Department of Justice Press Releases

ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Warren, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney …

Defendants Entered Senate Chamber, Went Through Documents             WASHINGTON – Two men – one from Virginia, one from Texas – were found guilty yesterday in …

ATLANTA – Giovani Orozco Ramirez has been sentenced for drug trafficking activities that put large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and firearms within reach of his young children. “The defendant, …

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Two Alachua County men, each with multiple prior felony convictions, were sentenced on December 6, 2022, to federal prison terms ranging from 18 to 19.5 years followed …

          LOS ANGELES – Pursuant to two settlements announced today, several Central Coast health care providers have agreed to pay a total of $22.5 million to resolve allegations that they …

Seattle – Two of three defendants charged in a failed attempt to smuggle more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine and two pounds of fentanyl powder into Canada appeared in U.S. …

          LOS ANGELES – A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich quickly by scamming a COVID relief program was sentenced today to 77 months in …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID KAMAL, 60, of Stafford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford …

Jury Found Defendants from Pennsylvania, California, and Virginia Assaulted Officers Four Times with Pepper Spray and a Chair             WASHINGTON – Three defendants were convicted …

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Zachkey James, 27, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by Indictment with impersonation of a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Mail Carrier, …

PORTLAND, Maine:  An Illinois man formerly stationed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland today for possessing child sexual abuse materials. Chief U.S. District …

HARRISON – A federal magistrate judge convicted a Bentonville man yesterday on one count of engaging in or soliciting business inside a national park without a permit and one count …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LENWOOD GATLING, 39, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford …

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against Joseph Harding, 35, of Williston, Florida. The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney …

COLUMBUS, Ga. – A federal indictment was unsealed today charging two individuals in a pre-IPO investment scheme. On Nov. 9, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging George Iakovou, …

Baltimore, Maryland – On November 30, 2022, a federal grand jury in Maryland returned an indictment charging four members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with racketeering conspiracy involving murder, attempted …

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to 28 months’ imprisonment and 3 years supervised release on his conviction of drug …

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Stephen Thompson, 57, Tomah, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William …

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 that RAYDELL SCOTT, age 46, a resident of Mount Airy, Louisiana, and MORGAN BURL, III, …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Todd Jeffery Ullum, 32, of Maysel, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made in court, …

CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic City, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for escaping from federal custody and engaging in a scheme to defraud women …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Martin Eriacho was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Eriacho, 52, of …

Seattle – A 44-year-old resident of Dayton, Nevada, who previously resided in Burlington, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to production of child [censored]ography, announced U.S. …

Seattle – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington and Tri-Med Ambulance LLC, have reached a settlement agreement aimed at improving services for patients who are deaf …

NEWARK, N.J. – Four people have been charged for their roles in a kickback conspiracy involving COVID-19 testing that defrauded federal health insurance programs, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced …