Former National Security Adviser Bolton Pleads Guilty Under Espionage ActJuly 1, 2026Law and PolicyFormer national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty June 26 to one Espionage Act count, resolving 18 charges and facing up to five years in prison.
Afghan National Faces Death Penalty in White House-Area Guardsman KillingJune 18, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal on 17 counts, including death-penalty-eligible murder, for the 2025 White House-area killing of a National Guardsman.
San Diego Man Charged With Funneling $600K in Charity Fraud Proceeds to HamasJune 18, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors charged a San Diego man with funneling roughly $600,000 raised through a sham charity and social media to Hamas via cryptocurrency and direct transfers.
Five Men Charged in Plot to Attack White House UFC EventJune 18, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors charged five men with conspiring to attack the White House UFC Freedom 250 event on June 14 with drones and snipers, targeting senior U.S. officials.
American Citizen Pleads Guilty to Acting as Unregistered Chinese Government AgentJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyAmerican citizen Thomas Weir Pauken II pleaded guilty June 4, 2026, to acting as an unregistered agent of China under 18 U.S.C. § 951, the DOJ announced.
DOJ Arrests Dual U.S.-Iranian CEO Over Iran Nuclear Sanctions ViolationsJune 6, 2026Law and PolicyA dual U.S.-Iranian tech CEO faces federal charges for allegedly supplying American networking and encryption equipment to Iran's nuclear and military establishments.
Oklahoma Man Indicted on Eight Counts for Threatening U.S. SenatorJune 6, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted an Oklahoma man on eight counts for allegedly threatening to kill a U.S. Senator and family members during three phone calls in March 2026.
DOJ Charges Raúl Castro in 1996 Brothers to the Rescue Shoot-DownJune 6, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ unsealed a superseding indictment charging Raúl Castro and five co-defendants with murder and aircraft destruction in the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shoot-down.
Bolton Pleads Guilty to Single Classified Information CountJune 6, 2026Law and PolicyJohn Bolton agreed to plead guilty to one count of retaining classified information, accepting a $2.25 million fine and up to 60 months in prison under a federal plea deal.
Iranian Tech CEO Arrested for Supplying U.S. Equipment to Iran’s Nuclear ProgramJune 4, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors arrested Iranian tech CEO Jamshid Ghomi on IEEPA sanctions charges for allegedly supplying U.S. equipment to Iran's nuclear and military program.