Department of Justice Press Releases

A man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court for killing his girlfriend at a Bartlesville motel. “Koalton Ellis maliciously took the life of Buffie Raulston in a fit of anger …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Betrina Grey pleaded guilty on Oct. 11 to involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting …

BILLINGS  — A Nevada woman who admitted to bringing a minor girl to Billings for prostitution was sentenced today to eight years in prison, to be followed by five years …

Baltimore, Maryland – Clayton Alexander McCoy, age 32, of Chesterland, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to transporting explosives with intent to injure and to possession of an unregistered firearm/explosive device, in …

MINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a St. Paul man for possession of a firearm as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to …

MINNEAPOLIS – An Albert Lea woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $200,000 in tenant rent payments, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, between January …

BOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, made using multiple pill press machines. Miguel Angel Fajardo, 32, …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DONNA CARNEY, 67, of Canton, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Circuit Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in …

PHOENIX, Ariz. – On September 29, 2022, Ronald Lee Juan, Jr., 27, of Sacaton, Arizona, an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community, was sentenced by United States District …

BOSTON – A Malden man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with illegally possessing a firearm. Herby Paul, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of being …

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOSE GARCIA-NUNEZ, age 33, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced on October 11, 2022 for illegally using a …

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that HERBERT ALLEN (“ALLEN”), age 37, and DION RIDLEY (“RIDLEY”), age 23, agreed to plead guilty to count …

ST. LOUIS – Three more people have been indicted in connection with the fatal fentanyl overdose of a 19-year-old in Jefferson County, Missouri, including those accused of supplying the man …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King joins the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), community organizations, and law enforcement partners in observing October …

Henderson, KY – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned a two-count indictment charging a local man with distribution of fentanyl causing two separate deaths in the Henderson area. …

DETROIT – A federal inmate was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison yesterday for murdering a fellow inmate at Milan Correctional Facility, in Milan, Michigan, United States Attorney …

Bowling Green, KY – A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Charles Hopkins with conspiracy to sell shovelnose sturgeon and their roe that were taken in violation of …

LAREDO, Texas – Four men have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of assault with a dangerous weapon, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Gilbert Arevalo, 26, Laredo, …

Bowling Green, KY – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned five indictments today separately charging individuals with drug trafficking and firearms offenses.   U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett …

MIAMI – After previously pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Ana Amador and Sunilda Casilla were sentenced in federal court to prison and ordered …

ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man pleaded guilty to two counts of illegally trafficking in walrus ivory in U.S. District Court and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine and sentenced to …

CLEVELAND  –  A federal jury today convicted Blessing Adeleke, 31, of Nigeria, of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and 16 counts of bank fraud for his role …

BILLINGS  — A Billings man who admitted to sending a nude picture of himself to a fictitious girl during an undercover sting operation was sentenced today to five years in …

BOSTON – A Marlborough man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with filming his sexual abuse of two children and surreptitiously producing or attempting to produce …

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Rachel Lee Flynn, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Flynn, 38, pleaded guilty today to one …