Department of Justice Press Releases

Jackson, TN – Mark Allen Branch, 34, of Union City, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute over 50 grams …

LAREDO, Texas – A federal jury sitting in Laredo has convicted a 67-year-old Laredo man of conspiring to transport people in a sealed trailer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. …

NEWARK, N.J. – A former sales representative was convicted by a federal jury for his role in a scheme to defraud public health benefits programs by billing for medically unnecessary …

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and indictment of Darius Lopez (27, Tampa) charging him with one count of access device fraud and one …

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Indiana, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 97 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release …

A California man pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others in fraud schemes to defraud the IRS and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal loans initiative designed to help …

  ALBANY, NEW YORK – Daniel Day, age 35, of Argyle, New York, was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for unlawful possession of destructive devices, firearms and ammunition. …

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Hugo Hernandez, age 35, of Miami Lakes, Florida, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his roles in an access device fraud conspiracy and …

PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 72 months’ imprisonment and 5 years’ supervised release on his convictions for violating federal narcotics …

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Dean Whittles, age 61, formerly of Syracuse, was sentenced today in federal court in Utica to 2 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to one felony …

Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky returned an indictment today charging a local man with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. According to court …

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A California man pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others in separate fraud schemes to defraud the IRS and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal loans …

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis woman has pleaded guilty to misappropriating and adulterating prescription morphine while working as a pharmacist, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on …

Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky returned an indictment today charging Roberto Soto-Mora and Hector Manuel Soto-Alvarez, both of Texas, with conspiring to possess with the …

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Jerrell Taylor, 36, of Kinston North Carolina, was sentenced to 180 months (15 years) in prison for trafficking methamphetamine. The investigation tied meth sales to Taylor through …

PHOENIX, Ariz. –Last week, a federal grand jury in Phoenix, Arizona, returned a two-count indictment against Jose Luis Vazquez-Gonzalez, 39, of Mexico, for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and …

Miami, Florida – Yesterday, a federal district judge in Miami, Florida sentenced Leonard Williams to 81 months’ imprisonment for bank robbery (57 months) and for violating his supervised release on …

Erie, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 12 months and one day in jail and ordered to make restitution in the amount …

McALLEN, Texas – A 48-year-old Mission resident has been ordered to federal prison after allowing drugs into the country, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Oziel Cantu is a former …

LAS VEGAS – A Romanian citizen — who entered the U.S. illegally — was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 42 months in prison followed by …

LAS VEGAS – A California man was sentenced to one year and one day in prison and 36 months of supervised release for renovating two apartment complexes in violation of …

ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced to six months in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally selling big game guiding services in 2018. According to court …

TRENTON, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 46 for orchestrating a $2 million COVID-19 fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Guaravjit “Raj” …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL MUNN, 55, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford …

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the July 2022 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in …