News and reports from the Department of Justice.

Tairon Jordan Bradley, a 25-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, has entered a guilty plea to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Frederick Blaine Rinehart, Jr., a 54-year-old resident of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to charges related to methamphetamine distribution.

Carlos Frate, a 40-year-old resident of Kihei, Hawaii, and officer of the Maui Police Department, was arrested following a two-count indictment by a federal grand jury on January 16, 2025.

Ryan Buckley, a 36-year-old resident of Windsor, Vermont, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Brian Ward, aged 30, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans has announced the sentencing of Shi Gang Zheng, a 55-year-old Chinese national residing in New Orleans.

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp sentenced Elijah A. Goshert to 48 months in prison for defrauding investors of $650,000 in a sports betting fund named the "Magellan Sports Fund."

A Canadian citizen has admitted guilt in a U.S. District Court in Bangor for illegally entering the United States from Canada and importing a controlled substance.

United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero has announced the sentencing of Mauricio Sarmiento, a 35-year-old Ecuadorian national, for introducing misbranded prescription drugs into interstate commerce without a license.

Joseph Mitchell, a 38-year-old resident of Nelliston, New York, has pled guilty to charges of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm as a felon.

U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Stephon Jamal Dale, a 38-year-old resident of Fort Myers, to two years in federal prison.

Savion Garcia, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell, has been sentenced to one year in prison for possessing a weapon while incarcerated.

Willie F. Murray, Jr., a 55-year-old resident of West Park, has been sentenced to five years and one month in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven.

United States District Judge Sheri P. Chappell has sentenced Joshua Leon Tyree, a 39-year-old resident of Labelle, Florida, to 19 years in federal prison.

A Sioux City man has admitted to charges related to illegal possession of firearms and methamphetamine.