Federal Jury Convicts HealthSplash CEO on All Three Counts in $1B Medicare Fraud CaseMay 15, 2026VerdictsA Miami federal jury convicted HealthSplash CEO Brett Blackman on three conspiracy counts tied to a $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme involving the DMERx software platform.
Illinois Tax Preparer Convicted on All Counts in $11 Million COVID Fraud CaseMay 14, 2026VerdictsA federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois convicted Hiam Hmaidan on all six counts of mail fraud and conspiracy for a $11 million COVID-19 unemployment assistance fraud scheme.
Brooklyn Jury Convicts Lu Jianwang on Chinese Police Station ChargesMay 14, 2026VerdictsA Brooklyn federal jury convicted Lu Jianwang on May 13, 2026, of acting as an unregistered Chinese agent and obstruction of justice in the EDNY's first trial targeting Chinese transnational repression.
Georgia Jury Convicts Two in Athens Gang Murder CaseMay 13, 2026VerdictsAn Athens-Clarke County jury convicted Shamon Elder Jr. and Jaquavious Smith of murder and gang terrorism charges in the 2022 shooting death of Brynarius Smith on May 5, 2026.
Louisiana Jury Convicts Man on Five Attempted-Murder Counts After Deputy StandoffMay 13, 2026VerdictsA Livingston Parish jury convicted Faron Dillon on five counts of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer after he fired on deputies serving a warrant, with sentencing set for late June 2026.
Brooklyn Jury Convicts Lu Jianwang on Foreign-Agent and Obstruction CountsMay 13, 2026VerdictsA Brooklyn federal jury convicted Lu Jianwang on May 13, 2026, of acting as an illegal foreign agent and destroying evidence linked to a secret Chinese police outpost in Manhattan's Chinatown.
Georgia Jury Convicts Two Men in Athens Gang Murder CaseMay 12, 2026VerdictsAn Athens-Clarke County jury convicted Shamon Elder Jr. and Jaquavious Smith for the 2022 murder of Brynarius Smith, with Elder sentenced to life without parole plus 85 years.
Florida Federal Jury Convicts Four in Haiti Presidential Assassination PlotMay 12, 2026VerdictsA Miami federal jury convicted four men on all counts for their roles in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including Neutrality Act violations.
Illinois Jury Convicts Dubois on All Counts in Starbucks AbductionMay 12, 2026VerdictsA Madison County, Illinois jury convicted Timothy J. Dubois on all four counts of abduction and sexual assault arising from a 2022 Collinsville Starbucks attack, leaving him facing up to 80 years in prison.
Robertson County Jury Convicts Mansfield on Two Counts of Vehicular HomicideMay 12, 2026VerdictsA Robertson County, Tennessee jury convicted Lukas Lee Mansfield on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in the drunk-driving deaths of his two young children in 2025.