Department of Justice Press Releases

BALTIMORE, Md. — A Baltimore City man is celebrating a $50,400 Maryland Lottery win after his birthday-number picks paid off on a Bonus Match 5 ticket he purchased in May. …

NEWARK, N.J. — A major drug trafficking network tied to the Bloods street gang was dismantled in Newark last week following a 14-month federal investigation that resulted in 18 arrests …

OMAHA, Neb. — Four individuals were arrested Wednesday after being caught on camera damaging federal property and threatening federal agents during a protest in response to a recent immigration enforcement …

CAMDEN, N.J. — A Cherry Hill man and a Newark woman are facing federal charges after an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark uncovered …

LAKEWOOD, N.J. — The Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners, alongside Fire Chief Jonathan Yahr and Fire District Administrator Yehuda Beer, announced the promotion of Career Fire Lieutenant Robert J. Leon …

LINCOLN, Neb. — A 20-year-old Salvadoran national has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison following a multi-agency investigation that began with a stolen truck and ended in …

ICE Deports Previously Convicted Manslaughter Offender **Houston, TX** – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Orbelin Benitez-Carbajal, a 49-year-old convicted of manslaughter, back to Mexico. He was removed …

NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested multiple fugitives involved in serious crimes, including homicide, human trafficking, and sexual offenses. Many of these individuals, who were …

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Michael Mayfield, a former environmental manager at the Mars Wrigley factory in Flowery Branch, Georgia, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for defrauding his …

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Advanced Dermatology, P.C., a New York-based dermatology practice with locations across the metropolitan area and other states, has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office …

RALEIGH, N.C. – Harold Vernard Greene, Jr., 45, was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison after being convicted of drug trafficking in an investigation that uncovered direct ties to …

LOS ANGELES – A 47-year-old man from Hawaiian Gardens has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced drugs that caused the fatal overdose of an 18-year-old …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Gustavo Guzman, 61, formerly of Fullerton, California, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison and two years of supervised release for orchestrating an investment fraud scheme …

HOUSTON – A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking operation that manufactured and distributed counterfeit pills laced with …

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Sean Jarred Davis, 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in federal prison for running a fentanyl trafficking organization that operated in Hampshire …

ALBANY, N.Y. — A 53-year-old man from Troy, New York, has been indicted on marijuana trafficking and firearm charges, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Omjasisa Kentu Felder was arraigned in …

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man who posed as a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier to steal checks and commit financial fraud was sentenced on Wednesday to 48 months in …

McALLEN, Texas — A self-admitted member of the Westside gang was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Wednesday for possessing destructive devices and using a firearm in furtherance …

YONKERS, N.Y. — The Justice Department announced on Wednesday the successful conclusion of an eight-year oversight agreement with the Yonkers Police Department (YPD), marking significant improvements in the department’s policies, …

WASHINGTON — An Ohio man was sentenced on Wednesday to 71 months in federal prison for assaulting law enforcement officers with a Trump billboard and other offenses during the Jan. …

PHOENIX — Heriberto Lopez-Landeros, 44, of Avondale, Arizona, was sentenced last week to 14 years in prison for his role as the leader of a drug trafficking organization responsible for …

RICHMOND, Va. — Two Virginia men were sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of selling methamphetamine and machinegun conversion devices (MCDs) to an undercover agent, the U.S. Attorney’s Office …

CONCORD, N.H. — A Nashua man has been indicted on charges related to a robbery and the interstate transportation of stolen vehicles and money, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced …

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A 55-year-old Great Falls woman admitted Monday to her role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that spanned over four years, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich announced. Melissa …

RICHMOND, Va. — A 27-year-old Richmond man was sentenced on Wednesday to two years and three months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according …