kinard, a defendant from Maryland, made headlines in 2009 for a string of violent crimes. On April 22, 2009, Kinard was formally indicted by the United States District Court for the...
On May 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal indictment against Iduma Nnamdi, a 35-year-old Baltimore resident, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The charges included one count...
On April 14, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal criminal case against Tetsuro Nanjo in the Maryland District Federal Court. The defendant, Nanjo, was charged with multiple violent crimes. The charges...
In the federal criminal case of United States v. Jose Manuel Pecina, the defendant was charged with violent crimes in the Maryland District of the U.S. Federal District Court. The case was filed on January 14, 2002....
On January 31, 2018, Jonathan Kissell, a resident of Vermont, faced trial in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont for his involvement in a violent crime. The defendant, a 35-year-old male, stood...
In a shocking turn of events, Alejandro Raul Santiago-Garcia, a 32-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was recently convicted of a string of violent crimes that sent shockwaves throughout the community. The case,...
Echeona N. Echeona, a 35-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was at the center of a high-profile federal criminal case in 2020. The case, which was filed on March 12, 2020, in the Maryland District Federal Court,...
In a damning federal indictment, Brandon Banks, a 35-year-old Maryland resident, faced a string of violent charges in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, located in Greenbelt, Maryland. The...
In a shocking turn of events, John Nagel, a Maryland resident, was convicted of a federal crime in 2010. On October 5, 2010, Nagel was charged with violent crimes at the Maryland District Federal Court. According to...
On December 12, 2011, Francisco Javier Barahona, a 27-year-old man, was charged with federal crimes in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Barahona, a Honduran national, was accused of...
On October 9, 2007, Luis Fernando Lozoya Mendoza, a high-ranking executive of the state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), was charged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware with a string of...
Angel Molinar, a defendant in a high-profile federal case, was charged with multiple violent crimes in the Maryland District Federal Court. On January 10, 2008, a complaint was filed against Molinar, marking the...
The November air in Cornelius, North Carolina, held a chill that’s lingered for over a year, a coldness that has nothing to do with the weather. It’s the chill of a missing child, a ten-year-old girl named Madalina...
De La Pena-Robles was charged in a federal criminal case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The case, filed under docket number 3:98-cr-2179 , involved alleged violations of federal law...
De La Pena-Robles was charged in a federal criminal case related to immigration violations in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The case, docketed as 3:98-cr-02179 , involved allegations...
Lucas Hernandez faced federal criminal charges in a drug-related case prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The case, filed under docket number 3:25-cr-3042 , involved...
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas pursued criminal charges against Velasquez Tinajero in a case that underscores the ongoing efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat crime across Texas. The case,...
Federal prosecutors in the District of South Carolina pursued criminal charges against US Postal Service Express Mail Package Number E1655215475US in a case that underscores the ongoing efforts of law enforcement...
Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Tennessee pursued criminal charges against Granados Morquecho in a case that underscores the ongoing efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat crime across Tennessee....
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of North Carolina pursued criminal charges against Davis Nance in a case that underscores the ongoing efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat crime across North...
Federal prosecutors in the District of New Jersey pursued criminal charges against Agudelo Guerrero in a case that underscores the ongoing efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat crime across New Jersey. The case,...
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas pursued criminal charges against Solis Hernandez in a case that underscores the ongoing efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat crime across Texas. The case,...
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas pursued criminal charges against Perez Najera in a case that underscores the ongoing efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat crime across Texas. The case, filed...
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas pursued criminal charges against Pages Guaderrama in a case that underscores the ongoing efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat crime across Texas. The case,...
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Texas pursued criminal charges against Arevalo Aguilar in a case that underscores the ongoing efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat crime across Texas. The case,...
The chipped Formica of the Dandy Mini Mart in Wysox, Pennsylvania holds a ghost. February 5th, 2011. That’s the last solid sighting of Maria Nina Miller, and for thirteen years, she’s been a whisper in the hollows of...
âš ï¸ WARNING: SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS, AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT RISK, AND AN ESCAPE RISK The rain tasted like exhaust and regret as I stared at the wanted poster. Anatoliy Sergeyevich Kovalev. Another...
