Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 211

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

Scranton Police Officer Charged With Federal Program Fraud

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Scranton Police Officer, Jeffrey J. Vaughn, age 50, was charged yesterday by criminal information with one count…

Leader of Baltimore Eight Tray Gangsta Crips Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering and Drug Conspiracy Charges, Including Three Homicides and Three Non-Fatal Shootings

Baltimore, Maryland – The leader of the Eight Tray Gangsta (ETG) Crips gang in Baltimore, Trayvon Hall, a/k/a “Tru,” and “G Tru,” age 31, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to racketeering and…

Harrisburg Man Sentenced To 256 Months’ Imprisonment For Committing Armed Bank Robberies And Related Offenses

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tashan Layton, age 32, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 24, 2022, to 256 months’ imprisonment…

Maryland Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing a Teenage Girl

WASHINGTON – A 46-year-old man, formerly of Greenbelt, Maryland, was sentenced today to 32 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children and other charges stemming from…

Man and woman sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for fentanyl distribution

A man and woman who conspired together to distribute fentanyl were sentenced this week in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Jennifer Canales, 31,…

Financial Institutions, Law Enforcement Agencies, and State and Federal Prosecutors Unite to Raise Awareness About Elder Fraud and Other Financial Scams

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an effort to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens, financial institutions and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in Springfield are joining together to help educate…

Las Vegas Man Indicted For Unlawful Manufacture And Sales Of Privately Made Firearms, Including Machine Gun Conversion Devices, Without A Federal Firearms License

LAS VEGAS – Clarence Meekins (36) made his initial appearance today for allegedly possessing a machine gun and selling Privately Made Firearms (PMFs) — including machine gun conversion devices known as “Glock…

Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Mail Theft From Kenner Post Office

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOSHUA ADAMS, age 30, from Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty on August 24, 2022 after being charged in a one count bill…

Honduran Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Using Social Security Number to Obtain Employment

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that OSCAR NOEL DUENAS-RODRIGUEZ, age 48, a native of Honduras, pled guilty on August 24, 2022 to a one-count bill…

Harvey Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Videos of Child Sexual Abuse

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JAYDEN D. D. HALL, age 21, of Harvey, Louisiana, pled guilty to federal crimes involving child exploitation. HALL pled guilty to one…

Carlsbad Man Convicted of Multiple Armed Robberies

SAN DIEGO – Benjamin Robert Laubbacher of Carlsbad pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he committed six robberies of grocery stores and other businesses during a 15-day period in 2021,…

U.S. Secret Service Returns $286M in Fraudulently Obtained Funds to the Small Business Administration

DENVER – Today, the U.S. Secret Service returned approximately $286 million in fraudulently obtained Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to the Small Business Administration (SBA). These recovered funds were generated by fraudulently…

Latvian Individual Extradited for Securities Fraud and Wire Fraud in Cryptocurrency Scheme

Earlier today, Ivars Auzins, a citizen of Latvia, was extradited to the United States on a six-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracies to commit wire fraud and…

Jury Convicts San Francisco Broker And Investor Victor Makras For Fraud In Real Estate Loan

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal jury today convicted Victor Makras, a prominent San Francisco real estate broker and investor, of making false statements to a bank and of bank fraud tied to…

Sisseton Foursome Sentenced in Robbery Case

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that four individuals from Sisseton, South Dakota, who were all convicted of Robbery and Aiding and Abetting, have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles…

Summerset Woman Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Summerset, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Attempted Exploitation of a Minor, Transportation of a Minor with…

Norfolk Man Sentenced for Possessing Glock Switches and Glock Handgun in Furtherance of Drug-Trafficking Crime

NORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 140 months in prison for possessing several Glock switches, or autosear kits, that convert handguns into fully automatic machineguns, as well as…

Parker Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Last week, Michael John Dean Nopah, 42, of Parker, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge John J. Tuchi to 70 months in prison, followed by three years…

Bank Robber Dubbed “Chameleon Beard Bandit” Sentenced

GREENSBORO – Ronnie Hiram Wessinger, Jr., age 49, of Gaffney, South Carolina, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William L. Osteen, Jr., to 180 months in prison followed by a…

Former Hillandale Farms Accountant Pleads Guilty in $6.8 Million Embezzlement Scheme

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and tax fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Jonathan…

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