For about two decades, from 1984 until 2005, judges barely had any discretion in sentencing at all in federal criminal cases. There was a set of mandatory guidelines: a narrow range of punishment, ...

CANTON ‒ The last defendant in a federal case against 16 members of the Shorb Blocc street gang has been sentenced, capping a four-year prosecution of the group that dealt drugs and committed ...

In March, Bullock pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a water system, a federal crime that carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in ...

"Working with our state and local partners, federal law enforcement was able to dismantle a significant drug trafficking ring that plagued Santa Rosa County for years," U.S. Attorney John Heekin said.