DOJ Press Release

Jefferson Parish Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – CHARLES WHITE (“WHITE”), age 34, a resident of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 12, 2026 by U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown to time served, three (3) years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100.00 special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of Title…
Maryland Woman Admits to Role in Drug Trafficking Operation

A Cumberland, Maryland woman has admitted to her role in a drug trafficking operation from Maryland to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced. Alyssa Ellen Hockenberry, 23, pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. Source: U.S. Department…
Jefferson County Woman Indicted for Distribution of Illegal Drugs

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal grand jury has indicted a Jefferson County woman on drug charges, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine L. CrosbyA three-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Lekeria Antionette Toles, 26, of Mount Olive, Alabama, with distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl. The incidents allegedly occurred between October 2024 and January 2025…
Convicted Felon Sentenced for Possession of a Machine Gun & Other Firearm Offenses

Tallahassee, Florida – James Wiley Kelley, Jr., 51, of Altha, Florida, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act weapon, possession of a machinegun, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Multiple Indictments, Arrests for Drug Distribution and Firearms Violations as a Part of Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

A federal grand jury returned indictments charging eight individuals with drug distribution and an additional charge of felon in possession of firearms. They were all arrested today in Cleveland, Mississippi thanks to the U.S. Marshal Service, Cleveland Police Department and FBI. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Nigerien National Indicted In Connection With Role In Romance Fraud Scheme

Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced today, that a federal grand jury indicted a Nigerien national, residing in Frederick, Maryland, in connection with a romance fraud scheme. Ali Habou Maman, 58, and his co-conspirators allegedly assumed fictitious identities, posed as love interests, and developed what victims believed were romantic…
Corpus Christi resident admits to producing child sexual child abuse material involving toddler

A 31-year-old local man has entered a guilty plea to production of child pornography Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Clarksburg Woman Admits to Firearms Violation

A Clarksburg, West Virginia woman has admitted to purchasing a firearm for someone who was prohibited from possessing firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Shayla Ann Jackson, 27, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to straw purchase a firearm. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Threats to Kill Election Official

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine on his conviction of threatening to kill a Pennsylvania poll watcher from the Western District of Pennsylvania, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.Chief United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the…
Former congressional staffer pleads guilty to using access to Congressperson’s bank account to pay her own credit card bills

Former congressional staffer Courtney Melissa Hruska, 40, pled guilty to using access to a Congressperson’s bank account to pay her own credit card bills. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Georgia Man Guilty of Misprision of a Felony

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ELDER CAMACHO (“CAMACHO”), age 36, a resident of Georgia, pled guilty on March 25, 2026, before United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to misprision of a felony, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 4, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Justice Department and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices Reach $3 Million Settlement with Georgia Professional Licensing Boards for Alleged Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into an agreement with 42 Georgia state licensing boards (“Georgia Boards”) to resolve allegations that the Georgia Boards failed to recognize the out-of-state professional licenses of servicemembers and their spouses, in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”). Source: U.S. Department of…
Former Board Chairman and Executive Director of Healthcare Non-Profit Indicted for Embezzlement, Bribery, and Kickback Schemes

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Jean Ronald Tirelus and Roberto Samedy for embezzling more than $1.3 million from a Brooklyn-based non-profit organization that provided home care services and operated homeless shelters in New York City. Tirelus was the former chairman of the organization’s board of directors, and Samedy…
Federal Prosecutor for District of South Dakota Recognized as Midwest HIDTA Outstanding Prosecutor of the Year

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Hodges has been selected by the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) as the Outstanding Prosecutor of Year. Hodges was presented with the Award by Daniel Neill, Executive Director, Midwest HIDTA, Office of National Drug Control Policy, during a ceremony at the…
Georgia Man Charged with Christmas Eve Kidnapping

A Georgia man was charged with kidnapping his former girlfriend on or about December 24, 2025 and transporting her to New Jersey without her consent after shooting her in his car. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Denton County man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison under Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas

A Denton man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison under the Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Closing the National Center for Disaster Fraud

Today, the Justice Department announced the closure of the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF), effective March 31, 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Five Recent Homeland Security Task Force (“HSTF”) Cases Disrupt Significant Drug Trafficking Operations by Illegal Aliens and Others Across Louisiana’s Western District

LAFAYETTE, LA – Today, United States Attorney Zachary A. Keller, together with federal partners at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), and Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), announced five significant HSTF drug trafficking cases charged by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana (“USAO”) that it charged between mid-February…
Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced to Prison in March for Illegally Reentering the United States After Deportation

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that two foreign nationals convicted separately of illegally reentering the United States after prior deportations were sentenced to prison this month.Jorge Adalberto Dejesus Rondon, aka Jorge Garcia, Henry Matos, and Edwin Carrillo, 38, a Dominican national, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gerald A. McHugh to…
Federal Court sentences foreign national drug trafficker who moved thousands of kilograms of cocaine

DETROIT – U.S. District Court Judge Denise Page Hood sentenced an Albania national, Ylli Didani, 48, to 25 years in prison. A federal jury recently convicted him of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, announced United States Attorney…
Justice Department Secures Agreement with American Giants Museum in Atlanta, Illinois, to Improve Access for People with Disabilities

The Department of Justice announced today it has reached a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the American Giants Museum, located in Atlanta, Illinois, to resolve alleged violations of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Baltimore Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Christopher Young, 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 78 months in prison in connection with distributing thousands of files of child sexual abuse material. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Philadelphia Man Convicted at Trial of Manufacturing Child Pornography

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Harry Dallas, 44, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was convicted today at trial of manufacturing child pornography, specifically, videorecording himself engaged in sex acts with an underage girl.In June 2023, in Center City, Dallas, then 40 years old, encountered a runaway teenager, who had been reported missing from…
Lexington Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Lexington, Ky., man, Ronald Jerome Woolfolk, Jr., 27, was sentenced on Tuesday to 34 months by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Woolfolk was employed as a licensed mortician apprentice at a funeral home in Fayette County. In his position, Woolfolk had access to the personal…
Lena Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on the Choctaw Indian Reservation

Jackson, MS – A Lena man pleaded guilty on March 31, 2026, to the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon and use of a firearm during a crime of violence on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Robert A. Eikhoff…
Store Owner Admits to Multi-Million-Dollar SNAP Fraud Scheme

BOSTON – The owner of a small convenience in Boston has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars’ worth of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The defendant’s monthly SNAP redemptions in his 150 square foot store ranged from $100,000 – $500,000 per month, far outpacing full-service supermarkets which redeem approximately $82,000 per month…
Texas Fugitive Apprehended and Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for $61M Telemarketing Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

A Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 150 months in prison and two years of supervised release for organizing and leading a $61.5 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy in which thousands of Medicare beneficiaries who were the victims of deceptive telemarketing were sent thousands of orthotic braces, foot baths, and genetic tests…
Waco Babysitter to Spend Remainder of Life in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Young Children

Kevin Duane Pridemore was sentenced to 960 months in federal prison for three child pornography charges. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Jury Convicts Illegal Alien for Multiple Counts of Cocaine Trafficking

Mexican national Eli Alejandro Hernandez Ledezma was found guilty by a jury for trafficking cocaine into the U.S. from Mexico Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Indictment Returned Against D.C. Man Who Assaulted Police Officers

Ian Zephyrin, 46, of Washington, D.C., was indicted this week on charges related to an attack on multiple Metropolitan Police Officers which occurred on June 24, 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice