News and reports from the Department of Justice.

Rosler Metal Finishing USA LLC, a manufacturer based in Battle Creek, has agreed to pay $2,289,505.40 to resolve allegations of falsely obtaining a second-draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to federal prison after a high-speed chase through Houston, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jessica Martinez of Bridgeport pleaded guilty to making a false declaration before a federal grand jury.

A Kansas resident has been sentenced for distributing child sexual assault material while in Laredo, Texas. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentencing of 44-year-old Terry Lee Trower from Madison, Kansas.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Frank Cotto, a resident of Rapid City, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison.

Cornelius Stewart, a 30-year-old resident of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for producing and distributing counterfeit $100 bills. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley handed down the sentence following...

A Las Vegas man has admitted to charges of extortion, money laundering, stalking, and sending threatening text messages.

Two Turkish men were apprehended for illegally crossing into the United States from Canada, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack.

A federal court in Jacksonville, Florida, has sentenced Marielys Feliciano Rodriguez to one year of house arrest and ordered her to pay over $3 million in restitution for her involvement in a wire and tax fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Wendy W....

Kendall Lee Forrester, a 35-year-old resident of Wister, Oklahoma, has been convicted by a federal jury on charges including First Degree Murder in Indian Country.

Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney has announced that Mickey Colangelo, Jr., a 45-year-old resident of Fort Myers, has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.

Jerry Baptiste, the last of 20 individuals charged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been sentenced.

A grand jury in the Southern District of Texas has indicted 13 men from Houston for their involvement in a criminal crew accused of robbery, drug trafficking, obstruction of justice, and murder.

Mexican cartel leader Jesus Mendez-Vargas is now in U.S. custody facing charges of drug importation, according to a recent announcement by Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew Podolsky, and Frank A....

Spokane, Washington - On February 19, 2025, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Washington indicted Andres Burgos-Silva from Othello, Washington.