News and reports from the Department of Justice.

Fourteen Texans and one woman from Louisiana face federal charges in connection with schemes to defraud government aid programs, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

A resident of Manchester, Stacyann M. Haylett, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to making a false statement during the purchase of firearms.

Mikayla Daleness, a 26-year-old resident of Lexington, Nebraska, received a 78-month prison sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

A man from Gwynn Oak, Maryland, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges including passport fraud, aggravated identity theft, false statements, and false representation of a social security number.

A Cedar City property manager has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and bank fraud, admitting to the embezzlement of funds from various homeowners associations, property owners, and tenants, as well as presenting fraudulent cashier’s checks at Las...

A Hampden man has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for possessing child pornography involving a minor.

Tania Fernandes Anderson, a Boston City Councilor, has agreed to plead guilty to federal public corruption charges in connection with an alleged kickback scheme.

Rimon Salim, Antuan Rhodes, and Jorge Luis are facing charges for their roles in alleged drug-related crimes at two nightclubs in Antioch, Tennessee.

A Trenton man was sentenced to 168 months in prison following his guilty plea to charges of assaulting a federal agent with a deadly weapon, armed robbery, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.

A Cincinnati man has been found guilty of charges related to cocaine trafficking and illegal firearm possession.

Manuel Greenhalgh, a 32-year-old Sacramento resident, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for possessing heroin with the intent to distribute it.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced an indictment against Daniel Martinez-Canjay, a 34-year-old from Mexico.

A Texas resident has been charged at the federal level for abusive sexual contact after allegations involving a fellow passenger during a flight from Chicago to Seattle.

Diana Mae Fernandez, a New Jersey resident, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison due to her involvement in an investment fraud scheme.

A Cornville man, Wade Willette, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for accessing child sexual abuse material.