News and reports from the Department of Justice.

A Montgomery resident has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for his role in a fraud scheme that resulted in over $1 million in losses and for illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon.

A St. Clair County resident has been indicted on charges related to cyberstalking, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.

A St. Louis man has been convicted by a federal jury for orchestrating a scheme that resulted in the theft of more than $200,000 worth of merchandise from Kohl’s using fraudulent transactions involving Kohl’s Cash.

A Mexican national living in Longview, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally returning to the United States after being deported multiple times.

The Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women has awarded $3,382,830 to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) to support efforts against violent crimes targeting women and to enhance victim services in the state.

A man from Arthur, Iowa, has pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography in federal court in Sioux City.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 55 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a loaded handgun in a residence on the Near West Side where several children were present.

Over the past 36 hours, law enforcement in Tacoma executed 13 search warrants and arrested eight of nine individuals indicted for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.

Kevin Ellis, a 41-year-old resident of Mishawaka, Indiana, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison following his guilty plea to charges of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute...

A Michigan man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and methamphetamine.

A Parkersburg man, Michael David Enoch, 33, was sentenced to five years and 10 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

A Cincinnati man, Devante Garrett, 30, has been sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for multiple drug trafficking offenses.

An Italian national living in Woodbridge has been sentenced to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft.

A Peoria man, Michael Dean Dupoy, 53, has been sentenced to a total of 20 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Jonathan E. Hawley handed down the sentence on August 20, 2025, which includes 216 months...

A Chicago resident has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for illegally dealing firearms.