âš ï¸ WARNING: SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS The chipped linoleum of the GrimyTimes office felt colder than usual this morning, and not just because of the November drizzle clinging to the window. We’re...
Federal prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois charged Hector Maldonado with federal criminal offenses in November 2021, filing the case under docket number 21-CR-00523 in the U.S. District Court for the...
âš ï¸ WARNING: SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS AND AN ESCAPE RISK The chill wind whipping off the Delaware isn’t just from the autumn. It’s the cold dread of a ghost from a forgotten war on American soil, a...
Federal authorities in the District of Delaware filed criminal charges against Reyes Pena in February 2024, bringing the case under docket number 24-CR-00004 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The...
âš ï¸ WARNING: SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS The rain slicked the concrete of downtown LA, mirroring the oily sheen of the case. Melvin Perez Cardenas. The name tasted like ash and bad decisions. The FBI’s...
In January 2015, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Perez Maldonado, bringing the case under docket number 15-CR-00009 in the U.S. District Court for the...
Federal prosecutors in the District of Maryland brought criminal charges against Gomez Aldana in April 2024, filing the case under docket number 24-MJ-00992 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The...
Federal authorities in the District of Maryland filed criminal charges against Ortiz Granados in August 2023, docketing the case as 23-MJ-02333 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The case was...
Federal prosecutors in the District of Maryland brought criminal charges against Reina Rodriguez in February 2023, filing the case under docket number 23-MJ-00396 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland....
âš ï¸ WARNING: SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS The desert wind whispers his name, a ghost story amongst the border patrol. Juan Jose Esparragoza-Moreno. The man is a phantom, a shadow moving tons of green...
The cracked asphalt of County Road 27, just outside Winters, still holds the ghost of that March afternoon in 2014. A cyclist, enjoying a rare California sun, became a statistic. A broken body, a shattered frame, and a...
Federal authorities in the District of Maryland filed criminal charges against Rodriguez Canales in August 2011, docketing the case as 11-MJ-03593 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The case was...
Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of California announced that Bernal Ortiz was sentenced to 157 months in federal prison following a conviction for marijuana distribution in connection with a methamphetamine...
âš ï¸ WARNING: SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS AND AN ESCAPE RISK The chipped Formica of the diner booth felt cold under my elbows, mirroring the case. Francisco Molina-Neave. The name tasted like dust and desperation....
âš ï¸ WARNING: SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT RISK The digital ghost they call Igor Sushchin is still out there. A phantom in the machine, wanted by the FBI for a conspiracy that stretches from Silicon...
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California handled the federal criminal case of Lucas Hernandez , who faced charges of contempt of court under federal law. The case, docketed as United...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas filed federal charges against Medina Limas in connection with alleged murder offenses. The case, docketed as United States v. Medina Limas (Case No....
Federal authorities in California brought charges against Lucas Hernandez in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California for illegal entry. The case, filed as United States v. Lucas...
In a significant federal drug enforcement action, Medina Limas faced federal charges in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in connection with heroin distribution activities in Texas. The...
âš ï¸ WARNING: SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT RISK The rain slicked the avenues, mirroring the digital grime of a case gone cold. Sina Keissar, a ghost in the machine, remains at large, wanted by the FBI...
âš ï¸ WARNING: SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT RISK The digital ghost named Nader Saedi is still out there. A phantom in the machine, wanted by the FBI for a silent war waged against the American financial...
The rain in Vancouver wasn’t washing anything clean. Just slicking the pavement where Cristina Ase vanished into thin air six days ago. The FBI’s now plastered her face across wanted posters, a grainy photo of a woman...
The rain in Roseburg doesn't wash away the past, it just smears it across the pavement. Twenty-six years. Twenty-six years since Jean Leonard Faure allegedly stormed into his ex-wife’s life and ripped it apart, a gun...
âš ï¸ WARNING: SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS The dust of Arvin, California still hasn't settled on a decade-old ghost. September 11, 2011. A welfare check on Monroe Avenue, a quiet street suddenly stained...
The desert wind carries more than just dust these days. It whispers of unrest, of shattered glass and a man known only as “Building Damage.” The FBI is hunting him, a phantom agitator tied to the June 11th attack on the...
