Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 496

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

Sioux City Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Over 42 Pounds of Methamphetamine

A Sioux City woman who distributed over 42 pounds of methamphetamine was sentenced April 19, 2022, to 7 years in federal prison. Heather Sorgdrager, age 41, from Sioux City, received the prison…

Orlando Man Sentenced To Over 24 Years For Sex Trafficking By Force, Fraud, And Coercion

Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Henry Lee White, III (27, Orlando) to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison for sex trafficking by force, fraud,…

Florida Tax Preparers Indicted

Tampa, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Jamica Nelms, Capriesha Cummings, Camille Harper, and Ashley Flournoy with conspiracy to commit tax fraud and aiding…

Wytheville Pair Sentenced to Federal Prison for Large-Scale Mail Theft

ABINGDON, Va. – A pair of Wytheville, Virginia residents were sentenced yesterday to federal prison time for possessing stolen mail, including letters from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Social Security Administration,…

Reading Man Sentenced To 70 Months’ Imprisonment For Trafficking Crystal Methamphetamine

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Gilbert Concepcion, age 44, formerly of Reading, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 26, 2022, to 41…

Michigan Man Charged with Hate Crimes for Attempting to Intimidate Protestors from Supporting Black Lives Matter

FLINT – The Justice Department announced that Kenneth Pilon, 61, has been charged by information in federal district court with willfully intimidating and attempting to intimidate citizens from engaging in lawful speech…

Former port IT director pleads guilty to transporting stolen computers

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 39-year-old man has admitted to transporting over a hundred stolen computers across state lines, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Tyler Wright Fuhrken, Corpus Christi, pleaded guilty…

Former Monahans Businessman Ordered to Pay $1.3M for Failure to Pay Withholding Taxes

ALPINE – Yesterday a former Monahans businessman was ordered to pay $1.3 million in restitution for failure to pay withholding taxes. According to court documents, George Wayne Johnson, 74, of Lawrenceburg, TN,…

New Britain Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Cocaine and Crack

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that AARON CLAYTON, also known as “Ace,” 54, of New Britain was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari…

10 Members Of Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted For Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl And Methamphetamine

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. On April 26, 2022, a federal grand jury in Chattanooga, Tennessee, returned a four-count indictment against 10 individuals: Marquis Rollins, also known as “Quez,” also known as “Q”; Emanuel Rollins,…

Former Adult Day Care Owner Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Scheme

SAN ANTONIO – On Monday a San Antonio woman was sentenced to 60 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,784,817.96 in restitution for her role in a health care fraud scheme…

Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Cocaine

CONCORD – Kermit Ceasar, 45, of Manchester, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to six counts of distribution of cocaine, United States Attorney John J.…

Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

A man who was found in possession of a firearm and marijuana as law enforcement investigated allegations of domestic abuse, was sentenced on April 26, 2022, to more than 1 year in…

Sioux City Man With History of Violence Sentenced to 8 Years In Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

A man who possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced on April 26, 2022, to 8 years in federal prison. Arrion Price, age 26, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison…

Three Sentenced in Scheme to Obtain and Distribute More Than Three Gallons of PCP and Meth from U.S. Mail

Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that three individuals were sentenced for their roles in a scheme that sought to distribute approximately three gallons of phencyclidine (PCP) and methamphetamine obtained through…

Hamilton County Woman to Federal Prison for Meth Possession With Intent to Distribute

A woman who possessed with intent to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on April 25, 2022, to 5 years in federal prison. Kelly Beightol, 58, from Webster City, Iowa, pled guilty on December…

Two Keene Residents Charged In Superseding Indictment With Additional Charges Related to Virtual Currency Exchange Business

CONCORD – A federal grand jury returned a 33-count superseding indictment on Monday charging Ian Freeman, 41, and Aria DiMezzo, 35, both of Keene, with a variety of financial and fraud crimes, United States Attorney John J.…