Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 176

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

Bryan man sent to prison for receiving PPP funds while under indictment

HOUSTON – A 46-year-old Texan has been ordered to prison following his conviction of wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Keith Anton Johnson pleaded guilty March 10. Today, U.S. District…

Lower Brule Man Returns to Federal Prison for Over 33 Years for Leading a Meth and Money Laundering Conspiracy

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering was sentenced on July…

Cumberland County Man Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison On Drug Charge

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Cumberland County, New Jersey man was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Charles Sistrunk…

Man Sentenced After Performing Autopsies Using False Credentials

TOPEKA, KAN. – A man was sentenced today to 69 months in prison for engaging in a wire fraud scheme. In May 2022, Shawn Lynn Parcells, 42, of Topeka pleaded guilty to…

North Carolina Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Oregon Child Online

EUGENE, Ore.—A Greensboro, North Carolina man was sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison today for sexually exploiting an Oregon child using Musical.ly, a social media application now known as…

North Idaho Woman Sentenced for Embezzling over 3.6 Million Dollars in Wire Fraud Scheme

COEUR D’ALENE – Trina Welch, 49, of Osburn, Idaho was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for committing wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, Welch,…

Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Curtis Leroy Hayes Jr., 47, of Huntington, was sentenced today to four years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to…

Maryland Man Ordered to Pay $90,000 for Role in Romance Fraud Scheme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Oluwabamishe Awolesi, 29, of Beltsville, Maryland, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation, including 60 days on home detention, and ordered to pay $90,000 in restitution for…

Huntington Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marquette Damon Eanes, 50, of Huntington, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute…

Former Tribal IT Director Sentenced in Federal Court for Roles in Bribery Scheme

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Florida man convicted of Bribery Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds, was sentenced on September 12, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.…

District Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder While Armed in Slaying of 71-Year-Old Man

WASHINGTON – Edward Brown, 60, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a jury today of first-degree (premeditated) murder while armed in the stabbing of a…

Vallejo Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Christopher Matthew Rougeau, 38, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty today to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on April 20,…

Vista Man Sentenced to Almost Five Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More than $300,000 in Benefits Related to Coronavirus Pandemic

SAN DIEGO—Darris Cotton of Vista was sentenced in federal court today to 57 months in custody for submitting false applications for unemployment benefits to California’s Employment Development Department (EDD). As early…

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty in $4 Million Romance Scam Fraud

BOSTON – A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with a wire fraud and money laundering scheme involving funds obtained from “romance scam” victims. Kofi Osei,…

Boston Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Pandemic Fraud, Identity Theft, Firearm and Drug Offenses

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced on Sept. 15, 2022 for fraud, identity theft, firearm and drug offenses. Jammy Alphonse, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin…

Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges After Twice Breaking Windows and Destroying Property at a Planned Parenthood Clinic

EUGENE, Ore.—An Oregon man pleaded guilty today after twice breaking windows and destroying property at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Grants Pass, Oregon because the clinic provides reproductive health services. Devin Friedrick…

Willowbrook Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery Spree He Committed While on Supervised Release for Prior Bank Robbery Conviction

LOS ANGELES – A Willowbrook man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for robbing three banks during a six-day crime spree while he was on supervised release for bank robbery…