Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 611

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

Eagle Butte Woman Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on March 14, 2022, by Chief Judge…

Charleston Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Rance McNeil, 48, sold a…

Mission Man Sentenced for Larceny of Police Vehicle

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Larceny was sentenced on March 14, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court. Derrick…

Ghanaian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Romance Fraud Scheme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Ghanaian national pleaded guilty to his role in a romance fraud scheme. According to court documents and statements made during the plea hearing, Banabas Ganidekam, 24, received…

North Shore Drug Trafficking Leader Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Involving Pressed Fentanyl Pills and Machine Guns

BOSTON – A Lynn man was pleaded guilty today to operating a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that used multiple high-volume pill press machines to produce tens of thousands of fentanyl…

Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Prison for Robbing More Than a Dozen Chicago Stores at Gunpoint

CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for violently robbing more than a dozen Chicago liquor and convenience stores. In the summer and fall of 2016,…

Group sentenced for trafficking firearms

ATLANTA – Clairvorn Kelly, the final defendant among a trio of indicted firearms traffickers, has been sentenced for conspiring to straw purchase firearms, illegal dealing in firearms, unlawfully transferring firearms to an…

Three Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy that Distributed Over 1,100 Pounds of Cocaine in the Cleveland Area

Federal law enforcement officials today announced the arrest of three men charged in a 30-count indictment for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that is alleged to have brought over 500…

Jamaican National Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Prison for Drug, Gun and Money Laundering Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANDREW DAVIS, 41, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin…

Man Sentenced to Nine-Year Prison Term for Robbery and Attempted Robbery of Stores

WASHINGTON – Raydrian Scott, 25, who had no fixed address, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for attempting to rob one store in Northeast…

Melvin Hill Charged with Selling Fentanyl

The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 42, of the state of Georgia, appeared yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington on a criminal complaint…

Clearfield Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Clearfield, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 8 years in prison followed by 4 years supervised release on his conviction of…

Billings meth trafficker sentenced to more than 15 years in prison

BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the community after law enforcement found almost one pound of meth and a loaded firearm in his vehicle was sentenced today…

Orlando, Florida Woman Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Interstate Domestic Violence Involving a Minor

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell sentenced Deriyan Woodson, age 27, of Orlando, Florida yesterday to 16 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for…

Derry Man Indicted on Child Sexual Abuse Image Charges

CONCORD – Jason Ellis, 45, of Derry was indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and charged with one count of attempted transfer of obscene…

Man Sentenced to Four Years for Machinegun Crime

A Dallas man who sold at least nine Glock “switches” – devices that convert ordinary semiautomatic pistols into fully automatic machineguns – was sentenced yesterday to four years in federal prison, announced…

U.S. Attorney Dena J. King Announces The Successful Forfeiture And Return Of Stolen Cryptocurrency To Elderly Man Victimized By Government Imposter Scam

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today the civil forfeiture and return of cryptocurrency worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that was stolen from an older adult victimized by…