DOJ Indictments

Florida Man Pleads Guilty In Health Care Fraud And Kickback Scheme Involving “Foot Baths”

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Frank Suess (a.k.a., Franz P. Suess), age 79, of Wellington, Florida, pleaded guilty before Senior United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute. Suess also agreed to…
Former USDA Official Pleads Guilty to Receiving an Illegal Gratuity

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Jason Shitanishi, 60, of Honolulu, Hawaii pled guilty in federal court today to receiving an illegal gratuity as a public official. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Illegal Alien Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Trafficking

Pedro Alvarado-Montiel was sentenced in Del Rio to 262 months in federal prison for conspiracy to import methamphetamine Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Georgia Man Sentenced to Prison for Interstate Threats to Kill a Law Enforcement Officer

Tampa, Florida – Stephane Brice (23, Georgia) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber to 27 months in federal prison for interstate transmission of threats to assault and kill a federal law enforcement officer. Brice pleaded guilty on January 6, 2026. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. Source: U.S.…
U.S. Marshals Service Locates Fugitive in Mexico, Extradition Process to Bring Defendant Back to West Tennessee

Memphis, TN – Today, D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, and Tyreece L. Miller, United States Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee, announced that a fugitive has been arrested in Mexico.According to information presented in court, Angelica Escobedo Bernal, 33, of Tamaulipas, Mexico, was indicted in the Western District…
St. Louis Carjacker Sentenced to 114 Months in Prison

Jonniece Wilson stole a Hyundai Accent at gunpoint in 2024. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 131 Border-Related Cases This Week

SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 131 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a…
Illegal Alien and Houston Area Co-defendant Sentenced in Del Rio for Deadly Alien Smuggling Operation

Jerry Lee Anderson of Spring, and Orlin Wilfredo Padilla-Murillo, an illegal alien from Honduras, were sentenced to a total of over 29 years in federal prison this week for their roles in a smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of two illegal aliens Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Brazilian National Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Selling Firearms

BOSTON – A Brazilian national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for selling 11 firearms, including one equipped with a large capacity magazine and another with an obliterated serial number. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Illegal Alien from China Sentenced After Attempting to Check an Undeclared Firearm and Ammunition at Provo Airport in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Xuemei Zhao, 54, of the People’s Republic of China, who was residing in the United States illegally, was sentenced today to time served (imprisonment approximately one year) after she tried to check a suitcase with an undeclared .357 Magnum revolver and ammunition, at the Provo Airport. Source: U.S. Department of…
Carlos Manuel Cotto-Cruz sentenced to fifteen years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana and heroin

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On March 26, 2026, U.S. District Court Judge Aida Delgado-Colón sentenced Carlos Manuel Cotto-Cruz to 188 months (fifteen years and eight months) in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana, and heroin in furtherance of a drug trafficking…
Pittsburgh Resident Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 15 years of incarceration on his conviction of distributing child sexual abuse material, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the sentence on Justin Hughes, 45, on April 2, 2026. Hughes was also…
Executive of Indian Chemical Company Pleads Guilty to Distributing and Smuggling Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Bhavesh Lathiya pleaded guilty today to distributing and smuggling fentanyl precursor chemicals to the United States. Lathiya was the leader and founder of Raxuter Chemicals, a company based in Surat, India, that illegally sold and smuggled more than 50 pounds of chemicals commonly used to manufacture fentanyl. This…
District of Arizona Charges 226 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week

PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from March 28 through April 3, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 226 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 117 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and the United States also charged 95 aliens…
Goose Creek Man Sentenced in N. Charleston Public Corruption Scheme

Hason Tatorian “Tory” Fields, 52, of Goose Creek, has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bribery with respect to programs receiving federal funds and honest services wire fraud, bribery with respect to programs receiving federal funds, and honest services wire fraud. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
New Orleans Man Guilty of Drug-Trafficking Crimes and Machinegun Possession

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –BRANDON DUNN (“DUNN”), age 20, pleaded guilty on April 1, 2026 before U.S. District Judge Greg G. Guidry to conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, marijuana, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(D), and 846, and possession of a machinegun, in violation of Title 18,…
Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault on Grounds of Gateway Arch National Park

The sentence will run consecutive to the 84 months Monte Derrell Boatman is currently serving for violating his supervised release in a 2009 armed robbery case. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Former Guam Customs Officer Sentenced to 235 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

Hagåtña, Guam – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Jesus K. Paulino, Jr. (“Paulino”), age 36, from Dededo, Guam was sentenced, to serve 235 months in federal prison. On December 10, 2025, Paulino was convicted by a jury in the District Court…
Chinese Nationals Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine

Saipan, M.P. – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that Dong Han, age 52, and Yinhua Yang, age 49, both Chinese nationals, were sentenced on March 26, 2026, in the U.S. District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands for their roles in a methamphetamine…
Final week of March sees record number of cases with 511 charged in one week for immigration and related crimes

Another 508 cases have been filed as a result of efforts along the South Texas border in support of Operation Take Back America from March 27-April 2, the most in Southern District since initiative’s implementation Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Kansas farmer pleads guilty to crop insurance fraud

A Kansas man pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) by falsely claiming severe weather destroyed crops that he had actually sold instead. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Candler Man Sentenced to 10+ Years In Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material Using Peer-To-Peer Network

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A Candler, N.C., man was sentenced to prison yesterday for distributing thousands of files containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) via a peer-to-peer network, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.Jake Ben Paul Lohr, 48, was sentenced to 126 months in prison followed by a lifetime of…
Crips Gang Member Pleads Guilty To March 2021 Bronx Murder

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that ALIEU JARJOU, a/k/a “Scally,” a/k/a “Lu Scally,” pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos to his criminal activities as a member of the “Rollin 20s” set of the Crips, including the March 2021 murder of Jadon Robinson. Source: U.S.…
Jacksonville Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

Jena Marie Osborn, a multi-convicted felon, who is currently serving a state prison sentence for possession of drug paraphernalia, will spend 240 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after completion of the state sentence. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Prime Capital Ventures CEO Sentenced to 97 Months for Multimillion Dollar Wire Fraud Conspiracy

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Kris Roglieri, age 46, of Queensbury, New York, was sentenced to 97 months in prison for a wire fraud conspiracy committed in connection with the operation and collapse of his purported commercial lending business, Prime Capital Ventures, LLC.First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent…
North Fort Myers Man Sentenced to More than Six Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

Fort Myers, Florida – Michael Peacock (39, North Fort Myers) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kyle Dudek to six years and six months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Peacock pleaded guilty on October 28, 2025. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Tifton Man Sentenced to Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

ALBANY, Ga. – A Tifton, Georgia, man who sold heroin mixed with fentanyl from an outdoor table—maintaining a burn barrel to quickly destroy drugs if needed and offering discounts or trades for wood pallets to keep the fire burning—has been sentenced to prison for armed fentanyl distribution. Kabryen Sharrod Ross, aka “Juice,” 33, of Tifton,…
Jefferson County Man Admits to Firearms Charge

A Shepherdstown, West Virginia man has admitted to illegally having firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. James William Jacobs, 63, pled guilty today to unlawfully possessing a firearm. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Wilbraham Man Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison for Threatening Public Officials, Private Individuals and Children

BOSTON – A Wilbraham, Mass. man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield, Mass. for making numerous violent threats on social media targeting public figures, private individuals, children in Wilbraham and Boston, and an elementary school in Springfield, Mass. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading

An Arkansas man pleaded guilty yesterday to securities fraud in connection with insider trading based on material, nonpublic information that he misappropriated from a senior executive at a publicly traded company headquartered in Idaho. Source: U.S. Department of Justice