Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 619

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

Career Offender living in Proximity to Springdale Elementary School Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

FAYETTEVILLE – A Springdale man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable…

Kansas Businessman Sentenced for Conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal judge ordered a Kansas businessman to pay $215,0000 in restitution and serve one year of probation as part of his sentence for failing to pay over…

Two Harford County Cocaine Dealers Convicted After Federal Trial for Their Participation in a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Che Jaron Durbin, age 43, of Aberdeen, Maryland and Terrell Darnell Walton, age 36, of Delaware, yesterday on federal charges related to their participation in…

United States Attorney’s Office Resolves Lawsuit Against BayPort Credit Union for Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – BayPort Credit Union (“BayPort”), located in Newport News, has agreed to pay nearly $110,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by charging excessive…

Armed Career Criminal Found Guilty Of Firearm And Drug Offenses

Fort Myers, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Alex Winters (43, Leesburg) guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon, possessing…

Sampson County Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 13+ Years for 8-Year Long Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Clinton man was sentenced today to 165 months in prison and five years of supervised release for a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana that began in…

Tigard Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Laundering Proceeds Through Bottled Water Company

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Tigard, Oregon man is facing federal charges for sex trafficking by force and laundering proceeds through Necci Hydrate, a bottled water company based in Portland. Johnell Lee Cleveland, 40, has…

Bakersfield Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

FRESNO, Calif. — Uriel Ivan Portillo, 35, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced today to three years and four months in prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney…

Memphis Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm After a Misdemeanor Conviction of Domestic Violence

Memphis, TN- Terrell Johnson, 25, has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm after being convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Joseph C.…

Five Defendants Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Prescription Drug Smuggling & Money Laundering Scheme

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that five defendants have been charged with conspiring to smuggle prescription drugs into the United States illegally. Brendon…

Moline Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Charge

DAVENPORT, Iowa– A Moline, Illinois man, Jose Antonio Tapia, age 43, was sentenced yesterday to 72 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Tapia was ordered to serve three…

Former Newton Man Sentenced to 70 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children

DES MOINES, IA – On March 10, 2022, United States District Court Senior Judge James E. Gritzner sentenced Andrew Scott Scanlan, age 33, formerly of Newton, to 840 months in prison for…

Former Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced for Bribery and Other Offenses

HARRISBURG – Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Assistant Director Luis Quesada of the…

Five Men Arrested for Sex Crimes in Online Sting Operation

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with the assistance of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Sioux…

Individual Indicted and Arrested for Laundering More Than $360,000 of Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds

SAN JUAN, P.R. – On March 10, 2022, the Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Martín Scamaroni-Cintrón with money laundering violations related to fraudulently obtained…

Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 619

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

Armored truck heist in Chicago Loop ends with suspect shot and cash recovered

Cruise line worker sentenced in New Orleans for child exploitation materials

Career Offender living in Proximity to Springdale Elementary School Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

Kansas Businessman Sentenced for Conspiracy

Two Harford County Cocaine Dealers Convicted After Federal Trial for Their Participation in a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

United States Attorney’s Office Resolves Lawsuit Against BayPort Credit Union for Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

Armed Career Criminal Found Guilty Of Firearm And Drug Offenses

Sampson County Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 13+ Years for 8-Year Long Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs

Tigard Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Laundering Proceeds Through Bottled Water Company

Bakersfield Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

Memphis Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm After a Misdemeanor Conviction of Domestic Violence

Five Defendants Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Prescription Drug Smuggling & Money Laundering Scheme

Moline Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Charge

Former Newton Man Sentenced to 70 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children

Former Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced for Bribery and Other Offenses

Five Men Arrested for Sex Crimes in Online Sting Operation

Individual Indicted and Arrested for Laundering More Than $360,000 of Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds

Man Sentenced to 480 Months in Prison

Federal Jury Convicts Leader Of A Prison Gang On Three Counts Of Drug And Money Laundering Offenses

Maple Valley, Washington, man sentenced to 10 years in prison for dealing drugs and illegally possessing firearms

New Orleans Man Sentenced to 81 Months Imprisonment for Drug and Gun Offenses

Killeen Man Found Guilty of Carjacking and Armed Robberies

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