Federal jury

Detained immigrants perform cleaning and cooking tasks for a dollar a day. A federal jury awarded 17 million dollars in back pay, but new ICE rules state no wage is owed.

The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s request to appeal a $5 million verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case. A federal jury in New York found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll in May 2023.

The justice department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll's allegations that Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s. A federal jury found Trump sexually abused Carroll, and another jury ruled he defamed her by denying the claims. Carroll secured two judgments totaling over $88 million against Trump, but has not received any payment.

A federal jury in Maryland convicted an Annapolis man of wire fraud for using customer funds on personal expenses instead of private jets. The case involved the founder of AeroVanti, who promised private jets but delivered fraud.

A federal jury convicted John Flowers Grissom of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and possession of an unregistered, short-barreled rifle without a serial number. Grissom faces a minimum of 15 years in federal prison, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for September 30, 2026.

A Boston man was convicted by a federal jury in U.S. District Court for producing and possessing child pornography. The title identifies him as a sex trafficker.

A federal jury convicted Lawrence Brunn of cyber harassment for making death threats against the Chief Executive Officer of Tampa General Hospital. Brunn faces a maximum of five years in federal prison, with sentencing to be determined later.

A federal jury in Cincinnati convicted a previously convicted felon of seven federal robbery and firearms charges. The individual was found guilty of multiple armed robberies.

A Maryland man was convicted of defrauding private jet customers out of $15 million. He owned and operated a company that provided charter flights on private jets.

A Maryland man was convicted of wire fraud in a private-jet service scheme that defrauded customers of $15 million. The federal jury in Baltimore found Patrick Britton-Harr guilty on six counts.

A federal jury has convicted a mother and daughter from the Rio Grande Valley of human smuggling after they transported an illegal alien. The pair were found guilty of violating immigration laws by facilitating the alien's movement.

Activist short seller Andrew Left was convicted by a federal jury in Los Angeles of one securities-fraud scheme count and 12 securities-fraud counts, causing shock waves through Wall Street.

A federal jury in the Middle District of Tennessee convicted a Tennessee woman for illegally distributing controlled substances. The case involves a nurse practitioner who was found guilty by the jury.

James Bernard Grover, a 63-year-old man from Deltona, was sentenced to life in federal prison for coercing and enticing an autistic minor to engage in sexual activity. A federal jury found him guilty on February 27, 2026.

A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale convicted a multi-convicted felon for igniting a vehicle loaded with fentanyl disguised as oxycodone pills, crack cocaine, cash, and a firearm during a drug trafficking investigation. The incident occurred while law enforcement officers were nearby in Palm Beach County.

A federal jury in Delaware convicted a South Carolina man and an Oregon woman for orchestrating a pandemic relief fraud scheme that secured over $9.1 million in disaster-relief loans for businesses nationwide. The defendants were found guilty of defrauding the government during the pandemic.

A federal jury convicted Ruby Celly Uribe, a former National Guard Task Force member, of illegally possessing a machine gun and an unregistered short-barreled rifle. The case emerged during an investigation into leaks of sensitive operational information.

Samuel Sandoval Chavez, a Sureno gang member, was convicted by a federal jury in Del Rio of possessing child pornography and failure to appear in court. The conviction addresses serious federal crimes involving both criminal conduct and court non-compliance.

A Houston man has been convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy and sex trafficking involving both children and adults. The defendant forced and coerced adults into commercial sex acts while also trafficking children. This conviction represents a significant victory in federal sex trafficking enforcement.

A California nurse was awarded $300,000 by a federal jury in Miami after claiming she suffered injuries, including a possible traumatic brain injury, from falling on a Carnival Cruise ship following 14 tequila shots. Carnival disputes the incident, arguing the fall did not occur, and plans to appeal the verdict.

A federal jury in Milwaukee, Wisconsin convicted an Illinois woman and man of operating illegal multimillion-dollar pyramid schemes across at least four states. The convictions resulted from a federal investigation into fraudulent financial operations that victimized numerous participants.

A former vice president of Corsa Coal Corporation was convicted by a federal jury for his involvement in a multi-year international bribery and money laundering scheme targeting Egyptian government officials. The conviction represents a significant legal action against corporate corruption and illicit payments to foreign officials.

Ji Wang, a 63-year-old fiber laser expert from Painted Post, New York, has been convicted by a federal jury on charges of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets. The conviction includes two counts of economic espionage, one count of theft of trade secrets, one count of attempted economic espionage, and one count of attempted theft of trade secrets.

A federal jury convicted Ryan Wesley Routh, 59, of Hawaii, of attempting to assassinate President Donald J. Trump during a planned sniper attack at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Routh was also convicted of assault on a federal law enforcement officer. The conviction marks a significant legal outcome in a case involving a serious threat against a sitting president.

A federal jury in Puerto Rico convicted Oluwasegun Baiyewu as the fifth defendant for conspiracy to launder funds derived from multiple fraud schemes connected to Nigerian transnational organized crime groups. The conviction relates to a wide-ranging criminal operation involving money laundering activities.