News and reports from the Department of Justice.

A Connecticut woman, Jennifer Fortier, 51, from New Haven, has been sentenced to 58 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.

A Niagara Falls man, Jermaine McQueen, 46, has pleaded guilty to a drug charge involving fentanyl. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the plea in Buffalo, New York.

A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted Gerardo Lopez-Gutierrez, a Mexican national residing illegally in the United States, on charges related to firearms and immigration violations.

A Florida man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for traveling to Texas with the intent of engaging in sexual acts with a minor.

A Houston woman has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for her involvement in drug trafficking activities between Houston and Rockport. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Cheri Ann Palmer, aged 45, pleaded guilty on...

A federal grand jury in Rockford has indicted a man from Stephenson County, Illinois, on charges related to the sexual exploitation of children.

A Moroccan national living in Medford has been charged with unlawful possession of ammunition as an illegal alien.

A New York man, Zachary Williams, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple child sex offenses.

Edgar Placencia-Guaillas, a 22-year-old Ecuadorian citizen, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for charges related to alien smuggling and conspiracy.

Carlos Rene Montes, a 32-year-old U.S. citizen from Tucson, and Miguel Angel Sesma, a 30-year-old legal permanent resident from Mexico residing in Phoenix, face federal charges for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.

After a week-long trial, Nichelle Henson, 38, from Baltimore, Maryland, was convicted by a federal jury for making false statements and committing bank fraud.

An indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court, charging six individuals with conspiring to violate the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act and engaging in an international cocaine distribution conspiracy.

Eight individuals alleged to be members and associates of the GoodFellas gang have been indicted on federal charges, including attempted murder in aid of racketeering and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

A Kansas man has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison following the discovery of child sexual abuse materials at his residence.

Kenny Lee Howard, a 32-year-old resident of Southfield, has been sentenced to 94 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to defraud state unemployment insurance agencies during the Covid-19 pandemic.