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Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

ALBUQUERQUE – A Casamero Lake woman pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after striking and killing a pedestrian on a dirt road while driving drunk.

According to court documents, on or about August 6, 2024, Debbie Rojack, 45, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, hit and killed John Doe on a dirt road after drinking a 6-pack of beer the day of the incident. John Doe’s body was found on the side of the road four days later. The cause of death is listed as blunt force trauma. Investigators located car parts in the area of John Doe’s body which later came back to a vehicle owned by Rojack.

On October 4, 2024, Special Agents spoke to Rojack again, who stated that she had heard that someone was killed in the same canyon where her accident had occurred and confirmed that she was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the accident.

Rojack pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. At sentencing, Rojack faces up to eight years in prison. Upon her release from prison, Rojack will be subject to three years of supervised release.

Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Gallup Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Police Department and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations and the New Mexico State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittany DuChaussee is prosecuting the case.

This press release was posted November 13, after the end of the federal government shutdown.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

BOSTON – A Westfield man was sentenced on Oct. 17, 2025 in federal court in Worcester for his role in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from California to Massachusetts and launder the proceeds.

David Cruz, 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to nine years in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release. On Sept. 6, 2017, Cruz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute heroin, conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a previously convicted felon.  

Between approximately 2015 and his arrest on Sept. 12, 2016, Cruz conspired to – and did – import cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from Mexico into California, and then transport it across the United States and distribute it to local dealers in western Massachusetts and southern Vermont. According to court records, Cruz distributed approximately 32 kilos of cocaine and approximately 1 kilo of fentanyl. Cruz also used various methods to launder the proceeds to his organization in California and Mexico, including through wire transfers and cash money drops. Lastly, Cruz possessed a loaded .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol to protect his drugs and drug proceeds.  

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Jarod A. Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division made the announcement today. DEA’s Carlsbad Resident Office, Homeland Security Investigations and the Westfield Police Department assisted in the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Steven H. Breslow and Neil L. Desroches of the Springfield Branch Office prosecuted the case.

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Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 14, 2025, Dianna L. Chevalier (age: 41), formerly of Keshena, received a 60-month sentence for a drug related crime on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The sentence, imposed by Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach, came after Chevalier entered a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on May 29, 2025. After her prison sentence Chevalier will be on supervised release for an additional 60 months.

According to court documents, Chevalier was the passenger in a car that fled from Shawano County law enforcement on September 10, 2024. The vehicle entered the Menominee Indian Reservation and tribal and county law enforcement continued the chase. The vehicle drove north through Keshena and ultimately stopped at a residence near Crow Settlement Road and Wisconsin State Highway 47. Chevalier and others jumped out of the car and began to run toward the residence but were apprehended outside the home. Chevalier had multiple plastic bags on her person, containing a total of 43.11 grams of methamphetamine.

At his sentencing hearing, Judge Griesbach noted Chevalier’s lengthy criminal history and the seriousness of the offense. Judge Griesbach also considered the damage done to the Menominee Indian Reservation and other communities through abuse of controlled substances, and the danger those substances represent to the people who buy them.

The case was investigated by the Menominee Tribal Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office, Menominee County Sheriff’s Office, and Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory. Assistant United States Attorney Andrew J. Maier prosecuted the case in U.S. District Court in Green Bay.

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Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

BOSTON – A Dominican national, who unlawfully resided in Lawrence under a false name, was sentenced on Oct. 8, 2025 in federal court in Boston for conspiring to possess and distribute controlled substances.  

Eduardo Morales-Perez, a/k/a “Yenni Rafael Guerrero Aybar,” 51, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 27 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. The defendant is subject to deportation upon completion of the imposed sentence. In September 2025, Morales-Perez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances.

In March 2018, law enforcement arranged an undercover cash pickup as part of a money laundering investigation. An individual arrived at the pre-arranged meeting location for the controlled purchase and provided $275,090 in cash to undercover law enforcement. That individual was driving a white Volvo registered to Morales-Perez’s girlfriend.

Following the transaction, the white Volvo was observed at a property in Peabody. Morales-Perez was observed exiting a truck with a can of acetone – a chemical commonly used in the illicit manufacturing process of fentanyl analogues – and carrying it into the Peabody residence. A subsequent search of the Peabody property in May 2018 resulted in the recovery of one kilo pill press; drug distribution paraphernalia; over 2.8 kilograms of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues; over five kilograms of ANPP (a controlled substance that is frequently used in the manufacturing process of fentanyl); and $130,000. The drugs and cash were located in a hidden compartment above a light fixture.
        
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Jarod A. Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Massachusetts State Police and the Medford, Peabody and Ipswich Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren A. Graber and Brian J. Sullivan of the Narcotics & Money Laundering Unit prosecuted the case.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

ALBUQUERQUE – A previously convicted felon admitted to stealing and attempting to sell a loaded firearm.

