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Two Scattered Spider members jailed for London transit cyberattack
Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, described as leading members of the Scattered Spider hacking collective, were each sentenced to five years and six months in prison on July 16, 2026, after pleading guilty to a cyberattack on Transport for…
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Two Illinois prison workers plead guilty to civil rights conspiracy
A correctional officer and a lieutenant from Lawrence Correctional Center each entered guilty pleas in federal court on July 15, 2026, admitting they conspired to violate the civil rights of an inmate who was restrained at the time, the…
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Wheeling man gets 5-year sentence as final defendant in Ohio Valley drug case
A 32-year-old Wheeling, West Virginia man was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison on July 10, 2026, closing out a drug trafficking prosecution that stretched from Cleveland, Ohio into the Ohio Valley, the U.S.
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Texas man sentenced to 57 months for ATM robberies in Utah and Ohio
A Texas man received a 57-month federal prison sentence in Salt Lake City on July 9, 2026, for ATM robbery offenses spanning two states, the U.S.
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Oklahoma man gets 13-month federal sentence for felon-in-possession charge
A Longtown, Oklahoma man was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison on July 9, 2026, after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon, the U.S.
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Honduran national in Princeton indicted on federal child kidnapping charges
A Honduran national living in Princeton without legal status was indicted on federal charges tied to the kidnapping of a child, U.S.
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Muskogee man pleads guilty to sex offender registration failure
A 38-year-old Muskogee, Oklahoma man admitted in federal court on July 9, 2026, that he failed to register as a sex offender, according to the U.S.
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Former D.C. school administrator pleads guilty to bribery
A guilty plea in a bribery case was unsealed on July 9, 2026, in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, the Justice Department announced.
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Apple sues OpenAI over alleged theft of trade secrets
Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI on July 13, 2026, alleging that the company conspired with former Apple employees to steal confidential information, according to Ars Technica.
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Moore resident gets 10-month sentence for Indian Country burglary
A 23-year-old Moore, Oklahoma man was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison on July 9, 2026, for second-degree burglary committed within Indian Country, the U.S.
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Federal grand jury indicts three Michigan tax preparers on fraud charges
A federal grand jury in Michigan charged three tax preparers on July 9, 2026, with conspiracy to defraud the United States and with filing fraudulent returns on behalf of clients, the U.S.
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Two men sentenced to prison for investor fraud scheme
A Nevada man and a Canadian-British national were sentenced to federal prison on Thursday, July 9, 2026, for their roles in a years-long scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, the U.S.
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Foley man gets 27-year sentence for bulk meth dealing after police chase
A man from Foley, Alabama was sentenced to 324 months in prison on July 9, 2026, for dealing methamphetamine in bulk quantities, the U.S.
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Federal task force charges dozens in Palm Beach County gun and drug sweep
A two-month Homeland Security Task Force operation in Palm Beach County, Florida ended with dozens of people facing federal firearms and drug trafficking charges and 94 firearms taken off the streets, the U.S.
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Former ransomware negotiator sentenced to 70 months for extortion conspiracy
Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O'Lakes, Florida, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison on the date of this report for conspiring with ransomware actors to extort five U.S.-based victims out of a combined $75.3 million.
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Three D.C. felons sentenced to federal prison for illegal gun possession
Three previously convicted felons from Washington, D.C. were sentenced to federal prison for unlawfully possessing loaded firearms, U.S.
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RentGrow to pay $2.25 million in FTC tenant screening settlement
The Federal Trade Commission has reached a $2.25 million settlement with RentGrow over alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the FTC Act, the agency said in July 2026.
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Former fund manager indicted in Puerto Rico on embezzlement and money laundering charges
A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted Gian C. Piovanetti on July 2, 2026, on charges of bank fund embezzlement, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering, the U.S.
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Dublin man pleads guilty to federal child enticement charge
A Dublin, Ohio man pleaded guilty in federal court in Columbus to coercing and enticing a minor, the U.S.
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New Jersey man gets 3-year federal term for robbing postal carrier
A 32-year-old New Jersey man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for robbing a U.S.