News and reports from the Department of Justice.

Robert M. Lutz, a 42-year-old resident of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 132 months in prison for the distribution of methamphetamine.

A federal jury has found a Palo Alto man guilty of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse by fear, and making false statements to a federal agent.

A Kansas business owner has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for failing to remit over one million dollars in employment tax collections to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

A woman from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for producing child pornography.

A man from Ivanhoe, Virginia, has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm and possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

Marcus Taslim, a 70-year-old resident of Folsom, has pleaded guilty to visa fraud.

Jack Lee Oliver, a 56-year-old resident of Rivesville, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of $708,538.

Carlos Jose Abreu, a 45-year-old illegal alien residing in Broward County, Florida, appeared in federal court on charges of impersonating a United States citizen for voter registration and voting in a federal election.

U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Sherron Gary, a 41-year-old resident of Tampa, to seven years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.

Briyon Shuford, a 30-year-old resident of Washington D.C., received a prison sentence of 161 months for his involvement in a drive-by shooting and drug trafficking.

On January 31, 2025, a federal judge sentenced Natoshia Lashawn Crawford to 30 months in prison for making false tax returns and assisting in the filing of false tax returns.

A federal grand jury has indicted Robert Cordova, also known as Robert Cordona, on charges of robbery and assault involving a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier.

Kaderion Stokes, a 19-year-old from Memphis, has been sentenced to federal prison for the theft of firearms and possession of a machinegun.

A Rochester woman has admitted her involvement in a $250 million fraud scheme that took advantage of a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, as stated by Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick.

A Dulce man has entered a guilty plea to two counts of assault involving an intimate partner, specifically for acts of strangling and suffocating.