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Brenda Knuth, a 61-year-old woman from Hoopeston, Illinois, was sentenced to three years of probation and fined $2,500 for voting twice in a federal election. The sentencing occurred on June 26, 2026.

Federal charges were announced in a multi-million dollar Medicaid fraud scheme and prescription drug diversion conspiracy. The case is part of the Justice Department's National Health Care Fraud Takedown initiative.

A Milwaukee man was sentenced for sex trafficking and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, which caused a death. The case involves charges related to human trafficking and drug distribution with fatal consequences.

A Saipan businessman was sentenced to 12 months of home detention for committing visa fraud. The court ruled that the individual engaged in fraudulent activities related to visa applications.

A Fall River, Mass. man was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for drug distribution that caused a minor's death, along with charges for selling drugs, machineguns, and firearm parts via the Telegram app. The sentencing occurred in federal court in Boston.

Jason Wayne Coleman, 41, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

John Caleb Allen, a 26-year-old from Bristol, Florida, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for charges including attempted murder of ATF agents, assault with a deadly weapon, and firearm-related offenses. The charges also included possession of an unregistered silencer and making a false statement to a federal firearm licensee.

Sean Christie, a 43-year-old man from Sarasota, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing, distributing, receiving, and accessing child sexual abuse material. The sentence was issued by U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven.

A federal jury convicted John Flowers Grissom of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and possession of an unregistered, short-barreled rifle without a serial number. Grissom faces a minimum of 15 years in federal prison, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for September 30, 2026.

A Boston man was convicted by a federal jury in U.S. District Court for producing and possessing child pornography. The title identifies him as a sex trafficker.

A Boston man was sentenced in federal court for threatening a federal law enforcement officer.

The Chairman of the Needham Parks and Recreation Commission has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a scheme to defraud a local little league out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Craig Domingo, a 60-year-old man from Mililani, Oahu, was indicted on June 4, 2026, on charges including being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced the indictment.

Armando Garcia-Martinez was sentenced to 195 months in federal prison for conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens causing serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy. The case was investigated by a Homeland Security Task Force in Del Rio.

A Rockford man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and heroin. Assistant U.S. Attorney Theodora Anderson emphasized the severity of distributing controlled substances.

Five men from Massachusetts and Rhode Island have been indicted for operating a cross-state drug dispatch network that supplied methamphetamine and fentanyl to New Hampshire, as part of an investigation by the New Hampshire Homeland Security Task Force.

Darren Hughes was sentenced to over 26 years in prison for distributing narcotics via the dark web through his vendor store on Nemesis Market, a major dark web marketplace.

Three New Mexico men were charged with conspiracy to transport aliens and conspiracy to kill a witness following an investigation by Joint Task Force Alpha and the Homeland Security Task Force. The federal grand jury indictment names Wilfrido Saenz, Ignacio Jaramillo, and Ismael Jaramillo for their roles in the scheme.

A man from Manchester was indicted for bank robbery. The case involves criminal charges related to a financial institution heist.

A man from Edison, New Jersey was sentenced to 51 months in prison for conspiring to launder over $500,000 obtained through internet-based scams. The sentencing follows his involvement in laundering funds derived from various online fraud schemes.