News and reports from the Department of Justice.

An indictment was unsealed in the Southern District of Georgia, charging 30 individuals, identified as members and associates of the Sex Money Murder (SMM) gang, with various crimes.

A Mexican national residing unlawfully in Las Vegas appeared in court on Wednesday to face charges related to his illegal reentry into the United States after previous deportations.

Five individuals from Honduras have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Lafayette, Louisiana, on charges related to illegal re-entry into the United States after deportation.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana held its annual Law Enforcement Awards ceremony on May 16, 2025, at the Indiana War Memorial & Museum in Indianapolis.

Melvin Anderson, a 23-year-old resident of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release.

Federal prosecutors have filed 20 criminal cases this year against alleged drug dealers accused of selling fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills that resulted in fatal overdoses.

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced the sentencing of Waleed Abughanem, a 33-year-old resident of Lackawanna, New York.

A Seattle man, Shante Broady, 37, has been indicted on charges of sex trafficking through force, fraud, and coercion.

A federal jury in Tulsa has found Brandon Jerome Silas guilty of distributing fentanyl resulting in death, along with other charges including the use of communication facilities to commit a drug trafficking felony and money laundering.

Marcus Ricketts has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for causing death through the use of a firearm, following his guilty plea on April 4, 2024.

David X. Sullivan, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New England, announced charges against Jason Gibson, a 45-year-old resident of...

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the arrest and charging of Ferrydoon M. Ardehali, 55, from Staten Island, NY, and Colby Riggle, 37, from California.

A Tennessee man has been sentenced to five years of probation for selling unapproved drugs, as announced by U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.

Wilder Emilio Sanchez Farfan, known as Gato, has pleaded guilty to international drug trafficking charges in a federal court.

A federal grand jury has indicted Michael Keith Rubino, 39, of Vacaville, on charges of producing child sexual abuse material.