News and reports from the Department of Justice.

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Andrea Mitchell (53, Tampa), Lester Best (54, Tampa), Gloria Gutierrez (51, Lakeland), Sylvester Robinson (57, Temple Terrace), Neukenya Jokines (52, Riverview), Kinya Lillie (52, Tampa), Jewel...

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Nigerian man has been indicted for his role in computer hacking, wire fraud, and money laundering acts that defrauded companies of nearly $8 million after compromising companies’ business e-mail accounts, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

The U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement in Puerto Rico on Monday arrested two Georgia residents and recovered a child missing since September.

A woman wanted in connection with a 2016 Berkeley County murder has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in New Orleans.

The U.S. Marshals Service – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force is very pleased to announce that Dec. 7 “Fugitive of the Week,” Joseph Galen Barlow was arrested this morning by Concord Police Department Officers at 136 North Main Street. Numerous tips were fielded by the public which helped lead to Barlow’s swift apprehension.

This morning, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) located and arrested Steven A. Carpenter and Johnny L. Brooks Jr. Both individuals were wanted for escaping the Lorain/Medina Community Based Correctional Facility.

FBI Springfield in coordination with the United States Attorney’s Office–Central District of Illinois is seeking to identify potential victims in a child pornography investigation.

Today, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program released 2021 statistics about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation.

The FBI released its annual Uniform Crime Reporting Program Hate Crimes Report for 2021 today, which showed a slight decrease in reported overall incidents, compared to 2020.

Tiffani Meeks, 38, of Barboursville, pleaded guilty today to three counts of wire fraud, after defrauding a Cabell County business while its bookkeeper.

Twenty law enforcement officers and public servants from across the Northern District of West Virginia were recognized today for their outstanding work by United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld.

FBI Dallas is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the unknown bank robber responsible for a November 10, 2022, bank robbery in Denton, Texas.

Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi (Mas’ud), 71, of Tunisia and Libya, made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on federal charges, unsealed today, stemming from the Dec. 21, 1988, civilian aircraft bombing that killed 270 people.

Racehorse Trainer Jason Servis Acquired, Distributed, and Directed Others to Administer Prohibited Performance Enhancing Drugs to Racehorses

United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Bruce Alexander, 19, and Naseem Williams, 21, both of Philadelphia, PA, were charged by Indictment for their roles in three different carjacking incidents which occurred this past summer. Specifically, the defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit carjacking, carjacking, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.