News published on Federal Newswire in March 2025

News from March 2025


Fresno-based scheme recruits participants via Facebook for $1M bank fraud

Abreiana Rogers, a 29-year-old resident of Los Angeles, appeared in federal court in Fresno to face charges related to her involvement in a bank fraud scheme.


Doctor convicted for illegal prescription distribution in D.C

Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, a 65-year-old physician from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was found guilty by a federal jury in U.S. District Court for illegally distributing prescriptions for narcotics in exchange for cash at his medical clinic in Northwest...


Justice Department charges illegal aliens found after removal

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against 17 individuals for allegedly re-entering the United States illegally after being previously removed, according to an announcement from the Justice Department.


Rapid City man sentenced for failure to register as sex offender

A Rapid City man, Trevor Red Bird, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender.


Christopher Reese convicted of fraud related to unlicensed legal services

Christopher Reese, also known as Christopher Eugene Thomas, has been found guilty by a jury for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme that defrauded criminal defendants and their families out of significant sums for unlicensed legal services.


Buffalo resident pleads guilty to possession of child pornography

A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to charges related to child pornography. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Alexander J. Weidner, aged 35, admitted to possessing child pornography involving a prepubescent minor.


Philadelphia woman admits guilt in correctional facility drug smuggling plot

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Talia Hicks, a 32-year-old resident of Philadelphia, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.


Birmingham man sentenced for leading major heroin distribution network

Court documents have revealed that a Birmingham heroin supplier, Harding, has been sentenced to 365 months in prison.


St. Croix woman sentenced for $372K embezzlement scheme

Nicole Morales, a resident of St. Croix and originally from California, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for her involvement in an embezzlement scheme.


Queens man accused of visa fraud while posing as federal agent

Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court charging Tommy Aijie Da Silva Weng, also known as "Tommy Weng Da Silva" and "Jacky," with wire fraud, mail fraud, and impersonating a federal law enforcement officer.


Grant County woman admits to methamphetamine distribution charge

Theresa Marie Lipkey, a 43-year-old resident of Petersburg, West Virginia, has confessed to charges related to drug distribution.


Arkansas man faces charges for allegedly enticing minor through social media

Brayden Storey, a 21-year-old from West Fork, Arkansas, has been arrested and charged with enticing a minor, as announced by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo.


President revokes executive order following changes by Paul Weiss

On March 21, 2025, a new executive order was issued to address actions taken by the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Paul Weiss).


Rochester man sentenced to over two decades for child pornography production

Kevyn Bradley Heath, a resident of Rochester, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for producing and distributing child pornography.


Oregon man charged with transporting minor for sexual purposes

An Oregon man has been arrested by the FBI in Portland following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Alaska.


U.S. Attorney files over 90 border-related cases this week

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed over 90 border-related cases this week.


Federal jury convicts Wyoming man for abusive sexual contact with minor

Kendall Joseph Moss III, a 35-year-old resident of Arapahoe, Wyoming, has been found guilty by a federal jury for abusive sexual contact with a minor.


Cryptocurrency firm CLS Global sentenced for market manipulation

CLS Global FZC LLC, a financial services firm recognized as a "market maker" in the cryptocurrency sector, faced sentencing in federal court in Boston today.


Jamestown man pleads guilty in meth distribution case

A Jamestown resident, Aaron Miller, has pleaded guilty to charges related to methamphetamine distribution. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Miller admitted guilt before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr., for conspiracy to...


Fentanyl dealer sentenced to over five years in federal prison

Deaja Simone Clemons has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl.