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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. Essex County Man Sentenced to 65 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – A Newark man was sentenced today to 65 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine; and possessing with intent to distribute various narcotics. Essex County Convicted Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Involvement in Two Shootings, Possessing Firearm with Extended Magazine, and Possessing Heroin with Intent to Distribute 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for his involvement in two shootings, as well as illegally possessing a handgun and possessing heroin he intended to distribute. Jersey City Man Convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – A Jersey City man was convicted today on a charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Delaware Man Admits Coercing New Jersey 11-Year-Old to Travel to Delaware for Sexual Activity 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT Amherst man convicted of multiple charges by a federal jury going to prison for more than 25 years 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Tyrone Pennick, 48, of Amherst, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine, maintaining a drug premises for the purpose of manufacturing and distributing cocaine, and for committing drug felonies while on conditions of pre-trial release, was sentenced to serve 310 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.    Nevada felon sentenced for gun possession 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Justin Hall, 43, of Wellington, Nevada, who was convicted of being a prohibited person in possession of firearms, was sentenced to time served (24 months) by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.   Lancaster Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT Danville Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose Death 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT Atchison man charged with sex trafficking 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Kansas man made his initial appearance after a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, indicted him on multiple charges related to sex trafficking multiple victims, including children. Former Commercial Airline Pilot Convicted by Federal Jury of Tax Crimes 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT Two Previously Convicted Felons Sentenced For Possessing Firearms Inside a "No Rats Allowed" Stash House 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT Leroy Frye, 32, of Waldorf, Md., and Francis White, 28, of Washington, D.C., were sentenced today to 60 months in prison and 46 months in prison, respectively, on firearms possession charges. The sentences were announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Scott of the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division, and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Art Dealer Found Guilty of Embezzling More Than $260,000 from the Bankruptcy Estate of Miracle Mile and Beverly Hills Art Gallery 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT An internationally-known art dealer was found guilty by a jury today of embezzling more than $260,000 from the bankruptcy estate of Ace Gallery Los Angeles, an art gallery located in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, while acting as the estate's trustee and custodian. As MMIP Awareness Month Draws to a Close, U.S. Attorney's Office Reaffirms Its Commitment to Public Safety in Indian Country 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT Norway Man Sentenced to 2 Years for PPP Loan Fraud 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT Merton Weed Jr. filed eight fraudulent PPP loan applications with four different lenders and received $243,745 in PPP funds.  Final Defendant Sentenced for Federal Civil Rights Conspiracy and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Offenses 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT Paula Paulette Harlow, 75, of Kingston, Massachusetts, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 24 months incarceration for her role in a conspiracy that created a blockade at a Washington, D.C. reproductive health care clinic to prevent the clinic from providing, and patients from receiving, reproductive health services. Arcadia Man And Eight Co-Conspirators Sentenced For Committing Multiple Armed Robberies, Home Invasions, Shootings While Dressed As Police Officers 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle today sentenced Darius Hudson (44, Arcadia) to 39 years and 2 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, three separate Hobbs Act robberies, and brandishing and discharging a firearm during the commission of those robberies. On January 22, 2024, a federal found Hudson guilty as charged. He is the last of his co-conspirators to be sentenced in the conspiracy. New Orleans Man Indicted for Federal Gun Charges 05/31/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – WARDELL FLETCHER ("FLETCHER"), age 48, a resident of New Orleans, was indicted on May 30, 2024, on three counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. 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