Senate Confirms Sean Costello as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Alabama
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Sean Costello as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, a position he has held since being appointed by the court in 2021.
Atlanta Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Meth Trafficking, Firearm Charges Tied to Mobile Arrest
Kenyatta Lee Frazier, 45, of Atlanta was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for a methamphetamine-trafficking conspiracy and firearm charges tied to a 2023 arrest in Mobile.
Bayou La Batre Felon Sentenced to Seven Years After Traffic Stop Turned Up Stolen Revolver and Meth
A Bayou La Batre man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison after a routine traffic stop in the city revealed a stolen revolver, methamphetamine, and other drugs…
Armed Bank Robber Gets 30 More Months for Bribery Scheme at Brewton Detention Center
A man already facing decades behind bars for an armed bank robbery picked up an additional 30-month federal sentence for bribing a corrections officer while he awaited trial, according to…
Former Escambia County corrections officer sentenced to 18 months for bribery
MOBILE, Ala. — A former corrections officer from Monroeville was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bribery, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…
Newly Unsealed Affidavits Detail Drug and Trafficking Allegations at Two Mobile-Area Motels
Newly unsealed federal court records detail years of alleged drug activity and human trafficking at the Regency Inn in Tillman's Corner and the Star Motel in Prichard, properties tied to…
Jury convicts one, acquits another in Pensacola-based dog fighting operation
A federal jury has convicted one man and acquitted another in a dog fighting operation centered in Pensacola, while three others previously pleaded guilty. Shane Patrick Sprague, 35, was convicted…
Crestview Man Charged in Georgia Wire Fraud Case Tied to Fake Wu-Tang Clan Affiliation
CRESTVIEW, Fla. — Two men, one from Crestview, face federal charges in Georgia after prosecutors said they used fraudulent and stolen credit cards to steal from hotels and a limousine…
FBI and Base Commander Brief Reporters on Ongoing NAS Pensacola Attack Investigation
Nearly eight weeks after the terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola, FBI agents sat down with local reporters to update the public on the investigation — and on what…
Judge Drops Final Tax Charge Against Mobile County License Commissioner
A federal judge dismissed the last remaining tax fraud charge against Mobile County License Commissioner Kim Hastie, clearing her to take a new office.