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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. Buffalo man pleads guilty to selling drugs that led to an overdose death 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Justin Hall, 33, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to distribution of cocaine, fentanyl, and para-fluorofentanyl, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $1,000,000.   Local man sent to prison for trying to intimidate witnesses 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT A 20-year-old Mission man has been ordered to federal prison for obstructing justice by threatening communication and assault on a federal officer, Mexican Man Charged with Illegal Re-Entry of a Removed Alien 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BALTAZAR GARCIA-MENDOZA, age 33, was charged on May 24, 2024, in a bill of information, with reentry of a previously removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions 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. Naval Commander Sentenced for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material and Retaining Classified National Defense Information 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Gregory Edward McLean, 40, of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced today to 160 months for distributing child sexual abuse material and 120 months for unlawfully retaining classified national defense information. The sentences will be served concurrently. Foreign National Sentenced for Kidnapping and Assaulting U.S. Army Soldiers in Colombia 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Colombian national was sentenced today to 48 years and nine months in prison for his role in kidnapping and assaulting two U.S. Army soldiers who were on temporary duty in Bogota, Colombia. Lone Grove Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm Charge 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announces that Danny Ray Gordon, III, age 33, of Lone Grove, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. The Indictment filed on March 13, 2024, charged Gordon with one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition. At the plea hearing, Gordon admitted that on December 16, 2024, he was found in possession of a Colt, Model 1903, .32ACP caliber, semi-automatic pistol, and several rounds of ammunition.  Gordon also admitted that at the time he possessed the firearm and ammunition, he knew he had been previously convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Member of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Offenses 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A Boston-area man pleaded guilty today to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Naval Commander Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material And Retaining Classified National Defense Information 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Jacksonville, Florida – Chief United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan sentenced Gregory Edward McLean (40, Jacksonville) today to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material and 10 years' imprisonment for unlawfully retaining classified national defense information. The sentences are to be served consecutively. McLean entered a guilty plea on December 6, 2023. D'Iberville Man Sentenced to over Eight Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Gulfport, MS – A D'Iberville man was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison followed by 17 years of supervised release for possession of visual depictions of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.   Georgia Man Pleads to Bank Fraud Charge for Stolen Check Scheme 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Rasheed Colbert, 32, and a coconspirator, Mantavious Jones, stole checks from the mailboxes of local businesses then used the stolen checks to create counterfeit checks. Muskogee Resident Sentenced To 35 Years For Kidnapping, Carjacking And Robbery 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Patrick Wayne McHenry, age 30, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 360 months for one count of Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping, 360 months for one count of Kidnapping, 180 months for one count of Carjacking, and 180 months for one count of Robbery in Indian Country.  Those terms will be served concurrently.  In addition, McHenry was sentenced to 60 months for Use and Carry of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence.  That term will be served consecutively. On December 21, 2022, McHenry was found guilty of the charges by a federal jury at trial.  According to investigators, on September 11, 2021, McHenry kidnapped an individual from a motel in Muskogee, on the Muscogee (Creek) Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and held the victim captive during an ordeal that lasted over two days.  On September 12, 2021, McHenry, armed with a sawed-off shotgun, targeted, robbed, and carjacked a second victim from the same motel in Muskogee. South Carolina Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Transporting Arizona Minor with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT TUCSON, Ariz. – Timothy Mikell Schultheis, 26, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, was sentenced on Tuesday by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 27 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. Schultheis also will have to register as a sex offender. Schultheis pleaded guilty to Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity on January 10, 2024. Hamilton man sentenced for defrauding investors of more than $700,000 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Pontotoc County Resident Sentenced For Arson In Indian Country 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Shyla Faye Pittman, age 38, of Ada, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release for one count of Arson in Indian Country. On October 16, 2023, Pittman pleaded guilty to one count of Arson in Indian Country.  According to investigators, on March 11, 2023, law enforcement officers responded to a call about a housefire and arrived to discover Pittman on the porch of the burning building, with a butane torch nearby.  After firefighters extinguished the blaze, ATF Fire Investigators discovered multiple points of origin for the fire, indicating that Pittman had purposefully set fires throughout the home. Slidell Man Guilty for Making False Statements to Small Business Administration 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DEAN MEILLEUR ("MEILLEUR"), age 57, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brandon S. Long on May 28, 2024, to making or using false writings or documents to the United States Small Business Administration (SBA), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(3). Texas Man Faces 10 Years to Life for Online Sexual Exploitation of Maine Child 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Juan Jose Torres, 26, coerced and enticed a 13‑year-old to produce and send him sexually explicit images and videos. Torres had first found the child on Snapchat and sent a friend request. Clearwater Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Receiving And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material 05/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. has sentenced Peter Fajardo (52, Clearwater) to 12 years in federal prison for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material. The court also ordered Fajardo to pay restitution to the victims of the offense. Fajardo entered a guilty plea on January 4, 2024. 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