A Mexican national living illegally in Pasco, Washington, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking a massive quantity of methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
Ghislaine Maxwell met for a second straight day with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in a closed-door session, as the Trump administration faces mounting demands to release additional files tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence in a Florida federal prison, was accompanied by her attorney, David Markus, during the discussions in Tallahassee.
President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) of falsifying mortgage documents and demanded he face prison for what Trump described as a "real crime."
A former inmate at a Tallahassee, Florida federal prison dorm has dismissed rumors of Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted in connection with Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring, being suicidal. Maxwell, now serving a 20-year sentence after her 2022 conviction, shares the dorm with other female inmates including Jessica Watkins, a convicted participant in the January 6 Capitol riot.
Florida is scheduled to carry out the execution of 54-year-old Michael Bernard Bell by lethal injection today. Bell was convicted in 1995 for the double murder of 18-year-old Tamecka Smith and 23-year-old Jimmy West, whom he ambushed and killed with an AK-47 outside a bar in a tragic case of mistaken identity.
A 19-year-old Missouri resident accused of firebombing a Tesla dealership in Kansas City could face up to 30 years in federal prison if convicted on all charges. The suspect, Owen McIntire, allegedly targeted two Tesla vehicles in March and now faces charges of malicious destruction of property and unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device.
A Washington man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a large international drug smuggling ring with direct ties to Mexico and Colombia. Curtis McDaniel, 56, received his sentence Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle after his June 2024 arrest during a joint operation led by the DEA, Seattle Police, and IRS Criminal Investigation.
Arizona Senate Republicans are demanding accountability after a spike in inmate homicides, including the recent death of Indalecio Garcia, who died Monday at a Goodyear hospital. Garcia, an inmate at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis, had been serving a sentence for aggravated assault and child molestation since 2022. His death is under investigation and could mark the 11th inmate homicide in the current fiscal year.
The communist regime in Cuba is reportedly preparing a ten-year prison sentence for Alexander Verdecia, a 51-year-old Christian dissident and member of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), over Facebook posts critical of the government. Martí Noticias reported Tuesday that Verdecia remains imprisoned without a trial date at Las Mangas prison in Bayamo under harsh conditions.
Two powerful faith-driven movements inside jails in Kentucky and Tennessee have seen hundreds of inmates make life-changing commitments to Jesus Christ. The revival-like events demonstrate the profound impact of ministry efforts behind bars—and the willingness of local churches to bring the gospel to the forgotten.
