DOJ Indictments

Former New York National Sales Director Sentenced to Three Years in Prison For Kickback Scheme

BOSTON – A former New York based sales director for the Northeast region of a mobile medical diagnostics company was sentenced in federal court in Boston for conspiring to offer and pay kickbacks to doctors in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Sacramento Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

ohnny Bobby Truong, 33, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to 19 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Connecticut Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Threatening to Torture and Kill FBI Agent and Family

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Scott Robert Tardy, 32, of Seymour, Connecticut, has been sentenced to 80 months in federal prison for cyberstalking, providing false statements to the FBI, and obstruction of justice in a scheme that targeted a South Carolina FBI agent and his family. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Online predator pleads guilty to hacking social media accounts and extorting hundreds of teens and young adults

Jamarcus Mosley pled guilty this week to charges of computer fraud, extortion, and cyberstalking after tricking hundreds of young victims into giving him control to their social media accounts, accessing their private images and videos, and threatening to release those items if they did not comply with his demands, including sending him sexually explicit material. …
Former Maui Police Officer Sentenced to 65 Months for Unjustified Tasing

Carlos Frate, 41, a former Maui Police Department officer, was sentenced today to 65 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for using unreasonable force against an arrestee. Frate previously pled guilty in August 2025 to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Armed Felon and Methamphetamine Trafficker from Oahu Sentenced to Over 14 Years in Federal Prison

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Douglas Neddles Keikilani Junior Manago, 46, of Ewa Beach, was sentenced on February 24, 2026, in federal court by Senior United States District Judge Helen Gillmor to 178 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release for possessing methamphetamine and a firearm after having…
Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Brandishing a Firearm During Crime of Violence

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Nasir Warlow, 21, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania entered a plea of guilty before United States District Court Judge Joel H. Slomsky on one count of carjacking and one count of using and carrying firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.On March 20, 2025, a…
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico Weekly Immigration and Border Crimes Report

Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico announced its immigration enforcement statistics for this week. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Prior felon arrested on gun and drug charges

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Tehran Muhammad, 40, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute, and distribute, crack cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Leader of Nationwide Theft Ring Who Purchased Stolen Catalytic Converters from Sacramento for $38 Million Pleads Guilty

Navin Khanna, 42, Holmdel, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to transport stolen property interstate, conspiracy to commit promotional money laundering, and interstate transportation of stolen property. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Fentanyl dealer going to prison for 144 months

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Wayne McDaniels, 42, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to serve 144 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Court Judge…
Less Than 200 New Immigration Cases Added in Western District of Texas

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 175 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Feb. 20 to Feb. 26 Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Gastroenterology Practice Agrees to Pay $4.75M to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Unnecessary Medical Testing Services

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates located in Atlanta, Georgia, has agreed to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by receiving kickbacks in exchange for referrals of gastrointestinal pathology services and by performing certain gastrointestinal pathology services that were not medically reasonable or necessary. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Spree of Burglaries Yields D.C. Man Seven Year Prison Term

Daniel Holley, 59, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today for charges stemming from three burglaries, which all took place within one week in June 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Waxahachie Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for $1.7M SIM Card Swapping Fraud Scheme

A Waxahachie man who coordinated a SIM card-swapping fraud scheme was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Former CEO of Non-Profit Nursing Home Pleads Guilty to Misapplication of Property

BOSTON – The former CEO of the non-profit Edgar P. Benjamin Health Center (“EPBHC”) pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to charges arising from his improper use of EPBHC funds. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
California Woman Sentenced to Over 8 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking

U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today that Marissa Nicole Delagarza, 38, of Visalia, California, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine. Her co-defendant, Maryjane Maria Gomez, 24, of Tulare, California, was sentenced to 8 months in prison. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Take Back America Prosecutions Including Sentence for Man Who Resisted Arrest

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland’s recent prosecutions in connection with the Department of Justice’s Operation Take Back America, including sentencing for an illegal alien who resisted arrest. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Pasadena Commercial Real Estate Broker Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Years-Long Pattern of Obstructing the IRS

A San Gabriel Valley man and commercial real estate broker was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for engaging in a years-long pattern of obstructing the IRS from collecting taxes he owed, leading that agency to collect $770 in tax liabilities when he earned approximately $1 million from his employment during that time.…
Middle Eastern Man Indicted for Fraudulent Use of Immigration Documents and Aggravated Identity Theft

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Middle Eastern man illegally residing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents, and aggravated identify theft, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.The six-count Indictment named Mahmoud Almasry, aka Mohammad Jiham, 44, as…
Former Maui Police Officer Sentenced to 65 Months for Unjustified Tasing

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Carlos Frate, 41, a former Maui Police Department officer, was sentenced today to 65 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for using unreasonable force against an arrestee. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Brazilian National Sentenced for Selling Firearms Without a License and Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Brazilian national unlawfully living in Framingham was sentenced for conspiracy and engaging in the business of selling firearms without a license. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Former Loan Officer Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Million-Dollar Heloc Scheme

BOSTON – A former loan officer was sentenced in federal court in Springfield, Mass. for defrauding his employer, MassMutual Federal Credit Union, out of almost $1 million. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Miami Man Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft and Fraud Committed Against at Least 450 Victims

A Miami man was sentenced today to 55 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possessing approximately 450 fraudulent, stolen or counterfeit access devices, which included others’ credit card numbers, social security numbers, and means to gain access to bank accounts. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Zuni man charged with sexual abuse

Vernon Rydell Sanchez is facing federal charges for allegedly sexually abusing two minors. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Canton Man Convicted by Jury for Perjury

Jackson, MS – A federal jury convicted a Canton man for false statements before a court.According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, William “Bill” Byrd McHenry, Jr., provided false statements on November 18, 2021, during a judgment debtor examination. The examination, which was taken by the Receiver for Arthur Lamar Adams and Madison…
Former United States Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Attempted Bank Fraud

Shawneasha L. Watson, 30, Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty to attempted bank fraud yesterday for altering and depositing stolen checks into her bank account. At the time of the fraud, she was employed by the United States Postal Service. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Exploitation Offense

OTILIO GREEN, 44, of Hamden, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a child exploitation offense. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Convicted Sexual Predator Charged with Illegal Reentry into the United States After Prior Deportation

Jacksonville, Florida – Miguel Solis-Morales (42, Mexico) has been charged by indictment with illegal reentry into the United States by a previously deported alien. If convicted, Solis-Morales faces up to 20 years in federal prison and subsequent deportation and removal from the United States. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Operation Take Back America efforts result in another 476 individuals charged in Southern District of Texas

A total of 473 cases have been filed in immigration and related matters from Feb. 20-26 in continuing enforcement actions to protect the southern border Source: U.S. Department of Justice