Between September 3 and September 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced sentencings in six unrelated federal cases: a Sanford man for drug trafficking, a Des Moines man to 15 years for child pornography, Antonio Marquis Nicholson to 25 years for child sex trafficking conspiracy in South Carolina, a Fort Dodge man for illegal firearm possession, a Compton man to 36 months for assaulting a federal officer during an anti-immigration riot, and a Hardy, Iowa man for child pornography possession. These represent routine DOJ press releases with no connecting narrative.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Antonio Marquis Nicholson, 34, of West Columbia, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Two men were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute more than 400 grams of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl.
A 41-year-old Jacksonville resident has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for possession of child sexual abuse material.
LAS VEGAS – James Brooks was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 10 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and for possession of a semi-automatic handgun during a drug sale. The government recommended a sentence of 10 years in prison.
Hugo Alberto Roman Aparicio, 42, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for a gun trafficking conspiracy. All guns were seized and forfeited.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A repeat sex offender was sentenced in federal court here today to 235 months in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography.
JOSE BARET, 35, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley to 84 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics.
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Kennard Hinano Boyd Kekona, 58, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by Senior United States District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi to 120 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and
A Compton man was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for assaulting and injuring a federal officer by throwing large rocks at passing government vehicles during an anti-immigration law enforcement riot last year in Paramount.