News and reports from the Department of Justice.

A Jamaican citizen has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to drug conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and illegal reentry into the United States.

On August 5, 2025, Scotty Andrew Bascle, age 25, pleaded guilty to distributing more than 40 grams of a substance containing fentanyl.

A federal grand jury has indicted Ramico Jovon Earvin, also known as “Pooh,” a 43-year-old resident of Wyoming, Michigan, on charges related to drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession.

Keith Pilawski, 63, of Lutz, and Edwin Ortiz, 58, of Brandon, have entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

“I am honored to continue serving the people of New York together with the talented and hardworking women and men of the Office,” said United States Attorney Jay Clayton in a statement following his court appointment

Donald Ray Hurst, Jr., a 35-year-old resident of Sumter, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after being found guilty of destruction of an energy facility and possession of child sexual abuse material.

Keith Taylor, the founder and former CEO of Modest Needs Foundation, pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and tax evasion in federal court on August 18, 2025.

A former sheriff of Hot Spring County, Arkansas, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to engaging in a scheme to conceal a material fact from a governmental agency.

A Lakeland couple has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of armed robberies that took place in August 2025.

Two men from San Antonio, Texas, were sentenced in federal court for their involvement in a conspiracy to commit armed robbery while posing as DEA agents.

A Hampton resident, Ryan Matthew Bieber, was found guilty by a federal jury on six counts related to the transportation of child sexual abuse material.

Two men living in the United States without legal status have been charged with assaulting and resisting federal immigration officers during separate incidents in Maryland, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...

A Pensacola man has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to an armed robbery and shooting that occurred in December 2024.

A 19-year-old Omaha resident, Dale Jackson, was sentenced on August 15, 2025, in federal court for his role in distributing and conspiring to distribute a fentanyl analogue.

A 28-year-old resident of Alamo, Texas, Hector Tellez-Hernandez, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for illegally possessing multiple firearms.