DOJ Charges 25-Plus Tren de Aragua Members in Nationwide OperationMay 14, 2026Law and PolicyDOJ charged 25-plus Tren de Aragua members across six federal districts, seizing 80 firearms and 18 kilograms of narcotics in the gang's largest single federal action.
Federal Grand Jury Returns Second Indictment Against Former FBI Director ComeyMay 14, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury re-indicted former FBI Director James Comey over an "86 47" social media post, raising First Amendment and selective prosecution claims.
Maryland Man Indicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges in Southern District of FloridaMay 12, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted Maryland man Brandon Sartor on six counts of sex trafficking by force and fraud in the Southern District of Florida on May 12, 2026.
Three Charged With Smuggling AI Server Technology to ChinaMay 12, 2026Law and PolicyThree defendants face federal export control charges for allegedly smuggling U.S. AI server technology to China using fake documents and transshipment schemes.
Army Sergeant Indicted for Trading Classified Venezuela Mission Intel on PolymarketMay 12, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted Army Special Forces Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke for allegedly using classified intel on a Venezuela mission to profit on Polymarket.
Federal Indictment Targets Ship Operators in Key Bridge CollapseMay 12, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted Synergy Marine, Synergy Maritime, and superintendent Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair over the 2024 Key Bridge collapse that killed six workers.
Army Sergeant Indicted for Trading Classified Intel on PolymarketMay 11, 2026Law and PolicyA federal indictment charges Army Master Sgt. Gannon Van Dyke with using classified intel on Operation Absolute Resolve to profit $409,881 on Polymarket.
Superseding Indictment Expands Federal Case Against Massachusetts Rep. FlanaganMay 11, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury expanded its case against Massachusetts state Rep. Chris Flanagan, adding money laundering and tax fraud to earlier wire fraud charges tied to a $43,000 theft scheme.
30 Charged in Global M&A Insider Trading Scheme Tied to Elite Law FirmsMay 11, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors charged 30 people, including M&A attorneys from Sidley Austin, Latham & Watkins, and Goodwin Procter, in a decade-long insider trading scheme.
Missouri Man Indicted on Federal Fentanyl Charge Tied to Overdose DeathMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted Mark A. Foster of Independence, Missouri, on a fentanyl distribution charge tied to an overdose death in rural Jamesport, Missouri.