Department of Justice Press Releases

EVANSVILLE – Matthew V. Palmer-Coy, 26, of Washington, Ind., was sentenced late yesterday to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by …

NASHVILLE – A federal jury in Nashville convicted a Smyrna, Tennessee, physician yesterday for unlawfully distributing opioids from his Smyrna clinic. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, …

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SIERRA HUDSON, age 35, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty to obstruction of mail in violation of Title …

BENTON, Ill. – Kimberly J. Atkins, 45, of Effingham, Illinois, Tyler R. Schumacher, 36, of Altamont, Illinois, and Jennifer M. Hazlett, 34, of Altamont, Illinois, were each charged in a separate federal …

GALVESTON, Texas – A 38-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of production and possession of child [censored]ography, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Scott Jacob …

United States Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin to Announce State-Federal Collaboration to Ensure Protection of Individuals Seeking Abortion and Security of Abortion Providers ****** …

Baltimore, Maryland – Yesterday U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Devin Cunningham, age 27, of Baltimore, to 87 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, …

BOSTON – Inform Diagnostics, Inc., (Inform) formerly known as Miraca Life Sciences, Inc. (Inform), has agreed to pay $16 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims for payment …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today on charges related to heroin and methamphetamine trafficking and to illegally possessing firearms. Brian K. Tice, …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Roane County man pleaded guilty today to possessing an unregistered destructive device, after law enforcement officers found a pipe bomb at his residence. According to court …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James Russell Loar, Jr., 40, of Washington, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to seven years and three months in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised …

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two men, in separate cases, were sentenced on Monday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for their roles in two conspiracies to distribute considerable amounts …

BOSTON – A Lowell man was sentenced on July 15, 2022 in federal court in Boston in connection with advertising the sale of firearms on Snapchat.   Juan Aparicio, 31, was …

EVANSVILLE – Kyle D. Hollman, 33, of Boonville, Ind., was sentenced late yesterday to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. According to court documents, Hollman …

Kenneth Alan Block, age 35, from Spencer, Iowa, pled guilty July 19, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. At the plea hearing, Block admitted …

Jacksonville, Florida – Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Dennis Dewayne Jackson (39, Lake City) to 11 years and 6 months in federal prison for receiving visual …

NASHVILLE – Two Nashville men indicted in February 2020 as part of a deadly heroin and fentanyl distribution network are headed to federal prison to serve lengthy prison sentences, announced …

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Quinton L. Pete, 33, of Ocala, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with attempted Hobbs Act robbery and being a felon in possession …

NASHVILLE – A Sparta, Tennessee, woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Friday, to 66 months in prison to be followed by a term of supervised release of 15 years, …

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Keechant L. Sewell, Police Commissioner for the City of New York (“NYPD”), announced the unsealing of …

BOSTON – Ten individuals were arrested today for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. During today’s arrests, 14.9 …

Assistant U. S. Attorney Jessica Schulberg (619) 546-9664    NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 19, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Alexis Benito Nuno of Tijuana was charged in federal court today in …

SAN ANTONIO – Two executives of iCore Global LLC (iCore) have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a fraud scheme. According to court documents, Samantha L. Mueting, 57, of San …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jango Omar Touray, 27, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for stealing a Maserati and robbing a pawn shop at gunpoint, announced Dena …

BOSTON – A Lawrence man was found guilty by a federal jury in Boston yesterday in connection with drug-trafficking activities involving fentanyl. Ronald Carmona, 31, who most recently resided in …