News and reports from the Department of Justice.

A Wellston man has admitted to stealing over $100,000 in Social Security disability benefits while operating a fossil recreation business.

A Southwest Harbor resident has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to two counts of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.

Zakewon McDaniel, known as “Gap” and “Yung Gap,” was sentenced to life in prison plus a mandatory 10-year consecutive term by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport for his role as a leader of the 960 gang, a violent street gang based in...

Oscar Leo Hernandez Sanchez, a 38-year-old citizen of Mexico, has pleaded guilty to illegal re-entry after being previously removed from the United States.

A Lawrence resident originally from the Dominican Republic has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to fentanyl distribution.

A Harrison County physician has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after being convicted of improperly prescribing Adderall and destroying evidence during a federal investigation.

A La Villa man has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for conspiring to transport 27 undocumented immigrants in a refrigerated trailer, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

A Dominican national who previously lived in Lawrence under a false identity has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy charges related to fentanyl distribution.

A Lynn, Massachusetts man identified as a member of the Bloods gang has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for possessing a loaded machinegun.

A Las Vegas woman, Danielle Partington, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.

A Rockland, Massachusetts man has admitted guilt to a federal charge of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.

Federal authorities have filed a civil forfeiture complaint targeting over $12 million in Tether cryptocurrency linked to an alleged investment fraud scheme.

An Orange County man has been charged with defrauding hundreds of investors out of about $62.5 million through a promissory note scheme, according to the United States Department of Justice.

Darrlin Vernard Warner, a resident of Hiram, Georgia, has been sentenced to fifteen years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine while possessing multiple firearms and more than $175,000 in drug proceeds. “Fentanyl and...

Brian Oakleaf, a 52-year-old former employee of the City of Storm Lake, Iowa, pleaded guilty on September 9, 2025, to two counts of possession of child pornography in federal court in Sioux City.