News and reports from the Department of Justice.

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Chillicothe, Illinois, man, Tyler W. Massengill, 32, of the 1000 block of North Sante Fe Avenue, has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with malicious use of fire and an explosive to damage, and attempt to damage, the Planned Parenthood building in Peoria, Illinois.

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - STEPHEN CHENIER, age 40, a resident of Vacherie, Louisiana, was sentenced on Jan. 11, 2023 by U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to sixty-six (66) months’ imprisonment, four (4) years of supervised release, and a mandatory $300.00 special assessment fee after pleading guilty...

News Release: St. Thomas, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. announced today that Cleon Otto, Jr., 35, of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of altering official documents.

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Sussex County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 34 months in prison for concealing her attempts to provide material support to Syrian foreign terrorist organizations, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division, FBI-Newark Special Agent in Charge James E. Dennehy, and FBI Assistant Director for Counterterrorism Timothy Langan announced.

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - United States District Court Chief Judge Raúl Arias-Marxuach sentenced Aníbal Joel Burgos-Vargas to 21 years and 10 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for transporting a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. Burgos-Vargas was indicted on Nov. 17, 2021 and plead guilty on Oct. 17, 2022.

News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Cave Springs man and former general manager at several Northwest Arkansas car dealerships pleaded guilty yesterday to evading more than $263,000 in federal income taxes. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the plea hearing, in Jonathan M. Wichman, 35, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with tax evasion.

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, JAMES “DOC" LOVE, 53, of Norman, Oklahoma, was sentenced for Tampering with a Monitoring Device and Method Required to be Maintained Under the Clean Air Act, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin today sentenced D’Andre Preston, age 26, of Baltimore, to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for participating in a violent racketeering conspiracy, specifically, the NFL Criminal Enterprise, including committing...

News Release: Сегодня в федеральном суде Бруклина было обнародовано обвинительное заключение по восьми пунктам, в котором Марату Лернеру [Marat Lerner], президенту компании Lerner Group, было предъявлено обвинение в заговоре с целью совершения мошенничества с использованием электронных средств, мошенничества с использованием электронных средств и отмывания денег в связи со схемой кражи у клиентов его компании по изменению ипотечных кредитов.

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: -ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Smethport, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to 6 months of probation on his conviction of possessing a fake United States Marshal badge and impersonating a Deputy United States Marshal, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Anthony Henry Williams, 52, of Surprise, Arizona, was found guilty on Jan. 11, 2023, by a federal jury of one count of Conspiracy, seven counts of False Claims to the IRS, eight counts of Money Laundering, and one count of Mail Fraud. Sentencing is scheduled for March 27, 2023, before United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi.

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Medard Ulysse, age 38, most recently of Miami, Florida, today to nine years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud in relation to multiple fraud schemes...

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Two Michigan men and an Ohio man were sentenced for their roles in a large-scale conspiracy to commit bank fraud in several states, including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and Michigan, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Pernell Deon Russell, 25, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 60 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm.