Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
United States Attorney Matthew L. Harvey has been named as Vice Chair of the Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Executive Board, helping to lead efforts in the region to combat fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drug trafficking across multiple states.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
ST. GEORGE, Utah – A child sex predator from Colorado was sentenced today in Southern Utah to 150 months’ imprisonment and a lifetime of supervised release after he travelled from Colorado to Utah to have sex with who he thought was a 13-year-old girl, when in fact he was communicating with an undercover law enforcement officer.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Shota Yamamoto, 29, of Tokyo, Japan, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by United States District Court Judge Micah W.J. Smith to 12 months and one day in prison for conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act by exporting firearm components and tactical accessories to Japan. Yamamoto pled guilty on January 22, 2026. Yamamoto is expected to be deported to Japan upon the completion of his sentence.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
Carmelo Garcia, 51, a former City of Newark official who served as Deputy Mayor and Director of the Newark Department Economic and Housing Development (DEHD) and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Real Estate Officer of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC), was sentenced on June 3, 2026 to 12 months and one day in prison, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release for participating in a corrupt scheme to obtain bribes and kickbacks from two Newark business owners.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
Seattle – A 37-year-old Mexican national, a former resident of Issaquah, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison for his role in an armed drug trafficking ring that sought drug customers in Seattle’s homeless encampments and International District, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.
Source: United States Navy
YOKOSUKA, Japan – The commanding officer, the executive officer and the command master chief of U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) were relieved June 3, 2026, due to a loss of confidence in their ability to command.
Source: United States Army
CHIÈVRES AIR BASE, Belgium – Leaders from the American Legion arrived with a clear mission – listen to Soldiers, assess their quality of life and take their needs directly to the Department of State. Dan Wiley, American Legion national commander, Doug Hensley, American Legion aide to the national commander, Sean Counihan, American Legion national security director, and Hans Stockenberger, American Legion national executive committeeman for France met with Soldiers from U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Benelux during a visit on Jun. 2, 2026, at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium.
During the European tour, which included stops in Italy and the United Kingdom, members of the delegation met with Soldiers, Airmen and military Families to gain insight into the opportunities and challenges of overseas assignments. Discussions centered around quality-of-life issues, Family support programs and overall well-being of service members far from home.
Wiley and his team were welcomed to the Benelux by Yvette Castro, USAG Benelux deputy to the garrison commander, and enjoyed a luncheon with Soldiers from the Benelux and their Families. The gathering provided an opportunity for open dialogue and personal connection, reinforcing the American Legion’s longstanding mission to support service members, veterans and their Families wherever they serve. The conversations that followed brought valuable perspectives on the importance of maintaining strong support networks, accessible resources and resilient military communities.
In addition to meeting with service members, the delegation participated in several key engagements with senior diplomatic and military leaders. The visit included a meeting with Bill White, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, discussions with Col. Jared Thompson, U.S. National Military Representative to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), and tours of NATO installations that highlighted the critical role U.S. forces play in strengthening the Alliance and advancing collective security.
As U.S. forces continue to support NATO missions and strengthen relationships with Allies throughout Europe, visits such as these demonstrate the enduring bond between America’s military community and the organizations dedicated to serving them. The American Legion’s engagement with Soldiers, Airmen, and Families overseas reflects a shared commitment to service, leadership and the values that unite generations of Americans in uniform.
Source: United States Department of Justice
A Georgia man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to launder the proceeds of drug trafficking.
According to court documents and proceedings, since at least 2021, Puquan Huang, 50, a Chinese national residing in Buford, Georgia, was a member of an international money laundering organization that engaged in a sophisticated trade-based money laundering scheme.
Huang and his co-conspirators routinely traveled throughout the United States, including South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia, to collect bulk cash generated from the sale of drugs in the United States, including fentanyl and cocaine, from drug traffickers and distributors. Due to the illicit nature of the transactions, Huang and his co-conspirators confirmed their authorization to collect drug cash not by using their names or personal details, but by presenting verification codes, which were oftentimes unique serial numbers taken from U.S. currency notes. To avoid detection by law enforcement, Huang and his co-conspirators met with drug trafficking representatives at odd hours in atypical locations, such as gas stations and parking lots, for very short periods, and refrained from using traditional banking systems, such as wire transfers. Pickups of drug cash were typically coordinated by and occurred at the direction of co-conspirators.