According to court documents, on August 10, 2022, Crandall Craig Martin, 42, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, stole a loaded firearm with the intention of trading it for alcohol or money to buy alcohol. As both a previously convicted felon and person previously convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, Martin was prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition.

Martin pleaded guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. At sentencing, Martin faces up to 15 years in prison. Upon his release from prison, Martin will be subject to three years of supervised release.

Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zachary Jones and Brittany DuChaussee are prosecuting the case.

This press release was posted November 13, after the end of the federal government shutdown.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Defendant smuggled into the U.S. in 2021, found in Massachusetts with over 100 electronic files of child pornography including videos of adult men raping children as young as four years old

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

ALBUQUERQUE – A Farmington man was sentenced to 46 months in prison, while his wife received probation for aiding and abetting in connection with a violent assault in 2023.

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court records, on July 28, 2023, during an argument, Renauldo Sandoval, 40, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, slammed Jane Doe into a wall and strangled her, causing her to fall to the ground and lose consciousness. Lisa Sandoval, 39, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, then pinned Jane Doe to the ground.

Upon his release from prison, Renauldo Sandoval will be subject to three years of supervised release. Lisa Sandoval received a sentence of five years of probation at sentencing.

Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Meg Tomlinson is prosecuting the case.

This press release was posted November 13, after the end of the federal government shutdown.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 2, 2025, Chief United States District Judge Pamela Pepper sentenced Antony Graziano to 18-months imprisonment for his role in selling unprocessed poppyseeds through his internet-based business, Fireseed Bakery.

Graziano was sentenced after pleading guilty to an information charging him with conspiracy to distribute a material or chemical that may be used to manufacture a controlled substance, and a substantive count of distributing such a material or chemical in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846 and 843(a)(7).

According to court records, starting in September 2020, and for a period of approximately two years, Graziano marketed and sold unprocessed (or “unwashed”) poppyseeds over the internet with the intent that his customers soak the product in liquids intended to extract opium alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and thebaine from the seeds. As part of his business, Graziano compared the strength of the “poppyseed tea” that resulted from soaking his product with opiates such as Oxycodone, and he acknowledged that consuming the product carried a significant risk of overdose and death.

At his sentencing hearing, Judge Pepper focused on the serious nature of the offense and the tremendous risk and harm created by Graziano’s conduct.

Graziano will serve his 18-month sentence consecutive to a 50-month sentence imposed by the Eastern District of Missouri in a separate case. Graziano was also sentenced to 1-year of supervised release to follow his sentence and ordered to forfeit his home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as well as approximately $20,000 in cash seized from his bank accounts.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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BOSTON – A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty on Oct.1, 2025 in federal court in Boston to coercing a woman to travel across state lines to engage in commercial sex and robbing multiple Massachusetts convenience stores, some at gunpoint.

David Walker, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of coercing a person to travel for purposes of prostitution and five counts of robbery interfering with interstate commerce, commonly referred to as Hobbs Act robbery. U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Jan. 7, 2026. Walker was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2024.

Walker met the victim on social media and initiated a romantic relationship. When they struggled financially, Walker coerced and pushed the victim to engage in commercial sex, requiring the victim to make $800 per day. Walker threatened to kill the victim and her family members if she disobeyed him. Walker coerced and forced the victim to travel from Massachusetts to Maine for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex.

Additionally, on different dates in October 2023, Walker robbed four separate 7-Eleven convenience stores in West Roxbury, Cambridge, Watertown and Pepperell and attempted to rob a fifth location in Everett. In some of the robberies, Walker brandished a firearm.

If you or someone you know may be impacted or experiencing commercial sex trafficking, please contact USAMA.VictimAssistance@usdoj.gov.

The charge of coercing a person to travel for purposes of prostitution provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of Hobbs Act robbery provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England made the announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and the Boston, Cambridge, Watertown, Everett and Pepperell Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Torey B. Cummings of the Human Trafficking & Civil Rights Unit and Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke A. Goldworm of the Major Crimes Unit are prosecuting the case.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

ALBUQUERQUE – A Zuni man admitted to stabbing another man without provocation, causing serious injuries

According to court documents, on June 16, 2025, Adrian Cheama, 37, an enrolled member of the Zuni Pueblo, stabbed John Doe in the abdomen with a sharp metal object, causing serious bodily injury to Doe.

Cheama pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. At sentencing, Cheama faces up to 10 years in prison. Upon his release from prison, Cheama will be subject to up to three years of supervised release.

Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Gallup Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Zuni Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron O. Jordan is prosecuting the case.

This press release was posted November 13, after the end of the federal government shutdown.