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Nathan Carman was rescued at sea after his boat sank and mom vanished in 2016. Prosecutors say he killed her and his grandfather as well in a cold case.

A prostitute in New York City drugged and robbed her victims, including four of them who died. Now, Angelina Barini heads to prison for decades for her crimes.

A man who killed three people during a robbery at a Mississippi jewelry store was sentenced to prison. The man also had tried to escape from jail.

Federal officials said three men were paid to smuggle 20 to 30 people over the U.S./Mexico border in a tractor-trailer, authorities announced.

A gang member will spend his life in prison for killing a fellow inmate in New Mexico 20 years ago. A witness helped police arrest the suspect who had returned to Mexico.

A suspect accused of kidnapping a man, holding him hostage and using a blow torch to torture him was found guilty in Miami this month, prosecutors announced.

The wife of Mexican drug lord "El Chapo" was sentenced to federal prison for her role in helping to move drugs to the U.S. She previously pleaded guilty to federal charges.

A California man denied loans is accused of making threats to bomb a Small Business Administration office and assault employees at the agency.

Two Americans and a Canadian allegedly tricked consumers into paying over $10 million in fees in exchange for falsely promised cash prizes, prosecutors said.

A leader of a Chicago gang was convicted of various crimes, including several murders. Prosecutors detailed his crimes during a lengthy trial. He faces life in prison.

A Washington man convicted of unlawfully harvesting trees in a scheme that resulted in a massive forest fire was sentenced to 20 months behind bars.

Jeff Carpoff built a solar company and used the money to fund his lifestyle of luxury cars and a NASCAR racecar sponsorship. But, the feds say it was all a Ponzi scheme.

A New York man was setenced to federal prison for a string of bulgaries. He threatened a child during one, and shot and killed a victim in another.

A U.S. veteran had a plan to commit mass murder by blowing up a political rally in California with a bomb. He was sentenced to federal prison for his crime.

A contracted prison transport officer was convicted of raping women he was to drive to other locations. A federal judge sentenced him to life in prison.

A drug dealer in Michigan will spend the rest of his life in prison for dealing drugs that caused one overdose death and another overdose with serious injuries.

The CEO of a shipping company with Navy contracts is accused of participating in a bribery scheme, the United States Department of Justice said.

A man was sentenced in Wisconsin to prison for sex trafficking. Prosecutors say he spent decades beating women and forcing them into prostitution.

A woman admitted to stealing social security benefits from her dead grandmother. The suspect now faces up to a decade in federal prison, prosecutors said.

A Texas woman was sentenced to six months in prison for misbranding and selling a deadly drug that can be used for rapid weight-loss, federal prosecutors said.

A Pennsylvania mailman is dead and his neighbor is under arrest after he allegedly became convinced the USPS postal worker had poisoned him and his family.

An innocent bystander was shot and killed by a stray bullet as gang members tried to assassinate a rival. Now, the shooter will head to prison.

A woman in Wisconsin was sentenced to federal prison for a murder-for-hire plot. She offered $5,000 on the dark web to have another person killed.

Seven former U.S. Postal Service employees working in the Chicago area allegedly stole credit cards and financial information from the mail, prosecutors said.

A gang member who murdered two rivals outside a New York City was sentenced to prison for his crimes. The suspect waited outside for the victims.

A Texas woman allegedly orchestrated her husband’s murder by falsely convincing her boyfriend she was the victim of abuse, federal prosecutors said.

A federal jury handed down its verdict in the trial against singer R. Kelly. He was facing accusations of having sex with children and other crimes.

An Oklahoma was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a man on a bicycle to impress members of a street gang, federal prosecutors said.

A woman in Illinois is accused of stealing the identities of homicide victims to file false tax returns and COVID-19 relief loans, federal prosecutors say.

An Oklahoma first-grade teacher and her husband are accused of making child pornography with a child that’s just 6-years-old, authorities alleged.

In separate and unrelated cases, two Afghan evacuees are accused of committing serious crimes while at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. One victim was a child.

Former California police officer accepts plea deal admitting to accepting bribes from a drug trafficker, federal prosecutors said. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

Security for Prince Andrew was ordered not to take service on court paperwork for a New York lawsuit about alleged sex abuse, according to court paperwork. The suit also involves Jeffrey Epstein.

A former church chairman of the board must serve years behind bars after he was convicted of stealing millions of dollars in funds, federal prosecutors announced.

Federal prosecutors announced a China resident was sentenced to five years in prison for smuggling hundreds of endangered turtles from the U.S.

A federal grand jury has indicted an 84-year-old United States citizen and former priest on seven counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.

A man in Missouri admitted to shooting a ride-share driver 26 times during a robbery. The victim lived after the attack. The suspect now faces at least 10 years in prison.

A woman who worked as a prostitute admitted to dealing drugs that killed two people in New York City. She faces up to life in federal prison after pleading guilty.

Some members of the U.S. Capitol police have filed a lawsuit in federal court against former President Donald Trump and others over the Jan. 6 attack.

