News and reports from the Department of Justice.

Federal authorities have charged 23 individuals in connection with an interstate car theft ring, according to Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Kanethia Tremeka Steele, 51, from Tampa, Florida, has admitted guilt in a case involving conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Two residents of St. Charles County have been indicted by a grand jury on charges related to harboring individuals who are in the United States illegally.

A Houston resident has been arrested in connection with a large-scale business email compromise and money laundering scheme, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

A former loan officer has been charged and agreed to plead guilty in a scheme that defrauded his employer of nearly $1 million.

Bernard Seidling, a 74-year-old resident of Hayward, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud and criminal contempt of court.

A federal grand jury has indicted Ray Anthony Waller, a 37-year-old from Fresno, on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, receipt of child sexual abuse images, and sending obscene material to a minor.

Asad Mohamed Abshir has pleaded guilty to money laundering in connection with the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.

A Dedham man has admitted guilt in a federal court in Boston for charges related to bank fraud and money laundering.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched an effort to identify potential victims of Sean Michael Gardner, a former gymnastics coach recently arrested on a federal charge related to the sexual exploitation of children.

A Bullhead, South Dakota woman has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for assault with a dangerous weapon. U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann handed down the sentence on June 23, 2025.

Two men from Atlanta have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in the armed robbery of a jewelry store in Greenville.

Earlier this week, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota hosted its second annual Summer Law Camp in Sioux Falls.

A Bennington man, Tyler Hayes, has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for possessing an unregistered bomb and possessing a bomb as an unlawful drug user.

John “Jack” Griffin, a 62-year-old resident of Philadelphia and founder of Second Story Farming Inc., has pled guilty to charges of wire fraud and tax evasion.