Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 572

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

Conrad felon sentenced to 21 months in prison for illegal possession of firearms

GREAT FALLS — A Conrad man who admitted to illegally possessing three firearms within one month of being on state probation for a felony conviction was sentenced today to 21 months in…

Federal Civil and Criminal Investigations Result in Six Convictions and Recovery of Over $8.7 Million in Connection with Compounded Medications Formulated by DelCo Pharmacy

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced the criminal and civil resolutions of multi-year investigations of various health care fraud schemes involving prescriptions for compounded medications formulated by Heritage Therapeutics,…

Montgomery Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery and Discharging a Firearm While Committing the Crime

Montgomery, Alabama – On Monday, March 28, 2022, John Adam Vinson, Jr., 32, from Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to bank robbery charges and discharging a firearm while committing the crime, announced…

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams Appointed To Chair Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Advisory Committee

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced the appointment of 12 U.S. Attorneys to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC). Created in 1973, the AGAC advises the…

U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris Appointed to Serve on Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced the appointment of 12 U.S. Attorneys to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC). Created in 1973, the AGAC…

Peoria Man Convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Felon

PEORIA, Ill. – A federal jury returned a guilty verdict today against Vincent Nichols, Jr., 34, of the 3600 block of West Hedge Hill Lane, in Peoria, Illinois, for possession of a…

Columbus Woman Sentenced to 24 Months and Full Restitution for Stealing $240k from Non-Profits

COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Columbus teacher who admitted to stealing approximately $240,000 from charitable organizations and a local dental office was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to repay the victims in…

Roxbury Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Offenses

BOSTON – A Roxbury man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to gun and drug offenses. Omari Peterson, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution and possession with intent…

Ocala Man Arrested For Lying On Federal Firearm Form At Gun Dealer

Ocala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Marques Young (22, Ocala) on a criminal complaint charging him with one count of knowingly causing a Federal Firearms Licensee…

U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison Appointed to serve on Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Advisory Committee

12 Methamphetamine Traffickers Arrested in Brownfield, Lamesa Drug Bust

Twelve alleged drug traffickers were arrested Wednesday in Operation Tormenta De Arena (“Sandstorm”), announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. During the bust in Lubbock, Brownfield, and…

Marrero Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DEWAYNE COLEMAN (“COLEMAN”), age 22, of Marrero, Louisiana, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation…

Methamphetamine trafficking sends Missoula woman to prison for four years

MISSOULA — A Missoula woman who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and heroin in the community was sentenced today to four years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release,…

Arizona man pleads guilty to perjuring himself during trial for transporting individuals for prostitution

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – John Dompierre, 58, of Avondale, Arizona, pleaded guilty on March 28 in federal court to perjury. On Sept. 10, 2020, federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Dompierre…

KC Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man who sold an assault rifle and methamphetamine to an undercover federal agent has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a…

Susanville Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Darrel Wayne Kratzberg, 46, of Susanville, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years and 10 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to…

Settlement Agreement Reached with Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families to Address Discrimination Against Parents with Disabilities

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that the Rhode Island…