Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 311

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

West Falls Man Pleads Guilty To Child Exploitation Charge At Start Of Federal Trial

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that, as jury selection was scheduled to get underway in his federal trial, Nicholas Turnquist, 36, of…

Tyler County man sentenced for drug charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Shirl Norman Baker, III, of Paden City, West Virginia, was sentenced yesterday to 60 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Baker,…

San Diego Resident Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

SAN DIEGO – Kaylar Junior Tawan Beltranlap of San Diego pleaded guilty today to distributing a counterfeit oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl that killed a 15-year-old Coronado High School sophomore, referred to…

Mexican national admits to trafficking 11 kilograms of cocaine through border

LAREDO, Texas – A 31-year-old man residing in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Sergio…

Clay County Convicted Felon Arrested On Federal Drug And Firearm Charges

Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Shawntae Jamell Clark (41, Clay County) with possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more…

Fourth Felon Who Possessed Guns Found During a Search of a House in Waterloo Sentenced to Federal Prison

The final person charged after five guns were found during a search in Waterloo, Iowa, was sentenced July 6, 2022, to more than three years in federal prison. William Rashad Burt, age…

Mexican National Captured On Drug Smuggling Vessel Sentenced To More Than 20 Years After Providing False Information To Law Enforcement During Cooperation

Tampa, FL – Senior U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Luis Alberto Bran-Lopez (43, Oaxaca, Mexico) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute…

Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS

Jacksonville, FL – United States Attorney Roger Handberg announces today that a Florida man was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for attempting…

Major black tar heroin conspiracy in Katy lands three men in prison

HOUSTON – Three men have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Esteban Lopez Hernandez, 41,…

Five Alleged Members of Enfield-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Enfield Police Chief Alaric Fox…

Hampton Man Sentenced for COVID-19 Loan Fraud While in BOP Halfway House

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for falsely applying for loans intended to grant COVID-19 relief to small businesses. According to court documents,…

The Justice Department announced today that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, 46, was sentenced to serve 252 months in prison with credit for time served for depriving George Floyd Jr. and…

Three Plead Guilty to Straw Purchasing Multiple Firearms

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Three Beckley-area residents pleaded guilty today to federal charges involving multiple straw purchases of firearms. Jaleel Delaney, 27, and Dejaha Morris, 23, pleaded guilty to making false statements in…

Former Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense to Plead Guilty in Conspiracy to Defraud the Government

BOSTON – An Uxbridge man has agreed to plead guilty to his role in a conspiracy to defraud the government of thousands of dollars from 2014 to 2018. Thomas Bouchard, 59, of…

Three Men Federally Indicted for Insider Trading, Securities Fraud

MINNEAPOLIS – Three men have been indicted for their roles in an insider trading conspiracy involving a medical device company’s nonpublic business acquisition deal. According to court documents, beginning in January 2018…

Birmingham Store Manager Pleads Guilty to Food Stamp and Tax Fraud

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The manager of a Birmingham grocery store pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court to wire and tax fraud for his unlawful manipulation of the Supplemental Nutrition Act Program…

Fourth Circuit Upholds Multiple Life Sentences for Raleigh Gang Leaders Convicted on RICO charges and Gang-Related Murders

RALEIGH, N.C. – A three-judge panel from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a unanimous, published opinion affirming the trial convictions and multiple life sentences for gang leaders who were…