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Recent News About U.S. Department of Justice
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Three individuals identified as leaders of a large-scale bank fraud and money laundering operation have been sentenced to federal prison, following convictions for their roles in a scheme that spanned multiple states.
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Stephon Martin, a 25-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., was found guilty on August 14, 2025, for his involvement in the armed robbery and assault of his former employer.
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A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas has indicted Jose Luis Piedra-Sosa, a 51-year-old Mexican national residing illegally in Denton County, for illegal reentry after deportation.
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Ten individuals have been charged in a federal case involving an alleged fraud and money laundering scheme targeting government loan programs provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration, including the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)...
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Charles O. Parks III, known online as “CP3O,” was sentenced to one year and one day in prison by United States District Judge Eric Komitee for operating an illegal cryptojacking scheme.
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Matthew Wayne Wasson, a 31-year-old resident of Henryetta, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine.
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Olvin Javier Gutierrez Ponce, a 44-year-old resident of Bradenton, has been indicted on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm.
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A former U.S. Department of Labor employee has been indicted on charges of wire fraud related to the alleged fraudulent receipt of over $40,000 in pandemic unemployment assistance benefits.
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Kisean Paul Anderson, known as Sean Kingston, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
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A woman from Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for voluntary manslaughter. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte handed down the sentence to Jaclyn Blue Coat, age 26, on August 11, 2025.
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Dale Lynn Taylor, a 60-year-old resident of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for failing to register as a sex offender.
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May X. Kong, a 42-year-old resident of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
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Two Washington, D.C. men have been indicted and arraigned in connection with a daytime shooting that took place in November 2024 in a residential neighborhood of southeast D.C., according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
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Damion Barnett, a 22-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been indicted for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition as well as unlawful discarding of a firearm.
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Duarte Santos, a 25-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his involvement in a shooting at a bar and restaurant on July 5, 2024.
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Three people have been indicted on charges of healthcare fraud, conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, and aggravated identity theft following an alleged multi-state prescription scheme.
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A Las Vegas man, Devonte Devon Jackson, appeared in court Thursday following his arrest in Texas on charges related to the armed robbery of an armored truck outside a Las Vegas bank.
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An El Salvadoran national residing in Carrollton has been indicted for unlawfully returning to the United States, according to a statement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs of the Eastern District of Texas.
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An Iraqi national living in Henrico, Virginia, has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute.
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The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico has released its weekly report on immigration and border-related crimes for the week ending August 15, 2025.