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A federal indictment charges 23 alleged members of the violent gang La Familia Nunca Muere with racketeering, murder, drug trafficking, and firearms offenses. The case, unsealed in May 2026, details years of drug sales and extreme violence, including the kidnapping and execution of five people in October 2025. Prosecutors, working through the Homeland Security Task Force, aim to dismantle the criminal enterprise operating in Puerto Rico’s public housing projects.
A Maryland man was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for climbing the fence at USP Lewisburg to deliver a backpack containing vape pens, cell phones, cutting tools, and synthetic marijuana to an inmate.
On May 20, 2026, a multi-agency sweep in Massena, New York closed three unlicensed marijuana shops and seized over 1,000 pounds of cannabis, 40 pounds of suspected meth, and 20 firearms. Federal prosecutors filed civil forfeiture complaints alleging the businesses sold prohibited products, including to a minor. No criminal charges have been filed; the investigation continues.
A Dubuque, Iowa man received a 137-month federal prison term after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl and illegally possessing a firearm, according to prosecutors.
Federal prosecutors in Houston announced the filing of 271 immigration and border security cases from May 15-21, including a trucker caught smuggling 42 people in a locked trailer, as part of the nationwide Operation Take Back America. The charges also include illegal reentry, human smuggling, and other immigration crimes, with defendants facing significant penalties if convicted.
On May 26, 2026, U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced 19 federal indictments returned by a grand jury in Tulsa, covering drug trafficking, unlawful reentry, violent crime in Indian Country, child exploitation, and firearms offenses. The charges remain allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent. Read our full breakdown of the charges and what they mean.
Five individuals face federal drug and firearms charges after a six‑month investigation into alleged trafficking at a Charlotte hotel. The U.S. Attorney’s Office also filed a civil forfeiture complaint against the property, claiming it was a hub for illegal activity. This article explains the charges, the raid, and what authorities found.
A 40-year-old Oak Hill man has been sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than 3.5 pounds of high-purity drugs in southern West Virginia, according to the FBI.
A federal judge sentenced Ricardo Anton Koonce, 35, of Washington, D.C., to 24 months in prison for his role in a bicoastal marijuana distribution conspiracy, federal authorities announced. The case involved repeated cross‑country trips, a D.C. stash house, and the seizure of 54.5 pounds of marijuana, firearms, and nearly $54,000 in cash.
