Department of Justice Press Releases

Miami, Florida – A former procurement director at Broward Health pled guilty today in federal district court in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting that he accepted …

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –  Seneca Smith, 36, of Huntington was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine. According to court documents, …

PITTSBURGH, PA – One Ohio resident and two Pennsylvania men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit mail …

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to two years (24 months) in prison and four years of supervised release for violating federal narcotics laws, …

A Broken Arrow man was sentenced today in federal court for fraudulently applying for a Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, …

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Willie Tyler, age 69, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to life in prison by …

PLANO, Texas – Two Dallas brothers have been found guilty of drug violations related to a 2019 overdose in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. …

Victims Defrauded of at Least $2.5 Million CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Three indictments returned by a federal grand jury sitting in Charleston have been unsealed that charge nine men for their …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Today, one day before a jury trial was scheduled to begin, Hack Townsend Culling Jr., 28, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of …

CAMDEN, N.J. – Two Camden County residents were arrested following their indictment by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in attempting to bribe a witness to steal a …

BOSTON – A Boston Police officer pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with committing over $16,000 in overtime fraud while assigned to the Boston Police Department’s …

FRESNO, Calif. — Christina Smith, 38, who was on parole and had previously been incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, pleaded guilty in federal court today …

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Allegheny County, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiring to set fire to property of an organization that receives federal funding …

Davenport, Iowa – Kevin Cortez Garrett, age 39, of Burlington, was sentenced Thursday, May 27, 2021, by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 34 months in …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Franklin, MA, man today admitted to a federal court judge in Rhode Island that on at least four occasions he traveled to Rhode Island and traded …

Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a 52-count federal indictment was unsealed today charging Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, 42, of Parma, Ohio, with devising and enacting a scheme to …

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on May 25, 2021, JIMMIE FLORES (“FLORES”), age 58, was sentenced on a one-count indictment for fraudulent use of …

FRESNO, Calif. — Patrick Maldonado, 46, of Madera, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert …

Seattle – A Seattle man was arrested on Friday, May 28, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on criminal charges related to his alleged efforts to join Islamic State of Iraq and …

Louisville – A Louisville man was sentenced last week to 2 years of probation, including 8 months of home incarceration, for aiming a laser pointer at a Louisville Metro Police …

SAN ANTONIO – Tyler Light, a 25-year-old self-proclaimed militia member and Boogaloo Bois supporter, pleaded guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Appearing before U.S. District …

            CONCORD – Adam W. Gagnon, 43, of Manchester, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, …

TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael …

ATLANTA – Anthony Dwayne King has been sentenced for laundering over $247,000, generated from business email compromise (BEC) schemes committed against Minnesota and Oregon homebuyers, a Delaware law firm, and …

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger today sentenced Matthew Zachariah Humphrey (26, Daytona Beach) to 11 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl …