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07.15.2026
Indictments Unsealed Charging Five Individuals with Sexual Exploitation of Children
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A federal grand jury has indicted five individuals on child-exploitation charges, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr.
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07.08.2026
Priest on administrative leave arrested, charged with receipt and possession of child pornography
BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Jeffrey Nowak, 46, of Lackawanna, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years.
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06.18.2026
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham man has pleaded guilty to producing child sexual abuse material, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr.
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06.15.2026
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An indictment unsealed today charges two individuals with distribution of methamphetamine and one of the individuals with a related murder for hire, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr.
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05.13.2026
Three Individuals Indicted in Northwest Alabama Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy
An 11-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Tyrone Bernard Watkins, aka “T.Y.,” 33, of Muscle Shoales, Alabama; and Mikel Leshane Presley, aka “Mike Lowery,” 34, and Jade Leela Mitchell Little, 34, – both of Tuscumbia, Alabama – with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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05.13.2026
Morgan County Man Sentenced to 160 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children
U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke sentenced Caleb Sean Wheeler, 28, to 1920 months in prison followed by a life term of supervised release. In January, Wheeler pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count each of transportation and possession of child pornography.
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05.13.2026
Cleburne County Man Sentenced to 36 Years in Prison for Transportation of Child Pornography
U.S. District Judge Corey L. Maze sentenced Magnus Clark, 31, of Heflin, Alabama, to 432 months in prison, followed by a life term of supervised release. In January, Clark pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. These convictions will require Clark to register as a sex offender in accordance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
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12.18.2023
Louisville, KY – Friday evening a federal jury convicted a Texas Man of fifteen criminal offenses to include transportation of a person for illegal sexual activity, transportation of a minor for illegal sexual activity, and inveigle and decoy kidnapping. To “inveigle” a person means to lure, or entice, or lead the person to do something by making false representations or promises or using other deceitful means. “Decoy” means enticement or luring by means of some fraud, trick, or temptation. He was also convicted of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and interstate threats to ransom.
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12.13.2023
Louisville Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Possession
Louisville, KY – A local man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in prison for federal drug and firearm offenses.
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11.07.2023
Louisville Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Murdering a Man During a Carjacking
Louisville, KY – Yesterday, a local man was sentenced to federal prison for a carjacking that resulted in death. He was also sentenced for the use, possession, and discharge of a firearm during, and in relation to, a crime of violence, resulting in murder.
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10.18.2023
Joran van der Sloot Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Extortion and Wire Fraud
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty today and was sentenced for his role in a scheme to obtain $250,000 from Elizabeth (“Beth”) Ann Holloway, the mother of Natalee Holloway, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton Peeples.
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10.18.2023
Man Sentenced for Role in Scheme to Defraud City of Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Nana Kawabena Amuah, 31, a native of Ghana, was sentenced to 86 months in federal prison on Wednesday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for conspiring to commit money laundering. Amuah was also ordered to pay $4,743,443.60 in restitution.
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10.12.2023
Nicholas County Farmer Sentenced for Crop Fraud Scheme
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Carlisle, Ky., man, Randall Taulbee, 59, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, after previously pleading guilty to two counts of conspiring to defraud the United States, by committing crop insurance fraud.
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09.27.2023
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Representative John Rogers has been indicted by a federal grand jury for obstruction of justice, and tax charges have been added against his assistant, in a superseding indictment in the case involving schemes to defraud the Jefferson County Community Service Fund, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples, and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Demetrius Hardeman.
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09.13.2023
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) lieutenant pleaded guilty today to using excessive force on an inmate and lying afterwards in an official report to cover up his abuse.
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