News from May 2023


Former Plaistow Man Sentenced for Trafficking More than 2 Pounds of Cocaine in New Hampshire

A former Plaistow man was sentenced today in federal court for his intent to traffic more than 2 pounds of cocaine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced.



American living in Mexico caught trying to export 5,680 rounds of ammunition

A 32-year-old U.S. citizen has pleaded guilty to smuggling goods from the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Wallingford Man Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation, Drug Trafficking Offenses

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER LISCIO, 40, of Wallingford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 251 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for child sexual exploitation and drug trafficking offenses.


Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine and Fentanyl

A Providence man, who court records show has been convicted multiple times on various felony drug, firearm, and/or assault charges, has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking in fentanyl and crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Nashua Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

A Nashua man was sentenced on May 11, 2023 in federal court for trafficking methamphetamine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.


Providence Woman Admits to Receiving and Storing Fentanyl and Cocaine Intended for Distribution

A Providence woman today admitted to a federal judge that she participated in a drug trafficking conspiracy and was paid by co-conspirators to accept and store multiple shipments of fentanyl and cocaine shipped through the United Parcel Service and Federal Express, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cuna.


Santa Clarita Man Found Guilty of Producing Child Pornography

A federal jury has convicted a Canyon Country man and former Navy SEAL of producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for surreptitiously filming nude minor victims with hidden cameras in a residential setting.


Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Crime

Craig Alexander Halstead, 36, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to receipt of child pornography.


Gardner Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses

A Gardner man was sentenced on May 17, 2023 in federal court in Worcester for distributing and possessing child pornography.


Missouri Man Indicted On Child Pornography Charges

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Brian Wilder, age 53, of Jefferson City, Missouri, was indicted on May 16, 2023, by a federal grand jury on child enticement and child pornography charges.


U.S. Marshals Operation We Will Find You Recovers Missing Children From Central California

Investigators charge individuals for sex offender violations, other related charges


U.S. Marshals Operation Recovers Thirty-Five Critically Missing Children From Northern Ohio

The U.S. Marshals Service conducted Operation We Will Find You (OWWFY), a national missing child operation worked in conjunction with federal, state, and local agencies to recover endangered missing children.



Graham Statement on the Durham Report

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, today made this statement after Special Counsel John Durham released a report on the origins of the FBI’s “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation and the false allegations of then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign colluding with Russia.


UPDATE: Reward Offered For Information On Escaped Inmates

The United States Marshals Service Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF), along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol are offering reward for information that directly leads to the arrest of two escaped inmates from Allen Correctional Institution.


Graham: Attorney General Garland and FBI Director Wray Should Pick Up the Phone and Apologize to Those Whose Lives Were Ruined by Wrongdoing Detailed in Durham Report

.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made these statements during an interview with Fox News’ Bill Hemmer.


U.S. Marshals in Western Texas Recover 30 Children During Missing Child Operation

Investigators charge individuals for sex offender violation, other related charges


U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit National Operation ‘We Will Find You’ Leads to Recovery of 14 Missing Endangered Children, Multiple Arrests During Eastern District of Louisiana Segment

The U.S. Marshals Service New Orleans Task Force phase of the national missing children Operation We Will Find You resulted in the recovery of 14 missing or endangered children from either Orleans, Jefferson, or St. Tammany Parish.