Department of Justice Press Releases

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The former mayor of the Municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, José Luis Cruz-Cruz, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his involvement in …

Hi, I’m United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace. Thank you all for joining us today. With me today are: Keechant Sewell, Commissioner of the New …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK ROMAN, 54, of East Windsor, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing several firearms. Christopher …

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Rayshawn Earl Motley, 32, Rochester, Minnesota was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge …

NEW ORLEANS –  The  United States  Attorney’s Office  announced that former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party “A,” KAREN CARTER PETERSON, age 53, from New Orleans, Louisiana, …

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcus Payton, 38, Beloit, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William …

BOISE – A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment charging Catherine Skidmore, 55, of Meridian, with 25 counts of wire fraud and 24 counts of money laundering, U.S. …

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Baltimore-based drug trafficking organizations that supplied large amounts of fentanyl to West Virginia and caused at least two deaths have been dismantled by separate federal …

A Pennsylvania man has been federally charged with related crimes           GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that Jennifer Robertson, age 52, …

NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Philip …

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced last week to serve 20 years in prison and pay $100,000 in restitution for the sexual exploitation of children. According to …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL NASTU, 63, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford …

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL MALONE, age 38, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 10, 2023 in the United States …

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin today sentenced Daquante Thomas, a/k/a “Glock,” age 20, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by five years …

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – An East St. Louis man received a prison sentence of 104 months on Tuesday in a U.S. District Court after admitting to possession of a …

Prosecution Is First In New York To Publicly Charge the Gun Trafficking Provisions of The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a seven-count indictment …

Provides tips for parents and kids on protecting themselves from growing threat on Snapchat and other social media platforms           GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — Today U.S. …

PORTLAND, Ore.—Today, federal law enforcement partners from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, FBI Portland Field Office, and Homeland Security Investigations Seattle Field Office join to commemorate …

CINCINNATI – A former insurance agent pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to defrauding dozens of victims in the Cincinnati and Dayton area.   Specifically, Seneca Birchmore, 45, of Cincinnati, …

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Bruceton Mills, West Virginia man was found guilty of his role in a methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation that spanned from …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The former owner of an Olathe, Kansas, clinic that treated opioid addiction has been sentenced in federal court for possessing methamphetamine to distribute. Trevor J. Robinson, …

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on January 10, 2023, United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Juan Esdrada-Beret, age 41, …

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Emmanuel Tenneh, age 29, an alien who resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on …

 Memphis, TN – After a two-day trial, Gary Crawford, 32, has been found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. United States Attorney Kevin Ritz announced …