Office of Public Affairs | Federal Jury Convicts Former Correctional Officer of Civil Rights Violation that Resulted in Inmate’s Death

A federal jury has convicted a former detention deputy at the Garvin County Jail (GCJ) in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, for her role in being deliberately indifferent to the serious medical needs of pretrial detainee Kayla Turley, resulting in bodily injury to Ms. Turley and her death. Paula Kelley was convicted of one count of violating […]

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Child safety online: EU survey confirms link between screen time and wellbeing

  A new EU-wide survey confirms the significant impact of excessive screen time and social media on young people’s mental and physical health. The publication of the survey coincides with the final meeting of the special panel on child safety online. The panel has advised the European Commission President on how to further strengthen the […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Role in Prolific Human Smuggling Organization that Moved Aliens from Central Asia, Africa, and the Middle East

A Mexican national extradited from Mexico was sentenced today to 87 months prison for his role in a smuggling organization that operated for several years at the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the indictment, Raul Saucedo-Huipio, 51, of Mexicali, Mexico, and co-conspirators facilitated the travel of large numbers of aliens from and through numerous countries into […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Bridal Shop Owner Sentenced to Prison for Willfully Failing to Pay More Than $1.3M in Employment Taxes

A Parker woman was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for willfully failing to pay over employment taxes on behalf of the bridal shop company she owned and operated for more than a decade. According to court documents and statements made in court, Donna M. Savoy owned and operated Donna Beth […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Member of Nihilistic Violent Extremist Group “764” Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offenses

Shawn Krishendat Premsook, 26, of Clermont, Florida, has pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography.  According to the government’s factual basis, Premsook was a member of “764” and other Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) groups for approximately two years. During that time, Premsook joined these […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Juneau Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing a Minor and Producing CSAM

A Juneau, Alaska, man was sentenced today to 40 years in prison and lifetime supervised release for sexually abusing a young boy, producing child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) depicting the boy, and posting the visuals on the dark web. According to court documents, from March to August 2024, William Steadman, 35, manipulated and groomed a […]

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Office of Public Affairs | 15 Members of Direct Action Minnesota, a Minneapolis-Based Direct Action Group with Antifa Ties, Indicted

Note: View indictment here. The Justice Department today announced that 15 members and associates of Direct Action Minnesota (DAMN) have been charged with various federal crimes, including conspiracy to impede a federal officer, multiple counts of interstate stalking, interstate threats, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, multiple counts of assault on a federal officer, and […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Former Nepal Orphanage Director Indicted for Illicit Sexual Conduct with a Minor Outside the United States

A federal grand jury in North Carolina returned an indictment today charging a North Carolina man with engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor outside the United States. According to court documents, Michael Hess, 73, of Davidson, traveled to Nepal between March 2005 and July 2008 and engaged in illicit sexual conduct with a […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Department of Justice Files Suit to Stop Ongoing Medicaid Fraud Related to New York’s $10 Billion Home-Care Program

The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against the State of New York Department of Health, New York State Medicaid Director Amir Bassiri, and Public Partnerships LLC (PPL), an Alpharetta, Georgia-based company that has managed New York’s Consumer Directed […]

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Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats

The new head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says global cooperation is essential and already adapting as criminal networks become more complex, sophisticated and interconnected. Monica Juma has taken up the dual role of Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United Nations […]

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