Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 489

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

Tallahassee Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking of A Minor

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Tyron Columbia Watson, 39, of Tallahassee, Florida of two counts of Sex Trafficking of a Minor Under the Age of 14. The guilty…

New York Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Attempting to Entice Minor to Have Sex

CAMDEN, N.J. – A New York man was sentenced today to 24 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor and traveling from New York to New Jersey to meet an…

La Joya residents sentenced for fraud schemes

McALLEN, Texas – The former mayor of La Joya and two others have been ordered to federal prison for wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Former mayor Jose Adolfo Salinas,…

Federal Jury Finds Boone County Man Guilty in Connection with Damage to Energy Facility

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After two days of trial, a federal jury convicted a Boone County man today of attempting to damage the property of an energy facility, identified as a known mine…

Strongsville Man Charged with Defrauding SNAP Program and Theft of Public Money

Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Sleiman Awada, 54, of Strongsville, Ohio, with stealing public funds and with participating in a…

Federal Firearms Charges Brought Against 6 Fresno Residents Arrested in Operation No Fly Zone

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned four indictments today against six Fresno residents as a result of Operation No Fly Zone that sought to address a rise in the number…

Three Leaders of Little Havana Drug Trafficking Organization Found Guilty

Miami, Florida – Following a nine-week trial, a federal jury in Miami has found three leaders of a violent drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood guilty…

Two Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Defendants Sentenced on Drug Conspiracy Charges

SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE, La. – Two defendants involved in separate Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) cases were sentenced yesterday on drug charges in the Western District of Louisiana, announced United States Attorney…

Phoenix Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Smuggling Firearms and Drug Trafficking

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Pedro Adan Sevilla, 25, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 12 years in prison for his role in smuggling firearms…

Morgan City Man Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DAVID BROWN (“BROWN”), age 50, of Morgan City, pled guilty on April 27, 2022 to Count One (1) of…

Texas Man and Arkansas Woman Arrested for Running Illegal Money Transmitting Business

BOSTON – A Texas man and an Arkansas woman were arrested today in connection with allegedly operating a money transmitting business that laundered the proceeds of online investment fraud schemes. Charles Ochi,…

Old Town Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

BANGOR, Maine: An Old Town man pleaded guilty in federal court today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. According to court records, in…

Former DMV Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Receive Bribes to Alter Records in DMV Database in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Shawana Denise Harris, 52, of Rancho Cucamonga, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery, to commit unauthorized access of a computer, and to commit identity fraud, which resulted…

Five Members of Violent Chester, PA Drug Gang Plead Guilty to Multiple Narcotics and Firearm Offenses

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Issac Barrett, 35; Kaleaf Gilbert, 30; Darnell Bell, 31; Terrance Womack, 35; and Jamar Bright, 33; all of Chester, PA, pleaded guilty…

Appomattox Woman Admits to Defrauding Social Security Administration

LYNCHBURG, Va. – An Appomattox woman, who was paid more than $30,000 in government benefits to which she was not entitled, pleaded guilty this week in federal court. Amanda Nicole Mann, 38,…

Vallejo Man Pleads Guilty to Flying to the Philippines with the Intention of Engaging in Sexual Conduct with a Child

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Balbino Sablad, 80, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty today to traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents,…

Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to distribution of 5 or more grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Colin Webb, 32, admitted that…

District Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of Northwest Washington Liquor Store

WASHINGTON – Leon A. Miller, 33, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to a nine-year prison term for armed robbery and a firearms offense stemming from…

Schenectady Man Sentenced for Drug Conviction

ALBANY, NEW YORK – James King, age 33, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute methamphetamine. The announcement was made by…

Albany Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon at Albany International Airport

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Josef Jarvis, age 32, of Albany, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon at the Albany International Airport. The…

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