News and reports from the Department of Justice.

A St. Louis man, Alen Saric, has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for his role in a vehicle sale fraud scheme that affected victims across several Illinois counties.

Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that James Magee, a 51-year-old from Mississippi, pleaded guilty to assaulting a co-worker on an oil platform.

Stephanie Ann Allen, a 34-year-old resident of West Virginia, has been sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison.

Two Everett residents have been charged in federal court for drug distribution activities involving over seven kilograms of fentanyl powder.

A Lowell man, Anthony Bryson, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) based on the North Shore.

William Lewis Daniels, a 26-year-old from Texas, has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for his involvement in an armed robbery of a marijuana stash house in Oklahoma City.

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed 176 border-related cases this week.

A Mobile resident, Ty’Juan De’Andre Barnes, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the illegal possession of a machinegun.

A Georgia man, David Morris, has been charged with trafficking firearms and drugs into New York City.

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Nicholas J. Ganjei, announced that over 300 individuals have been charged in connection with border security-related offenses between May 2 and May 8.

Romeo Wilson, a 20-year-old resident of Tallahassee, Florida, has been sentenced to over 24 months in federal prison following his guilty plea to several charges including conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

A man from Los Angeles, California, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Maximiliano D. Couvillier III in Las Vegas for his alleged involvement in a transnational financial fraud scheme.

During the week of May 3 to May 9, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 314 individuals with immigration-related crimes.

Michael Jerome Elder, a 50-year-old resident of Mobile, Alabama, was sentenced to 15 years in prison following his guilty plea to the charge of distributing child pornography.

Governmental Advocates Inc., a Sacramento-based political consulting firm, has resolved civil claims related to a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan it was ineligible to receive.