Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 318

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

U.S. Attorney Announces Two Additional Indictments as Part of COVID-19 Relief Fraud Strike Force

Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, has announced two new indictments resulting from the COVID-19 Relief Fraud Strike Force launched by the…

27-Year-Old Florida Man Sentenced To Over 26 Years In Prison For Enticing Minors In New York, Kentucky, And New Jersey To Engage In Sexual Activity

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CHRISTOPHER NUNEZ was sentenced to 320 months in prison by United States District Judge Kenneth M.…

Albuquerque men sentenced to prison for sex trafficking

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Adonis Baker, 37, and Inkosi Grandberry, 40, both of Albuquerque, were sentenced for their…

Former Philadelphia Water Department Employee Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Theft

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Thomas Staszak, 47, of Philadelphia, PA, a former employee of the Philadelphia Water Department (“PWD”), was sentenced to fourteen months in prison,…

Charlotte Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Kaila Leaann Shanteau-Jackson, 30, of Charlotte, pleaded guilty to wire fraud today, for defrauding the State of Arizona’s COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit program of approximately $995,000, announced…

Three Plead Guilty in Grandparent Scheme Targeting Rhode Island Seniors

PROVIDENCE – Appearing before a federal judge in Providence, three individuals today admitted that they participated in a “Grandparent Scam” that defrauded fourteen Rhode Island seniors out of a total of more…

MEXICO-BASED MARIJUANA TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCE

PHOENIX, Ariz. – On June 28, 2022, Juan Carlos Juarez-Torres, 41, of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan to 240 months in prison, followed by 60 months…

Atlantic City Man Sentenced to 125 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Kilogram Quantities of Heroin

CAMDEN, N.J. – A member of an Atlantic City, New Jersey, drug-trafficking organization was sentenced today to 125 months in prison for conspiring to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, U.S.…

Poultney, Vermont Man Charged with Distribution of Fentanyl and Cocaine Base

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on June 29, 2022 a federal grand jury, sitting in Rutland, charged Javon Wright (a.k.a. “Ace”), 37, of…

Bridgeport Gang Member Admits Role in 2019 Murder

TYRONE MOORE, also known as “Ty Ralph Lauren,” 20, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to a racketeering offense stemming from his involvement in…

Armed robbery and illegal possession of firearm brings 102-month sentence for Columbus man

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Kamar L. Cox, 23, of Columbus was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 102 months in prison for armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm. A jury…

Florida Man Charged with Unlawful Transportation of Individuals

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Juan Mejia-Flores, 31, of Bradenton, Florida, has been indicted by the federal grand jury for the unlawful transportation…

Former Bangor Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) Loan Fraud

BANGOR, Maine: A Skowhegan man pleaded guilty today in federal court to a bank fraud scheme arising from his applications for Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loans, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.…

11 arrested as part of narcotics distribution ring bringing bulk amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine into central Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A multi-agency law enforcement task force today announced the arrests of eight men and three women indicted by a federal grand jury here for distributing bulk amounts of fentanyl,…

Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 318

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

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

Cruise line worker sentenced in New Orleans for child exploitation materials

U.S. Attorney Announces Two Additional Indictments as Part of COVID-19 Relief Fraud Strike Force

27-Year-Old Florida Man Sentenced To Over 26 Years In Prison For Enticing Minors In New York, Kentucky, And New Jersey To Engage In Sexual Activity

Albuquerque men sentenced to prison for sex trafficking

Former Philadelphia Water Department Employee Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Theft

Charlotte Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud

Three Plead Guilty in Grandparent Scheme Targeting Rhode Island Seniors

MEXICO-BASED MARIJUANA TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCE

Atlantic City Man Sentenced to 125 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Kilogram Quantities of Heroin

Poultney, Vermont Man Charged with Distribution of Fentanyl and Cocaine Base

Bridgeport Gang Member Admits Role in 2019 Murder

Armed robbery and illegal possession of firearm brings 102-month sentence for Columbus man

Florida Man Charged with Unlawful Transportation of Individuals

Former Bangor Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) Loan Fraud

11 arrested as part of narcotics distribution ring bringing bulk amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine into central Ohio

Contractor charged in bribery and bid rigging scheme

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for $1.9 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud

Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense

Bonifay Doctor Settles Controlled Substances Act Violations For $130,000

Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty to Interference with Commerce by Robbery and Felon in Possession of a Firearm

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