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Recent News About U.S. Department of Justice
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A federal grand jury in Toledo, Ohio has indicted three men for allegedly residing in the United States without authorization after having previously been removed from the country.
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Justin Torres, 37, of Ellenville, New York, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine.
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A 19-year-old from Jamestown, New Mexico, has been charged with making violent threats online in the aftermath of the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025.
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Jacob Shafer, a 34-year-old resident of Mason City, Iowa, was sentenced on September 12, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and illegal possession of a firearm.
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A Corpus Christi man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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The Department of Justice has announced a new policy aimed at protecting parental rights and First Amendment liberties in schools.
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Priest Morris, a 21-year-old resident of Sioux City, Iowa, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
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A Mexican national, Jose Ricardo Lopez Munoz, has been sentenced to 13 months and one day in prison for illegally reentering the United States after having been removed from the country on three previous occasions.
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Kelvin Powell, a 63-year-old resident of Temple Hills, Maryland, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a 17-year-old minor under his care at the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS).
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David Dion, a 48-year-old resident of Greenwich, New York, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for distributing and possessing child pornography.
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A man from Kingsport, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to tax crimes and wire fraud for his involvement in a scheme to claim fraudulent refunds using COVID-19 employment tax credits.
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A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted Cesar Pena Pimental, a 29-year-old Dominican national, on charges of forcibly resisting federal officers during an immigration arrest.
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Tracy Hardy, a 52-year-old Philadelphia resident, pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false claim upon the United States in federal court on Thursday.
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A Miami woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to an unemployment insurance (UI) benefits fraud scheme.
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James Styner, a 20-year-old resident of Garden Grove, California, was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., after admitting to the online exploitation of at least twelve girls aged between 12 and 17.
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Johnny A. Bangs, a 46-year-old resident of Lake Station, Indiana, has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison and will serve an additional 24 months on supervised release.
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A Missouri City couple has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in a mortgage fraud scheme involving false statements to loan businesses, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Yangwei Li and Yawen Huang, both 38 and residents of Philadelphia, have been sentenced to 18 months in prison for their involvement in a scheme to import and sell counterfeit cell phones and accessories.
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A Cincinnati man has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for cocaine trafficking.
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During the week of September 6 to September 12, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 215 individuals with immigration-related crimes.