Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 189

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

Man Sentenced to 135 months for Operating a “Ponzi” Scheme and Committing Securities and Bank Fraud

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Carlos Maldonado, owner of Business Planning Resources International Corporation (BPRIC), Glorimar Fashions and Tailoring, LLC, Global Business Insurance Agency Inc., and associated under the incorporation documents with…

Leader Of Tax Fraud And Identity Theft Scheme Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ARIEL JIMENEZ, a/k/a “Melo,” was sentenced to 12 years in prison in connection with his leading role…

Man Who Possessed Loaded Firearm While on Supervised Release Sentenced to Federal Prison

A man who possessed a loaded firearm while on supervised release was sentenced today to more than one year in federal prison. Jamie Valentine. age 56, from Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison…

Justice Department Secures Settlement with Iowa School District Concerning Discriminatory Seclusion and Restraint Practices

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced today a settlement agreement with the Cedar Rapids Community School District in Cedar…

Pennsylvania man sentenced for firearms charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Solomon Williams, of Reading, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 60 months of incarceration for a firearms trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Williams, 29, pleaded guilty…

Jackson Man Sentenced to over Eight Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon

Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man was sentenced to 105 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent…

Jackson Man Sentenced to over Five Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon

Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent…

Man Sentenced to 41 Years in Federal Prison for Multiple Armed Robberies in Rockford

ROCKFORD — A man was sentenced today to 41 years in federal prison in connection with a series of violent retail-store robberies in Rockford. In the fall of 2015, RICKEY CLAYBRON and…

Two Nigerian Nationals Indicted for Fraud Scheme Targeting Dozens of Public and Private Institutions

PORTLAND, Ore.—An indictment has been unsealed in federal court charging two Nigerian nationals for attempting to steal $25 million from nearly two dozen public and private entities around the United States, including…

Three Convicted Felons Enter Guilty Pleas in Southwest Georgia Cases Involving Firearms, Heroin, Meth

ALBANY, Ga. – Three Southwest Georgia residents with lengthy criminal records entered guilty pleas in Albany federal court this week in cases that involved the illegal possession or sale of firearms. Terry…

Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Five Years

You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 9, 2022 MOBILE, AL – A Jones, Alabama, man was sentenced in federal court today for his possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Daniel…

EAST ST. LOUIS MAN SENTENCED FOR GUN OFFENSE

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Fulton Lee Gully, 61, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, after previously pleading guilty to one count of Felon…

Member of Roanoke-Area ATM Skimming Conspiracy Pleads Guilty

ROANOKE, Va. – A member of a Romanian criminal organization who traveled to the United States to conduct ATM skimming pleaded guilty last week in federal court. Catalin Puscasu, 38, pleaded guilty…

Man Sentenced for Misuse of Social Security Number

You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 12, 2022 COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Eric Jimenez Del Carmen, age 39, a Mexican citizen who resided in Denison, was sentenced on Wednesday, September…

Sioux City Woman Pleads Guilty to Possessing Meth and Firearms

Alicia Loraine Robinson, 36, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty September 6, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Robinson was convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a…

Leader of Brooklyn-Based Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Extradited from Switzerland to Face Racketeering and Other Charges

Viktor Zelinger, also known as “Vitya” and “Vityok,” the alleged leader of an Eastern European organized crime syndicate that operated in the Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island neighborhoods of Brooklyn…