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Amsterdam Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Cocaine Base, Money Laundering and Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Watertown Resident Pleads Guilty to Attempted Possession of Controlled Substances with the Intent to Distribute 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Manhattan Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Intending to Distribute Cocaine 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Bronx Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Targeting Credit Unions 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 192 Months in Prison for Receiving, Distributing, and Accessing Child Pornography Online 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Two North Louisiana Men Convicted by Federal Jury in Monroe of Conspiring to Commit Bank Fraud Resulting in Loss of Over $3 Million 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Rosebud Man found Guilty of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Abusive Sexual Contact 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Brothers Plead Guilty to Hostage-Taking of Unauthorized Immigrants 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Virves Pablo-Francisco, a citizen of Guatemala, pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he and his younger brother, Nicolas Pablo-Francisco, kidnapped three unauthorized immigrants, including a boy from Afghanistan and a father and son from Ecuador, and held them for thousands of dollars in ransom in June 2023. Nicolas Pablo-Francisco pleaded guilty to similar charges in February. Multimillion-dollar unlicensed money transmitter convicted 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against an Iraqi citizen who resided in Richmond for operating a money transmitting business without a license Owner of Burbank-Based Blood Testing Laboratory Indicted for Allegedly Evading the Payment of Nearly $5.8 Million in Taxes 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT A federal grand jury today indicted a Burbank man who allegedly evaded the payment of nearly $5.8 million in federal taxes over several years by using a shill to illegally collect Medicare reimbursement payments made to his blood-testing company. Dallas Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography from Butte County 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Cameron Andrew Garcia, 30, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and $5,000 in victim restitution for two counts of receipt of visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Texas man was sentenced today in the District of Columbia on charges related to his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and those of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.   Monroe, Washington, resident convicted for role in wide-ranging drug trafficking ring 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Seattle – A 42-year-old Monroe, Washington resident was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances following a week-long jury trial, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. District Man Sentenced to 8 1/2 Years in Prison for Manslaughter 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Eugene Williams, 18, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced yesterday for the February 8, 2022, shooting death of 16-year-old DeShaun Francis, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela A. Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Williams was sentenced by the Honorable Maribeth Raffinan of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. New York Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT A federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment today charging NICOLAS BROWN, also known as "Breezy," 28, of New York, New York, with child exploitation offenses. United States Attorney's Office Releases 2024 First Quarter Immigration Enforcement Statistics 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT PHOENIX, Ariz. – Today, the United States Attorney's Office announced its immigration enforcement statistics for January 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024. These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the Tucson and Yuma Sectors of the Customs and Border Protection's U.S. Border Patrol, along with Homeland Security Investigations, and assistance from other federal, state, and county agencies. In the three-month period ending March 31, 2024, the United States brought criminal charges in Arizona against 2,113 individuals who illegally entered or re-entered the United States. In its ongoing effort to deter unlawful immigration, the United States also filed 243 cases against individuals responsible for smuggling undocumented noncitizens to and within the District of Arizona. In this time period, the United States also prosecuted 54 reactive drug cases arising out of immigration ports of entry and checkpoints. Doctor Charged with Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT A New Hampshire doctor made his initial appearance today in Burlington, Vermont, on charges related to his alleged involvement in conspiracies to illegally distribute controlled substances and to commit health care fraud.  Superseding Indictment Charges Three Georgia Residents in Million-Dollar Romance Scam 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Ramsey Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Perry Man Sentenced to Serve 52 Years in Federal Prison After Forcing Woman to Drive to Texas Coast at Gunpoint 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Former New Mexico Sheriff's Office Deputy Pleads Guilty to Violating Civil Rights of Arrestee and Obstruction of Justice 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT A former sheriff's deputy, Michael A. Martinez, 34, pleaded guilty today to violating the civil rights of a female arrestee by sexually assaulting her inside his patrol car and to obstructing justice by attempting to destroy his patrol car's WatchGuard DVR system, which had recorded footage from his patrol car's internal cameras of the sexual assault. Indictment Charges New Haven Man on Federal Supervised Release with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT A federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment today charging ELBERT LLORRENS, 31, of New Haven, with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Non-profit embezzler sent to prison for stealing over $280,000 from employer 04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT A 49-year-old former administrative assistant for the Katy Area Economic Development Council (KAEDC) has been sentenced for wire fraud 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