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Operation Restore Justice leads to 205 arrests nationwide
The Department of Justice has announced the outcomes of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying and apprehending child sex offenders. -
Utah man indicted for alleged assault and kidnapping of motorcyclists
A Utah man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of kidnapping, assault, and theft following an incident involving two motorcyclists in Tooele County. -
Utah man sentenced for defrauding investors out of $20 million
Jeremiah Joseph Evans, known as "The Bull," has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for defrauding investors of over $20 million. -
Utah man sentenced for defrauding Alpha Influence investors out of $5M
Kole Glen Brimhall, a 27-year-old from Orem, Utah, was sentenced to over a year in prison for his role in an affinity fraud scheme that deceived around 135 investors through Alpha Influence, LLC. -
Mexican national sentenced for attempting to traffic heroin and methamphetamine into Utah
On April 30, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Gabriel Alexis Perez-Espinoza, a 29-year-old Mexican national and convicted felon, was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. -
Mexican national sentenced to 96 months in prison for trafficking meth in Utah
Fermin Castro-Tovar, a 26-year-old Mexican national residing illegally in the United States, received a prison sentence of 96 months, followed by three years of supervised release, for attempting to traffic over 38,000 grams of methamphetamine in... -
Texas man sentenced after traveling to Utah for child sexual abuse
Carl William Wyckoff, a 25-year-old resident of New Boston, Texas, was sentenced to 135 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. -
Honduran nationals charged with drug and immigration offenses in Salt Lake County
Two Honduran nationals residing illegally in the United States have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of drug and immigration violations. -
Cedar City residents sentenced for fentanyl-related overdose death
Two residents of Cedar City, Utah, have been sentenced to a combined 27 years in prison for their involvement in the overdose death of a woman who consumed a lethal dose of fentanyl they supplied. -
Murray man sentenced to 96 months for drug and firearm offenses
Anthony Owen Pawley, a 66-year-old resident of Murray, Utah, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison following his arrest in 2024. -
California man convicted for assaulting federal officer in Utah park arrest
A California man, Gabriel Gigena, has been found guilty by a federal jury in Salt Lake City of assaulting a federal officer. -
West Valley City man indicted on federal heroin charges
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment against a Honduran national residing in Utah for drug-related offenses following the seizure of 171 grams of heroin. -
Felon indicted for firearm charges in school zone incident
A federal grand jury has indicted Carson Moffitt, a 40-year-old from Salt Lake County, Utah, on charges related to an incident involving an AR-15 style rifle. -
Arizona man sentenced to 15 years for kidnapping Utah teenager
Tadashi Kura Kojima, also known as Aaron Michael Zeman, a 29-year-old from Tucson, Arizona, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. -
US citizens charged for attempted coup in Democratic Republic of the Congo
A criminal complaint was unsealed in the District of Utah today, charging four U.S. citizens—Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson, Benjamin Zalman-Polun, and Joseph Peter Moesser—with serious offenses related to an armed coup attempt in the Democratic... -
Fentanyl ring busted as three foreign nationals face drug distribution charges
A federal grand jury has indicted three foreign nationals residing in Utah on charges related to drug offenses following the alleged seizure of approximately 13,000 fentanyl pills. -
Justice Department boosts FBI resources to investigate violent crimes in Indian Country
The Justice Department has announced a significant increase in FBI resources dedicated to tackling unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country. -
Scamdaddy sentenced for fraudulently obtaining $450,000 from Utah credit unions
Matthew Acquah, a 24-year-old from Los Angeles, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for defrauding credit unions in Utah. -
Utah manager admits fraud, embezzled over $2.1 million from HOAs and casinos
A Utah property manager has confessed to involvement in wire fraud and bank fraud schemes, admitting to embezzling over $2.1 million from a range of victims. -
Chinese national facing firearm charges after airport security incident
A Chinese national, Xuemei Zhao, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City for allegedly possessing a firearm and ammunition at Provo Airport.