District of Puerto Rico Press Releases

Remembering FBI Special Agents Alfin and Schwartzenberger on the Fifth Anniversary of their Line-of-Duty Deaths

Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida stood shoulder to shoulder with our law enforcement family at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Miami Field Office to honor the lives and service of Special Agents Daniel …

Florida Man Sentenced to 327 Months in Prison for Sex Trafficking Two Women in Daytona

Orlando, FL — Delon Richard Smith, 47, of Daytona, Florida, was sentenced Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida to 327 months in prison after pleading guilty in October 2025 to two charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud …

Telco FCU Robbery Investigation Leads to FBI Arrest and Federal Charges

Syntedrick Tramaine Brown, of Round Rock, was arrested on criminal charges related to his alleged robbery of an Austin Telco Federal Credit Union 

Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Escape

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Escape.  The sentencing took place on February 2, 2026.

Man Sentenced to Federal Prison For Over 2 Years for Failing to Register as Sex Offender

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from South Dakota, convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.  The sentencing took place on January 26, 2026. 

BATON ROUGE MAN SENTENCED TO 60 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR GUN AND DRUG CONVICTIONS

United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Jeremiah D. Jackson, age 22, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 60 months in federal prison following his convictions for distribution of fentanyl and possession …

Jury Finds Ahoskie Armed Career Criminal Guilty

Armed Career Criminal Convicted at Trial for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

Pasadena Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Minors

U.S. Department of Justice Announces Compensation Process for Victims of Chinese Liberal Education Holdings Ltd. (CLEU) Investment ...

Today the Department of Justice announced the launch of the CLEU remission fund to compensate victims of an alleged “pump-and-dump” investment fraud scheme that resulted in charges against seven individuals. “This was a coordinated act of both social and …

FELON CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING FENTANYL AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM

Brooklyn Man Charged With Daytime Shooting Beside Manhattan School And Playground

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Michael Alfonso, and the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department …

TALLAHASSEE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO COMMUNICATING THREATS TO INJURE CHILDREN

Former Executive Director of Legal Services Non-Profit in Queens Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Lori Zeno, the former executive director of a legal services non-profit organization (the Organization), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for her role in a scheme to embezzle money from the …

Former CEO Of A Special Purpose Acquisition Company – “SPAC” – Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that VADIM KOMISSAROV, the former Chief Executive Officer of Trident Acquisitions Corp. (“TDAC”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), pled …

Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Credit Card Numbers in Car Rental Fraud Scheme

Apopka Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Federal Prison For Wire Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

Orlando, Florida – Keith Oelerich (62, Apopka) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julie S. Sneed to five years and five months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order …

Fort Thompson Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine in Central South ...

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.  The sentencing took place on February 2, 2026.  

Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Charge in Relation to International Grandparent Fraud Scheme

Inmate Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Activity at Cambria County Prison