News and reports from the Department of Justice.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Chesapeake Police Department (CPD) with investigating the November 22, 2022 shooting at the Walmart in Chesapeake, VA.

A former correctional officer at a Missouri prison was indicted Wednesday on a civil rights charge and two counts of possession of child pornography.

Two men - one from Virginia, one from Texas - were found guilty yesterday in the District of Columbia of felony charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

A New Braunfels man was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release for making threats in 2019 against then-presidential candidate Joe Biden.

A Florida man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of four misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.

Kory O’Hara, age 45, the former Town Supervisor of Prattsville, New York, was sentenced today to 1 year of probation, and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and $24,915 in restitution to the State of New York, for committing wire fraud in connection with a grant extended to Prattsville in the wake of Hurricane Irene.

Dwayne Dantel Thomas, 43, of Greenville, North Carolina was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, Fentanyl, and Heroin, and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. On June 28, 2022, Thomas, pleaded guilty to the charges.

Daquan Doral Carter, 27, of New Bern, North Carolina was sentenced today to 210 months in prison for drug trafficking and firearm charges. Carter is a validated member of the United Blood Nation street gang.

A Raleigh CEO will serve 80 months in prison for Healthcare Fraud.

Federal agents arrested a former ICE deportation officer Wednesday evening on federal charges claiming he abused his position to coerce sex from victims under his supervision in the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program.

The Defendant Was Serving His Second Term of Supervised Release After Prior Revocation When He Engaged in New Scheme

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Reynard Lewis, age 29, formerly of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, was charged on December 6, 2022, by a federal grand jury with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, identification and access device, and false statement offenses.

Charles Anthony Anderson, 56, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for production of child pornography and committing that offense as a registered sex offender.

A Florence couple, along with family members from Florida and New York, have all pleaded guilty for their role in a nationwide unemployment fraud conspiracy

Jared Wilkes Post, 26, of Fairbanks was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to 78 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay at least $100,000 in restitution for defrauding banks and other victims of over $100,000 through a sophisticated check kiting and identity theft scheme.