Four Massachusetts Men Sentenced for Darknet Fentanyl Pill Conspiracy Tied to Dozens of DeathsJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyFour Lynn, Massachusetts men received a combined 57-plus years in federal prison for a darknet pill conspiracy involving fentanyl, Nitazenes, and over a dozen fatal overdoses.
Four Massachusetts Men Sentenced to 57-Plus Years in Darknet Fentanyl Pill ConspiracyJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyFour Lynn, Massachusetts men received a combined 57-plus years in prison for a darknet conspiracy to sell fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills linked to more than a dozen overdose deaths.
Applied Partners LLC Sentenced for Illegal Asbestos Handling in SaginawJune 8, 2026Law and PolicyApplied Partners LLC was sentenced to a $500,000 fine and two years of probation for illegal asbestos handling at a Saginaw, Michigan site under the Clean Air Act.
Second Circuit Hears Combs Challenge to Sentence Based on Acquitted ConductJune 5, 2026Legal NewsA Second Circuit panel grilled both sides April 9 over whether Sean Combs's 50-month Mann Act sentence improperly rested on conduct the jury rejected at trial.
Las Vegas Man Gets 5 Years for Threats Against Federal OfficialsJune 4, 2026Law and PolicyA Las Vegas man received a 5-year federal prison sentence for threatening to murder federal judges and state employees across three jurisdictions over seven months.
Greg Lindberg Sentenced to 12 Years for $2 Billion Insurance FraudMay 29, 2026Law and PolicyGreg Lindberg sentenced to 12 years and $1.6 billion restitution for diverting $2 billion from insurance reserves and bribing North Carolina's insurance commissioner.
Supreme Court Bars Wrongful-Conviction Claims as Grounds for Compassionate ReleaseMay 29, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in Fernandez v. United States that wrongful-conviction claims belong in habeas proceedings, not compassionate release motions, leaving AEDPA-barred prisoners without recourse.
Combs Sentencing Appeal Tests Acquitted-Conduct Limits at Second CircuitMay 29, 2026Law and PolicyThe Second Circuit heard oral arguments in Sean Combs' sentencing appeal, centering on whether acquitted conduct from racketeering and sex trafficking counts was improperly used.
Three Florida Men Sentenced in $2.2 Million Medicare Fraud CaseMay 25, 2026Law and PolicyThree Florida men were sentenced to federal prison for a $2.2 million Medicare fraud and money laundering scheme, the DOJ announced May 19, 2026.
Feeding Our Future Founder Sentenced to Over 41 Years in $250 Million FraudMay 25, 2026Law and PolicyAimee Bock, founder of Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future, was sentenced to 500 months in prison for a $250 million pandemic nutrition fraud scheme.