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DETROIT – Hasan “Lucas” Seyhun, 45, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for his

DETROIT – Michael Martin Yeager, 68, of Milford, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to sexual exploitation of a child, United States

DETROIT  – Chanise Coyne, 46, was sentenced today to 5 years in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to executing

DETROIT – Victoria Viktorovna Aquilina, 43, a Russian national, was charged today with illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election,

DETROIT – This week, a federal judge sentenced a Venezuelan illegal alien to 48 months in federal prison. The illegal

DETROIT – A former doctor was sentenced this week to 108 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty in

DETROIT – A Detroit gas station owner has been convicted of several federal crimes stemming from his involvement with a

DETROIT, MI – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan today announced charges, pleas and sentences

DETROIT – Timothy Higle, 34, of Clawson, Michigan and former substitute teacher, was sentenced this week to 40 years in

DETROIT – Juan Romo-Padilla, 58, owner of La Posada – a Mexican restaurant, convenience store, and money remitter business located

DETROIT — Eight U.S. Attorneys and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today joined Secretary Sean P. Duffy of the Department

FLINT — Isiah L. Claiborne, 38, of Flint, was sentenced last week to 224 months in federal prison for possession

DETROIT – The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division continues to advance its mission to fight fraud and protect taxpayers.

DETROIT – A native and citizen of Honduras has been charged for illegally re-entering the United States after having been previously

DETROIT – Michael Wendt, 38, of Grosse Ile, Michigan was arrested on July 21, 2026, and charged with child pornography

DETROIT –   Janero Van DeMario Garrett, 49, a United States citizen and multi-convicted felon, was apprehended in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

DETROIT – Michael Gary Petersen, 41, of Melvindale, Michigan, was arrested on July 16, 2026, and charged with making threats

DETROIT – James Andrew Tallon, 42, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for receiving and distributing

DETROIT – A West Bloomfield resident was charged in a criminal complaint for his alleged role in a scheme to

FLINT —Omar R. Pouncy, 39, of Flint, was sentenced on July 14, 2026, to five years in federal prison for

DETROIT  – A small business’s former financial controller, who engaged in a pattern of embezzling funds from his employer, pleaded

DETROIT –Two individuals who conspired to steal dozens of properties from Detroiters facing potential tax foreclosure have been sentenced today,

DETROIT – Today, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. announced criminal charges and civil resolutions in connection with six

DETROIT – Michael David Bulanda, 37, of New Boston, Michigan, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of attempted coercion and