DOJ Press Releases

12 releases tracked. Refreshed with the news feed.

Sep 1, 2026
Justice Department Clarifies Duty of States to Report Known Illegal Aliens Under Welfare-Reform Law

The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel has issued a legal opinion clarifying that when a state chooses to participate in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Security Incom…

Sep 1, 2026
Illegal alien sentenced for federal firearm possession following drug discovery

A 38-year-old illegal alien from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm

Sep 1, 2026
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty in $7M Tax Fraud Scheme

A Michigan man pleaded guilty yesterday to filing a false claim in connection with his $7 million scheme to defraud the IRS.

Sep 1, 2026
Federal Judge Orders Illegal Alien to Pay Nearly $10,000 and Serve Prison Time for Ramming ICE Vehicles in January

Robyn Argote-Brooks, an illegal alien from Cuba, was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $10,000 in restitution for destruction of government property

Sep 1, 2026
Armenian Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Smuggling Controlled Goods to Russia

Kamo Kirakosyan, an Armenian national, was sentenced to 26 months in federal prison for his participation in a criminal conspiracy to export goods from the United States to the Russian Federation through the Republic of …

Sep 1, 2026
Grand jury indicts local man for threatening federal judges in Indiana

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced, that on Aug. 26, a federal grand jury indicted Joseph Dale Lewis, 45, from Dallas, for threatening to kill multiple federal judges in Ind…

Sep 1, 2026
Lynchburg Man to Serve More Than 17 Years for Selling Fentanyl and Methamphetamine While Possessing an Illegal Firearm

LYNCHBURG, Va. – A Lynchburg man, who was in possession of more than 60 pressed fentanyl pills and over 850 grams of methamphetamine, as well as a 9 mm pistol when police pulled him over in June 2024, was sentenced this …

Sep 1, 2026
Jacksonville brothers charged with nitazene distribution

Vladislav and Stanislav Chernyshov were arrested in Jacksonville, Florida, and charged with conspiracy to distribute nitazenes.

Sep 1, 2026
Tulsa Man Indicted for Sexual Assault and the FBI is Seeking to Identify Potential Victims

A Tulsa man was indicted on several counts related to sexually assaulting women and is now detained, pending trial.