Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 287

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

Second Man Pleads Guilty In Marijuana Grow Burglary That Sparked A Gun Battle

SAN FRANCISCO – Joevonne Ralls pleaded guilty today in federal court to attempted possession of marijuana plants with the intent to sell them, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, Bureau of…

Utica Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Fentanyl Conspiracy and Distribution

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Kymani Minott, aka “Bizz,” aka “K-Bizz,” age 19, of Utica, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more…

Mexican National Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that LUIS ENRIQUE GUTIERREZ-SAUSEDO, a/k/a “Armando Luis Gutierrez”, a/k/a “Luis Gutierrez”, a/k/a “Enrique Sausedo”, and a/k/a “Luis E. Sausedo”, age 41, was…

Federal Crackdown in Yakima County Yields Firearm Seizures and Indictments

Yakima, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that a federal Grand Jury has returned indictments charging multiple Yakima residents with federal firearms offenses.…

Maryland Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison For Sex Trafficking and Firearms Charges

WASHINGTON — Terrell Armstead, 31, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to 23 years in prison for sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion and…

Southern California Men Plead Guilty in Scheme to Manufacture and Sell AR-15-Type ‘Ghost Guns’

LOS ANGELES – Two men have pleaded guilty in a conspiracy that operated an illegal business that built and sold unserialized AR-15-type firearms – commonly referred to as “ghost guns” –…

Coweta Man who Fraudulently Obtained Almost $200,000 in Loans from the Small Business Administration Pleads Guilty

A Coweta man who received $192,071 from the Small Business Administration after fraudulently applying for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EDIL) and a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan pleaded guilty in federal…

Two Men Sentenced to 44 Months in Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON — Two men were sentenced today to 44 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan.…

Nigerian Man Extradited For Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme In Which He Impersonated Procurement Officials Of U.S. State And Local Governments And Educational Institutions

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

Naugatuck Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Crack

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTONIO SMALL, also known as “Tone” and “Bert,” 30, formerly of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge…

Metropolitan Transition Center Detainee Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Conspiracy Charges Relating to a Smuggling Scheme

Baltimore, Maryland – Christopher Mann, age 39, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering conspiracy in relation to a scheme to smuggle contraband into the Metropolitan Transition Center in Baltimore, Maryland.…

Jefferson County Woman Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offense

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Tanya Bui, age 24, of Littleton has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison. She…

Taos woman faces charge of tampering

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Genevieve…

Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…

Career Criminal Offender Sentenced for Dealing Drugs with a Firearm

NORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it and possessing…

Tarzana Accountant Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge for Helping Client Fraudulently Obtain $1.2 Million COVID-Related Business Loan

LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley certified public accountant pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for helping a long-time client fraudulently obtain a $1.2 million COVID-19 business loan…