FBI News

Elias Rodriguez, of Chicago, was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment unsealed with multiple terrorism-related offenses.

Thomas D. Clegg was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to commit murder for hire and felon in possession of a firearm.

Eleven individuals were charged for their alleged roles in federal conspiracies related to marriage fraud and bribery.

The first of some 20 defendants charged with trafficking narcotics in Seattle’s homeless encampments and International District was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

Trayton C. Ballot, of Deering, Alaska, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for abusive sexual contact on board an aircraft.

Two related indictments charging 19 defendants in a drug trafficking conspiracy based in Jefferson County have been unsealed.

Luis Mercado pleaded guilty to possession of a machine gun.

Michael Wayne Frost of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was sentenced to federal prison for trafficking cocaine and laundering the proceeds through a business bank account to buy cryptocurrency.

Eric Matlock, who has a previous state conviction for conspiracy to deliver cocaine, will spend the next 120 months in federal prison.

Deeno Roberto Jackson, 27, of Jamaica, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Aaron Leopoldo Aguirre-Gutierrez, 50, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

Sebastian Martinez-Romero 22, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Delon Richard Smith, 47, of Daytona, was sentenced after pleading guilty to two charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion and one count of conspiracy to commit the same.

Christopher Davis was sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking in New Hampshire.

Christian Ismael Soto Retamosa, 35, of Oklahoma City, has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.

Ryan Wesley Routh, 59, was sentenced to life plus 84 months in federal prison for the attempted assassination of then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump and related violent and firearms offenses.

A San Gabriel Valley woman was sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for stalking a victim then impersonating him and his wife to further stalk government employees.

United States Attorney Clint Johnson announced the results of the February Federal Grand Jury 2025-A Indictments.

Dominick N. Donofrio, 73, last residing in Middlefield, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to wire fraud.

Brandon Bendall, 50, of Wareham, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to possessing and receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM).