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Tampa, Florida – David Sartin, Jr. (40, St. Petersburg) has been charged by criminal complaint with two counts of bank robbery. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. According to court documents, on August 24, 2026, Sartin robbed a bank in Largo. On…
ST. LOUIS – A man on Thursday admitted conspiring to steal at least 14 properties in St. Louis and St. Louis County by filing fraudulent deeds. James L. Townes Jr., 51, of Berkeley, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to a conspiracy charge. Townes admitted that beginning as early as Sept. 25,…
BREAKING NEWS | OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTING BEND, OREGON — A reported shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, left three children and a teacher dead, according to an official report released to the press. On Thursday, October 15, 2026, at approximately 12:59 p.m., a 911 call was received from someone whose car had…
Federal law enforcement partners will hold a press conference announcing the arrest and extradition of a Russian National from Sweden for Conspiracy to Commit International Promotional Money Laundering, Conspiracy to Commit Outbound Smuggling, Conspiracy to Violate the Export Control Reform Act WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM (3:30 PM Media Arrival) WHERE: James T. Foley U.S….
St. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Adam F. Sleeper announced today that Chief U.S. District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy sentenced Carlos Cruz Resto, 40, of Puerto Rico, to 87 months’ imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). Cruz Resto was also placed on five years of…
MIAMI – A Miami man pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a conspiracy to distribute over 87,000 oxycodone 30mg pills. According to court documents and statements made in court, Jose Llerena, 49, of Miami, conspired with others, including Olushola Yusuf — a pharmacist and pharmacy owner convicted at trial earlier this year for illegally…
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Case is Part of Operation Take Back America Edgar Sanchez-Solis, 27, an illegal alien from Mexico, was sentenced today to five years in prison for his role in an international human smuggling conspiracy that illegally brought aliens from Mexico and Central and South America across the northern border with Canada into the United States. “Mr….
Tallahassee, Florida – Michael Ray Pennington, 60, of Panama City, Florida, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being found guilty by a federal jury of attempted enticement of a minor. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “Thanks to…
ROME, Italy — October 14, 2026 — Pope Leo XIV is recovering at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Hospital after undergoing surgery on October 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, where doctors confirmed lung adenocarcinoma, a type of lung cancer. Despite concerns about the length of his recovery, the Vatican reported on Wednesday…
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Jacksonville, Florida – Jennifer Susan Cruz (41, Jacksonville) has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison by Senior U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger for assaulting officers conducting an immigration operation. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. According to court documents, on January 13, 2026, federal immigration officers, assisted by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP),…
Orlando, Florida – Aljunda Jashae Tompkins (33, Orlando) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to 10 years and 5 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He pleaded guilty on June 26, 2026. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. According to court documents and information presented at sentencing, in…
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BOSTON – A Brockton woman was sentenced on Oct. 5,2026 in federal court in Boston for stealing a nearly $1 million United States Treasury tax refund check. Lana Ruel, 71, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to two months in prison, to be followed by two months of supervised release. Ruel…
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Note: A copy of the 2021 indictment can be found here and a copy of the 2019 indictment can be found here. MIAMI – A Colombian national charged in two separate federal indictments involving the alleged laundering of more than $2 billion in connection with Venezuelan government bribery schemes will make his initial appearance on Tuesday, Oct….
FORT WORTH, Texas — United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that a Springtown, Texas, man who repeatedly issued violent threats against the President of the United States and federal immigration officers was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison. On June 9, 2025, Francisco Jesus Mena, 37, pleaded guilty…
LOS ANGELES – A North Hollywood man was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for his role in a series of fraud schemes that caused nearly $5 million in losses to federal COVID 19 relief and small business lending programs. Sarkis Sarkisyan, 38, of North Hollywood, was sentenced by United States District Judge…
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Sarah Blood, 44, of Richmondville, New York, was sentenced on September 29, 2026 by United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci to 5 years’ probation, including 8 months’ home detention, for stealing over $200,000 from the State Agricultural and Rural Leaders, Inc. (SARL) between 2020 and 2023. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone…
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MIAMI – A Venezuelan national who trafficked cocaine, possessed firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking, and then arranged a methamphetamine deal while on bond has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison. Chief U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga sentenced Glen Sebastian Mendoza, 33, of Miami, to 147 months in federal…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Maryland man was sentenced yesterday to three years and one month in prison for assault of a U.S. postal worker and robbery of mail, money, or other property of the United States. According to court documents, on Sept. 5, 2025, Dason Antonio Robinson, 28, of Bowie, and an unidentified co-conspirator traveled…
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A woman died and her baby was seriously injured after falling from the balcony of a 15th-floor apartment around 3:30 a.m. at 2550 Olinville Avenue in the Bronx, New York, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The baby had to be rushed to Jacobi Hospital in a police car. Police are searching for her ex-boyfriend, as…
