DOJ Indictments

Wholesale steel distributors settle Paycheck Protection Program false claims

Seven wholesale steel distributors have agreed to pay $3.3M to settle False Claims Act allegations arising from the submission of statements on their applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Former Intermediate Unit Resource Instructor Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Transport of Material Depicting Sexual Exploitation of Minors

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Grove City, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 84 months of imprisonment, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal law regarding the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.United States District Judge Christy Criswell…
AmerisourceBergen Subsidiary Agrees to Pay $1 Million for Allegedly Paying Kickbacks to Health Care Providers and Medical Practice Executives

BOSTON – ASD Specialty Healthcare, LLC, (ASD) doing business as Oncology Supply Company (Oncology Supply), a distributor of specialty pharmaceutical products and a subsidiary of Cencora, Inc., f/k/a AmerisourceBergen Corporation, has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to health care providers (HCPs) and…
Wilmington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Offense

WILMINGTON, Del. – A Wilmington man with prior felony convictions pleaded guilty on March 3, 2026, to illegally possessing a loaded firearm. Chief U.S. District Judge Colm. F. Connolly accepted the plea.According to court records, Mustafa Darien Wescott, 24, was approached by Wilmington Police Department officers while walking in Wilmington’s Brandywine Village neighborhood on September…
Billings man sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug charges

BILLINGS – A Billings man who distributed methamphetamine was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.Logan Scott Bergren, 43, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided.The government alleged…
Harrisburg Man Sentenced To 180 Months’ Imprisonment For Possessing A Firearm As A Convicted Felon and Consecutive 51 Months’ For A Supervised Release Violation

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Darin Blackburn, age 43, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to a 231 months’ aggregate imprisonment sentence by United States District Judge Keli M. Neary for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and for violating terms of a previously…
Memphis Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Water Piks Stolen from Interstate Shipment

Memphis, TN – A Memphis man has pled guilty to one count of being in possession of goods stolen from interstate shipment. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the guilty plea today.Gregory Luss, 44, pled guilty on March 3, 2026 before United States District Judge Thomas L. Parker. According…
Quincy Man Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Bank Fraud and Money Laundering as Part of Stolen Treasury Check Ring

BOSTON – A Quincy man was sentenced On March 4, 2026 in federal court in Boston for bank fraud and money laundering. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Final Defendant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking Operation

Louisville, KY – The last of four defendants charged in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy was sentenced last week to 10 months in federal prison. Three other defendants were sentenced to federal prison previously.U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Olivia Olson of the FBI Louisville Field Office,…
Ohio Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm Possession

COVINGTON, Ky. – A Cincinnati, Ohio, man, Brian E. Hunter, 33, was sentenced on Friday, to 48 months in prison, by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court records, on May 26, 2025, law enforcement stopped a vehicle driven by Hunter for traffic violations. During the…
Guatemalan National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – A Guatemalan national residing in Framingham was sentenced on March 4, 2026 in federal court in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. Defendant previously deported five times to Guatemala and convicted of illegal re-entry twice. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Crimes

Baltimore, Maryland – A Brooklyn, Maryland, man pled guilty in federal court in connection with drug trafficking and firearm offenses. Sadontae Barnett, 22, is charged with possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Chiropractor Sentenced to 43 Months in Prison for $14.9 Million Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme Related to Durable Medical Equipment and Cancer Genetic Testing

A Georgia chiropractor was sentenced to 43 months in prison for her role in a $14.9 million health care fraud and illegal kickback conspiracy. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office Begins March With 187 New Immigration Cases in Western District of Texas

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 187 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Feb. 27 to March 5. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Owner of Durable Medical Equipment Company Sentenced for $59M Medicare Fraud

A Texas man was sentenced Friday to 90 months in prison for his role in a $59.9 million conspiracy to pay kickbacks and submit claims for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME) to Medicare. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
TALLAHASSEE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Theodore Roosevelt Robinson, Jr., 32, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty to the federal charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
FEDERAL DRUG & GUN CHARGES FOR PENSACOLA FELON

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Travis W. Carroll, 26, of Pensacola, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. Source: U.S.…
Maryland Man Charged with Distributing Child Pornography

A complaint was unsealed today in U.S. District Court charging Frank Olivarria, 35, of Maryland, with distribution of child pornography. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
South Carolina Man Sentenced For Distributing Methamphetamine Supplied By Mexico-Based Drug Source

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A South Carolina man was sentenced to prison today for distributing kilogram quantities of methamphetamine supplied by a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) with ties to the Sinaloa cartel, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.Nicolas Yarcil Uribe-Tamayo, 26, of Easley, S.C., was ordered to serve 151…
St. Tammany Parish Man Indicted for Assaulting Federal Court Security Officer

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOSEPH E. MCMANUS, (“MCMANUS”), age 48, of Pearl River, was indicted on February 26, 2026 for assaulting a federal officer, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
McKeesport Felon Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Possession and Use of Firearm While on Federal Supervised Release

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 76 months of imprisonment, to be followed by 46 months of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal firearms law, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand imposed the sentence on Thomas Thornton,…
Homedale Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Richard Marlin Kellogg, 50, of Homedale, Idaho, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
FCI Aliceville Correctional Officer Indicted for Sexual Assault of Inmates

A correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Aliceville was charged in an indictment, unsealed today, with eight counts of deprivation of rights under color of law arising out of his sexual assault of seven female inmates. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Maryland Man Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of Children

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Maryland man has been indicted on child-exploitation charges, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Crosby.A three-count indictment charges Donald Bernard Mewhort, Sr., 42, of Lexington Park, Maryland, with sexual exploitation of children, coercion and enticement of a minor, and transfer of obscene matter to a minor. The indictment alleges that these events…
Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Offense

BOSTON – A Worcester man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to drug offenses involving methamphetamine and materials for pressing illicit pills. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Independence Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

Dustin Edward Talbott, also known as “Chunky Dunker,” 41, Independence, Mo., sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Springfield Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for Federal Hate Crime Violation

A Springfield, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for a federal hate crime after assaulting a victim on the basis of their sexual orientation. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Lubbock Chapter President of the Banditos Motorcycle Club Charged with Methamphetamine Distribution

A Lubbock man and chapter president of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club was federally charged for his role in possessing large quantities of methamphetamine for distribution. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
United States Leads Dismantlement of One of the World’s Largest Hacker Forums

The Department of Justice announced today the seizure of the LeakBase database, one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
D.C. Dentist and Hygienist Found Guilty in Scheme to Defraud D.C. Medicaid of $4 Million

WASHINGTON – Steven A. Price, 69, of the District of Columbia, and Keidi C. Moore, 39, of Temple Hills, Maryland, were found guilty today in U.S. District Court of conspiring to defraud D.C. Medicaid of $4 million. Source: U.S. Department of Justice