Newly filed criminal indictments, newly filed civil lawsuits and class actions, charging decisions, plea deals, sentencings, settlements, and other notable legal news at federal, state, and local levels in the United States. EXCLUDES jury verdicts.
Henrilynn Ibezim, 71, pleaded guilty to forging nearly 1,000 voter registration forms in the 2021 Plainfield, NJ Democratic mayoral primary, with sentencing set for June 2026.
Federal prosecutors in San Diego charged five defendants tied to pig-butchering scam compounds in Myanmar and Cambodia, coordinating with 276 international arrests via Dubai Police.
The DOJ charged two Chinese nationals for managing Myanmar pig-butchering crypto fraud compounds, seizing 503 websites and restraining over $700 million in proceeds.
A federal judge ruled Maurene Comey’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the DOJ can proceed in federal court, rejecting the government’s jurisdictional challenge.
A federal grand jury has indicted three family members for assaulting a Turning Point USA journalist at an anti-ICE protest on federal property in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke pleaded not guilty April 28 in Manhattan federal court to charges he used classified intelligence to win $400,000 on Polymarket bets tied to the Maduro capture operation.
A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier faces federal charges for allegedly using classified intel on the Maduro capture to win $409,881 on Polymarket.
A federal grand jury indicted former NIAID senior advisor David Morens on April 28, 2026, for concealing federal records and evading FOIA during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A federal grand jury charged former FBI Director James Comey with two counts of making threats against President Trump over a May 2025 Instagram post.
Judge Madeline Cox Arleo sentenced Purdue Pharma to $5.5 billion in criminal fines and forfeiture, clearing the path for its $7.4 billion opioid bankruptcy settlement.