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• Nevada Prosecutors Dismiss State Charges Against Tesla Service Center Arsonist Following Federal Guilty Plea

  Published: Apr 9, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The Clark County District Attorney’s office has dropped all state level charges against Paul Hyon Kim, who attacked a Las Vegas Tesla Collision Center in 2025. Kim, who admitted to...

• Colorado Springs Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Orchestrating Mayoral Election Hate Crime Hoax

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Derrick Bernard, 36, has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for conspiring to convey false information regarding a cross-burning incident intended to influence a...

• Navajo Nation Man Receives Eight Year Federal Prison Sentence For Armed Home Invasion And Assault

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Crime

  James Smiley Jr. was sentenced in federal court on Monday to 102 months in prison for a violent 2025 incident involving the brandishing and discharge of a firearm. The 56 year old...

• Massachusetts Federal Judge Sentences Worcester Man To Thirty Years For Multi-Year Sexual Exploitation Of Minors

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Antonio Merced, twenty nine, has been sentenced to three decades in federal prison following a guilty plea for the sexual abuse and exploitation of three children. The case, overse...

• Butte County Resident Kevin Leslie Gipson Sentenced to Over Twenty Years for Attempted Child Abuse

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Kevin Leslie Gipson, a 60,year,old resident of Oroville, was sentenced to 20 years and 10 months in federal prison for attempted child sex abuse offenses. The ruling, delivered in...

• Detroit Native James Garner Sentenced to Five Years for Major Huntington Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Role

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Crime

  James Garner, 35, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for his participation in a drug trafficking organization operating in West Virginia. The sentencing follows a se...

• South Bend Man Sentenced To Twelve Years In Federal Prison For Narcotics Distribution And Firearm Possession

  Published: Mar 20, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Aguila Binion, 48, received a 144 month prison sentence following a jury conviction for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm. F...

• Ringleader of Elaborate Chinatown Walgreens Inside-Job Robbery Conspiracy Sentenced to 10 Years

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Gianni Robinson, 28, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in federal prison for orchestrating a series of seven armed robberies at a landmark D.C. Walgreens. The scheme, which involved...

• Grandson of Tennis Legend Bobby Riggs Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexual Exploitation of Teenage Athletes

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Daniel James Riggs, a 33-year-old former Florida tennis coach and grandson of the late Hall of Famer Bobby Riggs, has been sentenced to two decades in federal prison. The sentencin...

• West Virginia Gastroenterologist Sentenced to 41 Months for Multi-Million Dollar Payroll Tax Fraud and Obstruction

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Nitesh Ratnakar, a 50 year old medical professional from Elkins, received a federal prison sentence after being convicted of 41 counts of tax fraud and one count of investigation o...

• Former Boston Science Teacher Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Global Child Exploitation Scheme

  Published: Mar 15, 2026

  Section: Crime

  John Magee Gavin, a 35-year-old former teacher at Boston’s Josiah Quincy Upper School, was sentenced on Friday to a decade in federal prison. Gavin utilized a Discord account to ta...

• Tallahassee Resident Paul Anthony Hart Sentenced to Decade in Federal Prison for Multi State Methamphetamine Trafficking

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 42 year old Florida man has been ordered to serve 10 years in federal incarceration following a narcotics investigation in the state panhandle. The sentence, which follows a high...