The rain in Seattle doesn’t wash the grime away, it just smears it around. And right now, that grime includes the ghost of Cresencio Moreno Aguirre, a man the FBI believes is a key cog in a major cocaine pipeline...
The Blue Ridge Parkway, a ribbon of asphalt winding through the North Carolina mountains, usually offers postcard views. Last May, it offered a grave. Thirty-three-year-old Brandon Lee Wagoner wasn’t admiring the...
A federal criminal case centered around defendant Jose Manuel Hernandez, who was charged with various violent crimes. Hernandez's case was heard at the CAED Federal District Court in California. The charges filed...
âš ï¸ WARNING: SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN ESCAPE RISK The salt spray tastes like regret these days. Not the romantic kind you read about in travel brochures, but the bitter tang of a manhunt stretching across the Pacific....
The rain in Madrid tasted like ash the night Ana Maria Henao Knezevic vanished. February 2nd. A Friday. She walked into her building at 1:42 PM, a ghost stepping into a concrete frame. Seven hours later, a final text to...
A West Virginia woman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for lying to obtain U.S. citizenship after committing war crimes in Bosnia. Nada Radovan Tomanić, 53, was a naturalized U.S. citizen from Bosnia and...
In 2005, Hector Hernandez, a defendant with a troubled past, faced a federal indictment in the CAED Federal District Court in California. On December 20, 2005, Hernandez was charged with multiple counts of violent...
In a high-profile federal case, Leonardo Sanchez, a 35-year-old at the time of the incident, stood trial for a string of violent crimes in California. The case, known as United States v. Leonardo Sanchez, was filed on...
In a shocking turn of events, Jorge Antonio Hernandez-Martinez was found guilty of violent crimes in a federal court in California. The case, Hernandez-Martinez vs. The United States, was heard in the Central District...
In a shocking turn of events, Nail Akram, a 32-year-old resident of Los Angeles, stood trial for his involvement in a violent gang-related crime. The case, filed on December 12, 2012, at the CAED Federal District Court...
On May 6, 2014, federal authorities in California charged Miranda Hernandez with multiple violent crimes. Hernandez, a 32-year-old resident of Los Angeles, faced prosecution in the United States District Court for the...
In a shocking federal criminal case, Chicago Firefox Limited was the defendant in a high-profile trial that captivated the nation. On May 26, 2010, the case was filed in the ILND Federal District Court in Illinois. The...
On October 7, 2003, Maria Ana Acevedo found herself at the center of a high-profile federal case in the California Eastern District (CAED) Federal District Court. The case, bearing her name, brought her to the forefront...
On February 16, 2011, the U.S. Occupational Health, Inc. became the focus of a federal criminal case in the Illinois Northern District Federal District Court. The case was filed under the category of Violent Crime,...
In a shocking turn of events, Juan Serna, a 32-year-old resident of Los Angeles, was brought to justice in a federal court case that left many in the community shaken. On April 19, 2004, Serna was charged with multiple...
A federal case involving Michael Hagedorn, a resident of Illinois, made headlines in 2009. The defendant was charged with a violent crime, which took place in the ILND Federal District in July 2009. Hagedorn faced...
In a shocking federal case, Luis Fernando Arellano, a resident of Illinois, found himself at the center of a violent crime investigation in 2002. The case, Arellano v. USA, was filed on December 17, 2002, in the United...
In a shocking turn of events, Fernando Calix-Garcia, a 35-year-old defendant, was put on trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (ILND Federal District) in June 2009. The case,...
On August 30, 2010, Rafael Mondragon, a resident of Illinois, was charged with multiple counts of violent crimes in the federal district court. The charges filed against Mondragon included, but were not limited to,...
In April 2009, the streets of Illinois witnessed a surge in violent crimes, with one particular case standing out among the rest. The Garcia-Molina case, filed on April 23, 2009, in the Illinois Northern District...
A federal criminal case involving Onay Muhammed, also known as Onay, shook the state of Illinois in 2007. The case, which originated from a complaint filed on August 2, 2007, made its way to the ILND Federal District...
On May 19, 2008, a federal indictment was filed against Vicente Hernandez in the Maryland District Federal Court. The charges against Hernandez included multiple counts of violent crime, allegedly committed in the state...
