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Justice Department Secures Over $31 Million from City National Bank to Address Lending Discrimination Allegations

The Justice Department announced today an agreement to resolve allegations that City National Bank engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by “redlining” in Los Angeles County.


Chandler Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Alien Smuggling in Southern Arizona

Michael Andrew Nelson, 30, of Chandler, Arizona, was sentenced Tuesday, January 10, 2023, by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 30 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release.


Extradited Seminole County Man Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For COVID Relief Fraud

U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Don V. Cisternino (47, Chuluota) to eight years and six months in federal prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegal monetary transaction.


Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Child Sexual Exploitation Material

Nicholas Deraway, 41, of Delray Beach, Fla., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for possessing child sexual exploitation material and failing to properly register as a sex offender.


New Jersey Company Agrees to Pay $1.89 Million to Settle Allegations that it Overbilled United States

A shipping company has agreed to pay $1.89 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the United States for freight services that were never performed and improper markups, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Justice Department Secures Over $31 Million from City National Bank to Address Lending Discrimination Allegations

Largest Redlining Settlement Agreement in Department History; Department’s Combating Redlining Initiative Secured Over $75 Million for Neighborhoods of Color to Date


Camden Man Sentenced to 140 Months in Prison for Role as Supervisor in Drug Trafficking Organization

A Camden man was sentenced today to 140 months in prison for his role as a shift supervisor of a drug trafficking organization and conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, and crack in the city of Camden, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


New Orleans Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Violating the Federal Gun Control Act

United States District Judge Lance M. Africk sentenced BRYCE JONES, age 23, of New Orleans, to 42 months in the Bureau of Prisons on January 11, 2023 for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


Undocumented Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Illegal Re-Entry to U.S.

A man originally from Mexico was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday after he admitted to re-entering the U.S. after previously being deported.


Preparing fraudulent returns results in prison for tax servicer

A tax preparer has been sent to federal prison following her conviction for conspiring to commit tax fraud over a four-year period, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Lewiston Man Sentenced to 3 ½ Years for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm

A Lewiston man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Former Mayor of Trujillo Alto Sentenced for Accepting Bribes

The former mayor of the Municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, José Luis Cruz-Cruz, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his involvement in a bribery scheme in which he received cash payments in exchange for directing municipal employees to execute municipal contracts for the benefit of an asphalt and paving company and a trash removal company.


Statement of U.S. Attorney Breon Peace on Mccann et al.

Hi, I’m United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace. Thank you all for joining us today.


East Windsor Man Admits Recording His Sexual Abuse of Minor

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK ROMAN, 54, of East Windsor, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to production and possession of child pornography.


Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

Fontaine Akeem Nelson, 26, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Independence Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing several firearms.


Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Join Forces to Disrupt Violent Crime, Firearms, and Drug Trafficking in Multiple Jurisdictions Across the Country

Justice Department has taken several significant enforcement actions to disrupt large-scale illegal gun and drug trafficking operations,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.


Rochester, Minnesota Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Illegal Gun Possession

Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Rayshawn Earl Motley, 32, Rochester, Minnesota was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to two years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Motley pleaded guilty to this charge on September 20, 2022.


Former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party, Sentenced to 22 Months Imprisonment for Role in Nearly Seven-Year Scheme to Defraud Campaign Entity, Donors, and Political Party Organization

The United States Attorney’s Office announced that former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party “A,” KAREN CARTER PETERSON, age 53, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance to 22 months imprisonment after previously pleading guilty to a one-count bill of information charging her with wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343 and 2.


Repeat Offender Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Trafficking & Violating His Supervision

Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcus Payton, 38, Beloit, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 6 years in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.