News and reports from the Department of Justice.

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that George Russell Isbell Jr., a 69-year-old resident of San Diego, has been charged with mailing a threatening communication.

Federal authorities in Washington, D.C. have intensified efforts to ensure that sex offenders residing in the District comply with registration laws.

A Portland woman appeared in federal court after being charged with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland.

A Hillsboro resident, Samuel A. Westcott, 19, appeared in federal court after being charged with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland.

An indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court charging Chen Zhi, also known as “Vincent,” the founder and chairman of Prince Holding Group (Prince Group), with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.

Roger Ver, a prominent early investor in bitcoin often referred to as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice over federal tax charges related to his cryptocurrency holdings.

Peter Bardunias, a senior vice president at the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, has been charged with attempting to entice a minor for sexual activity.

Matthew L. Harvey has been sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia.

An Amory, Mississippi resident, Steven Gaston Colburn, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sex trafficking of minors.

A Tupelo, Mississippi man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for coercing more than 46 minor girls into sending sexually explicit images and videos through an online application.

A Wasilla man has pleaded guilty to distributing carfentanil, a powerful synthetic opioid, which led to the death of a 16-year-old girl and the near fatal overdose of another adult.

A Cambodian national, Savin Seng, also known as “Two-Face,” has been charged with unlawful possession of a weapon after the fatal shooting of a woman in Victoria, Texas. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the charges following Seng’s...

Pam Bondi, U.S. Attorney General, said in her opening remarks to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have not been affected by the government shutdown and remain fully operational.

A Venezuelan national suspected of being part of the Tren de Aragua, a transnational criminal organization, has pleaded guilty to illegal firearms possession and conspiracy to destroy evidence in New Mexico.

A Portland man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after robbing a KeyBank branch with a loaded firearm.