Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 313

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

Life sentence for Dayton man who fatally shot girlfriend’s ex-husband in front of victim’s children

DAYTON, Ohio – Sterling H. Roberts, 39, of Dayton was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to life in prison for fatally shooting his girlfriend’s ex-husband in front of the victim’s children.…

Directing transportation of drugs lands local meth trafficker in prison

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 34-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison for 27 years for drug trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Henry Wilkinson pleaded guilty Nov. 23, 2021.…

Former Maine Woman Sentenced to 48 Months for Stealing Over $500,000 from New Hampshire Company

CONCORD – Jessica Pechtel, 35, now of Andover, Massachusetts and formerly of Springvale, Maine, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison today for embezzling over…

Sacaton Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years for Helping Dispose of Body

PHOENIX, Ariz. –Jordan Gene Hoover, 35, of Sacaton, Arizona, an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community, was sentenced on Wednesday by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 7.5…

Smuggler sent to prison for transporting 26 in a locked near-freezing trailer

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 39-year-old Brownsville man has been ordered to federal prison for smuggling individuals in a scheme that involved dangerous and life-threatening conditions, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…

Woman admits to $12M drug trafficking conspiracy

LAREDO, Texas – A 46-year-old out-of-state woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a conspiracy to import over 3,700 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Patricia Pinto, Crete,…

Pittsburgh Man Sentenced for Distribution and Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of Minor

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 210 months’ incarceration followed by 5 years’ supervised release on his conviction of Distribution of Material…

Hanover, Maryland Man Who Used a Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards is Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

Greenbelt, Maryland – On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years…

Federal Judge Hands Down Ten-Year Sentence, Lifetime of Supervised Release to Former Georgia Pastor for Sexually Assaulting Ugandan Minor

MACON, Ga. – A former pastor from Georgia who was conducting missionary work in Uganda when he sexually assaulted a girl under his care was sentenced by a federal judge this evening to…

Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 160 Months in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking on Mille Lacs Reservation

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 160 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to…

Money Transfer Company Ping Pleads Guilty to Failure to Combat Money Laundering

A Texas company that transferred millions of dollars from the U.S. to Africa has admitted that it failed to adequately guard against money laundering, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas…

Rapid City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on June 30, 2022, by Chief…

Howes Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Howes, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on July 5, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto…

White River Man Indicted for Aggravated Sexual Abuse

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a White River, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse. Justin Moreno, age 33, was indicted…

Fentanyl, meth dealer who hid drugs in teddy bear sentenced to 230 months in prison

CINCINNATI – Bryce Montrea Hodges, 34, of Cincinnati has been sentenced in U.S. District Court to 230 months in prison for dealing drugs out of an apartment where children lived. He also…

Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Escape from Custody

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Escape was sentenced on July 5, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.…

Five Individuals Indicted for Crimes Related to Transnational Repression Scheme to Silence Critics of the People’s Republic of China Residing in the United States

Yesterday, a grand jury returned an indictment in federal court in Brooklyn charging five defendants with various crimes pertaining to a transnational repression scheme orchestrated on behalf of the government of the…