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Home-invasion robbery crew led crime spree victimizing families from South King County to Skagit County Seattle – One of the members of an armed robbery crew that carried out a series of home invasion robberies in 2022, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 25 years in prison for racketeering and conspiracy…
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The Justice Department announced today that Catherine Beth Washburn, 37, of Irondequoit, New York, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support and resources, namely currency, to designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) also known as Al-Quds Brigades. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years…
Home-invasion robbery crew led crime spree victimizing families from South King County to Skagit County Seattle – One of the members of an armed robbery crew that carried out a series of home invasion robberies in 2022, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 25 years in prison for racketeering and conspiracy…
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Operation resulted in 12 arrests, seizure of firearms, drugs, and disruption of major criminal activities MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today the unsealing of an indictment and superseding indictment charging members and associates of two Minnesota-based drug trafficking organizations with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, firearms offenses, possession with intent to…
Ocala, Florida – Trevor Hedge (57, Ocala) has been sentenced by United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber to life in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and committing a felony offense involving a minor as a registered sex offender. A federal jury found Hedge guilty on March…
ALBUQUERQUE – A Prewitt woman pleaded guilty to stabbing a man during a dispute. According to court documents, on January 6, 2026, Naomi Martinez, 24, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, kicked and stabbed John Doe in the face, head and neck with a kitchen knife, causing serious bodily harm. Martinez pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous…
Venezuela was shaken by two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2, followed by another stronger earthquake of magnitude 7.5, but the death toll rises to 1,450, but tens of thousands are still missing, the most affected part was on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela. The people of Venezuela are frustrated by the government’s responses and limited access…
TULSA, Okla. – A Tulsa couple was sentenced for admitting to coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct while they recorded it, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Ryan Leon French, 47, and Lexie Renne French, 44. Ryan was sentenced for Production of Child Pornography and Possession of Child…
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David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that the following four individuals have been charged with federal offenses related to the theft of more than $500,000 in an ATM “jackpotting” scheme:…
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TMZ has received a new email in the Nancy Guthrie case, claiming to know the identities of two kidnappers, and this time stating that it has video footage of the “main suspect” and Nancy on the day of her death. He claimed to have “a phone stored in a secure location containing photos of both…
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota—one of the orchestrators of the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme—was taken into custody on June 25, 2026, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Eidleh was among the defendants originally charged by indictment in the Feeding Our Future scheme on September…
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KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas man was sentenced to 264 months in prison for clandestinely recording a minor under the age of 12 through a crack in a wall to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court documents, Jeffrey T. Lyons, 33, of Olathe pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation…
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The FBI and LinkedIn recently joined forces to teach the public about employment scams disguised as legitimate opportunities. Employment fraud is generally defined as a scheme to deceive someone into believing they have been, or could soon be, hired for a job. “Job seekers are uniquely vulnerable—not because they lack judgement but because they’re operating in an environment where urgency and opportunity are constant,” said…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office announced today the arrest of Robinson De La Cruz Hilario (DE LA CRUZ) following an investigation that uncovered repeated online threats of mass violence targeting the LGBTQ community, as well as the receipt and possession of illegal child exploitation material. According to the criminal complaint…
In Caracas on June 24, two consecutive earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 shook the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, followed by another stronger earthquake of magnitude 7.5 just a few kilometers away, leaving more than 165 dead and more than 1,000 injured. While Venezuela was celebrating a national holiday, two consecutive earthquakes shook the ground. The first…
DOJ program to provide compensation to qualifying individuals of international scheme The FBI is encouraging victims of the OneCoin international cryptocurrency investment scheme whose investments resulted in a net loss to apply for compensation through a special Department of Justice (DOJ) program before the June 30 deadline. “Misled by falsified statements and empty promises, many…
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LOS ANGELES—A Palmdale man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with coercing and enticing minor girls to create and send him sexually explicit material. Kenneth Mellor, 20, of Palmdale, California, was arrested yesterday without incident in Conemaugh, Pennsylvania by agents from the FBI Philadelphia Field Office, along with assistance from the…
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Stafford man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison following his conviction for sexual abuse, aggravated sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, and making false statements. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, in July 2022, Michael A. Dillard, 63, who at that time was Deputy Director of…
Today, United States Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida announced criminal charges against 12 defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP), and private insurers. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health…
Spokane, Washington – First Assistant United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on June 24, 2026, Patrick Alan Bucknum, age 55, formerly of Wenatchee, Washington, pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Washington to one count of wire fraud. As set out in court documents, Bucknum was the Chief Executive Office of Community Clinic Network…
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MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that Cameron Davon Durand, 32, was sentenced to 170 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm as a felon in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and for discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, namely, an armed carjacking in St. Paul,…
