Press releases from the U.S. Department of Justice
EL PASO – An El Paso man was arrested on Thursday on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in defrauding two federally funded correctional institutions (“the institutions”). According to …
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for his role in a multi-drug trafficking conspiracy. According …
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JAMAR ARMSTRONG, age 37, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on October 28, 2021 before the Honorable Eldon E. Fallon to charges of violating the Federal …
After serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Connecticut for 40 years, and as Chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Civil Division for more than 30 years, …
BOSTON – A Boston man was convicted by a federal jury on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 in connection with possessing and conspiring to distribute drugs including fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. …
LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley man who planned the bombing of a political rally in Long Beach in 2019 was sentenced today to 25 years in federal …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Arlene-Anela Kekoolani, 30, of Honolulu, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. …
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal jury convicted a Minneapolis man for possessing a firearm as a felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. Following a four-day trial before Judge Nancy …
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – WAYNE BROWN, age 35, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on October 28, 2021 before the Honorable Eldon E. Fallon to charges of violating the Federal …
A Utah man was sentenced to 51 months in prison today for tax evasion and corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the IRS. According to evidence presented at trial and court documents, …
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Non-profit Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House (“LBDNH”) has agreed to pay the United States $100,000 and enter into a compliance agreement to resolve a civil False Claims …
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a fraud scheme whereby he and a co-conspirator would steal mail from residential mailboxes and use …
DENVER – Brian Hsu, age 20, of Irvine, California, has been charged by criminal complaint with interference with a flight crew and assault within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the …
CHICAGO — A federal indictment unsealed today charges 13 alleged leaders, members, and associates of the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang with participating in a …
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Kevin Cordeiro, 34, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, pleaded guilty …
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KYLE PITTS, also known as “Bark,” 37, of West Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District …
GREENSBORO, N.C. – A Durham resident was sentenced Friday in federal court for lying to agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation asking questions about a drive-by shooting, announced Acting …
HOUSTON – Two Houstonians are on their way to federal prison after admitting to recruiting a teenager on social media and trafficking her for sex, announced acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. …
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that on Friday, October 29, 2021, Judge Christopher A. Boyko sentenced Justin D. Martin, 34, of Akron, Ohio, to 23 years imprisonment after …
PITTSBURGH, PA – After deliberating for less than an hour, a federal jury on Friday found James Weldon Johnson, aka “300 Blocc Knocc”, guilty on four counts of violating federal …
CHICAGO — The former Chief Executive Officer of an Illinois computer services company has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for orchestrating fraud schemes that bilked a global …
SHREVEPORT, La. – Melissa H. Sepulvado, 59, of Zwolle, Louisiana was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 12 months and 1 day in …
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Karim Irvin Brooks, of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Brooks, 26, pleaded guilty today to …
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ROT VAN NGUYEN (“NGUYEN”), age 59, of San Jose, California was sentenced on October 28, 2021 to thirty-three months in …
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Richard Kevin Isner, of Flemington, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Isner, 59, pleaded guilty today …