Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 581

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

Waterbury Man Charged with Federal Firearm and Drug Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned a three-count indictment charging DARTRE BOOKER, 27, of Waterbury, with…

South Bay Woman Charged with Attempted Arson of Bank Branch

LOS ANGELES – A South Bay woman was charged today in a federal grand jury indictment alleging she threw a Molotov cocktail inside a bank in Torrance after having a dispute…

Mexican national pleads guilty to federal carjacking

ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Gael Rodriguez, 20, of Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court on March 23 to an information charging him with carjacking. Rodriguez will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has…

Four defendants in insurance company robbery face federal charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Four New Mexico defendants are facing federal charges, accused of robbing an insurance company in Gallup, New Mexico. According to court records, on Dec. 4, 2021, Amber Yazzie, 27,…

Lawrence Man Arrested for Fentanyl Distribution Involving Multiple Large Pill Press Machines

BOSTON – A Lawrence man was arrested today on drug distribution charges involving counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. Miguel Angel Fajardo, 32, was arrested and charged with one count of possession with…

Hollygrove Man Sentenced to Term Federal Probation

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Kintrell WILLIAMS, a/k/a “Trell,” age 43, was sentenced in federal court on March 23, 2022 before U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to 6 months of probation…

Former Member of Massachusetts Latin Kings Leadership Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy

BOSTON – A former Inca, or leader, of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced yesterday on racketeering charges. Juan Liberato, a/k/a “King Prodigy,” 37, was sentenced…

Credit Union President Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Susan Irene Romero, 64, of Gilbert, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 26 months in prison and ordered to pay $2,360,000 in restitution.…

Dominican Republic National Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Kilograms of Cocaine by Boat

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A man from the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty today to transporting over 300 kilograms of cocaine in a “go-fast” boat traveling from Colombia to the Dominican Republic. According to…

Orleans Parish Man Sentenced on Weapons and Narcotic Charges

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant KIRK THOMPSON, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 23rd by U.S. District Court Judge Lance Africk to 117…

Arizona Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine and Money Laundering

BENTON, Ill. – Jose Angulo, 51, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on Thursday, March 24, 2022, to 30 years imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Money Laundering, and Distribution of Methamphetamine. Evidence established during…

West Plains Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A West Plains, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties.…

Federal Jury Convicts South Charleston Man of Methamphetamine Conspiracy

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After two days of trial, a federal jury convicted Timothy Wayne Dodd, 46, of South Charleston, of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. Evidence at trial…

Barbour County man admits to meth charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jonathan Andrew Swiger, of Belington, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Swiger, 33, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

Miami Man Found Guilty for Murdering an Uber Driver During a Carjacking

Miami, Florida – Jorge Aponte Figueroa (“Aponte Figueroa”), 25, of Miami, Florida, was found guilty by a Miami jury of one count of carjacking resulting in death and one count of discharging…

Phony Investment Adviser Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Joshua Louis Rupp, 37, previously of West Olive, Michigan, was sentenced to 16 years in prison…

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Over 200 Pressed Fentanyl Pills Disguised as Oxycodone

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty today to drug trafficking activities involving over 200 pressed fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone. Diamondez Pierre, 24, pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent…

Winooski Woman Charged with Distribution of Methamphetamine

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Julie Overfield, 62, of Winooski, Vermont was arrested Wednesday during the execution of a search warrant at…

South Georgia pastor, tax preparer admits CARES Act fraud

BRUNSWICK, GA: A South Georgia man holding himself out as a pastor, mortician, restaurateur, and tax preparer has admitted lying to receive COVID-19 small business assistance. Mack Devon Knight, 45, of Kingsland,…

Cincinnati man who sex trafficked teen sentenced to more than 15 years in prison

CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati man who sex trafficked a minor female with his half-brother was sentenced in federal court here today to 188 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release.…

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