Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A total of eight defendants now face federal charges related to the alleged plot to carry out an attack to kill government officials and others attending the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Freedom 250 event held at the White House on June 14. All eight men were charged together in a two-count indictment returned in Columbus today.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
Two New Jersey men were sentenced this week for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that imported fentanyl analogues from China and distributed them in pill form throughout Northern New Jersey. Nine individuals have been charged and convicted for their roles in this drug trafficking organization. In total, they imported over a metric ton of fentanyl-related substances and other drugs into the United States and sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to China using wire transfers and Bitcoin to pay for the drugs. Thus far, five individuals have been sentenced to a total of 685 months in prison.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
A Canadian national was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison for leading a criminal organization that – during a roughly one-month span – trafficked from the United States into Canada hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine worth up to $17 million.
Source: United States Spaceforce
The Air Force is partnering with the Defense Innovation Unit to leverage DIU’s expertise in rapidly prototyping and fielding commercial technologies. This partnership is crucial for developing next-generation capabilities that will inform the future of the MQ-9 Reaper fleet.
Source: United States Department of Justice
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On July 8, 2026, ASHISH KAPOOR, a/k/a “Romy Kapoor,” (“KAPOOR”) age 28, a national of India, was sentenced for Transportation of Child Pornography, and Possession of Child Pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(1), (a)(4)(B), (b)(1), and (b)(2), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Source: United States Department of Justice
Four Columbian nationals unlawfully residing in the United States were sentenced to federal prison yesterday for a multi-state burglary conspiracy that targeted Asian American business owners in Oregon and Washington. Following the federal hearings, the defendants were also sentenced in their state court cases based on the targeted burglaries.
Source: United States Department of Justice
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –ALFRED SEYMOUR (“SEYMOUR”), age 19, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana, and DAMION JONES (“JONES”), age 20, a resident of Walker, Louisiana, were indicted on June 11, 2026 for carjacking, in violation of 18 U.S.C § 2119(1), and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Source: United States Department of Justice
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Dylan Tai Dang, 55, of Garden Grove, California, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park to 87 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
BOSTON – The owner of a Sudbury accounting firm and a real estate company was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for paying an executive more than $1.6 million in compensation and fringe benefits under the table, and to making a fraudulent application for more than $179,000 in pandemic relief through a multi-year scheme.
Source: United States Spaceforce
The USAFE-AFAFRICA Five Star Brass Band performed for U.S. Embassy Budapest’s Freedom 250 celebrations, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, connecting Hungarians with U.S. Airmen through music, education and diplomacy.