Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 649

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 Pleads Guilty to Two Armed Robberies

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Akiem Howard, age 22, of Syracuse, pled guilty yesterday to robbing two Syracuse convenience stores and brandishing and discharging handguns in furtherance of both robberies, announced United States…

Former Monmouth County Residents Charged with $3.3 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – Two former residents of Monmouth County, New Jersey, now residing in Frisco, Texas, were arrested today for their roles in fraudulently obtaining over $3 million in federal Paycheck Protection…

Kidnappers admit to holding four migrants hostage at gunpoint

LAREDO, Texas – Two men have pleaded guilty to kidnapping and holding victims for ransom for three days, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jesus Ochoa, 26, Laredo, pleaded guilty today, while…

Red Springs Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking

Derek McNeill Washington, 31, was sentenced on February 24, 2022, to 300 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston. Washington was…

Nigerian National Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison for Mail Fraud Conspiracy Resulting in the Loss of More Than $500,000

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Samson A. Oguntuyi, age 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, yesterday to 54 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release…

Pain Clinic Owners Convicted of Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal jury convicted a Tennessee physician and his wife yesterday for unlawfully distributing opioids, providing unnecessary services and defrauding insurers from their now-shuttered Alabama clinics. According to court…

Sex Offender Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Failure to Register in Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar today sentenced Lawrence A. Marvitz, age 44, of Hagerstown, Maryland, to 69 months in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for…

Felon sentenced for trafficking meth

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 32-year-old McAllen resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiring with the intent to distribute more than seven kilograms of meth, announced U.S.…

Former Postal Contract Employee Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Stolen Mail

Ocala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Miranda Delee Farleigh (25, Ocklawaha) has pleaded guilty to possessing stolen mail. Farleigh faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal…

Hammond Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Latrell McGee, 28, of Hammond, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition,…

Hancock County woman admits to money laundering

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Jacque Phillips, of Weirton, West Virginia, has admitted to money laundering, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Phillips, also known as “Jacque Phillips-Brown,” 33, pleaded guilty today to…

Driver convicted of transporting kilos of drugs

LAREDO, Texas – A 44-year-old Channelview resident has been convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Juan Jose Grande-Rivas pleaded guilty to the…

Cook County Man Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Guns After Store Employee Reports Firearms to Deputies

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Cook County, Georgia, resident with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to prison this week for unlawfully possessing firearms after a local gun shop employee turned over the…

Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Muscogee County Clerk Fraud Case

COLUMBUS, Ga. – An Alabama resident admitted her guilt today in a scheme orchestrated by her son-in-law that cost Muscogee County taxpayers millions of dollars. Rosalie Bassi, 66, of Phenix City, Alabama,…

Florida Man Known As “The Monkey Whisperer” Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges For Trafficking Protected Primates

Tampa, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jimmy Wayne Hammonds, also known as “the Monkey Whisperer” (57, Parrish), today pleaded guilty to having violated the Endangered Species Act and…

Lake Elsinore Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Bagman Role in Scheme to Defraud Elderly Victims with Threats of Arrest

LOS ANGELES – A Riverside County man was sentenced today to 108 months in federal prison for participating in an international fraud scheme in which he helped collect more than $550,000…