Using aliases, Huang and his co-conspirators primarily communicated on encrypted platforms, such as WeChat, with co-conspirators located in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, and other foreign countries to arrange for the laundering of the drug proceeds by purchasing bulk electronics in the United States and exporting them to co-conspirators in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.
Huang conspired to launder several millions of dollars of drug proceeds, with money pickups and exchanges typically ranging between approximately $80,000 and $200,000. As part of the conspiracy, law enforcement stopped Huang transporting approximately $272,000 in drug proceeds in North Carolina.
Huang pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. A sentencing date has not been set. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Bryan P. Stirling for the District of South Carolina, and Administrator Terrance C. “Terry” Cole of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made the announcement.
The DEA’s Charleston, South Carolina Resident Office and Atlanta, Georgia Division Office, Homeland Security Task Force/959 Group is investigating the case with assistance from the DEA’s Special Operations Division, Bilateral Investigations Unit; DEA’s Office of Special Intelligence, Document and Media Exploitation Unit; DEA’s office in Columbia, South Carolina; the FBI’s offices in Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina; the U.S. Air Force, Office of Special Investigations; and state and local law enforcement in South Carolina and North Carolina.
Trial Attorneys Jasmin Salehi Fashami and Stephanie Williamson of the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering, Narcotics and Forfeiture Section (MNF) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Everett E. McMillian for the District of South Carolina are prosecuting the case.
This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.
MNF’s mission is to take the profit out of crime, eliminate drug cartels, and protect the U.S. financial system. MNF pursues criminal prosecutions and criminal and civil asset recovery actions involving: financial facilitators who launder profits for criminals; financial institutions and their officers and employees whose actions threaten the U.S. financial system and financial institutions; international money launderers who support transnational organized crime; and the top command and control of international drug trafficking organizations.
MNF’s Money Laundering and Forfeiture Unit investigates and prosecutes sophisticated money laundering schemes involving financial facilitators, gatekeepers, and other individuals and entities laundering criminal proceeds, and litigates complex civil forfeiture cases to recover assets on behalf of victims.
Source: United States Department of Justice
Substances were smuggled illegally from China into the U.S.
The Justice Department announced today that Jeffrey McIndoo, of Phoenix, and his company, JeffMac Investments LLC doing business as SARMS Pharm LLC (SARMS Pharm), has pleaded guilty to an information in connection with the illicit sale of potentially dangerous chemical substances known as “SARMs” – selective androgen receptor modulators that mimic the effects of anabolic steroids when ingested into the body. SARMs are not approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
“The Justice Department and its partners will continue to actively pursue companies and individuals who sell smuggled and potentially harmful substances to American consumers,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “Smuggled SARMs have no place in the national marketplace, and we will endeavor to keep these substances out of the reach of consumers.”
McIndoo, the owner/operator of SARMS Pharm, admitted to introducing an unapproved drug into interstate commerce, while SARMS Pharm pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to smuggle SARMs from China into the United States. In total, between 2017 and 2022, SARMS Pharm earned gross profits totaling at least $3.5 million from selling SARMs. As part of its plea, SARMS Pharm agreed to forfeit $1.8 million the sum of the proceeds retained by the company.
The defendants pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Boyle for the District of Arizona. McIndoo faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison. As part of the plea agreements, JeffMac Investments LLC will shutter its business and will no longer smuggle or sell SARMS.
This case was investigated by FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations.
This case was prosecuted by Senior Litigation Counsel David Sullivan and Assistant Director Patrick Runkle of the Civil Division’s Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch.
Source: United States Army
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas – This year’s 951 graduates of U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s Command and General Staff Officer Course have jumped tracks on a railroad their careers from direct to organizational leaders.
This year’s class experienced reformed and modernized curriculum that reflected the rapid technological and tactical advancements dictated by the current operational environment.
They navigated unexpected learning environment and academic calendar shifts.
With more than 30 years of military and leadership experience, Lt. Gen. Jim Isenhower, Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Command and Fort Leavenworth, explained to the class, the responsibility placed on them as graduates of CGSOC is to be the conductor of the track, prepared through the academic rigor they conquered over the last 10 months.
