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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Former Correctional Sergeant Found Guilty in Retrial of Falsification of Records to Cover Up Assault of a CSP Sacramento Inmate 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST A jury found former California state correctional officer Brenda Villa, 32, of North Highlands, guilty today of one count of conspiracy to commit falsification of records in a federal investigation and three counts of falsification of records. Former Irondequoit police chief and business partner going to prison for failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in income to the IRS 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Alan Laird, 48, and Steven Rosenbaum, 58, both of Webster, NY, who were convicted of filing a false tax return with the Internal Revenue Service, were each sentenced to serve six months in prison followed by six months home confinement by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. In addition, Laird and Rosenbaum were ordered to pay restitution to the IRS in the amounts of $632,722 and $559,898, respectively. At the time of the offense, Laird was Chief of the Irondequoit, NY, Police Department. Rosenbaum is a former police officer with the Irondequoit Police Department.   Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting 55 Pounds of Methamphetamine in Southern Oregon 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST A man believed to reside in Yakima, Washington who was caught transporting more than 55 pounds of methamphetamine and more than a thousand fentanyl pills in Southern Oregon was sentenced to federal prison today. Serial Sexual Abuser, With Multiple Prior Convictions, Sentenced to Prison Term for Another Attack on a Female Stranger 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST Michael Hilliard, 64, pleaded guilty on December 19, 2023, to two misdemeanor charges for sexually abusing a woman and physically assaulting another, both of whom were strangers to him. Braintree Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Money Laundering Ring 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Braintree man pleaded guilty today in connection with an elaborate money laundering conspiracy. Vancouver Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Penny Stock Fraud 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Vancouver man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to participating in a conspiracy to defraud investors in the Boston-based biomedical company Endeavor Power Corp. Colorado Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST DENVER – Humzah Mashkoor, 18, of Westminster, Colorado, is charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and made his initial appearance in federal court yesterday. Detox facility owner charged with health care fraud 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST On Dec. 18, a detox facility owner was charged with health care fraud for allegedly defrauding the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) of over $4 million. Three Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Steal USDA-Mortgaged Houses 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST Natchez, Miss. – Three individuals were sentenced for their respective roles in a scheme to steal houses from the United States Department of Agriculture. Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in 2018 Stabbing in Southeast 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST Marquette Jordan, 32, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a jury on December 19, 2023 of second-degree murder while armed and other charges in the April 2018 fatal stabbing of 48-year-old Ivan Lynch in Southeast D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison for Selling Fentanyl that Killed St. Charles Mother of Three 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST The woman's children, ages 2, 4 and one month, had been alone for at least 15 hours after their mother's death. New Orleans Man Sentenced for Possessing Firearm as a Convicted Felon 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LA – DAJUAN MARTIN, age 24, of New Orleans, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to thirty-three (33) months imprisonment, three (3) years of supervised release and payment of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. Missouri Husband and Wife Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST David John Dohrman  was sentenced to nine years in prison. Jacquelin Michelle Dohrman received seven years. Indictment Charges District Man in the Murder of 31-Year-Old Tourist Inside Her Ivy City Hotel Room 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST George L. Sydnor, Jr., 44 of Washington, D.C., was indicted earlier today by a D.C. Superior Court Grand Jury on several felony charges stemming from the stabbing murder of 31-year-old Christy Bautista on March 31, 2023, inside her room in the Ivy City Hotel, in Northeast D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves. Woman Convicted of $7M COVID-19 Relief Fraud 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST A federal jury in the Northern District of Georgia convicted a Georgia attorney and former City of Atlanta police officer yesterday of fraudulently obtaining over $7 million in loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Florida Man Indicted for Hate Crime in Murder of Black Man in Kansas City, Missouri 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST A Florida man was charged with a federal hate crime today for a murder he committed while staying in the Kansas City, Missouri, area. District Man Pleads Guilty to the December 2022 Hobbs Act Armed Robberies of D.C. Businesses 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST A District man pleaded guilty today to federal felony charges in a pair of armed robberies that targeted commercial establishments during one night in December 2022, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves; FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist, of the Washington Field Office's Criminal and Cyber Division; and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department. Damion Byrd, 21, of Washington D.C., pleaded guilty to two counts of interference with interstate commerce by robbery (also known as a Hobbs Act robbery) in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. Gibson Woman Sentenced In Staged Automobile Collision Scheme 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that FLORENCE RANDLE ("F. RANDLE"), age 72, of Gibson, Louisiana, was sentenced on December 13, 2023 after previously pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. Alton Man Sentenced to 222 months' imprisonment for Distribution of Methamphetamine, Conspiracy to Escape from an Institution, and Conspiracy to Possess Contraband in Prison 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – An Alton, Illinois, man, Randy Bull, 41, was sentenced on December 13, 2023, to 222 months' imprisonment to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, conspiracy to escape from an institution, and conspiracy to possess contraband in prison. Fourteen Members of Major Drug Organization That Trafficked Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST Fourteen members of a major drug organization that trafficked hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area and illegally possessed firearms in support of that operation, were sentenced today, following a two-year investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Northern Nevada Man Sentenced To Prison For Assaulting A Tribal Police Officer 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST RENO – A Northern Nevada resident was sentenced Tuesday by United States District Judge Larry R. Hicks to 63 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon. Three Men Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in Nationwide "Felony Lane Gang" Conspiracy 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST Bronx Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST Indictment Charges District Man with First-Degree Murder and Conspiracy in December 2022 Shooting in Northeast D.C. 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST Jajuan Gripper, 21, of Washington, D.C., was charged by indictment on December 20, 2023, for the December 20, 2022 murder of 34-year-old Rynell Bradford, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Year in Prison for Causing the Creation of an Obscene Animal Crush Video 12/20/2023 07:00 AM EST You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys