Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 73

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

TWO EAST ST. LOUIS MEN CONVICTED OF KIDNAPPING

East St. Louis, Illinois – Kendrick A. Frazier, 35, and Kenwyn L. Frazier, 38, were convicted by a federal jury for the Kidnapping of Kein Eastman that occurred on August 13, 2020. The…

Two Essex County Men Sentenced to Prison for Using Credit Cards and Checks Stolen From U.S. Mail as Part of a Scheme that Attempted to Defraud Banks of Over $1 Million

NEWARK, N.J. – Two Essex County, New Jersey, men were sentenced yesterday and today for their roles in a scheme to steal credit cards, debit cards, and checks from the mail and…

Sanford Foster Parent Sentenced To 170 Years In Prison For Child Exploitation Offenses

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger today sentenced Justin Dwayne Johnson, Sr. (48, Sanford) to 170 years in federal prison for four counts of production of child sexual abuse…

Three Oklahoma City Residents Sentenced to Serve More Than 21 Years Collectively in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud

OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this week, LAURA R. JOHNSON, 47, THOMAS JOHNSON, SR., 54, and CHERYL M. ASHLEY, 72, all residents of Oklahoma City, were sentenced collectively to more than 21 years…

Jury Finds Three Guilty of Trafficking Narcotics Throughout Toledo Area

TOLEDO – A federal jury today convicted Antuan Wynn, 47, of Toledo, Ohio, Marquise Figures, 37, of Wayne, Ohio, and Christopher Simpson, 31, of Toledo, Ohio, of participating in a drug trafficking…

Two Felons Guilty of Possessing Firearms

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that on November 16, 2022 a federal jury found Robert Vandori Johnson, age 40 , of Aurora, guilty of…

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Cocaine Possession

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Brooklyn, New York, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months imprisonment followed by 4 years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics…

Wasco Couple Arrested for 6-Year Credit Card Fraud Scheme that Caused $825,000 in Losses

FRESNO, Calif. — Miguel Leyva, 35, and Karina Gutierrez, 32, both of Wasco, were arrested today after a federal grand jury indicted them for conspiracy, bank fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated…

POSTPONED – Hate-Free Vermont Forum in St. Albans Co-Hosted by U.S. Attorney, Vermont Attorney General, and Rutland Area NAACP

You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 17, 2022 UPDATE: The Hate-Free Vermont Forum scheduled for tonight, 11/17, from 5:30-7:30PM has been postponed. The Forum to be held in St. Albans…

Federal Jury Convicts Tulsa Man of Domestic Violence Strangulation, Firearms Charges

TULSA, Okla. – A Tulsa man who strangled his pregnant girlfriend multiple times and threatened her with a firearm was found guilty Wednesday by a federal jury, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.…

Southern Oregon Woman Indicted for Using Deceased Spouse’s Identity to Obtain Federal Student Aid

MEDFORD, Ore.—A Southern Oregon woman is facing federal charges alleging she used her deceased spouse’s identity to fraudulently obtain more than $36,000 in federal student aid. On October 6, 2022, a federal…

District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 10-Year Prison Term for Role in Series of Armed Robberies in Fall 2020

WASHINGTON – Mekhi Truesdale, 20, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a series of armed robberies that…

Previously Convicted Armed Robber Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking

EVANSVILLE – Omaree Shay Roby, 25, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to carjacking and using a firearm during and in relation to a…

United States Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces Awards Recipients

Baltimore, Maryland – United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron announced that twenty-two employees of the United States Attorney’s Office and the Department of Justice, four law enforcement…

Stoughton Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

BOSTON – A Stoughton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for firearm offenses. Michael Robert Moura, 28, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr.…

Two High-Ranking Los Zetas Cartel Members Latest Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas

PLANO, Texas– Two Los Zetas Cartel leaders has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Jose Maria Guizar-Valencia,…