“. . .You can influence all the way down to a private every day as a Battalion S3 or XO. And you’ve also got the opportunity and will be expected to influence all the way up to the senior leaders of our Army. You’re at the center. You are the most important demographic in our Army,” Isenhower said.
During his commencement address, Isenhower reflected on his leadership transition following his own CGSOC graduation.
Field-grade leadership was something he’d only observed, but quickly learned the impact, good or bad, would have lasting impressions on more than just his career.
A single conversation, and high-performing Soldier’s decision to leave service directly impacted Isenhower’s leadership style and view of field-grade officers.
He challenged each of the graduates to approach their next assignments with courage to challenge the late-night work parties, and missed bedtime stories.
The graduates are at pivotal times not only in their careers, Isenhower explained, but also in their lives.
Early in his own field-grade time Isenhower explained establishing non-negotiable working hours to ensure his teams were home, putting in their second shift of life, on a regular, predictable basis.
“… I realized field grades are stewards of the profession, and they have an obligation to inspire future service, not to discourage it…that shaped how I approached my field grade time,” Isenhower said.
The inspiration of service doesn’t stop within the walls of the unit headquarters, extending to those of the home.
According to Isenhower, nearly 30% of the Army’s volunteer force comes “from the Army”, emphasizing the example being set by graduates of true work-life balance.
Isenhower concluded with a reiteration of expectations of the graduates’ new leaders, which included performing at levels far beyond those of their peers, but also to establish leadership philosophies that focused on work-life balance and implemented through their own unwavering example.
“I’m already proud of what you’re going to do,” he said. “I think you and our families for taking this on and investing in all of our Soldiers and their families.”
The following individuals were recognized for their dedication to stewarding the Army profession:
BIRRER-BROOKES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MMAS THESIS
Major Prabhat Mishra, India
MAJOR GENERAL HANS SCHLUP AWARD
Lieutenant Colonel Taleh S. F. H. H. Alrashid, Kuwait
MAJOR GENERAL JAMES M. WRIGHT MASTER SUSTAINER AWARD
Major Andrew L. Scholl, TC
GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. AWARD
Major Jordan J. Downey, FA
HOMELAND SECURITY STUDIES AWARD
Major Shaun A. Kennedy, MS
EXCELLENCE IN JOINT SERVICE WARFARE AWARD
Major Alaina M. Brooks, USMC
BRIGADIER GENERAL BENJAMIN H. GRIERSON AWARD
Major Tara C. Santon, FA
FATHER DONALD W. SMYTHE MILITARY HISTORY AWARD
Major Luke F. Donaldson, FA
SIMONS CENTER INTERAGENCY WRITING AWARD
Major Scott A. Lovejoy, CH
GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL AWARD
Major Andrew L. Scholl, TC
GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER AWARD
Major Aleksander Granberg, Norway
GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR MILITARY LEADERSHIP WRITING AWARD
Major Prabhat Mishra, India
ARTER-DARBY MILITARY HISTORY WRITING AWARD
Major Paul D. Mackey, IN
ARTER-DONIPHAN AWARD
Major Aleksander Granberg, Norway
GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING AWARD
Major Aloysius J. Hunter, EN, USAR
IRON MAJOR AWARDS
Major Andrew W. Stoafer, IN (Male)
Major JaLyssa J. Walker, TC (Female)
AFCEA INFORMATION WARFARE WRITING AWARD
Major Ryan D. Menge, USAF
LIEUTENANT COLONEL BOYD MCCANNA “Mac” HARRIS LEADERSHIP AWARD
Major Christopher A. Watson, IN
CGSOC Class of 2026 in Numbers
Total graduates: 951
Army (Active, Reserve, National Guard): 718
Air Force: 68
Navy: 12
Marine Corps: 25
Coast Guard: 1
Space Force: 5
Civilian: 2
International Military Students: 120
Degrees awarded
Master of Military Arts and Science: 54
Master of Operational Science: 860
Advanced Warfighter Certificate: 155
To view the full ceremony visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIH2jhqk_xU&t=2926s
Photos of the event can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usacgsc/albums/72177720333990065