Press releases from the U.S. Department of Justice
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Shane Tobias, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted a firearms conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Tobias, 29, pleaded guilty today to one count of…
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Quintae L. Stubbs, of Columbus, Ohio, was indicted today on a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Stubbs, 31, is charged with one count…
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Adrianna Bean, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Bean, 22, pleaded guilty today to one count…
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Cleveland, Ohio men are facing money laundering charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Robert Jermele Atkinson, 41, and Micah A. Atkinson, 26, were indicted…
Baltimore, Maryland – United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron announced today that as part of the Office’s continuing efforts to protect older adults and to…
GREAT FALLS — A Washington man admitted to a drug trafficking crime today after law enforcement seized more than five pounds of methamphetamine along with other drugs from his vehicle…
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – In connection with the Department of Justice’s announcement of its Elder Justice Sweep earlier today, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, made…
LAREDO, Texas – An 18-year-old man residing in Laredo has been indicted on charges of alien smuggling causing serious bodily injury, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, a federal…
CONCORD – Kyle Goff, 28, a resident of Pembroke New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl…
BOSTON – A Framingham woman was sentenced yesterday for fraudulently receiving Social Security disability benefits, MassHealth, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and Section 8 housing assistance. Maribel Rodriguez, 63,…
San Juan, Puerto Rico – The United States Justice Department announced today the results of its efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During…
A Vinita man was sentenced in federal court for attempting to sexually entice an individual he believed to be a 14-year-old boy, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge…
CHICAGO — A man was charged today in federal court with intentionally damaging a reproductive health services facility in Chicago. MICHAEL BARRON, 41, most recently of Chicago, is charged in…
LITTLE ROCK—A Jonesboro woman was sentenced to prison for misusing more than $143,000 in disability payments intended for her injured veteran husband. Brandi Goldman, 49, was sentenced to…
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Tammy Tarmon, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a fentanyl charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Tarmon, 50, pleaded guilty today to one count…
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – A federal grand jury last week indicted a Gadsden man for conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F.…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal grand jury last week indicted eight individuals for their roles in a prison-based phone scam that targeted retailers throughout the country, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F.…
Gulfport, Miss.- A Laurel man pled guilty to falsification of an annual financial report filed by a labor union, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Supervisory Investigator Tara Thibodaux…
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Brian James Bell, age 22 of Mount Vernon, Washington, was sentenced on Friday, September 30, 2022, to 66 months in prison following his plea to a…
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Scott Paul Polinski, age 58 of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on Friday, September 30, 2022, to 120 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute…
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Avery Lans (55, Virgin Islands) guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Lans faces a…
United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. has announced that an investigation into a drug trafficking organization based out of East Baton Rouge Parish has resulted in a federal grand…
Montgomery, Alabama – Today, U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced that Brandon Thomas Hart, 33, from Smiths Station, Alabama, was sentenced to 38 years in prison for sexually exploiting…
PROVIDENCE – Appearing before a federal judge today, a Pawtucket man has admitted that he trafficked crack and powder cocaine while on federal supervised release, having completed a term of incarceration on…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Last week, a federal judge sentenced a Birmingham teacher for transferring obscene material to a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Acting Special Agent…