In a shocking turn of events, Luis Alberto Garcia-Palestina stood trial for his alleged involvement in a violent crime. According to court records, Garcia-Palestina was charged with multiple counts of armed robbery,...
On February 5, 2009, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, heard the case of United States v. Michael P. Wagner. Wagner, a defendant charged with violent crimes, faced...
A federal case against Raul Agramonte made headlines in 2013, sparking widespread concern in Maryland. On March 1, 2013, the defendant was charged with multiple counts of violent crimes in the MDD Federal District...
In the case of United States vs. Juan Hernandez-Barba, a federal criminal trial unfolded in the Maryland District Federal Court in 2017. Hernandez-Barba, a 35-year-old Maryland resident at the time, was accused of...
On March 5, 2009, Luis Fernando Baez-Leyva was charged in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois with multiple counts of violent crimes. As a crime news journalist, it was reported that...
In a shocking turn of events, Shabazz Naji, a notorious defendant, was at the center of a federal criminal case in the Illinois Northern District Federal District Court (ILND Federal District). The case, which was filed...
On February 28, 2020, a federal criminal case was initiated against Bernard Allen, also known as Bernard, at the PAED Federal District Court in Pennsylvania. The defendant was accused of various violent crimes that took...
In a shocking turn of events, Bernard W. Smith, a 32-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody on February 28, 2020, in connection with a federal criminal case filed in the PAED Federal...
On April 20, 2005, Soto, a resident of Illinois, was charged with violent crimes in the ILND Federal District Court. Santiago Soto, the defendant, faced two specific charges, namely, murder and attempted murder, in...
In 2013, a federal criminal case garnered significant attention in the state of Illinois. Raymundo Amado Hernandez, a defendant accused of violent crime, faced trial in the ILND Federal District Court. The case, filed...
Luis Corona-Sanchez, a defendant in a high-profile federal case, was involved in a violent crime that shook the community in 2003. On August 6, 2003, Corona-Sanchez was charged in the Illinois Northern District Federal...
On April 4, 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal indictment against Vincent Orefice, a resident of Maryland, in the Maryland District Federal Court. The charges against Orefice included several counts of...
Luis Angel Hernandez, a defendant in a high-profile federal case, was accused of committing violent crimes that shook the community. In 2007, Hernandez was charged with numerous violent crimes, including murder and...
February 20, 2013, a federal grand jury in the District of Maryland returned a 22-count indictment against Joseph Anarumo, charging him with various violent crimes. The indictment, filed on February 19, 2013, alleged...
In a shocking turn of events, a federal jury in the Illinois Northern District Court found Juan Hernandez-Morales guilty on all counts of a violent crime. The case, Hernandez-Morales, was filed on February 17, 2010, and...
In a high-profile federal criminal case, James Baggett, a 35-year-old resident of Chicago, was charged with multiple counts of violent crime in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois...
In a shocking turn of events, Fernando Fuentes was taken into custody by federal authorities in September 2016, marking the beginning of a highly publicized trial that would captivate the nation. The case, known as...
Ronald Jenkins, a Chicago resident, faced a federal indictment in June 2003 for his alleged involvement in a string of violent crimes across the state of Illinois. Jenkins was charged with multiple counts of conspiracy...
On October 13, 2009, Victor Manuel Aguirre, a defendant from Illinois, was charged with a series of violent crimes in the ILND Federal District Court. The charges included violent crimes such as assault and battery. The...
In a shocking turn of events, Miguel Hernandez, a 32-year-old resident of Chicago, was found guilty of multiple violent crimes in the Illinois Northern District Federal Court on February 10, 2018. According to court...
On July 19, 2007, a federal indictment was filed against Michael Monahan in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (ILND Federal District) for his alleged involvement in violent crimes....
On September 29, 2005, Taro Nakamura, a 32-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, was taken into custody by federal authorities in connection with a string of violent crimes that terrorized the city's residents. The...
On May 7, 2009, Jonathan Jay Pollard became a focal point in federal criminal proceedings after being charged with a violent crime in the Illinois Northern District Federal Court (ILND Federal District). Pollard's...
