News and reports from the Department of Justice.

A Terrebonne Parish man, Torrez Drane, has pled guilty in a New Orleans federal court to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

A nurse anesthetist named Ian Lindsey, age 42, from Mineral Point, Wisconsin, was sentenced to three months in federal prison on April 2, 2025.

A San Fernando Valley resident, Jose Henry Ayala Casamiro, has been arrested on charges related to the possession of child pornography.

Victoria Kates, a 34-year-old resident of New Britain, has admitted to fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds, according to an announcement by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Marc H. Silverman.

A Salvadoran national has been charged by a federal grand jury in Boston for returning to the United States following deportation.

A Billings man has admitted to charges of possessing methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine, according to a statement by U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.

A woman from Spencer appeared in federal court in Worcester, admitting to charges of bank fraud related to illicitly obtaining Social Security benefits.

Alexander Wright, a resident from Chester County, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, following an investigation by several federal and local law enforcement agencies.

Three individuals from Minnesota have been indicted for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and for firearm-related offenses, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick.

A Milwaukee man, James Poole, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for his involvement in a series of armed carjackings in January 2024.

On April 3, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma reported that 17-year-old Timmy Lynn Tatum from Sulphur, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to charges related to robbery and felony assault.

A woman from Houston has confessed to engaging in a scheme to defraud a national banking institution by loading prepaid debit cards with illicit funds.

A 23-year-old Mexican citizen has pleaded guilty to alien smuggling resulting in a fatality, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today in McAllen, Texas.

A 27-year-old man from New Haven, Mervin Figueroa, has received a 14-month federal prison sentence for his involvement in a catalytic converter theft ring. U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala handed down the sentence in Hartford, which includes...

Burlington, Vermont – On March 31, 2025, Nathaniel "JJ" Jones, aged 39, from Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to 135 months in prison followed by a three-year supervised release term.