News Releases

NEW ORLEANS – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today that AMANDA CANGELOSI (“CANGELOSI”), age 39, was indicted on August 22, 2025, for conspiracy to make and pass counterfeit United States currency, in violation of Title 18,…

CHICAGO — The former chief financial officer of a staffing firm has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for embezzling more than $510,000 from the firm.

CHARLES NELSON misappropriated the money in 2018 and 2019 while…

KANSAS CITY, MO – A Raytown, MO, man was sentenced in federal court today for producing child pornography and possession of child pornography.

Cecil Pulluaim, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 35 years in…

WASHINGTON – Nathalie Rose Jones, 50, of Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested in the District of Columbia on Saturday, August 16, and charged in connection with making a series of threats on social media in which she threatened to kill President…

FORT MYERS, FL – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced James Randall Lacy (60, Fort Myers) to three years and one month in federal prison for passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. Lacy pleaded guilty May 16, 2025.…

SAVANNAH, GA - The U.S. Secret Service, and local law enforcement partners conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud outreach operation in various cities throughout Southeast Georgia August 12-14, 2025.

“We…

MIAMI – Kisean Paul Anderson aka Sean Kingston, 35, was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge David S. Leibowitz, following his conviction by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire…

MOBILE, AL – A Mobile, AL, man was sentenced to 46 months in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud.

According to court documents, Travis Sopson, 45, pleaded guilty to defrauding numerous banks and credit unions…

OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has indicted eight individuals in California, Michigan, Ohio, and Oregon for their roles in a nationwide scheme to defraud two mobile shopping service companies.

According to the indictment filed Aug. 7,…

ATLANTA - The U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Special Investigation Unit, and local law enforcement partners from throughout Georgia concluded a two-day outreach operation aimed at combatting illegal payment card skimming…

WASHINGTON -The Justice Department announced today coordinated actions against the BlackSuit (Royal) Ransomware group which included the takedown of four servers and nine domains on July 24, 2025. The takedown was conducted by the Department…

LUBBOCK, TX —A federal jury in Lubbock convicted a Lubbock man for issuing online threats to kill United States Secret Service agents and their families, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E.…

ROME, GA - Jauan Rashun Porter was arrested and detained today on federal charges of knowingly and willfully making a threat against the President of the United States.

“The allegations against Porter are serious and required a swift,…

HARRISBURG, PA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jacob Buckley, age 22, a resident of Port Matilda, Centre County, Pennsylvania, was charged by criminal information for threatening…

ALBANY, NY – Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III organized and led a delegation of federal law enforcement leaders and law enforcement leaders from Canada to visit the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council at the Akwesasne Mohawk…