Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 149

November 2, 2025

New York man sentenced to 17 months for anti-Jewish hate crimes at city protests

Ex-NASA employees admit to luxury home mortgage fraud scheme

HOUSTON – A Missouri City couple who once worked at NASA admitted Friday to running a years-long mortgage fraud scheme tied to the financing of their luxury home, federal prosecutors said. Noreen…

Armored truck heist in Chicago Loop ends with suspect shot and cash recovered

Cruise line worker sentenced in New Orleans for child exploitation materials

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho Takes Part in Department of Justice’s Comprehensive Efforts to Protect Older Adults

BOISE – The Justice Department announced today the results of its efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During the past year, the Department and its…

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California Takes Part in Department’s Wide-Ranging Efforts to Protect Older Adults

Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra Johnson (619) 546-9769 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 4, 2022 San Diego, CA – The Justice Department announced today the results of its efforts over the past…

North County Man Indicted for Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Peter S. Horn (619) 546-6795 and Aaron P. Arnzen (619) 546-8384 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Richard Lee Ramirez is charged in a…

FSM Citizen Sentenced for Attempted Illegal Reentry to the United States

Hagatña, Guam – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Clarence Poch a.k.a. J.M. Irons, age 43, a citizen of…

Former Massillon Post Office Operations Manager Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from and Delay of U.S. Mail

AKRON, Ohio – Bruce C. Murdock, Jr., 54, of Massillon, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams to six months in prison and was ordered to pay $8,346.96…

Former hacker sentenced for stealing computer power to mine cryptocurrency and stealing the personal information of more than 100 million people

Seattle – A 37-year-old former Seattle tech worker was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to time served and 5 years of probation including location and computer monitoring for seven…

Colorado Man Charged with Participation in Vermont Kidnapping and Murder

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that today, Jerry Banks, 35, of Fort Garland, Colorado was charged with a murder-for-hire conspiracy and the kidnapping of…

Former Certified Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion and Health Care Fraud

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of drug diversion and health care fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Larry J. Goisse,…

Three Southeast Texas Felons Guilty of Firearms Offenses in Separate Incidents

BEAUMONT, Texas– Three Southeast Texas men have pleaded guilty to firearms offenses in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Michael Lawrence Geral, Jr., 35, of Orange; Joseph…

Preston County man guilty of sex offender charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Thomas Bradley Upole, Jr., of Terra Alta, West Virginia, has admitted to a sex offender charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Upole, 27, pleaded guilty today to…

Two women indicted on drug charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Tanisha Porter, of Newman, California, and Penny Marie Banky, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, were indicted today on methamphetamine charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Porter, also known…

Eastern District of Texas Joins Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force to Protect Older Americans

BEAUMONT, Texas – The Eastern District of Texas announced today that as part of its continuing efforts to protect older adults and to bring perpetrators of fraud schemes to justice, it is…

Berkeley County man admits to firearms conspiracy

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Shane Tobias, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted a firearms conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Tobias, 29, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy.” Tobias…

Columbus man indicted on money firearms charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Quintae L. Stubbs, of Columbus, Ohio, was indicted today on a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Stubbs, 31, is charged with one count of “Unlawful…

Morgantown woman admits to methamphetamine charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Adrianna Bean, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Bean, 22, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Possession…

Cleveland men indicted on money laundering charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Cleveland, Ohio men are facing money laundering charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Robert Jermele Atkinson, 41, and Micah A. Atkinson, 26, were indicted today on…

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland Joins the Justice Department’s Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force to Protect Older Americans

Baltimore, Maryland – United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron announced today that as part of the Office’s continuing efforts to protect older adults and to bring perpetrators…