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Lawyer Charged with Attempted Extortion of Former Client nd Client's Son Over Alleged $500,000 Debt 03/14/2026 08:00 AM EDT Yesterday, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a complaint was unsealed charging Joshua Nass, an attorney licensed to practice in New York, with attempted Hobbs Act extortion for enlisting an individual to threaten and force a former client and his son into paying Nass $500,000.  Adobe Agrees to $150 Million Settlement and Injunction to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT SAN JOSE – The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a proposed stipulated order that, if entered by the court, will resolve a case against software company Adobe Inc. and two of its employees, Maninder Sawhney and David Wadhwani Jamestown man pleads guilty to sex trafficking conspiracy and drug conspiracy charges 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Kelvin Thomas, 43, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years and a maximum of life.Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that between October and December 2022, Thomas conspired with Zaid Mendoza and Cora Waddington to conduct a sex trafficking operation involving two individuals with drug addictions, Victim 1 and Victim 2. As part of the conspiracy, Thomas, Mendoza, and Waddington, provided shelter to the victims at a W. Main Street residence in Falconer, NY, and provided them with food, clothing, and daily quantities of heroin/fentanyl in exchange for their performance of commercial sex acts for money, with the proceeds going to Mendoza. Thomas assisted the operation by securing and communicating with commercial sex buyers, posting online advertisements with photographs of Victim 1 and Victim 2 on Skipthegames.com, transporting Victim 1 and Victim 2 to "out calls" away from the residence, and providing protection and assistance to sex trafficking victims while they were on out calls. In exchange for his assistance, Thomas was paid in drugs by Mendoza or Waddington.Thomas's involvement in the sex trafficking conspiracy also involved him in Mendoza and Waddington's drug trafficking operation. He distributed heroin/fentanyl and methamphetamine for Mendoza and Waddington, in addition to using the drugs himself. Between August 30 and October 30, 2023, investigators conducted three controlled purchases fentanyl and methamphetamine from Thomas. On November 1, 2023, a search warrant was executed at a Newland Avenue residence associated with Thomas, during which quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine HCL were seized.Mendoza and Waddington were previously convicted.The plea is the result of an investigation by the Jamestown Police Department Metro Drug Task Force, under the direction of Acting Chief Scott Forster, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office County Drug Task Force, under the direction of Sheriff James Quattrone, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Philip Tejera, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Erin Keegan, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Farhana Islam, New York Field Division.Sentencing is scheduled for September 22, 2026, before Judge Sinatra.# # # # Buffalo woman pleads guilty to her role in conspiracy to steal mail 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Alexandria Duncan, 23, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy to conspiracy to commit mail theft, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.  Former Western New York man sentenced for lying while testifying during his fraud trial 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Michael W. Luehrsen, 41, of Miami, Florida, who was convicted of perjury, was sentenced to serve three years' probation by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Luehrsen will also pay approximately $2,000,000 in restitution and forfeit approximately $2,000,000 in assets, including investments and real estate proceeds.  Teen Hitmen for Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Two teenage gang members were sentenced in federal court today to 25 years in prison for attempting to murder a target of the Sinaloa Cartel, and for the collateral death of a fellow gang member who was fatally shot during one of the failed murder attempts. "California Senate Bill 1391 made state prosecutions of 14- and 15-year-olds a practical impossibility regardless of the seriousness of the crime. Then, the Sinaloa Cartel and the Mexican Mafia-affiliated Westside Wilmas recruited accordingly," said U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon, "No. No to the Sinaloa Cartel recruiting juveniles. No to the Mexican Mafia directing gangland hits in San Diego. No to a lack of consequences for juveniles who would do their bidding." Man With History of Violence Who Threated Two People with a Loaded Firearm Sentenced to Federal Prison 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT Teen Gets 10 Years in Prison for October 2024 Armed Carjacking 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT Eric Woods, 18, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today for an armed carjacking of a man in October 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Federal Jury Convicts Three Women For Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud Related To Rocky Hill Pharmacy 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico Weekly Immigration and Border Crimes Report 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT Today, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico announced its immigration enforcement statistics for this week.  Antifa Cell Members Convicted in Prairieland ICE Detention Center Shooting 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT Nine North Texas Antifa Cell operatives were convicted today by a federal jury in Fort Worth, Texas for their roles in rioting, using weapons and explosives, providing material support to terrorists, obstruction, and attempted murder of an Alvarado police officer and unarmed correctional officers at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center on July 4, 2025. Former Navy servicemember sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding a pandemic relief program 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT Former Navy service member and Navy reservist Tiara Jenee Bryant, 36, was sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding a pandemic-era relief program. Mexican illegal alien and convicted felon both face federal charges after Norcross drug busts 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT Benjamin Alberto Lozoya, a convicted felon, and Arturo Carreno-Rivera, an illegal alien from Mexico, face federal charges after law enforcement seized at least 30 pounds of fentanyl, 10 pounds of methamphetamine, and two loaded firearms in drug trafficking operations in Norcross, Georgia this week.  Illegal Alien Sentenced to 10 Years for Seventh Illegal Reentry Conviction 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT Elena Ernestina Pedroza, a Mexican national, was sentenced to 10 years in prison following her seventh conviction for re-entry of a removed alien. Sex offender sentenced to prison after found in possession of child pornography 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT A previously convicted sex offender was sentenced to 137 months in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) while he was on supervised release for similar offences.  Kansas City Man Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years for Illegally Possessing a Firearm 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT Zyair J. Taylor, 24,  Kansas City, Mo., sentenced yesterday to 5 1/2 years in prison for illegally possessing a stolen Taurus 9mm handgun  Man Federally Charged with Assaulting Officers at Dallas Love Field Security Checkpoint 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT A man has been federally charged with assaulting a federal officer at Dallas Love Field Airport after he punched two TSA officers and seriously injured a Dallas police officer while attempting to proceed through security without identification. Fitchburg Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearm and Ammunition 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT Smithfield man charged with illegally selling the firearm used in the campus shooting at Old Dominion University 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, was charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University, and with three counts of false statements during firearms purchases . Former Boston Teacher Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A former science teacher at Josiah Quincy Upper School in Boston was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for coercing and enticing at least one underage female to engage in sexual conversations online and requesting that she produce and send child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of herself. Defendant, who also previously worked at the Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School in Hyde Park and the Brookline Public Schools, possessed CSAM depicting rape of both female and male minors, ranging in age from approximately five to 17 years old. Another week of border enforcement results in 461 people charged 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT A total of 459 cases have been filed in immigration and related matters from March 6-12 Drug trafficking leader to serve 25 years in multi-state narcotics operation 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT A 43-year-old Conroe man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in operating a fentanyl-laced pill distribution network Virginia Man Charged with Illegally Selling the Firearm Used in the Campus Shooting at Old Dominion University 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, Virginia, appeared in federal court and was charged by criminal complaint with 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. U.S. Attorney's Office Filed 133 Border-Related Cases This Week 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 133 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes. This district, encompassing San Diego and Imperial counties, shares a 140-mile border with Mexico. It includes the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the world's busiest land border crossing, connecting San Diego (America's eighth largest city) and Tijuana (Mexico's second largest city). Murder investigation leads to federal drug trafficking and firearms charges 03/13/2026 08:00 AM EDT A 49-year-old Houston resident is now facing federal charges for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

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