Press Releases on February 25, 2026

Individual Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Provide Contraband to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Guaynabo, ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On February 24, 2026, United States District Court Chief Judge Raúl Arias Marxuach sentenced Selena Crespo Dumeng to 10 months in prison and two years of supervised release, for her role in a conspiracy to provide contraband in …

Individual Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for his Participation in Bribery Scheme to Eliminate Puerto Rico Department of ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On February 23, 2026, United States District Court Judge Pedro A. Delgado sentenced Juan Carlos Cruz-Hernández to 24 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and restitution of $32,000 for his role in a bribery and wire …

Illegal Alien With Prior Drug Trafficking, Sexual Abuse of a Child, and Firearm Theft Convictions Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal ...

An illegal alien from Mexico, previously convicted of drug trafficking, sexual abuse of a child, and theft of a firearm, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States.

Illegal alien felons sentenced for unlawful reentries into the country

Two Mexican nationals have been ordered to federal prison in separate, but similar, cases for returning to the United States without authorization

Mexican National Sentenced for Unlawfully Being in the United States After Being Arrested for Driving Drunk

A Mexican national was sentenced today for Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

Pharmacist and Business Owner Convicted of $3M Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurer Fraud Scheme

Canadian who traveled to Virginia intending to meet a minor for sex sentenced to 10 years in prison

Tommy Varesh, 54, of Toronto, Canada, who traveled to Virginia intending to meet a minor for sex, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Arizona Surgical Hospital Agrees to Pay $5.6M to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations

Southwest Orthopedic and Spine Hospital LLC doing business as OASIS Hospital (OASIS), United Surgical Partners International Inc. (USPI), and Dignity/USP Phoenix Surgery Centers LLC, have agreed to pay $5.6 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act …

Nevada Man Pleads Guilty To Arson At Tesla Collision Center In Las Vegas

MS-13 Associate Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for the Murder of Teenage Victim in Kissena Park in Queens

Today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Oscar Flores-Mejia, also known as “Chamuco,” an associate of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, was sentenced to 45 years’ imprisonment for the murder of 17-year-old Andy Peralta. Co-defendants Juan …

Texas Doctor Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Prison for $145 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

An orthopedic surgeon was sentenced today to 102 months in prison and ordered to pay over $13 million in restitution for his role in a $145 million scheme to defraud the Department of Labor through the submission of fraudulent claims for prescription …

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Offenses and Unlawful Entry into the U.S.

PROVIDENCE – A Massachusetts man unlawfully present in the United States, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to possession of a loaded firearm following a traffic stop, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda.

Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Role in Southwestern Connecticut Drug Ring

TERRELL WILLS, 52, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 54 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics in southwestern Connecticut.

Summit County Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison on Child Sexual Abuse Materials Charges

A 38-year-old Summit County man has been sentenced to prison for engaging in the receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse materials and then attempting to destroy the files in his possession.

A Multi-Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison on Fraud Charges

Hedge Fund Manager Indicted on Tax Fraud Charges

An indictment was unsealed today in the Western District of Texas charging a Cayman national who renounced his U.S. citizenship with tax evasion, filing false returns and willfully failing to file tax forms disclosing foreign assets. According to court …

Former General Manager for U.S. Defense Contractor Sentenced to 87 Months for Selling Stolen Trade Secrets to Russian Broker

WASHINGTON — Peter Williams, 39, an Australian national who was employed by a U.S. defense contractor, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 87 months in federal prison for selling his employer’s trade secrets to a Russian cyber-tools broker.

Manchester Resident Charged with the Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer

Guilty Verdict Handed to Shooter for Killing a Man Over Feud

Khalid Claggett, 42, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty this afternoon by a Superior Court jury for charges stemming from a shooting that killed 30-year-old Isaac Aull, Jr., in June 2021, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine F. Pirro.

Lewis County man charged federally with unlawful weapons possession

Tacoma – A 47-year-old Lewis County man appeared today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma charged with unlawfully possessing firearms, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.