Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 168

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

IRS Obtains Court Order Authorizing Summons For Records Relating To U.S. Taxpayers Who Failed To Report And Pay Taxes On Cryptocurrency Transactions

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, David A. Hubbert, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of…

Former Newport News Police Officer Pleads Guilty to the Sexual Exploitation of Children

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A former sergeant with the Newport News Police Department pleaded guilty today to the sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child [censored]ography. According to court documents, Michael…

Mexican man convicted of smuggling over 8 kilos of narcotics in candy box

McALLEN, Texas – A federal jury has convicted a 35-year-old U.S. citizen residing in Monterrey, Mexico, for his part in smuggling two kilograms of cocaine and six kilograms of meth, announced U.S.…

Haitian National Pleads Guilty to Firearms Trafficking

Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Haitian national Peniel Olibris, age 32, has pleaded guilty to smuggling goods, specifically firearms, from the United States. According…

Fall River Woman Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Children

BOSTON – A Fall River woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to child sexual exploitation charges. Nichole Cyr, 27, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of children.…

Arizona City Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Straw Purchasing 82 Firearms Bound for Mexico

PHOENIX, Ariz. – On September 13, 2022, Jorge Zuniga-Aguilera, 23, of Arizona City, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 27 months in prison, followed by 36…

Former New Orleans Police Officer Charged with Civil Rights Violation for Sexual Assault

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department filed a bill of information charging Rodney Vicknair, 55, a former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department, with sexually assaulting a victim in violation of…

Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Over Four Years In Prison For Damaging U.S. Courthouse

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas resident was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 51 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for trying to…

Mississippi Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Client Returns

Jackson, Miss. – A Mississippi man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for preparing false tax returns for his clients. According to court documents and statements made in court, Orland…

Rhinelander Man Sentenced to 25 Years’ Imprisonment for Child Sex Trafficking

United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on September 21, 2022, Paul S. Osterman (age: 36) of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 25 years in…

East Hartford Resident Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Child Sex Trafficking

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOEL LINDSAY, also known as “Joey Guapo,” 24, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced…

Sheldon Man to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

Clinton Kreykes, 40, from Sheldon, Iowa, was sentenced on September 21, 2022, to two years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. On March 23, 2022,…

Beverly Hills Man Pleads Guilty to Charge for Using Fake Companies in Scheme to Steal Millions of Dollars in COVID Small Business Loans

LOS ANGELES – A Beverly Hills man – whose sons pleaded guilty earlier this month to felonies for defrauding COVID-relief programs – pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for…

Sleep and Respiratory Equipment Manufacturer to Pay $1.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unlawful Kickbacks

Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics, Inc. (“Respironics”), a nationwide manufacturer of sleep and respiratory durable medical equipment (“DME”), has agreed to pay $1,283,825.40 to settle allegations that it…

Eight Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine in Akron, Portage and Trumbull County Areas

AKRON – First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that eight individuals were charged today in an 18-count superseding indictment with operating a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed methamphetamine throughout the…

Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Spree of Three Violent Carjackings

DETROIT – Rayquan Sturgis, 23, of Detroit, MI, pled guilty today to a spree of three violent carjackings he committed in June and July 2020. Sturgis also pled guilty to additional charges of using and…

Tucson Man Charged with Making a False Statement to Federal Agents During Investigation into Mass Shooting

TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, Josue Lopez Quintana, 25, of Tucson, Arizona, was charged by criminal complaint for Making a False Statement to Law Enforcement. Quintana had his initial appearance Monday before…

Chappaqua Man Sentenced To 21 Years For Participating In A Gunpoint Robbery Of 176 Kilograms Of Cocaine And Smuggling A Firearm Into A Federal Prison

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DEEJAY WHITE was sentenced today to 21 years in prison for his participation in a May 29,…

Vernon Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Illegal Gun Possession

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RONDELL CHAMBERS, 32, of Vernon, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 33…

First-Ever Paycheck Protection Program False Claims Act Whistleblower Case in Which the United States Intervened Against the Borrower Settles

MIAMI – Pan African Interchange LLC and Stanley Damas have agreed to pay $21,583.31 to resolve False Claims Act allegations arising from their false certifications that Pan African Interchange LLC would not…

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