District of Puerto Rico Press Releases

Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Fraud Scheme that Submitted Nearly $270 Million in Bogus Claims to Medi-Cal

An Orange County man has pleaded guilty to submitting nearly $270 million in fraudulent claims over an 11-month span to Medi-Cal for expensive prescription drugs containing generic ingredients that were not medically necessary and, in many instances, not …

Mexican citizen sent to federal prison for importing $1.4M worth of cocaine

A 24-year-old foreign national with a B1/B2 visa has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute cocaine

Drug Dealer Caught with More Than 1 Kilogram of Fentanyl Who Continued Selling Drugs After Absconding Sentenced to Eight Year ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Cristian Diaz-Villatoro was sentenced yesterday to eight years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, as well as possession with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine

New Yorkers sentenced to federal prison for illegal counterfeit passport operation in the Eastern District of Texas as part of ...

Two New York women have been sentenced to federal prison for an illegal counterfeit passport operation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. 

Madison Man Sentenced for Unlicensed Dealing of Guns

Local man sentenced for smuggling illegal aliens in disguised fishing trip

A 47-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison for attempting to smuggle two illegal aliens through the Intracoastal Waterway

Former Executive from Marlborough Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS and Obstruction of Justice

BOSTON – A former accounting and real estate executive in Sudbury was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for a multi-year scheme to cheat the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by getting paid more than $1.6 million in compensation and fringe …

Registered Sex Offender to Serve Ten Years in Federal Prison for Repeat Possession of Child Pornography

Charlotte Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud Conspiracy And Aggravated Identity Theft In Stolen Check Scheme

Previously Convicted Child Rapist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse Materials Charges

A Lucas County man, who was previously convicted of raping children, has been sentenced to federal prison after hundreds of Child Sexual Abuse Materials were discovered on his computer.

South Carolina Man Faces up to 20 Years in Prison for Setting Fire to Central Georgia Church

MACON, Ga. – A South Carolina Man who admitted in federal court today that he maliciously set fire to the Byron United Methodist Church in 2024 is facing up to 20 years in prison for his crime.Luke Andrew Westefeld, 34, of North Augusta, South Carolina, …

D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Obstructing a Homicide Investigation

Antonio Nicks, 34, of Washington, D.C. pleaded guilty today to obstructing a homicide investigation, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Six Years for Abusive Sexual Contact on An Aircraft

Orlando, FL – John Daniel Fowler (65, Indianapolis, IN) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron to 6 years in federal prison for abusive sexual contact on an aircraft. Fowler was also ordered to serve 15 years of supervised release …

Eagle Man Sentenced to 52 Months for Embezzlement and Tax Fraud

Miles Elletson, 55, of Eagle, Idaho, was sentenced to 52 months in federal prison for wire fraud and filing false tax returns, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today.

Maryland Country Club Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Improper Receipt of Paycheck ...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced today that it has reached a civil settlement agreement with Woodholme Country Club Inc. (“Woodholme”), whereby the club will pay $1,042,500 to resolve allegations that the club …

Putnam County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

Mexican Illegal Alien Guilty of Illegal Reentry of a Removed Alien

New Britain Couple Who Imported and Sold Counterfeit Goods are Sentenced

MELISSA CRUZ, 37, and JOSE RAMIREZ, 41, both of New Britain, were sentenced today in Hartford federal court for offenses stemming from their participation in a conspiracy to import and sell counterfeit goods.  U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver sentenced …

Kansas woman caught with 115,000 fentanyl pills sentenced to prison

A Kansas woman was sentenced to 240 months in prison after being caught with a massive quantity of fentanyl pills that she admitted she intended to sell. 

Former New York City Public School Teacher Sentenced To 150 Months In Prison For Receipt And Distribution Of Child Pornography

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that ANTHONY MICHAEL SOUZA was sentenced to 150 months in prison for receipt and distribution of child pornography.