Federal Court

Mark Cooper, 73, of North Platte, Nebraska, has been sentenced in federal court for violating the Lacey Act during a 2019 mule deer hunt.

Seth Fontaine, a 30-year-old resident of Hastings, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl.

Jeron Morris, a 33-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on December 3, 2025, in federal court for multiple drug and firearms offenses.

Clayton Reynolds, 39, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking and firearm offenses.

Javier O. Jasso, a 42-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 17 and a half years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

Romeo Edilzar Yaxcal-Tiul, a 26-year-old Guatemalan national, was sentenced on November 19, 2025, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska.

Felix Cruz, a 35-year-old resident of Fresno, California, was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

James Hatten, II, a 54-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on November 7, 2025, in federal court for five counts of sex trafficking a minor.

Kadonta Muldrew, 31, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and being a felon in…

Thirteen members of the Crips gang in Omaha have been indicted on federal organized crime charges, including murder in aid of racketeering, firearms trafficking conspiracy, and assault with a dangerous…

Micah J. Cornell, 27, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for transporting child pornography.

A Scribner man, Jordan Vaughn, 34, has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison after being convicted on two counts of production of child pornography.

Joya M. Kinney, 45, of Bellevue, Nebraska, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison for embezzling funds from a private school that received federal benefits.

A federal grand jury in Nebraska has indicted Hobert Rupe, 58, and Brent Zywiec, 45, both of Lincoln, on charges related to honest services fraud.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska has announced that a federal Grand Jury has returned nine unsealed indictments, charging 10 individuals with a range of offenses.

A North Platte man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

Reyes Ernesto Garcia-Urquizo, 38, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.

Nathaniel Lee Stephenson, a 28-year-old resident of Lincoln, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for distributing more than 50 grams of pure methamphetamine.

Joshua M. Meyer, 44, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.

A federal jury has convicted Jeron Morris, 33, of Omaha, Nebraska, for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Roberto Lamadrid Campuzano, a 38-year-old citizen of Mexico, was sentenced in Omaha federal court on August 8, 2025, for illegally reentering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated…

Five individuals have been charged with federal crimes in connection to an alleged human trafficking operation involving several hotels across Omaha and central Nebraska, according to an announcement from United…

Gregory Scott Dreher, a 49-year-old resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa, has been sentenced to 216 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Lucas J. Lacy, 40, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for accessing with intent to view visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit…