Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 169

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

Brooklyn Man Indicted on Federal Charges for Kidnapping a Child from Reading, PA

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Duane Taylor, 47, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged by Indictment with kidnapping after abducting a minor child from her home in…

Nacogdoches Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Nacogdoches man has been sentenced for federal drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Timothy Ray Hill, Jr.,…

West Greenwich Man Detained in Seizure of Six Ghost Guns, Three Silencers, and Ammunition

PROVIDENCE – A West Greenwich man, a convicted felon prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition, is detained in federal custody after federal agents allegedly seized six “ghost guns,” three silencers, and…

Two Sentenced to Prison for Key Roles in Multi-State Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two men were sentenced to prison for roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Kanawha County, with one also sentenced for…

Nurse Sentenced to Prison for Tampering with Fentanyl Vials

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRYAN WILSON, 40, of Madison, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 24…

Parkville Man Sentenced for $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Parkville, Mo., man who was charged in two federal cases was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a $335 million scheme to defraud federal…

Putnam County Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Crimes

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Laura Danielle Jackson, 32, of Hurricane, pleaded guilty today to two counts of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identify theft. According to court documents and statements made…

Manchester Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl in Hartford

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAYMOND JURADO, 36, of Manchester, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 36…

North Carolina Felon Sentenced to 52 Months for Illegally Possessing Firearm

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Duquan McLeod, age 32, of Rockingham, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a loaded pistol as a felon. The announcement was…

Three Business Owners Charged with Wiring Drug Trafficking Money to Mexico

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The owners of three money wiring businesses in the Kansas City metropolitan area are among five new defendants charged for their roles in a $4.7 million conspiracy to…

Gary Man Sentenced to 92 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Schickell Best, 34 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his plea guilty to being a felon in possession of a…

Federal Jury Convicts Catoosa Man for Committing Sex Crimes Against Three Children

A federal jury convicted a Catoosa man Wednesday for engaging in criminal sexual conduct with three children, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. A fourth victim also came forward and testified at trial.…

Federal Indictment Charges Man With Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun on CTA Train in Downtown Chicago

CHICAGO — A federal grand jury has charged a man with illegally possessing a loaded handgun, cocaine, and fentanyl on a Chicago Transit Authority train. The indictment in U.S. District Court in…

Grand jury indicts 2 Cincinnati-area men of federal charges related to illegally flying drones over professional sporting events

CINCINNATI – Two Cincinnati-area men have been charged with federal crimes alleging they illegally flew drones over professional sporting events in Cincinnati. A federal grand jury has charged the men in…

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Louisville Man for Possession of Machine Gun

Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on September 21, 2022, charging a local man with illegally possessing a machine gun. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett…

Boyd County Man Pleads Guilty to Violent Kidnapping

ASHLAND, Ky. – A Catlettsburg, Ky., man, Jonathan Lee Smithers, 41, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, before U.S. District Judge David Bunning, to a federal kidnapping charge. According to Smithers’ plea agreement, on…

Indianapolis Woman Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery and Carjacking of a Lyft Driver

INDIANAPOLIS – Kenyasia Edmond, 20, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to eighty-five months in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbery, carjacking, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. According to court documents, during October…

Two New York Men Charged With Three Gunpoint Robberies And With Conspiracy To Commit Robberies In New Jersey, New York And Pennsylvania

NEWARK, N.J. – Two Brooklyn, New York men are charged with three gunpoint robberies of check cashing locations in different parts of New Jersey in 2021 and 2022 and with conspiracy to…

Pittsburgh Felon Sentenced to 12½ Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Law Violations

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 12½ years (152 months) of imprisonment on his conviction of federal narcotics and firearms violations, United States Attorney…

North Alabama Law Enforcement Actions to Combat Fentanyl Distribution Leads to Five Men Charged in Federal Indictments

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Federal grand jury indictments have been unsealed charging five men, in separate and unrelated incidents, for possessing and/or distributing fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement…

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