A father and his two sons are accused of fraudulently cashing in winning lottery tickets in what authorities called a ‘ten-percenting’ scheme.

Brandon Council was sentenced to death for killing two during an SC bank robbery. He spoke from federal death row about his fight not to be executed.

A nurse who took morphine from dying patients at a hospice in Massachusetts for her own use, prosecutors said. The suspect was sentenced to prison.

A federal jury found an Indiana man guilty of conspiring with women to send him sexually explicit photos of infants and children, the DOJ said.

An 84-year-old man will spend decades in prison for the armed robbery of a bank in 2018. The suspect demanded money and was arrested the next day at a hotel.

A New York City man faces 15 years in federal prison after he admitted to making violent threats against the U.S. Capital. He was found with 1,000 rounds of ammo

The head of a college chapter of the Minnesota College Republican is accused in a sex-trafficking operation that saw a fundraiser arrested last week.

A Georgia woman received a 145-month sentence for her role in leading a scam that bilked older Floridians out of over $1.4 million, federal prosecutors said.

A former U.S. Army infantryman was found guilty of planning a terrorist attack in California. The vet was upset after the attacks in New Zealand.

A U.S. postal worker was sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing veterans' meds from the mail. The postal worker delivered in Virginia.

The California father and suf shop owner accused of murdering his two young children in Mexico allegedly confessed to the crime, a criminal complaint claims.

A gang member in California was convicted of sex trafficking in 2013. He got out of prison and committed the same crime, federal prosecutors said.

Members of a violent New York City street gang are accused of targeting and killing a woman they branded a snitch, federal prosecutors said.

A man in Texas was convicted of human trafficking a woman and runaway teen. Both victims said they were forced into sex work by the suspect.

A police officer pleaded guilty to participting in three murders and helping a gang traffic drugs from Puerto Rico to New York, federal prosecutors said.

The warden at a federal prison in Brooklyn, New York, is accused of murder. The facility houses notable inmates such as R. Kelly and Ghislaine Maxwell.

A federal jury convicted a drug dealer who spread narcotics across the U.S. The dealer now faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced for his crime.

Long-plagued HSBC investigated a $4.2 billion money-laundering ring in its accounts, according to a report. The bank has been fined for money laundering before.

A Tennessee man in the Air Force and assigned to the National Security Agency was sentenced to 45 months in prison after he leaked top secret documents to a reporter.

A Maryland man was arrested and charged in connection with emailed death threats to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci and his family.

A man pleaded guilty to killing a police officer in Illinois and now waits to be sentenced to prison. The officer was serving a search warrant at a home.

Federal prosecutors have charged a group connected to the Chinese government for an operation in the U.S. Investigators say the group targeted two people wanted by China.

High-profile celebrities, business moguls and politicians were caught up in a Twitter scam asking for bitcoin. Federal officials have made a series of arrests.

Keith Raniere, the leader of the sex cult NXIVM, was ordered to pay $3.5 million to victims. The cult's most famous member was actress Allison Mack.

A man will spend five years in prison for posting on mom blogs asking for videos of children sexual abuse. When he was arrested, he had 1,000 child pornography images.

A California doctor admitted to trying to smuggle in hydroxychloroquine for his COVID-19 treatment kits, feds say. The doctor claimed the kits could cure coronavirus.

A cop killer will spend 30 years behind bars for the murder of a Navajo Nation police officer in New Mexico. The officer was responding to a domestic violence call.

Two men were sentenced to life in federal prison for the kidnapping and murder of a woman in South Dakota. She was killed and set on fire in Nebraska.

A duo is accused of stealing more than $10 million in HIV medication from a VA hospital. One of the suspects worked as a procurement officer at the facility.

Four gang members in Houston, Texas, were federally charged with human trafficking. Federal prosecutors say the suspects forced runaway girls to have sex.

Two people have been sentenced to federal prison for rolling back the odometers on hundreds of used cars before selling them to customers, prosecutors said.

Three people face federal charges for allegedly stealing from elderly people. The group was appointed by the court to help the victims with their money.

A Chicago elected official was charged by federal officials with bribery. The alderman took money related to a home improvement projects, according to prosecutors.

Gregory A. Bush, 53, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after he shot and killed two Black people in cold blood at a Kroger grocery store in Kentucky.

A reputed gang boss executed a rival in New York and went on the run only to resurface and execute another man, authorities alleged.

A Florida man faces federal charges for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. One would-be assassin was found dead, but the suspect continued in the plot, feds say.

A man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been arrested for allegedly sending threatening emails to a news station directed at U.S. President Joe Biden, unnamed members of Congress.

Anti-virus software mogul John McAfee was found dead in a Spanish jail cell, reports say. Hours earlier, a court ruled he should be returned to the U.S. to face criminal charges.

Four suspects pleaded guilty to federal charges for their roles in a dogfighting ring. Prosecutors say the group had equipment to train the dogs for the fights.