News and reports from the Department of Justice.

Today, the Justice Department filed a statement of interest in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Melvin Jose Tejada Morillo, 35, pled guilty on July 8, 2025, to illegal re-entry of a removed alien.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Black Hawk, South Dakota man has been sentenced for receipt of child pornography.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the sentencing of a Mexican national, Javier Cruz-Martinez, for illegal reentry after deportation.

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, alongside New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch, announced that Karl Smith and Chelsey Harris have pled guilty to their involvement in a murder plot...

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, alongside FBI Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office, Christopher G. Raia, announced the unsealing of an indictment against Christine Hunsicker.

Eight people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico on charges related to drug trafficking and kidnapping, according to an announcement made by W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, and...

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Hormoz Mansouri, a 71-year-old businessman from Amherst, New York, has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud.

A former real estate podcaster has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of over $7.3 million.

Samuel Morton, also known as "Sosa," was sentenced on July 2, 2025, for multiple conspiracies involving racketeering, firearms, and drugs.

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced the sentencing of Wayne C. Walker, a 28-year-old resident of New Orleans, for charges related to possession of stolen mail and an unauthorized postal service key.

Following an eight-day trial, a federal jury in Minneapolis has found two defendants guilty of all charges related to their involvement with the Highs street gang.

Montell Efrem Ward, a 51-year-old resident of Gary, Indiana, has been sentenced to 77 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of robbery.

United States Attorney David Metcalf has announced that Tyree Hatch, also known as “Jamal Morris” and “Omar Reed,” aged 48 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Gail A. Weilheimer.

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Deborah Cooper, a 54-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for her involvement in robberies at a New Orleans bar.