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Recent News About U.S. Department of Justice
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Todd M. Chapman, a 57-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, pleaded guilty to bank fraud after admitting to embezzling at least $602,000 from a local law firm where he worked as office manager for about three decades.
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Tanisha Wooding, 46, of Huntington, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to theft of government money in connection with COVID-19 relief fraud.
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Todd Austin, a 64-year-old resident of Gloversville, New York, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of pure methamphetamine.
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A Baltimore man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his involvement in a firearms trafficking conspiracy and the distribution of methamphetamine.
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Marco Gomez-Arguello, a 36-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced on August 7, 2025, for illegally reentering the United States after having been previously deported.
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A Portage County man has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison for crimes involving child sexual abuse materials.
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Gino Michael Gelormino, a 42-year-old resident of Nottingham, Maryland, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
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A McKinney resident, Joe Anthony Plascencia, has been sentenced to 137 months in federal prison for firearms violations.
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A Houston man has been charged with smuggling 40 people in a box truck found near Hebbronville, Texas, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A former acting director of the Lynchburg Community Corrections & Pretrial Services Department (LCCPS) has admitted in federal court to accessing a protected law enforcement computer system and providing privileged information to her...
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A Cleveland man has been sentenced to nearly 17 years in federal prison after being convicted of fentanyl trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
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A North Hollywood woman has agreed to plead guilty to five federal charges related to drug distribution, including providing the ketamine that led to the death of actor Matthew Perry in October 2023, according to the Justice Department.
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Eighteen individuals pleaded guilty last week in Fort Worth, Texas, to a range of federal offenses as part of Operation Showdown, according to Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson.
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Acting United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada has issued a statement regarding a recent arrest made during an Internet Crimes Against Children operation in Nevada. “Last week, Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was arrested in a...
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A New Jersey resident has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his involvement in an international scheme to illegally procure ammunition and sensitive electronics for Russian military and intelligence agencies.
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American Psychiatric Centers, Inc., which operates as Comprehensive Psychiatric Services (CPS), has agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims for psychotherapy services to government healthcare programs.
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An Akron resident, Justin A. Corn, 30, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.
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A Rapid City man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a felon. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler handed down the sentence to Jayquan Flying Horse, 20, on August 15, 2025, following his...
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Nathalie Rose Jones, a 50-year-old resident of Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested in Washington, D.C., on August 16 after being charged with making threats on social media against President Trump.
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Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Mina Tadrus was sentenced to 30 months in prison for investment adviser fraud involving more than $5.7 million.