News and reports from the Department of Justice.

Two men from Iowa have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 2022 conviction of Dominique Devonah Brand.

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Andiyer Eduardo Con Yucutie, a 25-year-old Guatemalan citizen, has pleaded guilty to reentering the United States after being deported.

Acting United States Attorney Matthew R. Molsen disclosed that Dustin Lee Vittitoe, aged 23, from Omaha, Nebraska, received a 97-month prison sentence for possession of child pornography.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced the indictment of Dommonick T. Chatman, a 49-year-old resident of York, Pennsylvania.

Four individuals from Florida have been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted in a U.S. District Court in Rhode Island for orchestrating a large-scale scheme to defraud CARES Act programs, including those in Rhode Island.

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced the sentencing of Derek Hagen, a former teacher from Batavia, NY.

A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, has indicted four Chinese nationals for possessing counterfeit and unauthorized access devices linked to gift card tampering schemes.

A man from Chautauqua County has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on methamphetamine charges, according to a recent announcement by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo.

Christopher Wright, a 37-year-old resident of Albany, was apprehended and charged with possession of firearms as a felon.

A Newburyport resident has admitted guilt in a scheme to defraud a home repair insurance provider.

A Jamestown man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for his involvement in a drug conspiracy, according to U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo.

Trevaris Devar Kennedy, a 21-year-old resident of Charlotte, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

Paul Roberts, the founder and former CEO of Kubient, Inc., has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for securities fraud.

Two Eastern European organized crime leaders have been found guilty of a murder-for-hire plot targeting a U.S.-based journalist, Masih Alinejad, on behalf of the Iranian government.