Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 660

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

Irvine Man Arrested on Charge Alleging He Fraudulently Obtained More Than $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Sham Companies

LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man who fled after authorities searched his residence on Wednesday is in federal custody today after he was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border and charged…

Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…

Former Members of Tribal Leadership Sentenced for Multimillion Dollar Embezzlement Scheme

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three former leaders of the Paskenta Tribe of Nomlaki Indians were sentenced today for a conspiracy to embezzle or steal from a tribal organization, as well as tax fraud…

Founder of Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Charged in $2 Billion BitConnect Ponzi Scheme

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Daniel C. Silva, Mark W. Pletcher, Lisa Sanniti, and Carl Brooker NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 25, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A federal grand jury returned an indictment…

DeKalb Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

PEORIA, Ill. – A DeKalb, Illinois, man, Christopher Simmons, 41, of the 800 block of Edgebrook Drive, was sentenced on February 24, 2022, to concurrent terms of 46 months’ imprisonment and five…

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Traveling with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, man, Joseph Allen Wilcher, 40, of the 1800 block of Western Drive, was sentenced on February 24, 2022, to 120 months in prison for…

Former Amtrak Employee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that KENYA BUTLER-SMALL pleaded guilty on February 23, 2022 to two counts of wire fraud for conduct that occurred while she was…

Spokane Mental Health Counselor Agrees to Pay More Than $135,000 for Fraudulent Medicaid Billing

Spokane, Washington – Dr. Ray Smith, a mental health counselor practicing in Spokane, and his company, “A Brief Counseling Center,” also known as “Healthy Counseling Center” (“ABCC”) have agreed to pay $138,984…

Lycoming County Man Sentenced For Tax Evasion

You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 25, 2022 WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Joseph Rinker, 51, of Lycoming County,…

Syracuse Entrepreneur Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Dean Whittles, 61, formerly of Syracuse, New York, waived indictment and pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Utica to one felony count of willful failure to pay…

Beaver County Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Possessing Illegal Firearms and Images of Child Sexual Abuse

PITTSBURGH – A Beaver County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 50 months’ imprisonment and seven years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal child exploitation and firearm laws,…

Two Men Sentenced For Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl In Lycoming County

WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Braheem Lewis, 24, of Philadelphia and Ethan Bailey, 23, of Williamsport were sentenced on February 23,…

New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud Spanning More Than Three Decades

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BETTY ARRINGTON a/k/a “Betty Callie Arrington,” a/k/a “Betty Francis C Miller,” a/k/a “Betty Miller” (“ARRINGTON”), age 72, a resident of New Orleans,…

Essex County Man Admits Using Credit Cards Stolen from U.S. Mail to Attempt to Defraud Banks of Over $300,000

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted scheming with at least one U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee and others to steal credit cards from the mail and use…

Bradford County Man Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on February 24, 2022, John Palfreyman, age 39, of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a…

Union Springs Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Montgomery, Alabama – On February 23, 2022, Christopher Lee Smith, a 24-year-old man from Union Springs, Alabama, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for being a felon in possession of…

Four Men From the Enterprise Area Arrested on Federal Gun Charges

Montgomery, Alabama – Today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Enterprise Police Department, announce that four…

Crystal Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ALEJANDRO CASTILLO, 42, a citizen of Belize last residing in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced yesterday by U.S.…

Nashville Man Convicted Of Federal Firearm & Drug Offenses After Killing Another During Drug Deal

NASHVILLE – A federal jury in Nashville yesterday found a local man guilty of federal firearm offenses following the shooting death of another man during a drug deal in 2019, announced U.S.…

Camden County Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in Fraudulent Delivery Scheme

TRENTON, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars of consumer electronics before reselling the stolen goods…

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