News and reports from the Department of Justice.

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, Vanessa Rene Dundon (a.k.a. Sioux Z, a.k.a. Suzie Q), 38, of Indian Wells, Arizona pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Sentencing is scheduled for April 18, 2023 before United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa.

News Release: CONCORD -Robert Perez, Jr., 33, of Perris, California pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in California and New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.

A New York woman has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for her leadership role in the commission of a home health and personal care services scheme that defrauded Medicaid of more than $100 million.

NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon grant opened on Feb. 9.

News Release: Concord, NH - The U.S. Marshals Service - NH Joint Fugitive Task Force is pleased to announce that Dec. 21 “Fugitive of the Week," Paul Tasker, is no longer at large. After an extensive media campaign inspired intense public pressure, Tasker turned himself in to the Belknap Sheriff’s Department and is finally serving the sentence he had been avoiding since November, while also facing new charges.

OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Alaska Native Tribes Special Initiative - Solicitation grant opened on Feb. 9.

News Release: FBI Philadelphia Warns of Romance Scams Ahead of Valentine’s Day.

News Release: A federal jury yesterday convicted Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, 46, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Bay Ridge, New York, of all five counts of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS; providing material support to ISIS in the form of personnel, training, expert ...

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A former Yarmouth resident was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Portland for aggravated identity theft and making a false statement to the Small Business Administration in a loan application.

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Josue Lopez Quintana, 25, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to a time-served sentence and three years of supervised release. He also was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine for lying to federal agents in connection with an investigation into a mass shooting in Tucson. As a result of Quintana’s felony conviction, he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm.

News Release: A man who attempted to fraudulently acquire more than $92,000 worth of commercial products from a California-based company pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - RONNIE DAVIS, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on Jan. 31, 2023 to being a felon in possession of a firearm before United States District Judge Susie Morgan.

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Paul Thomasson, 57, of Delbarton, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine.

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Fulda, Minnesota, man was sentenced in federal court today for exchanging pornographic photos and videos online with an 11-year-old child victim in Boone County, Mo.

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Belgrade man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for bank robbery.