District of Puerto Rico Press Releases

Defendant Pleads Guilty for His Role in International Human and Drug Smuggling Conspiracy

A defendant pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to illegally smuggle Honduran nationals and cocaine into the United States. According to court documents, Olvin Javier Velasquez-Maldonado, 40, of Honduras, conspired with at least six others to …

Chesterfield woman pleads guilty to defrauding numerous COVID-19 programs and tax charges

Sheila C. Bynum-Coleman, 54, of Chesterfield, pled guilty today to making false statements to steal from multiple COVID-19 relief programs.

Jury convicts two Houston-area men in murder-for-hire plot against wrong man

Two men have been found guilty on multiple charges related to a conspiracy that resulted in the shooting of a Katy man on his way to work

Former DC Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft and Trafficking of Government Laptops

Darrell A. Smith, Sr., 56, of Newark, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Tuesday in District of Columbia Superior Court to three counts of first-degree theft and one count of trafficking in stolen property for stealing D.C. government-issued laptops and selling …

Former Luzerne County Attorney Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Tax Evasion

Previously Convicted DC Man Indicted for Assaulting His Former Romantic Partner with a Firearm with Enhancements for Two Prior ...

A 23-year-old man from Washington, D.C., was indicted by a grand jury on charges stemming from his brandishing a firearm and threatening his ex-girlfriend during an argument in October 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine F. Pirro.

Waterloo Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

California Man Charged with Transmitting a Demand for Ransom

On Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, the FBI arrested Derrick Callella in Hawthorne, Calif.  Callella has been charged via a criminal complaint filed in federal court for transmitting a demand for ransom in interstate commerce, and without disclosing his identity, …

Fairfield County man pleads guilty to receiving child pornography

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Lancaster man pleaded guilty in federal court today to receiving child pornography.

Dayton man pleads guilty to gun crime after shootout on University of Dayton campus

DAYTON, Ohio – Dylan Hiner, 19, of Dayton, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to illegally receiving a firearm or ammunition while under indictment for another felony crime. 

Justice Department Opens Investigation into Baltimore City Health Department for Racially Segregated Training

Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into the Baltimore City, Maryland, Health Department (BCHD) to determine whether it engages in employment practices that discriminate against, or limit, segregate, or classify …

Oklahoma City Nurse Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography in Case Connected to a Former South Carolina State ...

Pedophile Sentenced for Receiving and Distributing Hundreds of Photos and Videos of Child Sexual Abuse

A child pedophile living in Tulsa was sentenced for receiving and distributing hundreds of photos and videos that showed children, toddlers, and infants being sexually abused, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

Mescalero man charged with assault

Connecticut Man Admits $2.5 Million Fraud Scheme

DOMINICK N. DONOFRIO, 73, last residing in Middlefield, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to wire fraud.

Massachusetts Resident Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in the New Hampshire Seacoast

February Federal Grand Jury 2025-A Indictments Announced

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the February Federal Grand Jury 2025-A Indictments.

Yorktown drug trafficker sentenced to five years in prison for firearm possession

Jonathan Michael Jenkins, aka JHood, 42, of Yorktown, was sentenced today to five years in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Three Defendants Indicted for $447,000 COVID-19 Fraud

Three men from the Kansas City metropolitan area have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their receipt of $440,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) …

New Terrorism-Related Charges Filed Against Alleged Killer of Israeli Embassy Employees

Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court with multiple terrorism-related offenses in connection with the May 21, 2025, fatal shootings of two Israeli Embassy staff members …