News and reports from the Department of Justice.

Deann Tackman, a 55-year-old resident of Boise, has been sentenced to 262 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced a four-count indictment against eight individuals accused of violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act.

A former Amtrak employee has been sentenced to 25 months in federal prison for conspiring with her husband to steal nearly $1 million in COVID-19 unemployment insurance benefits and fraudulently obtaining more than $63,000 in sickness benefits.

An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been charged with orchestrating a fake kidnapping to gain public sympathy and solicit donations, according to the Justice Department.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice have reached a $10,000 settlement with Homeworks Construction Inc. regarding alleged violations of federal lead paint renovation regulations in South Bend, Indiana.

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, along with Acting Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Edward Gallashaw, announced charges against Joseph...

A Mexican national residing illegally in Tyler, Texas, has been charged with a federal offense in the Eastern District of Texas.

Ringo Mitchell Jr., a 36-year-old resident of Tickfaw, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison.

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Ricky J. Patel, have announced the arrest of Wilvyn Antonio Rosario...

A New Jersey man has admitted to charges of sexual assault during a flight from Bozeman, Montana, to Dallas, Texas. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced that Bhaveshkumar Dahyabhai Shukla, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact...

A Mexican national residing illegally in Tyler, Texas, has been indicted for a federal firearms violation.

A Fairfield man has been sentenced to four years of probation for stealing prescription drugs from a pharmacy he owned and operated.

A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted Victor Manuel Sanchez-Chacon, a 31-year-old undocumented Mexican national living in Taylorsville, Utah.

Following a four-day jury trial, a federal jury has convicted Antonio Trevyll McGraw-Williams, 35, of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Wendy Stone, 63, from Rochester, New York, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for defrauding the Social Security Administration. U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. delivered the sentence...