Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 294

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

Hyattsville Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in a Cares-Act and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving Over 600 Victims and Caused a Loss of at Least $2.7 Million

Baltimore, Maryland – Sylvester Atekwane, age 32, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a CARES-Act unemployment insurance fraud scheme. As part of his…

Three Federally Charged for Armed Robbery of Columbia Postal Carrier

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Don Everett Peters, III, a/k/a “Pop,” 21, and Shylik Lamont Smalls, a/k/a “Mitch,” 22, both of Columbia, and Elijah Rasue Dewayne Ellis, a/k/a “Smoke,” a/k/a “Black,” 21, of Valdosta,…

Columbia Woman Sentenced to More than Three Years in Tax Refund Scheme

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Alice Felder-Lucas, 58, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for false claims against the United States and theft of governmental funds. According…

KC Man Sentenced for Carjacking, Illegal Firearm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for carjacking and using the victim’s debit card to withdraw $500 from his bank account. Regginald Dace…

Telfair County man sentenced after admitting he bought life insurance policy on woman without her permission

AUGUSTA, GA: A Telfair County man has been sentenced in federal court after admitting he took out a life insurance policy on a woman without her knowledge, naming himself as the potential…

Former President of the Madison District Public Schools Board of Education and a Local Contractor Charged in $560,000 Bribery Scheme

DETROIT – Albert Morrison, the former President of the Madison District Public Schools Board of Education and local school district contractor, John David, have been charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy…

New Leadership Team Announced for the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia

MACON, Ga. – U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary has elevated three Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) to leadership roles within the 70-county U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia. Assistant U.S. Attorney…

Two Men Who Chose to Flee from Police are Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms

SHREVEPORT, La. – Two young men from Shreveport were sentenced late yesterday to federal prison for firearms violations, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced. Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice…

New Orleans Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Gun and Drug Offenses

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SHEON COPPRUE, age 52, of New Orleans, was sentenced to sixteen and a half years in prison on charges relating to drug…

Man Sentenced for Role in the 2013 Murder of Loomis Armored Guard Hector Trochez

NEW ORLEANS, LA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CURTIS JOHNSON, JR., 30, of New Orleans, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lance Africk for his role…

Former Army Soldier Sentenced for Assault on Law Enforcement Officers

WACO – An Austin man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for assault on law enforcement officers. According to court documents, on February 6, 2021, Ricardo Manuele Davila-DeJesus, 29, became…

A federal court entered a consent decree enjoining an Asheboro, North Carolina, pharmacy and its two pharmacists from dispensing controlled substances, including opioids, without taking specific steps to help ensure the drugs…

Port Angeles, Washington, man who prompted evacuation in Olympic National Park, pleads guilty to interfering with a government communication system

Tacoma – A 42-year-old Port Angeles, Washington, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to interfering with a federal communications system, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Caleb Jesse Chapman’s…

Three South Carolina Men Are Sentenced To Prison for Defrauding Lowe’s Of More Than $450,000

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. sentenced to prison three South Carolina men for a scheme that defrauded Lowe’s of more than $450,000, announced Dena J. King,…

Former Santa Rosa County Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty To Federal And State Charges

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Scott P. Haines, 50, of Milton, Florida, pled guilty to multiple federal and state felony charges this week, announced Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District…

U.S. Attorney Chung Announces HIDTA Designation for Lawrence County

PITTSBURGH – United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today that Lawrence County has been officially designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) by the White House’s Office of National…

Palm Beach Art Dealer Indicted on Charges Related to Art Fraud Scheme

Miami, Florida – Palm Beach art dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz was charged by Indictment with mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with his alleged scheme to sell forged high-end…

Taylor Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Sexual Exploitation Of Minors

DETROIT – A Taylor man was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison on charges of sexual exploitation of children and possession of child [censored]ography, announced United States Attorney Dawn N.…

Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy and Pharmacists to Pay $300,000 Penalty in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution

WASHINGTON – A federal court entered a consent decree enjoining an Asheboro, North Carolina pharmacy and its two pharmacists from dispensing controlled substances, including opioids, without taking specific steps to help ensure…

Nigerian National Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for an Elder Fraud Scheme and Unrelated Cares Act Covid-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Oluwaseyi Akinyemi, a/k/a “Paddy Linkin”, a/k/a “Joseph Kadin”, age 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland, yesterday to eight years in federal prison, followed by…

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