Picture this: you lace up your shoes, take a breath of fresh mountain air, and hit the trail in the Grand Tetons National Park. You complete a legendary speed record in the world of ultra-running, and fellow runners are celebrating you. Then, youre slapped with a federal crime.Sounds like a joke, right? Sadly, its realand its happening now to Michelino Sunseri, a 32-year-old bartender and record-setting mountain runner.Sunseri ran a trail that hundreds if not thousands before him had done: he took a well-worn trail, one thats been used for decades by hikers, climbers, and runners alike. There was no gate. No park ranger stopping people. Just a tiny sign about "erosion" half-hidden in the sagebrush. But that was enough for the National Park Service to charge him with a federal crime.BIG BLOW TO BIG GOVERNMENT: MAJOR SCOTUS DECISION STRIPS POWER OF FACELESS LEVIATHAN OF FEDERAL AGENCIESNow, Sunseri is looking at up to $5,000 in fines, a possible six months in federal prison, and worst of alla permanent criminal record. To add insult to injury, he could also be banned from the Grand Tetons National Park, the mountains he loves, for the next five years.This isnt justice. This is overcriminalization.Sunseri should not be a criminal. He didnt vandalize or hurt anyone. He ran a trail. He did not damage the trail, and he was open about it. He posted his record-breaking run on a digital app, and thats when government bureaucrats decided to make an example of him.When federal bureaucrats act as lawmaker, judge, and jury, theres little any of us can do. As a former federal prosecutor, I can tell you that the Department of Justice wins 90% of its cases. And too often, there is no common sense, no grace, no understanding. Just raw, unchecked power.And heres the truth: it can happen to you.When the government creates a maze of vague rules and hidden signs and then prosecutes people who violate them without knowing and without intent, its not justice. Its about power and control.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONSunseris case is a warning to all of us. It shows what happens when Americans are expected to follow rules they cant even see. No one in the entire federal government keeps track of them all, but we estimate there are more than 300,000 federal statutes and regulations that carry federal criminal penalties.And remember, once convicted of a federal crime there is no expungement of your record. Even if youre pardoned, your criminal record follows you for a lifetime and prevents opportunities for housing, education and employment.Sunseris case isnt about a trail. Its about the growing divide between everyday citizens and an out-of-touch bureaucracy that thinks it knows best. Its about the erosion of liberty in the name of government authority.We cannot sit back and let this continue. Government overreach is real, and this case is Exhibit A. We need laws written by elected lawmakersnot unaccountable federal agencies. We need clarity, not hidden signs and gotcha rules. And above all, we need a justice system that remembers the difference between a criminaland a man who just loves to run in the mountains where he lives.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM BRETT TOLMAN