U.S. Department of Justice
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Recent News About U.S. Department of Justice
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A Cumberland man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two minors.
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Lucas Allen Fussell, a 43-year-old former nurse practitioner from Onley, Virginia, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for distributing child pornography.
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Two former executives of the Legacy Park sports complex in Mesa, Arizona, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a municipal bond fraud scheme.
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A Collinsville resident has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for constructing and possessing pipe bombs.
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A Mexican national living illegally in the Weslaco area has been sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for immigration, drug trafficking, and firearms offenses.
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Robert Phillip Ivers, 72, has been indicted on charges of threatening to assault and murder a federal judge, a Supreme Court Justice, and a defense attorney.
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A St. Louis attorney has admitted to defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) of $379,900 by improperly obtaining and using funds from a COVID-19 relief loan program.
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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103, based in Dorchester, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve claims it received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan before it was eligible.
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Chengxuan Han, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, was sentenced to time served—three months—after pleading guilty to three counts of smuggling and making false statements to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
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A Guatemalan citizen, Cindy Fabiola Santos-Perez, was sentenced to 109 days in federal prison for unlawfully using a social security card.
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Jemel Lyles, 43, of Washington, DC, has been sentenced to 66 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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A Mexican national living illegally in Nacogdoches has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing a machinegun, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas.
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Devante Thomas, a 32-year-old resident of Saginaw, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
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Federal authorities in South Dakota have indicted 88 individuals on federal drug charges between April and August 2025, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell.
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Eight individuals associated with the House of Prayer Christian Churches of America (HOPCC) have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia for their alleged involvement in various fraud schemes and tax violations.
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Former New York City Police Department officer Jason Rodriguez has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for his role in a fraudulent investment scheme involving Technical Trading Team LLC, a foreign exchange trading fund.
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Fred Bolden, a 61-year-old resident of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted in federal court to failing to update his sex offender registration after moving from Ohio to West Virginia in 2023.
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Jordan Alston, a 28-year-old Brooklyn resident, was found guilty in federal court of possessing a makeshift knife while incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC).
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A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to federal drug and weapons charges, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Renato Jardines-Santiago, a 37-year-old citizen of Mexico, on a charge of illegal reentry.