Orange County Financier Arrested in $100 Million Bank Fraud CaseJune 12, 2026Law and PolicyFederal authorities arrested Orange County financier Mahender Makhijani on June 11, 2026, alleging he defrauded Western Alliance Bank of nearly $100 million via fabricated title insurance documents.
Two Utah Court Clerks Indicted for Shielding Undocumented Immigrant from ICEJune 12, 2026Law and PolicyTwo former Utah court clerks face federal indictment for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade an ICE arrest at a Logan courthouse in 2026.
Eight Pro-Palestinian Activists Indicted in Federal Threat Campaign Targeting University of Michigan OfficialsJune 12, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors charged eight University of Michigan affiliates with conspiring to intimidate campus officials through threats, vandalism, and chemical attacks tied to Israel divestment demands.
DOJ Announces Results of FBI Operation Spring Cleaning Nationwide Crime SurgeJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ announced Operation Spring Cleaning results: 1,139 arrests, 615 federal indictments, and seizure of nearly 1,000 firearms in a three-month FBI-led surge.
Federal Indictment Unsealed Against Mexican National for Northern California Drug TraffickingJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyA federal indictment unsealed June 4, 2026, charges Hugo Alberto Herrera Rodriguez, 41, with meth and heroin trafficking and money laundering across Northern California.
Three Men Charged in Multi-State Plot to Fund ISIS Drone AttacksJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ charged three men from Kansas and California with conspiring to fund ISIS drone attacks on U.S. troops, using Discord and transferring over $2,000.
New Mexico Grand Jury Charges Three Men in Smuggling Network, Witness KillingJune 8, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury in New Mexico charged three men with migrant smuggling and, for two defendants, the April 2024 murder of a cooperating witness in a retaliatory killing.
Ohio Fraud Crackdown: 14 Indicted in Schemes Exceeding $50 MillionJune 8, 2026Law and PolicyFederal and Ohio officials charged 14 defendants in four fraud schemes exceeding $50 million, including a $30M Medicaid case involving state employees, in a pilot federal-state enforcement model.
Operation Spring Cleaning Yields 1,100 Arrests and 615 Federal ChargesJune 8, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ announced Operation Spring Cleaning results: 1,139 arrests, 615 federal charges, 984 guns seized, and 2,700+ pounds of narcotics recovered in 90 days.
DOJ Files Federal Murder Charge in Charlotte Light Rail StabbingJune 6, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ charged Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. with federal murder under 18 U.S.C. § 1992 for the August 2025 fatal stabbing aboard Charlotte's Lynx Blue Line.