Press releases from the U.S. Department of Justice
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Arkady Malakhov, 52, of New York City, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully converting government funds, admitting to misusing $200,000 from a federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) …
BALTIMORE — Stephen L. Snyder, a prominent medical malpractice attorney from Baltimore, was found guilty by a federal jury of attempted extortion and seven counts of violating the Travel Act …
DES MOINES, Iowa — Carl Dale Markley, a former nurse practitioner and business owner from Ames, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of sex trafficking by fraud and coercion, admitting to …
NEW YORK — Thirteen individuals, including high-ranking officials in the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) and Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), have been charged with conspiring to import cocaine into …
HOUSTON — Dr. Rajesh Bindal, a 53-year-old neurosurgeon from Sugar Land, has agreed to pay $2,095,946 to settle allegations that he submitted false claims to federal health care programs, the …
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jonen Castillo, 24, of Orlando, has pleaded guilty to smuggling goods out of the United States after attempting to conceal firearms and firearm magazines inside record players …
SAN ANTONIO — Amid the hustle of holiday shopping, officials are urging residents to secure their firearms after nearly 2,300 guns were stolen from vehicles in San Antonio this year. …
SEATTLE — Sokphana Soeung, 42, of King County, appeared in federal court after being charged with unlawful possession of a destructive device following a slow-speed chase and a confrontation with …
BOSTON – A Lynn man pleaded guilty Monday to multiple drug trafficking charges as part of an ongoing federal investigation into fentanyl distribution across the North Shore. Ricardo Bratini-Perez, 29, …
TUCSON, Ariz. – A 27-year-old man from Mesa was sentenced last week to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and firearms-related offenses, including attempting to …
ST. LOUIS – A 20-year-old man from Venice, Illinois, appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Monday, pleading not guilty to federal charges stemming from a September carjacking …
BALTIMORE – Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials announced Wednesday the dismantling of four criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking, firearm offenses, and violent crime in southwest Baltimore, marking …
TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida dentist admitted Monday to sending more than 100 violent threats to public figures and an election official over a span of several years, pleading guilty …
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Contaurus Dermont Smith, 46, of Columbia, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, the …
WASHINGTON – A Wyoming man was sentenced Wednesday to 40 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers with a flagpole during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. …
WASHINGTON – Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, and Jackson Green, 27, of Utah, were sentenced to federal prison for their February 14, 2024, attack on the U.S. Constitution at the …
DENVER – Bryant Edwin Sewall, 57, formerly of Little Elm, Texas, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after being convicted of 14 counts of wire fraud and one …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old Ohio man on six counts, including coercion and enticement of minors, production and distribution of child sexual abuse material, …
ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal jury has convicted Amaris Marie Delapena, 50, of Windermere, on 15 counts of wire fraud and 22 counts of bank fraud for embezzling funds while …
ST. LOUIS — A convicted felon has pleaded guilty to illegally acquiring dozens of firearms and defrauding two investors out of more than $830,000, federal prosecutors announced. Dennis Latour, 41, …
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal grand jury has indicted three Metro East men on 13 counts for their alleged roles in a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud …
FRESNO, Calif. — A Madera man was sentenced Thursday to three years and two months in federal prison for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Benjamin …
MINNEAPOLIS—A federal jury in Minnesota convicted Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and Steve Anthony Shand, 50, on Friday for their roles in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths …
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man was sentenced Thursday to 46 months in federal prison for illegally exporting firearm parts to Israel in violation of U.S. export-control laws, according to …
ALBANY, NY – Drew Caswell, a 26-year-old resident of Cairo, New York, has been sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for the distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography. …
