News and reports from the Department of Justice.

A Kenner woman has pleaded guilty to filing a false claim with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following Hurricane Ida.

Patrick Nowicke, a 44-year-old resident of Wahiawa, Hawaii, has been indicted on charges related to drug trafficking and illegal firearms possession.

Terrell Bell, a 28-year-old resident of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl.

Sidney Marc Wilson, Jr., a 47-year-old resident of Niceville, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on charges stemming from an alleged multi-year scheme to defraud victims of millions of dollars.

Holly Berenguer, 43, of Jamestown, New York, was sentenced to time served and four years of supervised release after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

A former teacher at the Federal Corrections Institution (FCI) Gilmer has admitted to smuggling methamphetamine and other contraband into the prison for an inmate.

Matthew Pellerito, a 49-year-old resident of Wewahitchka, Florida, has pleaded guilty to charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon and carrying a firearm without written notice.

The Department of Justice has started the Backpage remission process to compensate individuals trafficked through the Backpage.com website.

A man from Terry, Montana, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child sex abuse material.

A federal correctional officer from Ocala, Florida, has been indicted on charges of sexual abuse of a federal inmate and receipt of a bribe by a public official.

A federal jury has convicted Carl Delano Torjagbo, also known as Karl Lucius Delano, of bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with a $9.6 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan scheme and a $3.4 million tax fraud.

Five individuals have pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to smuggle contraband into the Central Detention Facility, also known as the D.C. Jail, while inmates awaited trial for serious offenses.

A Sherman resident has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking operation in Grayson County, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

Two individuals have been sentenced in federal court for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle.

Two Chinese nationals, Jiadong Cao, 36, and Xuejun Zheng, 48, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Birmingham for allegedly possessing counterfeit and unauthorized access devices.