DOJ Indictments

Lucas County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials

A 55-year-old Lucas County man has been sentenced to prison for sharing sexually explicit photos of children in online child sexual abuse chat groups. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Russian Ransomware Administrator Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy

Greenbelt, Maryland – A Russian national pled guilty in federal court today to a charge connected to a ransomware conspiracy. Evgenii Ptitsyn, 43, administered the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Phobos ransomware, through its affiliates, victimized more than 1,000 public and private entities in the United States and around the world, and extorted ransom payments…
Bethlehem Man Convicted at Trial of Election Fraud Offenses

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Matthew Laiss, 32, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was convicted today at trial of election fraud offenses in connection with the 2020 presidential election.The defendant was charged by indictment in September of last year with one count of voting more than once in a federal election and one…
Two foreign nationals, who returned to the U.S. following deportation, sentenced to federal prison terms

Seattle – Two federal defendants who repeatedly returned to the U.S. following deportation were each sentenced to six-month federal prison terms with the expectation that they will then be deported, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Philadelphia Correctional Officer and His Former Supervisor Convicted at Trial in Connection with Violation of Inmate’s Constitutional Rights

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that a correctional officer and his former supervisor were convicted at trial, in connection with the violation of an inmate’s constitutional rights and an attempt to cover it up.Jahaan Andrews, 34, and Georgia Malloy, 58, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, worked at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility. Andrews was…
Billings woman sentenced to over 7 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine

BILLINGS – A Billings woman who distributed methamphetamine was sentenced today to 87 months in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.Rita Denny, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided.The government alleged in court documents…
Dominican Drug Trafficking Organization Member Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Narcotics on the Seacoast

Dominican Drug Trafficking Organization Member Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Narcotics on the Seacoast CONCORD – A citizen of the Dominican Republic, who previously lived in Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today in federal court for drug trafficking in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.Juan Carlos De Los Santos Romero, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to…
Convicted Felon with a Machinegun and Fentanyl Pleads Guilty

MACON, Ga. – A Georgia man with prior drug convictions admitted he was intending to distribute fentanyl and other drugs when officers found him illegally in possession of three firearms, including a machinegun.Rodricas Montreal Jacks, 39, of Sparta, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon before U.S.…
Peruvian National Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering U.S.

CHRISTIAN MAXIMO CASTANEDA NEGRETE, 47, a citizen of Peru, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to six months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Jury Convicts Military Lawyer of Attempted Sexual Enticement and Exploitation of Minors

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that, after a five-day trial, Ross Andrew Brown, 44, of Kailua, was convicted by a federal jury on February 27, 2026 on two counts of attempted sexual enticement of a minor, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of attempted receipt of…
Five Former Employees Of Alcohol Distribution Company And Salesman For Napa Winery Charged In Bribery And Obstruction Scheme

OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has indicted five former employees of an alcohol distribution company with offices in Northern and Southern California for their roles in a scheme to bribe grocery store alcohol buyers and conceal bribes with false and forged financial documentation. A salesman for a Napa winery was also charged with bribery…
Former Gladwyne Entrepreneur Who Bilked Investors Out of Millions of Dollars Sentenced to over Nine Years in Prison

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Josh S. Verne, 48, formerly of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, now a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was sentenced today to 111months in prison, 3 years supervised release, $1300 special assessment and forfeiture in the amount of $12,173,759 by United States District Judge John F. Murphy for a…
Two Montgomery Men Sentenced on Federal Firearms Charges

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced that two Montgomery men have been sentenced to federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm.On February 25, 2026, a federal judge sentenced 37-year-old Stacy Rodrekus Calloway, of Montgomery, Alabama, to 60 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and…
District Man Sentenced to 15-Year Prison Term For March 2024 Armed Carjacking in Deanwood

Maurice Edwards, 22, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for a March 2024 armed carjacking in the Deanwood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Gang member sentenced to 35 years for role in sex trafficking operation

A 34-year-old member of the 52 Hoover Gangster Crips has been ordered to federal prison for sex trafficking young teenage girls Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Tidewater narcotics trafficker sentenced to over 10 years in prison

Kenneth Matthews, 48, of Newport News, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years and three months in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
United States Leads Dismantlement of One of the World’s Largest Hacker Forums

WASHINGTON — 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
California Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offense

JOSE NUNEZ, 26, of Santa Clarita, California, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to receipt of child pornography. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Sandston business owner pleads guilty to filing false tax returns and fraudulent pandemic relief applications

Kevin Alphonso Starlings, 40, of Sandston, pled guilty today to filing false tax returns and fraudulent pandemic relief applications. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Financial Advisor Convicted Of Scheme To Defraud Professional Basketball Players

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced the conviction of DARRYL COHEN for defrauding three professional basketball players who were among his former financial advisory clients, following a five-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Career Offender from Little Rock Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

Maurice Morning, who has a previous federal conviction and several state felony drug convictions, will spend the next 144 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
FCI Aliceville Correctional Officer Indicted for Sexual Assault of Inmates

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – 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 law arising out of his sexual assault of seven female inmates.According to the indictment, between May 2022 and September 2024, Felix Sylvester Wilder, 37, violated the civil…
Minneapolis Man Sentenced for Scheme to Bribe Feeding Our Future Juror

Abdulkarim Farah, a Minneapolis man, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 57-months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for his role in providing a cash bribe to a juror in the first Feeding Our Future trial, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Hacienda Heights Man Arrested and Charged with Running Dog Fighting Venture and with Illegal Firearms Possession

A Hacienda Heights man was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with hosting dog fights and illegally breeding, training, and exhibiting dogs for use in such fights. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Bangor Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy

Nichole Kelley, 46, also travelled to banks outside of Maine to impersonate customers. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Bronx man pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy and ID theft

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Michael Herrera, 45, of the Bronx, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, which carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
GAINESVILLE FELON CHARGED WITH ARMED DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Eddie Jerome Scott, 38, of Gainesville, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with two counts of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance over 50 grams of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl, possessing a firearm in connection with drug trafficking, and possession of a…
Extradited Honduran Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking

OAKLAND – A Honduran national who was extradited to the United States to face fentanyl trafficking charges has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Three Drug Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison For Trafficking More Than 69 Kilograms of Illegal Substances

Three Ohio men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic dangerous and illegal drugs—including fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine—throughout Greater Cleveland. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Former Carlyle Police Chief accused of embezzling more than $100,000

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – The former police chief of the Carlyle Police Department is facing several federal charges for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000 for his personal benefit.A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Mark A. Pingsterhaus, 52, of Carlyle, with two counts of wire fraud and two counts of theft of government…