Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 499

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

Ganado Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Murder

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Leon Lee Jones, 38, of Ganado, Arizona, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 18 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised…

San Diego Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Children

Assistant U. S. Attorney Joseph Orabona (619) 546-7951 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 26, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Jonathan Madison of San Diego was sentenced in federal court yesterday to 100 months…

Steven Wiggins Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

NASHVILLE – Steven J. Wiggins, 33, of Dickson, Tennessee, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to life in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee. …

Eighth Person Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Trafficking Oxycodone and Xanax Pills

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Gloucester City, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for conspiring to distribute oxycodone pills and selling Xanax pills, making him the eighth person…

Former State Unemployment Contractor and Co-Conspirator Indicted for Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits

DETROIT – A former contract employee with the State of Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, and one co-conspirator, were charged today in an indictment for their roles in a scheme to steal unemployment…

Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Defendant Millisen M. Martínez-Medina pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Camille Vélez-Rivé to 13 counts of theft of government funds from the Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and Sexual Assault Awareness Month

INDIANAPOLIS – April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana joins survivors, advocates, and communities nationwide in recommitting ourselves to this work: to…

Owner of Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Small Business Owners

ROANOKE, Va. – The former owner of a tax preparation business who defrauded at least eight small businesses, many of whose owners spoke English in a limited capacity, was sentenced yesterday to…

Mexican nationals sentenced for deadly human smuggling

LAREDO, Texas – Two Mexican men have been ordered to prison following their convictions of conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens which resulted in multiple deaths, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Fabian…

Glen Allen Man Pleads Guilty to $400,000 Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme

RICHMOND, Va. – A Glen Allen man pleaded guilty today to executing a mail fraud scheme during the course of his bankruptcy proceeding in order to conceal the true extent of his…

Three Indianapolis Men Facing Federal Charges for Eight Armed Cell Phone Store Robberies in Twenty-Five Days

INDIANAPOLIS – On April 21, 2022, a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Indiana returned a seventeen-count indictment charging Quintez Tucker, 18, of Indianapolis, D’Maurah Bryant, 19, of Indianapolis, and…

Oklahoma Inmate Indicted for Orchestrating Drug and Firearms Conspiracies Using Contraband Cellphones

An inmate who used contraband cell phones to lead a methamphetamine distribution operation has been charged along with five others in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Richard Deeter, Jr. was…

Four Members And Two Associates Of The Genovese Organized Crime Family Charged With Racketeering

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, and Eric Gonzalez, Brooklyn District Attorney, announced today the unsealing of a…

Dental clinic operator arrested for failing to pay $1.7 million in taxes

HOUSTON – A local man has been taken into custody on charges of tax evasion and failure to pay employment taxes, announced Jennifer B. Lowery. Jonathan Louis Lepow is expected to make…

Colorado Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Canon City, Colorado, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on April 25, 2022, by U.S. District…

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

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Stolen Firearm was sentenced on April 22, 2022, by Judge Karen E. Schreier,…

Jacksonville Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing His Twin’s Identity To Obtain Veterans Benefits

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan today sentenced Wayne Bowen (64, Jacksonville) to two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft. The Court also ordered Bowen to reimburse…

Sioux Falls Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Jordan Tyler…

Final Defendant Sentenced in Federal Drug Conspiracy Case

Owensboro, KY – Ryan Compton, the remaining defendant in a federal drug conspiracy, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine…

Bergen County Company Sentenced for Price Gouging KN95 Masks During COVID-19 Pandemic

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, company was fined $67,668 today and sentenced to one year of probation for its role in price gouging a chain of New Jersey grocery…

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