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You are subscribed to Civil Rights news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Two men sentenced for kidnapping and human smuggling scheme 02/03/2026 07:00 AM EST Isaias David Jose and Tomas Mateo Gaspar were sentenced to prison for orchestrating a ransom scheme in which they held 11 undocumented immigrants captive residence and extorted their families under threats of violence and cartel retaliation. Two Bloods Gang Members Plead Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charges and an Associate Previously Pleaded Guilty to Laundering the Proceeds of Their Crimes 02/03/2026 07:00 AM EST On January 27, 2026 and February 3, 2026, in federal court in Central Islip, co-defendants David M. Amin (D. Amin) and Bryce K. Amin (B. Amin), who are brothers and members of the Bloods street gang, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking conspiracy and substantive sex trafficking in connection with their roles in their family's sex and narcotics trafficking business.  Previously, in April 2025, co-defendant Patricia A. Peralta (Peralta), D. Amin's spouse, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy.  As part of this business, D. Amin and B. Amin engaged in acts of violence against multiple female victims, and provided drugs to them including fentanyl to cause those victims to engage in commercial sex acts for the defendants' financial benefit.  Peralta assisted the brothers in laundering the proceeds of this lucrative business, from which she likewise derived substantial financial benefits. Mississippi Man Sentenced for Federal Civil Rights and Arson Charges for Setting Fire to Mormon Church 02/03/2026 07:00 AM EST Stefan Day Rowold, 37, of Wiggins, Mississippi, was sentenced today to 360 months in prison for vandalizing and setting fire to a house of worship. A jury in the Southern District of Mississippi found Rowold guilty of six counts of federal arson and civil rights charges after a trial in September 2025.

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