Legal

Hyattsville Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme

Greenbelt, Maryland– A Maryland woman pled guilty in federal court, today, for her role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $2.3 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds. Carmen Hernandez...

2026-08-19

U.S. Attorney’s Office Welcomes Three Newly Sworn Assistant United States Attorneys

2026-08-19

Gearhart Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

A Gearhart, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for sexual exploitation of children and possession of child sexual abuse material.

2026-08-19

Former Prince George’s County Police Officer Sentenced in Connection With Insurance Fraud Scheme

Greenbelt, Maryland– A former Prince George’s County police officer received a federal-prison sentence for his role in an auto-insurance fraud scheme. Judge Lydia Griggsby sentenced Michael Anthony Ow...

2026-08-19

Statement of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division on the Closing of Its Investigation of the Merger of Seismic Software Inc. and Highspot Inc.

Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. of the U.S. Department of Justice issued the following statement today in connection with the closing of the Antitrust Division’s investigation into ...

2026-08-19

Former Leader of a Violent Transnational Criminal Organization Sentenced to 360 months in Prison for Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise as Part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, United States District Court Judge Pedro A. Delgado sentenced José Julio Rodríguez-Cumba, a.k.a. “Chambi/Chembi/Josué/Chambo/Patrón,” to 360 months (30 years) of impriso...

2026-08-19

Texas Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Transportation of Illegal Aliens Resulting in Death

TUCSON, Ariz. – Moises Gabriel Castillo, Jr., 40, of Weatherford, Texas, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of sup...

2026-08-19

Former National Park Service Employee Sentenced for Theft of Government Property

2026-08-19

Cherry Creek Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting His Intimate Partner and Illegally Possessing a Firearm

United States Attorney Ron Parsons, announced today that U.S. District Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Cherry Creek, South Dakota man convicted of Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an ...

2026-08-19

Lubbock Ponzi Schemers Face Up to 70 Years in Federal Prison Following Guilty Verdict in San Antonio

Joshua Allen and Michael Cox were found guilty in a federal jury trial for their roles in a Ponzi fraud scheme

2026-08-19

District Couple Arrested and Charged in Homeland Security Task Force Takedown for Trafficking Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine

Katie Shameka Williams, 33, and Kenneth Darnell Smith Jr., 32, both of the District of Columbia, were arrested yesterday after being charged in an indictment in connection with running an alleged fent...

2026-08-19

Poplar Bluff Woman Caught with Gun, Meth Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison

Dorothy Mae Neeley pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

2026-08-19

Baltimore Man Sentenced for Drug-Trafficking and Firearm Possession Charges

Baltimore, Maryland– A Baltimore man received a federal-prison sentence, today, for drug-trafficking and firearm crimes, stemming from a local drug-trafficking investigation. U.S. District Judge Steph...

2026-08-19

Federal Grand Jury Indicts 13 for Drug and Firearm Offenses Following a Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Led by the DEA and LMPD

2026-08-19

Springfield Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Assaulting Postal Worker

Courtney J. Ellis, 45, of Springfield, Mo., was sentenced in federal court for assaulting a U.S. Postal Service worker.

2026-08-19

Milwaukee Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking and Arson Offense

2026-08-19

Baltimore Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Murder During a Violent Drug-Related Robbery in Queens

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Marcus Pittman, also known as “Nacho” and “Cheese,” was sentenced by United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to 27 years in prison for causing death...

2026-08-19

Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl

BOSTON – A Dominican national, unlawfully residing in Lawrence Mass., pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to drug charges after serving a federal prison sentence and being deported in ...

2026-08-19

Nine Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced the last of nine co-defendants for charges related to an Orlando Drug Trafficking Organization. Each of the defendants previously...

2026-08-19

Previously Deported British Citizen Who Illegally Reentered U.S. is Sentenced

JOHN O’ROURKE, also known as JOHN CASEY, 27, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford for unlawfully reentering the...

2026-08-19