News and reports from the Department of Justice.

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On Jan. 12, 2023, Malachi Carter-Bey, age 38, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty to federal charges of illegally possessing a loaded firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, specifically Curtis Bay Elementary-Middle School.

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

News Release: A California man was sentenced today to five years in prison for defrauding investors of more than $15 million in connection with a scheme to misappropriate investor funds for his own personal use.

News Release: St. Thomas, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Samuel Elias Pena Columna, 49, of St. John, was sentenced to 368 months of imprisonment and fined $10,000.00 by Chief Judge Robert A. Molloy. In September 2022, a federal jury convicted Pena Columna of conspiracy to possess with...

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas- Two women have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.

News Release: NICS Inquiries/Firearms Records Checks. Send to USAVAE.NICS@usdoj.gov.

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A manager for a conspiracy that used stolen credit card information to make fraudulent retail purchases around the United States pleaded guilty today, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

News Release: Memphis, TN - A former Memphis resident, Ocho Edi Monso, 59, charged in a fraud conspiracy was.

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael MacPherson, 56, of Kenmore, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to mail fraud and tax evasion. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

News Release: Shooting Took Place in 300 block of Allison Street, N.W.

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence woman who was previously employed by Citizens Bank admitted to a federal judge that she stole the banking information of unsuspecting individuals, businesses, and a law firm, and then provided that information to the leader of a bank fraud conspiracy, who used it to create fraudulent personal and business checks, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Chesterfield man was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for conspiracy and wire fraud and ordered to pay over $1.2 million in restitution to victims.

News Release: Defendant Made His Way to Halls Outside House Chambers.

News Release: “Robert Hadden was a predator in a white coat. For years, he cruelly lured women who sought professional medical care to his offices in order to gratify himself. Hadden’s victims trusted him as a physician, only to instead become victims of his heinous predilection. We thank and commend the brave women who came forward to tell their stories, many of whom testified at trial, to end his years-long cycle of abuse.".

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A federal grand jury in San Antonio recently returned an indictment charging a group of three defendants with 22 counts related to healthcare fraud, identity theft and kickbacks.