12 Arizona’s Tucson. After entering a guilty plea to charges of drug trafficking and firearms-related offenses, including trying to transport weapons to aid a Mexican […]
Category: Department of Justice Press Releases
Two sentenced for defacing U.S. Constitution and National Gallery exhibits in climate protest
22 WashingtonOn February 14, 2024, Jackson Green, 27, of Utah, and Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, were sentenced to federal prison for their acts of […]
Columbia man sentenced to more than five years after shooting himself in leg with illegal firearm
14 Columbia, The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that S.C. Contaurus Dermont Smith, 46, of Columbia, had pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession […]
Ohio man indicted in South Carolina on charges of child exploitation and cyberstalking
29 Columbia, S.C. Federal prosecutors said Friday that a 21-year-old Ohio man had been indicted by a federal grand jury on six counts, including coercing […]
Wyoming man sentenced to 40 months in prison for flagpole assault on officer during Jan. 6 Capitol riot
30 WashingtonOn Wednesday, a Wyoming man was given a 40-month jail sentence for using a flagpole to strike law enforcement during the attack on the […]
Texas man sentenced to 23 years for $179 million foreign currency fraud scheme
31 DENVERThe U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado said Wednesday that Bryant Edwin Sewall, 57, a former resident of Little Elm, Texas, was […]
Former paralegal turned attorney convicted of embezzling from Orlando law firm
25 ORLANDO, FL. Prosecutors said Friday that Amaris Marie Delapena, 50, of Windermere, was found guilty by a federal jury of 15 counts of wire […]
Missouri felon admits to illegal gun purchases and $830,000 investment fraud
15 Louis, Saint According to federal authorities, a convicted criminal has entered a guilty plea to unlawfully obtaining dozens of firearms and scamming two investors […]
The three men face significant penalties for allegedly exploiting a pandemic relief program designed to support struggling businesses.
26 Illinois’s East St. Louis. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday that three individuals from Metro East were charged on 13 counts by a federal […]
A California man’s illegal firearm conviction tied to investigation into his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
27 California’s FRESNO. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday that a Madera man who unlawfully possessed firearms and ammunition had been sentenced to three years […]