Legal

Arizona woman, Dallas man receive lengthy federal prison sentences as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation into deadly fentanyl overdose in the Eastern District of Texas

An Arizona woman and a Dallas man have been sentenced to federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation into a deadly fentanyl overdose in the Eastern District of Texas, announ...

2026-09-17

Nigerian National Accused of Voting in Federal Elections

Gladys Adaeze Okafor, 56, allegedly voted in the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 Presidential primary election. I was told this never happens! Authorities arrested a Nigerian national living in Ly...

2026-09-17

Amnesty International names 87 Iranian officials for crimes against humanity in 2022 crackdown

Amnesty International named 87 Iranian security and interior ministry officials Wednesday who it says should face criminal investigation for crimes against humanity committed during the 2022 crackdown...

2026-09-17

Guatemalan national sentenced to over a year in prison for illegally reentering the U.S.

A Guatemalan man who illegally reentered the United States was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison.

2026-09-17

Billings man sentenced to 4 years in prison for trying to traffic drugs from his sober living house

A Billings man, who was receiving shipments of illicit drugs through the mail while staying in a sober living house, was sentenced Wednesday to four years and a month in prison, followed by five years...

2026-09-17

Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Abusive Sexual Contact of a Young Girl

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact.  The sentencing took pl...

2026-09-17

Marion Woman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding FEMA After Hurricane Helene

2026-09-17

Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. Delivers Remarks at the 53rd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy, and Antitrust Economics Workshop at Fordham Law School

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery, “Antitrust Federalism”Thank you, Maureen. I am grateful to Fordham Law School and the Competition Law Institute for the invitation to be here today.

2026-09-17

Dumfries woman sentenced to over 10 years in prison for facilitating narcotics trafficking in her motel

Kosha Sharma, 53, as sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in prison for facilitating narcotics trafficking at the Red Carpet Inn in Dumfries.

2026-09-17

Stepfather in 2-Month-Old’s Death Arrested and Charged

Demetrius Beatty, 40, of the District of Columbia, was arrested and charged with first-degree felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children for the August 16 death of a two-month-old child in his...

2026-09-17

Washington County Man Sentenced to Five Years’ Imprisonment for Possession of Sexually Explicit AI Photos of Children

ST. GEORGE, Utah – A Washington County man was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment after law enforcement found child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on his phone, which had been digitally altered.

2026-09-17

Chicago Man Sentenced to Eleven and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Two Postal Carriers and a Food Delivery Driver

DEVAN FLAX robbed two postal carriers and a food delivery driver in 2023.

2026-09-17

Chinese National Who Applied to U.S. Air Force Indicted in St. Louis

Biqi “Ashley” Huang is accused of misrepresenting the status of her marriage and applying to the U.S. Air Force to speed her path to citizenship.

2026-09-17

DOJ Sues Georgia Lab Executives for Defrauding Medicare by Targeting Faith-Based Communities and Seniors

Today, the United States filed acomplaintunder the False Claims Act against laboratory executives Jay Johnson and Austin Whiles, alleging that they used their roles at Capstone Diagnostics, an Atlanta...

2026-09-17

District of Massachusetts Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA and SBA-OIG in Nationwide COVID-Era Fraud Enforcement Surge

BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced recent charges, convictions and sentencings in five cases involving fraud against COVID-19 pandemic relief programs as p...

2026-09-17

Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute

BOSTON – A Massachusetts man was sentenced on Sept. 10, 2026 for conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute.

2026-09-17

D.C. Dentist Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud D.C. Medicaid of $3.4 Million

Today, Steven A. Price, 70, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 24 months in prison for conspiring to defraud D.C. Medicaid of $3.4 million, announced U.S. Attorney Je...

2026-09-17

Trax Retail, Inc. Agrees to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of PPP Loan Fraud

BOSTON – Trax Retail, Inc. (Trax) has agreed to pay approximately $3 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the company falsely certified to the United States Small Business Administrati...

2026-09-17

Newport News man sentenced to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse material

William Thomas Alley, 41, of Newport News, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for receipt of child sexual abuse material.

2026-09-17

Department of Justice Returns Approximately $29.7M in Proceeds of Fraud, Money Laundering and Tax Evasion Scheme to the Government of Curaçao

The Department of Justice announced today that it is transferring $29.7 million to Curaçao in three installments.

2026-09-17