Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 585

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

Oxnard Man Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging He Illegally Imported Thousands of Endangered Reptiles into United States

LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man was charged today in a superseding indictment that alleges he illegally imported into the United States more than 1,700 reptiles – including 60 reptiles…

Mississippi Man Sentenced for Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 TRAVIS LEON MOORE, age 39, was sentenced in the United States District Court after pleading…

Houston man sent to prison for role in violent abduction

HOUSTON – A 23-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison for admitting his role in a brutal kidnapping of a woman from her residence in Katy, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer…

Assassin for Mexican Cartel Sentenced to Life in Prison

EL PASO – A Mexican national was sentenced today to life in prison and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine for his role in the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations. According to court documents,…

Previously Convicted Baltimore Bank Robber Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Committing Two Bank Robberies at the Same Bank Within One Week

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Lloyd Phillip Simon, age 71, of Baltimore, Maryland to 70 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for…

Bronx Man Charged With Shooting At Off-Duty NYPD Officer

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced the filing of a…

Man from El Paso pleads guilty to hostage taking

ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Jonathan Gonzalez, 35, of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court on March 18 to an indictment charging him with one count of conspiracy to take a hostage…

North Texas Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Homeowners

SHERMAN, Texas – A Kaufman County man and his girlfriend have been sentenced to federal prison for fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Tommy…

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Brockton Cell Phone Store

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with the January 2019 robbery of a T-Mobile store in Brockton and shooting at police officers as…

Boyd Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Saige T. Marten, 29, Boyd, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M.…

Siskiyou Man Convicted of Bribery of a Public Official, Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, and Manufacturing More than 100 Marijuana Plants

On March 18, 2022, a federal jury convicted Chi Meng Yang, 36, of Montague, of bribery of a public official, conspiracy to commit bribery, and manufacturing more than 100 marijuana plants, U.S.…

Navajo man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country

ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Bryan Bull, 40, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on March 15 in federal court to 14 years in prison for…

Five Arrested in Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy Involving 500+ Firearms Shipped from Georgia to California, Sold on Black Market in California

A federal grand jury indicted five individuals today charging them with a conspiracy to bring firearms from Georgia to California in order to sell them on the black market, U.S. Attorney Phillip…

Former Charter School Board President Found Guilty of Embezzlement and Wire Fraud

Miami, Florida – On March 23, 2022, following a week and half-long trial, a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida found Jimika I. Williams, a/k/a Jimika Mason, guilty of two counts of…

Former San Angelo Police Chief Convicted of Bribery

San Angelo’s former Chief of Police has been convicted of accepting bribes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. After a three-day trial and about seven hours…

Four Russian Government Employees Charged in Two Historical Hacking Campaigns Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging four defendants, all Russian nationals who worked for the Russian government, with attempting, supporting and…