News and reports from the Department of Justice.

U.S. Attorney Edward Martin has issued a statement following an order from U.S. District Judge Mehta to amend the conditions of release in case number 1:22-cr-15 (USA v. RHODES, III et al).

A Bloomington man has been sentenced to 210 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in a $250 million fraud scheme that misused a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Middlesex County man has been charged with participating in a scheme to defraud Williams-Sonoma, Inc. and another logistics company through overbilling for trucking services, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna.

A Maryland man has been found guilty of wire fraud charges by a federal jury in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Melvin Janvier, a 37-year-old resident of Newark, Delaware, received a federal prison sentence of 135 months for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Oscar Valdivia-Salas, a 35-year-old Mexican citizen residing in Merrillville, Indiana, has been sentenced to 10 months in prison by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon.

Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has announced the sentencing of Yaurel Centeno, also known as "Flex," marking the conclusion of a significant case involving 11 members of the Bronx-based...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced the indictment of Nicolae Strava, a 30-year-old Romanian citizen, on charges of illegal reentry into the United States.

Lawrence Boone, a 28-year-old resident of Syracuse, has been sentenced to 168 months in federal prison.

Robert Rahrle, 34, a former resident of Florida now living in the Northern District of New York, has pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion and wire fraud.

Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, has announced the sentencing of Jerry Tate, a 52-year-old resident of Beloit, Wisconsin.

United States Attorney Susan Lehr has announced the sentencing of Joseph Goeken, a 40-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska.

Michael Cardwell, a 39-year-old resident of Rensselaer County, has pleaded guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM).

A Rhode Island woman was convicted by a federal jury for her involvement in an international money laundering scheme.

A man from Florissant, Missouri, has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a scheme to deposit counterfeit checks at an Illinois bank.