FBI News

Joseph Troy Ortega, of West Valley City, Utah, pleaded guilty in court to credit union robbery after he threatened a teller and fled with $3,690 in cash.

Primativa Soto-Martinez, age 35, was charged with providing contraband to an inmate and Forrest Gilmore, age 30, with possession of contraband by an inmate.

Alita Stewart, age 51, was charged with providing contraband to an inmate and Hugh Berry, age 41, was charged with possession of contraband by an inmate.

Bryant Wilson, a federal prisoner, was convicted on November 18, 2025, of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a prohibited weapon in prison.

Serhat Gumrukcu, 43, of Los Angeles, California, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the January 6, 2018, murder of Gregory Davis in Barnet, Vermont.

Justin Dixon of Staten Island was sentenced to 15 years in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The following are highlights of some cases prosecuted during the lapse in appropriations.

FBI Atlanta, along with our law enforcement partners, seized 719 kilos (1585 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine in a series of search warrants in Atlanta and Hall County on November 21, 2025.

Shawn De Sun Speedis was sentenced to 30 months in prison for attempted abusive sexual contact with a child under 12 years of age in Indian Country.

Idris Haith, of Wellpinit, Washington, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for domestic assault by a habitual offender in Indian Country.

Luis Camarena pleaded guilty to a conspiracy kickback scheme.

Two New Jersey residents admitted participating in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme.

Matthew Henry Jacober pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of explosives and manufacturing crystal methamphetamine.

Two Kansas men made their initial appearances before a federal judge following indictments in connection with a $4 million retail sales investment scheme.

A Red Oak man was sentenced on November 21, 2025, to 27 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography.

Patients Choice Laboratories, a diagnostic laboratory headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, has agreed to pay the U.S. $9,620,000 to resolve false claims allegations.

A co-founder of a lender service provider was sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $63 million in PPP loans.

Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, age 24, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in the $300 million Feeding Our Future case.

Abdirashid Bixi Dool, age 36, was charged in a seven-count indictment with wire fraud and money laundering for his participation in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

Juan Carlos Puente, 47, of Clinton, Maryland, pleaded guilty to producing and possessing child sexual abuse material in federal court.