News and reports from the Department of Justice.

A Las Vegas man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison, along with three years of supervised release, for his involvement in a scheme to defraud the California Employment Development Department (EDD) of at least $385,000 in...

A former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer, Emanuel Isac Celedon, has been sentenced to federal prison for his participation in smuggling illegal aliens and receiving bribes from a cartel. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that...

An armed serial robber, Charles Lenard Brownlee, was found guilty by a jury on March 26, 2025, of robbing five cash loan businesses across the Fort Worth metroplex in May 2024.

Acting United States Attorney Matthew R. Molsen has announced the sentencing of two Mexican nationals, Mario Garibay-Reyes, aged 47, and Diego Mendoza-Aguilar, aged 37.

A federal jury has found Charlie Javice, the founder and CEO of Frank, and Olivier Amar, the Chief Growth Officer, guilty of committing fraud.

Dylan Halbur, a 32-year-old resident of Spencer, Iowa, has entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

A federal jury in Cleveland has convicted Mustafa Ayoub Diab, 41, from Ravenna, Ohio, of organizing a plan to defraud the U.S. government of pandemic-related funds.

Following a three-day trial, a Louisville man was convicted by a federal jury for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, the DEA Louisville Field Division's Jim...

A Mexican national living in Hudson, Massachusetts, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for returning illegally to the United States after being deported.

A Chilean national, Yoel Andres Barrera Garrido, has been sentenced and ordered to be deported for his role in a burglary ring targeting families of Asian descent in multiple states.

This week, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles filed charges against 20 individuals accused of being illegally present in the U.S. following removal, according to a statement from the Justice Department.

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Brett Gabriel, a 31-year-old resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft, providing a false statement during the acquisition of a firearm, and providing a...

Daniel J. Brewer, a resident of Polk County, Nebraska, has been sentenced for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

An Assistant Admissions Director at Emmanuel College, Boston, was apprehended on allegations of soliciting a minor to engage in commercial sex.

An Oklahoma City resident, Nicois Megale Smith, 40, has received a federal prison sentence totaling 84 months for possessing a firearm illegally after a prior felony conviction.