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TOPEKA, KAN. – Two Kansas men were sentenced to prison for robbing a food truck during which they violently assaulted a victim. According to court documents, Deon Ikner, 21, and Aaron Whitehead, 25, both of Topeka pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by robbery. Ikner was sentenced to 71 months in prison….
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MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that Vance Luther Boelter, 58, has been sentenced to two consecutive terms of life plus a consecutive 40-year term for the stalking and murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman and the stalking and attempted murders of Senator John Hoffman, Yvette Hoffman, and Hope Hoffman on…
ALBUQUERQUE – A Yatahey man pleaded guilty to federal firearms offenses after assaulting and disfiguring a victim. According to court documents, on March 28, 2025, and March 29, 2025, Fernando Brown, 35, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted Jane Doe and the assault resulted in temporary but substantial disfigurement. Brown pleaded guilty to assault resulting in substantial…
ALBUQUERQUE – A Vanderwagen man pleaded guilty to an assault that left the victim with serious injuries. According to court documents, on March 10, 2025, Larry Begay, 66, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted John Doe with an exercise bar and the assault caused serious bodily injury. Begay pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and…
Tampa, Florida – Justin Harvey (50, Inverness) has pleaded guilty to acceptance of a bribe by a public official. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. According to the plea agreement, Harvey worked as a correctional officer at Citrus County Detention…
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INDIANAPOLIS- Shayla Addison, 28, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to two counts of influencing a federal official by threat. According to court documents, on January 15, 2025, beginning at approximately 8:53 a.m., Addison sent five text messages to the…
ALBUQUERQUE – Two Mexican nationals were sentenced to federal prison for their roles as foot guides in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the death of a 26-year-old woman who was left behind in the New Mexico desert. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on August 7, 2024, United States…
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ALBUQUERQUE – A Dulce man was sentenced to 24 months in prison after admitting he repeatedly assaulted a woman, causing substantial injuries, while subject to a tribal court order prohibiting contact with the victim. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on July 23, 2025, Shelton Atole, 35, an enrolled member of the…
Today, a payment processing broker who facilitated stealing money from businesses bank accounts was sentenced to three years in prison. Through his scheme, sham merchants stole and attempted to steal $14 million dollars from victims’ bank accounts. According to court documents, Jeremy Todd Briley, 47, of Happy Valley, Oregon, worked as a payment processing broker….
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Joseph Charles Henrichsen, 49, and Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, were arrested today and charged with kidnapping federal employees in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, the defendants kidnapped two U.S. Forest Service employees who were conducting field work near Gumboot Lake Campground in a remote area of…
EL PASO, Texas – A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer made his initial appearance in federal court after he was indicted and subsequently arrested for charges related to his alleged false reporting of details involving excessive use of force, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas. According to court…
Freddie Alexander Lopez, 24, of Santa Ana, pleaded guilty today to one federal count of interference with commerce by robbery. According to his plea agreement, Lopez admitted that he robbed or attempted to rob restaurants in Orange County by force and violence, and by intimidation, knowingly took cash or attempted to take cash from employees…
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NORFOLK, Va. – Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, pled guilty today to dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University (ODU), and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. On March 12, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, committed a terrorist shooting at…
FBI Cleveland is proud to announce Ms. Ann Jackson as its recipient of the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award. She was presented a personalized award along with a certificate signed by FBI Director Patel. FBI Cleveland Special Agent in Charge Josh DelManzo honored Jackson during a closed ceremony at FBI Cleveland. “Ann is a tireless champion who…
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Human trafficking and smuggling scheme targeting vulnerable Venezuelan women, recruiting them to the U.S. with promises of employment Nine criminal aliens from Venezuela have pleaded guilty to human trafficking, alien smuggling, and money laundering charges related to a sex trafficking ring operated in several motels in Nashville, Tennessee. According to court documents, the defendants…
Carlos Hugo Betancur, originally from Colombia, was on his way to work and, like any other Doral resident, went to the Marathon gas station on NW 58th Street. At noon on July 8, 2026, he was detained by ICE. His daughter, Maria Alejandra Betancur, says her father has a pending asylum application and is pleading…
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How the FBI keeps the public safe at gatherings The countdown to the special event has finally struck zero. Stragglers jog towards the entrance. Employees and volunteers take their posts while participants put on their game faces. The men and women of the FBI assigned to the event sharpen their focus and pay attention—to everything….
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Rapid City, S.D.—The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the January 27, 2024, murder of Alton Mesteth, age 54, of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. In the early morning hours of January 27, 2024, an unidentified person or persons shot…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Tennessee woman was sentenced to prison today for filing bogus deeds for residential real estate in North Carolina and other states and misusing the owners’ personal identifying information (PII), announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Alicia, England, 33, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was ordered to serve…
TULSA, Okla. – A Chouteau man was sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country after driving impaired and causing a fatal car wreck, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Tyler Ray Thompson, 29, to 64 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. The investigation revealed that in…
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ALBUQUERQUE – A Casamero Lake woman was sentenced to 37 months in prison for striking and killing a pedestrian on a dirt road while driving drunk. According to court documents, on or about August 6, 2024, Debbie Rojack, 46, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, hit and killed John Doe on a dirt road…
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