Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 302

November 2, 2025

New York man sentenced to 17 months for anti-Jewish hate crimes at city protests

Ex-NASA employees admit to luxury home mortgage fraud scheme

HOUSTON – A Missouri City couple who once worked at NASA admitted Friday to running a years-long mortgage fraud scheme tied to the financing of their luxury home, federal prosecutors said. Noreen…

Armored truck heist in Chicago Loop ends with suspect shot and cash recovered

Cruise line worker sentenced in New Orleans for child exploitation materials

Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Producing And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material And Engaging In Child Sex Tourism In Colombia

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Hugo Espinosa Chavez (59, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to using a minor child to produce images depicting sexual abuse, traveling to…

Michigan City Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Sergio Gamez, 30 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to being a felon in…

Former New York State Correction Officer Pleads Guilty To Depriving An Inmate Of His Constitutional Rights

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AARON FINN pled guilty to a deprivation of constitutional rights under color of law. FINN, formerly…

Compton Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges for Targeting and Robbing Gay Men He Met on the Grindr Online Dating Application

LOS ANGELES – A Compton man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for targeting and robbing Los Angeles-area gay men he met on the Grindr online dating application. Derrick…

Fresno Man Who Illegally Manufactured and Sold Firearms Sentenced to 4 Years and 9 Months in Prison

FRESNO, Calif. — Steven Eric Cabrera, 27, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to four years and nine months in prison for illegally possessing a machine…

New York Man Admits Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Hartford Apartment Buildings

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JACOB DEUTSCH, 57, of Brooklyn, New York, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S.…

Springfield Man Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for possessing fentanyl that he intended to distribute. Anthony Cortez Lewis, 40, was charged in an indictment returned…

Columbia Man Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Columbia, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for possessing fentanyl that he intended to distribute in Springfield, Mo. Michael E. Hunt, Jr., 41, was…

Member of 8Ave Street Gang Convicted of Distributing Narcotics and Illegal Possession of Firearm

A Cleveland man and member of the “8Ave” street gang known to operate in the city of Cleveland’s 5th District was convicted by a federal jury on Monday, July 11, 2022, of…

Maryland Man Found Guilty of Charges for Actions Related to Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON – A Maryland man was found guilty today of a felony charge of destruction of government property, and related misdemeanor offenses, for his actions during…

North Providence Man Sentenced for Defrauding COVID-Relief Program

PROVIDENCE – A North Providence man who was receiving COVID-relief unemployment benefits in Rhode Island, and fraudulently applied for and collected more than $20,000 in unemployment benefits from two other states, has…

Wife of Former West Haven City Employee Admits Role in Scheme to Steal COVID Relief Funds

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LAUREN DiMASSA, formerly known as LAUREN KNOX, 38, of West Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar…

Durham, N.C. Man Admits To Operating An Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Business And Related Tax Charges

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jayton Gill, 34, of Durham, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler today and pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and willful failure…

Long Island MS-13 Gang Associate Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Murdering a 15-Year-Old Boy in Freeport

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Eduardo Portillo, also known as “Firuli” and “Tito” (Portillo), an associate of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the…

Armed Duo Is Sentenced To Prison For Convenience Store Robbery

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced to prison two men for the 2020 armed robbery of a convenience store in Charlotte, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney…

Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Meth on the Darknet

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Fairfax man was sentenced today to 52 months for conspiring to distribute between 15 and 45 kilograms of pills containing methamphetamine via the darknet. According to court documents,…

Former South Florida Resident Convicted of Smuggling Illegal Refrigerant from China to U.S.

Miami, Florida – Yesterday, 69-year-old Jorge Murrillo pled guilty in federal district court in Miami to conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act (CAA) by importing over 300,000 kilograms of illegal hydrochlorofluorocarbon-22…

Folk Nation Leader Charged in Connection with March 22, 2022 Shooting

An indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging Kwyme Waddell with being a felon in possession of ammunition. As alleged in court…

St. Louis downtown carjacker gets 10 1/2 years in prison

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Tuesday sentenced a man from Alorton, Illinois to 10 years and six months in prison for an armed carjacking in downtown St. Louis.…

Attorney Pleads Guilty To Filing Fraudulent Lawsuits Under The Americans With Disabilities Act

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that attorney STUART FINKELSTEIN pled guilty to mail fraud in connection with his filing of fraudulent lawsuits pursuant…

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