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Napa Man Indicted For Threatening Senior Government Official 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury has indicted a Napa man for threatening violence against a senior government official.  Haddow Mills, 64, made his initial appearance in federal court earlier today Former CFO sentenced to two years in prison for $35 million theft from start-up tech firm 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Seattle – A Mercer Island, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for four counts of wire fraud for taking and misusing some $35 million from his former employer, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.  Brothers from Mexico sentenced to prison for multi-year drug distribution conspiracy 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Seattle – One of two brothers from Mexico, who were both caught with a total of more than 30 pounds of fentanyl powder and pills and a kilo of heroin, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 42 months in prison, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.   Dark web fentanyl distributor sentenced to 42 months in prison 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Tacoma – A Puyallup, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 42 months in prison for operating a 'dark web' marketplace selling fentanyl tainted pills, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.  Former Laguna Niguel Resident Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Threatening to Kill Judge Who Presided Over His Family Law Case 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST A former Orange County resident was sentenced today to 87 months in federal prison for threatening to kill a superior court judge who had presided over his family law case. California Siblings Convicted of Drug Conspiracy Charges 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Jurors convicted Lorenzo A. Marquez and Adam A. Marquez for their role in a large-scale drug distribution conspiracy. Independence Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm. Columbia Man Charged with Firearm 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST A Columbia, Mo., man has been charged by a federal grand jury with possession of a firearm after a prior felony conviction. Arizona Drug Trafficker Who Fled State Charges Sentenced To Ten Years In Federal Prison 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jose Ramon Lopez, 30, of Yuma, Arizona, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl.On August 4, 2025, Lopez pleaded guilty to the charge in federal district court.  According to investigators, on May 2, 2021, a trooper conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 40 in Sequoyah County discovered Lopez in possession over 5,000 counterfeit OxyContin pills containing a combined net weight of 562 grams of fentanyl.  Law enforcement arrested Lopez and charged him in Sequoyah County District Court, but Lopez posted bond and fled to Mexico.  The United States indicted Lopez in February 2022.  On December 30, 2024, U.S. Marshals apprehended Lopez coming through the port of entry into Arizona and returned him to Oklahoma to face federal drug trafficking charges. Duo pleads guilty to stealing mail from local residents 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Two San Antonio residents have admitted to an identity theft scheme involving stolen mail, postal keys, and locks throughout the Corpus Christi area New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in Threatening Red Mass Attendees at St. Matthews Cathedral 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Louis Geri, 41, of Vineland, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in connection with threatening to detonate more than 100 homemade explosive devices on the steps of St. Matthew's Cathedral during the annual Red Mass attended by U.S. Supreme Court Justices and other senior government officials. Mexican national heads to federal prison for transporting child sexual abuse material across state lines to Mexico 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST A 40-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced for the transportation of child pornography Indian national sentenced for conspiring to sell counterfeit cancer drug 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST A 45-year-old foreign national has been ordered to federal prison for his role in selling tens of thousands of dollars' worth of counterfeit oncology pharmaceuticals into the United States Illegal Alien Charged with Fraudulently Voting in 2024 Federal Election 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Bryan resident sentenced to 14 years for sadistic exploitation of children 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST A 27-year-old area man has been ordered to federal prison after coercing and enticing minors and possession of child sexual abuse material Convicted Felon Discharges Gun Inside Apartment Building 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Nashville Man on Federal Supervision Charged with Drug and Firearm Offenses 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Convicted Felon Charged with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition Stemming from 2023 Homicide 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Repeat Offender Guilty of Armed Drug Trafficking in Columbus 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Georgia man with a violent criminal past whose supervised release was revoked for a prior federal conviction for assaulting a law enforcement officer was found guilty by a federal jury of possessing fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin while illegally possessing seven firearms and ammunition. Nimesh Vijay Desai, was found guilty of one count of possession of methamphetamine, one count of possession of fentanyl, one count of possession of heroin, one count of possession of a firearm and one count of possession of firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon on March 4, following a three-day trial that began on March 2, before U.S. District Clay Land. The defendant faces a maximum of 15 years in prison. A sentencing date will be scheduled by the Court. There is no parole in the federal system.  Indian National Sentenced for Conspiring to Sell Counterfeit Cancer Drug 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Indian national Sanjay Kumar, 45, was sentenced today to 43 months in prison and one year of supervised release for conspiring to sell tens of thousands of dollars' worth of counterfeit oncology pharmaceuticals into the United States. Kumar pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods. Russian Citizen Charged with Laundering Over $1.2M Connected to $400M in Fraudulent Medicare Claims 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST A Russian national made his initial appearance in Houston, Texas, today on a charge that he laundered over $1.2 million derived from a health care fraud scheme that targeted Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) that administer Medicare Part C. Second Member of Dallas-Based Methamphetamine and Heroin Trafficking Cell Sentenced to Twenty Years In Federal Prison 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST A Dallas-area man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing narcotics. Las Vegas Woman Sentenced to 10 Years for Threats Against Two Federal Judges and Probation Officer 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST LAS VEGAS – Latonia Smith of Las Vegas was sentenced in federal court today to 10 years in prison for threatening two federal judges and a probation officer, all of whom were involved in her previous federal conviction for death threats she made against lawyers in yet another case. The sentencing hearing took place in Dallas, Texas, where Smith is being detained. Former ExThera Medical Corporation Executive Admits to Concealing Patient Deaths from FDA and Company Enters Deferred Prosecution Agreement 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST A former California executive was charged today and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with failing to file adverse event reports with the intent to defraud and mislead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in connection with a blood filtration device. used on cancer patients who traveled to Antigua for treatment. A plea hearing has not yet been scheduled by the court.

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