Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 546

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

Syracuse Man Sentenced to 366 Days for Assaulting a U.S. Postal Employee

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Javon Mayo, 30, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced yesterday to a 366-day term of imprisonment for assaulting a United States Postal Service letter carrier, announced United States…

Colorado’s Top Federal Prosecutor Joins Law Enforcement Partners to Send Warning about Fentanyl Deaths

Colorado Springs – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado and law enforcement leaders gathered media together to bring attention to the alarming increase in fentanyl-related deaths in Colorado. Together…

Georgia Cocaine Trafficker And Money Launderer Is Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell handed down a 30-year sentence to the leader of a drug and money laundering organization operating across the Carolinas, announced Dena J.…

Three New York Men Charged with Conspiring to Kidnap New Jersey Man

NEWARK, N.J. – Three New York men were charged today with conspiring to kidnap and hold for ransom a Fort Lee resident, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Fa Deng, 42, of…

Navajo man pleads guilty to federal assault and firearm charges

ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Michael Shebala, 37, of To’hajiilee, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty in federal court on April 5 to two counts of assault with…

Another Defendant in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme Pleads Guilty

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that LERTRICE JOHNSON (“JOHNSON”), age 45, has pled guilty on April 6, 2022 to Count one (1) of her indictment,…

Former State Employee Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in $2 Million Scheme to Defraud the Office of AIDS

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Christine M. Iwamoto, 48, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to two years in prison and ordered to pay $481,200 in restitution for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money…

Boston Police Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Tax Charge

BOSTON – A Boston Police Officer was charged and has agreed to plead guilty to allegedly failing to report gambling winnings on his tax returns. Dana Lamb, 57, of Roslindale, was charged…

Another Defendant from New Orleans Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DAVIENQUE JOHNSON (“JOHNSON”), age 28; pled guilty to Count one (1) of her indictment, charging Conspiracy to Commit Mail…

Medfield Man Sentenced for BEC and Romance Fraud Schemes

BOSTON – A Medfield man was sentenced today in connection with an international business email compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded companies of almost $900,000 and a romance fraud scheme that defrauded victims…

A former University of Kansas (KU) professor was today convicted by a federal jury on three counts of wire fraud and one count of false statements after he deliberately concealed that he…

Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Opening Bank Accounts and Attempting to Purchase $83,000 Sports Car Using Stolen Identities

BOSTON – A Worcester man pleaded guilty today to using two victims’ identities to open bank accounts and attempting to purchase an $83,000 Chevrolet Camaro. Brandon Brouillard, 28, pleaded guilty to two…

Phoenix Man Charged After 150,000 Suspected Fentanyl Pills and Other Drugs Seized From Apartment

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jesus Osvaldo Aguilar Rosas, 20, of Phoenix, Arizona, was charged by criminal complaint with four counts of possession of controlled substances for distribution. Aguilar was arrested on April 5…

Postal Worker Sentenced for Issuing Money Orders Without Receiving Full Payment

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States District Judge Lance M. Africk sentenced SHANNEL SMITH, age 41, of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, to three (3) years of probation for issuing money orders without receiving…

Kanawha County Man Sentenced for Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Kanawha County man was sentenced today to two and one-half years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession…

Former Associate Director Admits Embezzling Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Global Maritime Service Group and Tax Charge

NEWARK, N.J. – A former associate director of a global maritime service group today admitted embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars and to failing to collect, account for, and pay over hundreds…