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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. Sacramento Man Indicted for Being a Felon in Possession of a Gun 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Orleans Parish Man Sentenced for Concealment of Bankruptcy Assets 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS – JOSHUA BORGES ("BORGES"), age 38 and a resident of New Orleans,  was sentenced on February 28. 2024 by U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Barbier to 2 years probation after BORGES previously pleading guilty to concealment of assets in connection with a bankruptcy, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter and Driving Under the Influence, Related to a Fatal Crash on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Samuel Sweeley, age 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with a fatal vehicle crash on the Baltimore-Washington ("BW") Parkway.   Two Southeastern Colorado Farmers Sentenced to Federal Prison and Will Pay Over $6.5 Million for Defrauding Federal Crop Insurance Programs 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST DENVER—U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan announced today that Patrick Esch and Ed Dean Jagers of Springfield, Colorado, have agreed to pay over $6.5 million to resolve allegations that they defrauded federal crop insurance programs by tampering with and damaging rain gauges.  Worcester Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for False Tax Returns Scheme 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A tax preparer was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for preparing false tax returns in the names of taxpayers. Toledo man sentenced to decade in prison for armed robbery in Columbus, during which he shot a victim 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST COLUMBUS, Ohio – Juarvez Reemos Juan Whitfield-Neeley, 25, of Toledo, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 121 months in prison for armed robbery. KC Man Sentenced for Selling Meth, Heroin on the Dark Web 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for selling methamphetamine and heroin on the dark web. Man Pleads Guilty to Maintaining Fictitious Super PAC and Credit Card Fraud 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty today to filing documents with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that contained false and fictitious information about a political action committee, or Super PAC, and credit card fraud. Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Porn, Coercion and Enticement of a Minor 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Adrian Dale Tsinnijinnie pleaded guilty in federal court to one count each of production of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and coercion and enticement of a minor.  Mexican National Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Meth 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Highland County man sentenced to more than 6 years in prison for attempting hate crime 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST CINCINNATI – A local, self-identified "Incel" was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 80 months in prison for attempting to conduct a mass shooting of women. New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Offenses 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DATAYNA HOWARD, age 22, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on February 28, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle to two counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances—fentanyl, tapentadol, and marijuana—in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 841(b)(1)(D), and two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c). Man Pleads Guilty to Firebombing Planned Parenthood Clinic and Plotting to Attack Electrical Substation 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST A California man pleaded guilty today to a firebombing attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa in March 2022 and planning to attack an electrical substation in Orange County, and further admitted to plotting an attack on Dodger Stadium last year on a night celebrating LGBTQ pride. Recidivist Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 175 Months In Prison For Causing Overdose Death Of 26-Year-Old Victim 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced that ROY ESCOBAR was sentenced today to 175 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. for his years of fentanyl trafficking, which caused the overdose death of 26-year-old Marcus Mamourian of Brooklyn, New York.  Keshena Man Indicted for Drug and Firearms Offenses On Menominee Indian Reservation 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Keshena Man Indicted for Role in Multiple Fentanyl Overdoses On Menominee Indian Reservation 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Superseding Indictment Charges Hartford Man with Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a superseding indictment charging LUIS DeJESUS, 29, of Hartford, with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses. District Man Indicted on Assault and Related Charges for Shooting a Man Riding a Scooter 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Antron Belk, 19, of the District of Columbia, was indicted February 28, 2024, by a Superior Court grand jury, on charges of assault with intent to kill while armed and other charges arising from the shooting of a man riding a scooter in the 4400 block of Quarles Street NE. Two Men Plead Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – Two men pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to participating in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that allegedly distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. New Bern Man Arrested Following Threats of Violence Sentenced to 17 Years for Federal Firearms Charge 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Abbeville Man Convicted of Distributing Fentanyl Sentenced to Federal Prison 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Tennessee Man Sentenced to Prison on Multiple Felony Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST A Tennessee man was sentenced to prison today on six felony charges related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Poplar Bluff Man Sentenced to Serve 10 Years in Federal Prison on Drug and Firearm Charges 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Samuel Moore was caught with 30 pounds of marijuana divided into one-pound bags and a 9mm pistol with a drum magazine. Russian International Money Launderer Pleads Guilty to Illicitly Procuring Large Quantities of U.S.-Manufactured Dual-Use, Military Grade Microelectronics for Russian Entities 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST Maxim Marchenko, 51, a Russian citizen who has resided in Hong Kong, pleaded guilty today to charges of money laundering and smuggling goods from the United States. Marchenko was arrested in September 2023. Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Maintaining Fictitious "SuperPac," and Credit Card Fraud 02/29/2024 07:00 AM EST             WASHINGTON – Christopher Richardson, 37, of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to falsifying a report filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and credit card fraud, both felony offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. 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