Nader Moallem, a defendant in a high-profile federal case, was embroiled in a violent crime that shocked the nation. In March 2009, Moallem was charged with multiple counts of violent crime, including 18 U.S.C. § 1111...
On May 13, 2008, Vincent Buscemi, a resident of Maryland, stood before the MDD Federal District Court to face a federal criminal case. The charges against him were severe, alleging a string of violent crimes that had...
In a shocking turn of events, Eduardo Granado-Chaves, a 35-year-old defendant, stood before the Illinois Northern District Federal Court on June 3, 2003, facing a slew of violent charges. The court proceedings revealed...
Raul Hernandez-Escorcia, a 35-year-old resident of Chicago, made headlines in 2017 for his involvement in a series of violent crimes. On May 18, 2017, Hernandez-Escorcia was charged with eight counts of violent crimes,...
In a shocking turn of events, Nwokorie Nnamdi, a 35-year-old Nigerian national, stood trial for a string of violent crimes committed in the state of Maryland in 2013. The charges against him included 12 counts of armed...
On October 30, 2006, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a high-profile federal criminal case in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (ILND Federal District) against Anthony Brincat,...
In a shocking turn of events, Carlos Cardenas stood trial at the Central District of California Federal Court (CAED) in 2021, facing a slew of violent crime charges. The case was filed on March 9, 2021, and the...
On May 25, 2012, Vincenzo D'Agostino was charged in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland with multiple counts of violent crimes. The charges against D'Agostino included kidnapping and conspiracy...
In a chilling federal criminal case, Vincent Vasseur, a 35-year-old resident of California, was accused of perpetrating a series of brutal crimes in the Golden State. The case, officially known as 'United States v....
On April 8, 2005, the U.S. Department of Justice charged Armenak Chilingirian, a 25-year-old man from Chicago, Illinois, in connection with a federal criminal case. Chilingirian was accused of committing a violent crime...
In a shocking turn of events, Nasir Ahmed, a 35-year-old resident of Wilmington, Delaware, was brought to justice in a federal court in 2016 for his involvement in a string of violent crimes that shook the community....
On May 25, 2012, the United States Department of Justice unveiled a string of federal charges against Salvatore D'Agostino, a Maryland native accused of violent crimes. The case, which bore his name, would go on to...
In a shocking turn of events, Joseph A. D'Agostino, a 35-year-old Maryland resident, stood trial in the Maryland District Federal Court for a string of violent crimes that left a trail of destruction in its wake. The...
In a shocking turn of events, Fernando Angel Fuentes, a 32-year-old resident of Maryland, was charged in a federal court with multiple counts of violent crimes in 2008. The case, which drew significant media attention,...
In a highly publicized federal case, Michael Hagan, a resident of Illinois, was charged with violent crimes in 2012. The case, filed on July 25, 2012, at the ILND Federal District Court in Illinois, drew widespread...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii filed federal criminal charges against Roe Salvaggio in a case docketed as United States v. Roe Salvaggio . The prosecution, initiated in 2020, was part of...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina filed federal criminal charges against 129 Helenwood Road Lexington South Carolina 29073 in a case docketed as United States v. 129 Helenwood Road...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois filed federal criminal charges against Garcia Hernandez in a case docketed as United States v. Garcia Hernandez . The prosecution, initiated in...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii filed federal criminal charges against Benitez Penalosa in a case docketed as United States v. Benitez Penalosa . The prosecution, initiated in 2018, was...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California filed federal criminal charges against Villegas De Cardenas in a case docketed as United States v. Villegas De Cardenas . The prosecution,...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Bohon Salinas in a case docketed as United States v. Bohon Salinas . The prosecution, initiated in 2010, was...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Gonzalez Hernandez in a case docketed as United States v. Gonzalez Hernandez . The prosecution, initiated in...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California filed federal criminal charges against Medina Terraza in a case docketed as United States v. Medina Terraza . The prosecution, initiated in...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Magana Hernandez in a case docketed as United States v. Magana Hernandez . The prosecution, initiated in 2019,...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California filed federal criminal charges against Hernandez Torres in a case docketed as United States v. Hernandez Torres . The prosecution, initiated in...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California filed federal criminal charges against Alvarez Hernandez in a case docketed as United States v. Alvarez Hernandez . The prosecution, initiated...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Reyna Cardenas in a case docketed as United States v. Reyna Cardenas . The prosecution, initiated in 2010,...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California filed federal criminal charges against Carmona-De La Torre in a case docketed as United States v. Carmona-De La Torre . The prosecution,...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina filed federal criminal charges against Stowaway Self Storage in a case docketed as United States v. Stowaway Self Storage . The prosecution,...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Salinas Velasquez in a case docketed as United States v. Salinas Velasquez . The prosecution, initiated in...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania filed federal criminal charges against Aguilar-De Leon in a case docketed as United States v. Aguilar-De Leon . The prosecution, initiated in...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona filed federal criminal charges against Donahue Jr in a case docketed as United States v. Donahue Jr . The prosecution, initiated in 2004, was part of...
