FBI News

A federal grand jury indicted a San Ramon man, Ishaq Ikharo, on charges of coercion and enticement of nine minor victims to engage in sexual activity.

A 16-year-old has been indicted as an adult by a federal grand jury on charges of murder and aggravated sexual abuse in the killing of his stepsister.

Myles Cordelle Dan Padilla, 34, of Farmington, has pleaded guilty to federal firearms offenses following a 2022-armed carjacking in which he discharged a weapon.

Felipe Ruiz, 52, of Fresno, and Jose Gabriel Aguirre, 53, of Clovis, were sentenced to 63 months in prison for conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

Ronald J. Roach, 59, the last defendant in the biggest criminal fraud scheme in the history of the Eastern District of California, was sentenced to 66 months in prison.

Corey Skiles, 34, of Morehead, received 160 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

Tenille Quintawna Peshlakai, 33, of Farmington has been sentenced to five years of probation for intentionally causing a motorcyclist to crash following an argument.

Alexander John Duran, 31, of Pojoaque, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor.

Youhuang Xiang, 32, formerly a post-doctoral researcher at Indiana University and a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, has been sentenced to more than four months in prison for smuggling biologic materials into the U.S.

Thomas Pham LeGro, 48, of the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of possession of child pornography.

Steven McCurdy, 46, of Memphis, has been found guilty of distributing heroin and carfentanil, resulting in death.

Brothers, Julio Cesar Garcia, 45, and Juan Carlos Garcia, 41, both of Chiapas, Mexico, were sentenced to prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Federal prosecutors filed 111 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances.

Xiaoqin Yan, 32, a citizen of China, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport to escape from the custody of the Attorney General.

A man who carjacked a vehicle at gunpoint in the backyard of a Chicago residence has been sentenced to 14 and a half years in federal prison.

A federal jury convicted an Anchorage man for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy targeting Alaska.

Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, of Highland, has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with deliberately setting fires that destroyed a 1.2 million-square-foot warehouse.

Philip Schuler was arraigned on a seven-count indictment charging him with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and child pornography charges.

United States Attorney Dominick S. Gerace II announced enforcement actions against violators of tax laws, including a social media influencer.

A District of Columbia (D.C.) inmate, his mother, and his brother pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy and the smuggling of contraband into the District of Columbia Central Detention Facility in 2023.