News and reports from the Department of Justice.

A New York resident, Jean Andre Bontiffe, has admitted guilt in a Boston federal court for using fake United States passport cards to access bank accounts belonging to three Massachusetts residents.

A Marion, Iowa man has been sentenced to over two years in federal prison for possessing firearms as a felon.

Markenzy Lapointe, the outgoing United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, reflected on his tenure and achievements as he steps down from his position.

A federal jury in Tampa, Florida, has convicted Dontae Dajuan Burton of two counts of sex trafficking minors and one count of producing child sex abuse material.

Thomas Raymond Phillips, III, a 36-year-old resident of Fort Towson, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for First Degree Murder in Indian Country.

A Riverside County man, Alvaro Hector Martinez, 33, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison.

Orlando, Florida – A man from Orlando has been arrested and charged with the transportation of child sex abuse material.

James Keating, a resident of Paoli, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

In a recent legal development, the Justice Department has filed a civil complaint against Walgreens Boots Alliance and its subsidiaries, alleging that the pharmacy chain dispensed millions of unlawful prescriptions in violation of federal laws.

A Fort Dodge woman has been sentenced to over ten years in federal prison for her involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

Jarrell M. Palmer, a 44-year-old resident of Jonesboro, Louisiana, has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

A Pine Ridge, South Dakota man has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for his role in a drug distribution conspiracy. U.S. Circuit Judge Karen E. Schreier delivered the sentence to Benny Benson, 22, on January 3, 2025.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Gerber David Santos-Gonzalez, a 26-year-old man from Guatemala, has been sentenced to federal prison for over ten years. U.S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol handed down the sentence...

United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the sentencing of three Shreveport residents involved in a drug trafficking conspiracy that led to a man's death. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote delivered the sentences.

United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced that Commonwealth Care Alliance, Inc. (CCA) will pay $520,355.65 to settle allegations related to violations of the False Claims Act by Reliance HMO, Inc., a company acquired by CCA in 2022.