Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 304

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

Former Postal Service Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Mail and Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits

LOS ANGELES – A former United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for scheming to steal more than $250,000 in unemployment insurance (UI) funds…

Illinois Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Gun and Drug Charges

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine while possessing a firearm pled guilty July 8, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Shawn Gaston, 32, from Peru, Illinois, was convicted of conspiracy…

U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves Welcomes 600 Youths to 12th Annual “Breaking the Silence on Youth Violence” Summit

WASHINGTON – U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, and numerous local and federal law enforcement agencies and community-based organizations…

Kingsley Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms

A man who illegally possessed firearms was sentenced on July 7, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Levi Dimmitt, 35, from Kingsley, Iowa, pled guilty on December 2, 2021, to being…

Sells Man Sentenced to 25 Months for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon

TUCSON, Ariz. – On Thursday, Kyle Devan Cachora, 28, of Sells, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 25 months in prison, followed by three years of…

Wilson Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Federal Firearms Charges

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Wilson man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug…

Florissant woman admits $828,000 pandemic loan and grant fraud

ST. LOUIS – A woman from Florissant pleaded guilty to federal charges Monday and admitted submitting fraudulent applications that triggered $828,813 in loans and grants that were supposed to go to businesses…

Hunterdon County Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Producing Phony Massage Therapy Training Certificates for Prostitution Businesses

TRENTON, N.J. – A Hunterdon County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for producing and selling fraudulent massage therapy training certificates for use in various New Jersey…

Career Offender Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Distributing Cocaine

BOSTON – A Cambridge man was sentenced on July 8, 2022 in federal court in Boston for cocaine distribution. Dante Starks, a/k/a “Tay,” 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel…

Charleston Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Multi-State Drug Ring

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Ricky Lee Taylor, also known as “RT,” 58, of Charleston, was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for his…

Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Michigan man was sentenced today to three years and five months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession…

Armed Bank Robber Is Sentenced To More Than 15 Years

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced that Terie Smith, 42, of Wingate, N.C., was sentenced to 188 months in prison and five years of supervised release in prison for…

Horse Doping Drug Supplier Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant SETH FISHMAN, DVM, received a sentence of 11 years in prison today for his role at…

South Florida Political Campaign Consultant Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Program

Miami, Florida – Today, 42-year-old Royal Palm Beach, Florida resident Omar Smith pled guilty in South Florida federal court to lying on a coronavirus relief loan application and fraudulently obtaining hundreds of…

Media Advisory – Press Conference Announcement

WHEN: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 1:00 PM WHERE: Terry Sanford Federal Courthouse Room 158 310 New Bern Avenue Raleigh, NC 27601 Re: 27 Indictments Announced as Part…

Baltimore Serial Robber Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Committing at Least 10 Armed Commercial Robberies in the Baltimore Area

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Marquis Moore, age 35, of Baltimore, to 12 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for committing a…