DOJ Indictments
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Illinois Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Durable Medical Equipment Scheme
BOSTON – A Geneva, Ill., man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for a fraud scheme to defraud Medicare of over $2 million by submitting claims for durable medical equipment (DME) that was medically unnecessary, not wanted by the Medicare beneficiaries and tainted by kickbacks. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Three Individuals Sentenced for Attempted Armed Robbery
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, the third and last defendant was sentenced for the attempted armed robbery of an employee of JC Jewelers Inc., a company doing business as Oro Centro, a commercial entity that operated pawn shops and jewelry stores in Puerto Rico. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Inmate Sentenced for Running Drug Conspiracy in Prison
A man serving time in prison for assaulting a detention officer was sentenced today for knowingly conspiring with others to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing the Fentanyl that Killed Another Woman
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death. The sentencing took place on March 2, 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Nebraska Woman to Federal Prison for Iowa Meth Conspiracy
Wenona Oropeza, 48, from Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced March 5, 2026, to over ten years in federal prison. Oropeza pled guilty on October 22, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that a number of times over one year in 2024-2025, Oropeza would have other persons drive her from…
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Long Island Man Charged With Sex Trafficking, Enticing, and Exploiting a Minor
Jimmy Francois, also known as “Bentley Bugz,” will be arraigned this afternoon, in federal court in Brooklyn, on a six-count indictment charging him with the sex trafficking of a minor using force, fraud, and coercion; coercing and enticing a minor; sexually exploiting a child; and interstate prostitution. The charges in the indictment arise from the…
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Monroe County Man Sentenced To 15 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jackie A. Johnson, age 40, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 5, 2026, to 180 months’ imprisonment by Senior United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion for distribution of methamphetamine.According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, between…
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Jefferson County felon charged with federal firearms violation in Eastern District of Texas
A Beaumont man has been charged with a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Beaumont felon charged with federal firearms violation in Eastern District of Texas
A Beaumont man has been charged with a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Non-Citizen Charged with Fraudulently Voting in Numerous Elections
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Mexican national was arrested and appeared in federal court this week after he was charged with violating Alabama law by voting in multiple elections as a non-citizen, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Crosby.A complaint filed in U.S. District Court alleges that Homero Ramos, 51, is a lawful permanent resident who lives…
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Illegal Immigrant from the Dominican Republic Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine
Angel Lazala-Soto, who has a previous federal conviction for attempted re-entry by a previously deported alien, will spend the next 70 months in federal prison after being convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Kansas City Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Illegal Firearm
Marcus J. Porras, 32, Kansas City, Mo., sentenced in federal court yesterday for being a felon in possession of a firearm Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Accountability in Action: Federal Immigration Prosecutions
INDIANAPOLIS- Six illegal immigrants, all convicted felons, have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal reentry in the Southern District of Indiana. The prosecutions, which involved defendants arrested in Bartholomew, Hamilton, Henry, and Marion counties, stemmed from separate investigations. Each case was handled independently.DefendantSentencePrior RemovalsPrevious ConvictionsFrancisco Cervantes-Venegas, 36, of Mexico4 years, 9…
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Billings woman pleads guilty to carjacking resulting in death
BILLINGS – A Billings woman accused of facilitating a carjacking resulting in death admitted to charges today, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.The defendant, Violet Jeanee Littlelight, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of carjacking resulting in death. Littlelight faces a maximum term of imprisonment of life, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised…
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Leader of Violent Jewelry Theft Ring Pleads Guilty Mid-Trial
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The leader of an organized and violent theft ring that carried out armed robberies of jewelry stores in multiple states has pleaded guilty mid-trial, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.Reid Davis, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in North Carolina, joins U.S. Attorney Ferguson in…
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Johnson County Clinic Owner Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances
FRANKFORT, Ky.- A Harrodsburg, Ky., man, Jeremy Bryson, 47, was convicted by a federal jury in Frankfort on Wednesday for charges related to unlawfully distributing controlled substances. After approximately two hours of deliberations, following an eight-day trial, the jury convicted Bryson on one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, six counts of distribution of controlled substances,…
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Lead Defendant in Significant Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization in Lubbock Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
A Lubbock man responsible for trafficking thousands of pounds of methamphetamine into the Lubbock area was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Former Abbeville Resident and Previously Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Child Sex Offenses
LAFAYETTE– On February 26, 2026, David Fail, a 43-year-old former Abbeville resident, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after his August 2025 conviction by a federal jury for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse materials (“CSAM”).“Recidivist child sex predators are among the most dangerous people in our society, seeking out and victimizing our…
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Mexican National Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Federal Prison For Illegal Reentry
Tampa, Florida – Carmelo Nolasco-Carbajal (42, Mexico) was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara to three years and one month in federal prison for illegal reentry by an aggravated felon. Nolasco-Carbajal pleaded guilty on December 19, 2025. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Ghanaian National Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding UConn
DICKSON ALORWORNU, also known as “Dixon Al,” 36, a citizen of Ghana residing in Greenwich, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 48 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for operating a tuition refund scheme using stolen identities. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Alien Guilty of Using False Claim of Citizenship to Illegally Vote
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Canadian alien pleaded guilty to two counts of making false claims certifying that he was a United States citizen on North Carolina voter registration applications in 2022 and 2024 to vote in the 2022 elections and 2024 presidential election.According to court documents, Denis Bouchard, 70, falsely claimed to be a United…
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Indiana Youth Minister Linked to Imprisoned Kentucky School Superintendent Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation
EVANSVILLE- Aaron Paul Lockman, 24, of Corydon, Indiana, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to nine counts of possessing sexually explicit material involving minors. He was also ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution.According to court documents, the investigation began on March 11,…
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Ganjei announces intent to resign from position of United States Attorney
U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei has announced he will resign as chief law enforcement officer for the Southern District of Texas effective upon his appointment to the federal bench. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Mexican national sentenced in cartel-linked smuggling resulting in death
A 24-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced for his role in bringing illegal aliens into the United States resulting in death Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Four Members of D.C. Gang Sentenced in Conspiracy Case that Resulted in Two Murders and a Non-Fatal Drive-By Shooting in Southeast, Washington, D.C.
Derrico Johnson, 21, Ronald Henderson, 19, Daveon Robinson, 18, and Demarco Robinson, 22, were sentenced Friday in connection with three different day-time shootings that occurred in Southeast Washington, D.C. between April 2022 and January 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Mexican National Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Firearms to Mexico
Martin Edgar Garza Pacheco, a Mexican national, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for conspiracy to traffic firearms. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Berkshire County Man Sentenced to Prison for Child Exploitation
BOSTON – An Adams, Mass. man has been sentenced for sexual exploitation of children and producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Lancaster County Felons Sentenced to Federal Prison in Separate Cases
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two felons in Lancaster County have been sentenced to federal prison for drug and firearm offenses in two separate cases. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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D.C. Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Stabbing and Killing a Man Defending a Woman and Her Baby
Stephen Herring, 26, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced Friday in the killing of Marcus Thurman in August 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE RESIDENT INDICTED FOR NEGLECT OF A CHILD
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Devon Mae Witryk, 28, of Pensacola, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging her with one count of neglect of a child. Source: U.S. Department of Justice