News and reports from the Department of Justice.

Tony Jackson, 35, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition and a firearm, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentencing today.

Spoofers using government phone numbers, government employees’ names, demanding payment via bitcoin ATMs

This morning, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) located and arrested Darrion Malone, 19. Malone was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for aggravated murder.

Kevin Wayne Fennell, 34, of Memphis, who was wanted by the Memphis Police Department for First Degree Murder was captured by U.S. Marshals in Missouri yesterday. Tyreece Miller, U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee, announced today.

The United States Marshals Service has captured international fugitive, and child sexual predator, Brad Hatter. Hatter has been returned to the United States to face justice.

UPDATE: Joseph Henderson was arrested on December 6, 2022 thanks to a tip from the public.

The United States Marshals Service is announcing an increase in reward money for information that will directly lead to the arrest of wanted fugitive Andre McCoy.

This morning, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) located and arrested a 14-year-old male that was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for aggravated murder.

The U.S. Marshals Service for the Middle District of Georgia, wants the public to be aware of threatening phone calls from imposters pretending to be U.S. Marshals Service employees, attempting to fraudulently obtain money.

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of the Dream Act, released the following statement regarding the reported immigration deal reached between Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC):

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after the Senate confirmed the nomination of Judge Doris Pryor to serve on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals by a bipartisan vote of 60-31:

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of the Dream Act, spoke on the Senate floor today about the reported immigration deal between Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), as well as the urgency of passing the Dream Actthis Congress to protect Dreamers from deportation.

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today met with the U.S. Sentencing Commission to discuss policy priorities for the upcoming sentencing guideline amendment cycle, including implementing provisions from Durbin’s bipartisan First Step Act.

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Judge Colleen Lawless to serve as a District Court Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois:

Today, U.S. Representative Dan Bishop (R-NC) and Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH), alongside House Judiciary Committee Members Congressmen Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), and Cliff Bentz (R-OR), sent a letter to leaders of Climate Action 100+ requesting key documents surrounding the use of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies to advance their progressive goals.