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The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii filed federal criminal charges against Ah Cheung; Sakaguchi in a case docketed as United States v. (01) Ah Cheung; (02) Sakaguchi . The prosecution,...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Rosales Hernandez in a case docketed as United States v. Rosales Hernandez . The prosecution, initiated in...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio filed federal criminal charges against Cervantes Fernandez in a case docketed as United States v. Cervantes Fernandez . The prosecution, initiated in...
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The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California filed federal criminal charges against Medina Lopez in a case docketed as United States v. Medina Lopez . The prosecution, initiated in 2022,...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina filed federal criminal charges against 603 A South Fairfield Road Greenville South Carolina in a case docketed as United States v. 603 A South...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Monares Aguilera in a case docketed as United States v. Monares Aguilera . The prosecution, initiated in...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Flores Aguilera in a case docketed as United States v. Flores Aguilera . The prosecution, initiated in 2010,...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida filed federal criminal charges against Fernandez Higuita in a case docketed as United States v. Fernandez Higuita . The prosecution, initiated in...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota filed federal criminal charges against Big Eagle in a case docketed as United States v. Big Eagle . The prosecution, initiated in 1998, was part of...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against De Luna-Gomez in a case docketed as United States v. De Luna-Gomez . The prosecution, initiated in 2010, was...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida filed federal criminal charges against Allen Gustavo Luna in a case docketed as United States v. Allen Gustavo Luna . The prosecution, initiated...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina filed federal criminal charges against High Ground Storage in a case docketed as United States v. High Ground Storage . The prosecution, initiated...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia filed federal criminal charges against Araujo Aguero in a case docketed as United States v. Araujo Aguero . The prosecution, initiated in 2009,...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Penaloza-De La Rosa in a case docketed as United States v. Penaloza-De La Rosa . The prosecution, initiated in...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Molina-De La O in a case docketed as United States v. Molina-De La O . The prosecution, initiated in 2006, was...
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The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas filed federal criminal charges against Aguilar Angulo in a case docketed as United States v. Aguilar Angulo . The prosecution, initiated in 2018, was...
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The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina filed federal criminal charges against 2006 Volkswagon VIN 3VWSF31Y26M305905 in a case docketed as United States v. 2006 Volkswagon VIN...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina filed federal criminal charges against Exmark Navigator Mower Serial Number 550421 in a case docketed as United States v. Exmark Navigator Mower...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina filed federal criminal charges against Spreader Ride on Magnum SS in a case docketed as United States v. Spreader Ride on Magnum SS . The...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina filed federal criminal charges against EQ288695075US Express Mail Package in a case docketed as United States v. EQ288695075US Express Mail Package...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina filed federal criminal charges against EQ288695084US Express Mail Package in a case docketed as United States v. EQ288695084US Express Mail Package...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida filed federal criminal charges against Gomez De Gaona in a case docketed as United States v. Gomez De Gaona . The prosecution, initiated in 1996,...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California filed federal criminal charges against Padilla Hernandez in a case docketed as United States v. Padilla Hernandez . The prosecution, initiated...
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina filed federal criminal charges against Tra-Med Diagnostics in a case docketed as United States v. Tra-Med Diagnostics . The prosecution, initiated...
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida filed federal criminal charges against Zuluaga Lema in a case docketed as United States v. ZULUAGA LEMA . The prosecution, initiated in 2025, was...