Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 26

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

North Providence Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the Federal Housing Administration, Business and Unemployment COVID Relief Programs

PROVIDENCE – A North Providence woman convicted of defrauding multiple publicly-funded programs was sentenced on Tuesday to eighteen months in federal prison for making false statements when applying for a Federal Housing…

South Texas Primary Care Doctor, Staff Sentenced for Unlawful Prescriptions

DEL RIO, Texas – A licensed primary care physician along with three members of his clinical staff and his office manager were sentenced Thursday for unlawful distribution of controlled substances and Medicaid…

San Antonio Felons Charged with Stealing Firearms During Truck Burglaries

SAN ANTONIO – A group of felons were indicted Thursday, charged with burglarizing numerous Ford pickup trucks and stealing firearms and other items. According to court documents, Alejandro Arias, 24; Andrew Riojas,…

Judge Sends Cocaine Dealer To Prison For Covid-Relief Fraud

Grand Rapids man sentenced to 87 months for role in conspiracy to obtain more than $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — United States…

Las Vegas Man Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Six Armed Robberies

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas resident was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 18 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for committing six…

Sparks Man Sentenced To Prison For Unlawful Possession Of Firearms

RENO – A Sparks resident was sentenced on Monday by Chief U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du to 77 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawful possession…

Michigan Man Sentenced to 105 Years for Armed Drug Trafficking and Attempted Robbery

LONDON, Ky.— A Flint, Michigan man, Charles Ray Edwards, 39, was sentenced to 105 years in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, after being convicted of armed…

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Defendant Joined Crowd Pushing Against Officers in Rotunda Area WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania man was sentenced, yesterday, to two months incarceration and 24 months of supervised…

Three Human Smuggling Organizers Sentenced to a Combined 100 Months of Incarceration

TUCSON, Ariz. – Ramon Villalobos-Lopez, 45, of Mexico, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Judge…

Cardiac Monitoring Companies to Pay More than $44.8 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Relating to Services Performed by Offshore Technicians

PHILADELPHIA – BioTelemetry, Inc. and its subsidiary CardioNet, LLC, both headquartered in Pennsylvania (collectively, “BioTelemetry”), have agreed to pay $44,875,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly…

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia Collects $6.8 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022

ALBANY, Ga. – U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia collected $6,814,729.05 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2022.…

Federal jury finds Rio Rancho man guilty of theft and making false statements in Social Security scheme

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that a federal jury on Dec. 16 returned a guilty verdict on James Anthony Sandoval, 57,…

Final Defendant Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Leading Nationwide Wire Fraud Conspiracy Targeting Walmart

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that the last of seven defendants was sentenced for a retail theft and wire fraud scheme they…

New York Man Sentenced To 16 Months’ Imprisonment For Bank Fraud

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on December 19, 2022, Algernon Donte Martin, age 26, of Bronx, New York, was sentenced to 16…

El Departamento de Justicia llega a un acuerdo con un distrito escolar del sur de California para proteger los derechos civiles de estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés

LOS ANGELES –- El Departamento de Justicia anunció hoy que ha llegado a un acuerdo conciliatorio con el Distrito Escolar Unificado Conjunto Colton para resolver una investigación del programa del distrito…

Justice Department Secures Settlement with Colton Joint Unified School District to Protect the Civil Rights of English Learner Students

LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Colton Joint Unified School District to resolve an investigation into the district’s program for…