Department of Justice Press Releases

You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 21, 2022 COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Stewart Jerome Messerschmidt, age 60, of Minden, was sentenced on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, to two …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Quincee Zohnnie was sentenced on Sept. 20 to eight years in prison. Zohnnie, …

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Ernest Pressley, 42, of Philadelphia, PA, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Eduardo C. Robreno to one count …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Andy Cordova was sentenced on Sept. 20 to 10 months in prison. Cordova, …

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Dumfries man today on charges of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury, and possession with the intent to …

ALBANY, Ga. – A Lee County, Georgia, resident who admitted to producing child sexual assault material involving minor victims was sentenced to the statutory maximum prison term for his crimes. James …

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Kymoni Davis, also known as “Money,” 33, of Redford, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and …

Gulfport, Miss. – A Pascagoula man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca …

MACON, Ga. – A Macon resident with a criminal history to include an armed robbery conviction admitted in court that he possessed with the intent to distribute heroin as a …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Logan, Ohio, man pleaded guilty in federal court here today to producing child [censored]ography of a three-year-old child and possessing thousands of images of child sexual …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Logan, Ohio, man pleaded guilty in federal court here today to producing child [censored]ography of a three-year-old child and possessing thousands of images of child sexual …

Greenbelt, Maryland – A criminal complaint has been filed charging Mikiyas Maryie Kefyalew, a/k/a “Mick”, age 24, of Silver Spring, Maryland, with distribution of fentanyl resulting in the death of …

COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Florida man was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday afternoon on all counts of a three-count indictment charging him with the armed distribution of methamphetamine …

NEWARK, N.J. – An Illinois man was sentenced to 39 months in prison for using other individuals’ personal identification information to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits while he was incarcerated, …

INDIANAPOLIS – Micah Moore, 31, of Indianapolis, was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession of a machinegun and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. According to court …

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict against MUSTAPHA RAJI for his participation in a $1.7 …

TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man who ran an illegal gambling business was sentenced to 18 months in prison for filing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney …

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Charlottesville woman, who altered and forged checks she obtained without the consent of the checks’ owners, was sentenced yesterday to thirty-six months in federal prison.   …

ALBANY, Ga. – A man who has been on the run from authorities since 2013 for his role in distributing kilograms of cocaine in Southwest Georgia has pleaded guilty in …

NEWARK, N.J. – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was sentenced to 13 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining unemployment insurance benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.  Khaori …

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – William Harrison Quarterman, III, 33, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced on September 20, 2022, to 21 years in federal prison after he pled guilty to drug trafficking, …

WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging a Philadelphia man with …

Memphis, TN – Craig Parham, 41, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for drug trafficking. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney announced the sentence today. According to …

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSHUA BURRELL was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for committing securities fraud in …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for secretly video recording a 14-year-old victim in the victim’s bedroom. Jonathan Rodger Nelson, 42, …