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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. Two Hudson County, New Jersey, Men Charged with Drug Offenses in Connection with Jersey City Street Gang 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – Two Hudson County, New Jersey, men have been charged in connection with their respective roles in a Jersey City neighborhood street gang that distributed cocaine and heroin. Laguna Niguel Man Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Shoot Down Orange County Sheriff's Department Helicopter After Birthday Party 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT An Orange County man was arrested today on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he repeatedly fired a rifle at an Orange County Sheriff's Department helicopter after his birthday party acrimoniously ended earlier this year. Gresham Man Caught Selling Drugs to Minors Online Faces Federal Charges 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Gresham, Oregon man is facing federal charges today after he was caught using Telegram, an encrypted messaging service, to sell various controlled substances to minors. Houston resident heads to prison for armed robbery of local Waffle House 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT A 32-year-old man has been sentenced for Hobbs Act robbery and related firearms charges Houstonian convicted for sending death threats to U.S. senator 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT A federal judge has returned a guilty verdict against a local man for making threats to injure a U.S. senator Windsor Woman Admits Providing Smuggled Narcotics to Inmate at Pennsylvania Prison 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT SAMANTHA ELLIS, 34, of Windsor, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to providing contraband to an inmate at a federal prison in Pennsylvania. Massachusetts Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Threatening and Harassing Interracial Couple and Obstructing Justice 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A Massachusetts was sentenced today for threatening an interracial couple via Facebook Messenger in January 2021, and to attempting to prevent the couple from reporting the threats and harassment to law enforcement. Three Essex County Men Indicted for Gunpoint Robbery of Orange, New Jersey, Pharmacy 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – Three Essex County, New Jersey, men were indicted by a federal grand jury today for their role in a January 2024 gunpoint robbery of a pharmacy in Orange, New Jersey. Jerry Wayne Asbill Sentenced To Life In Prison For Aggravated Sexual Abuse 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jerry Wayne Asbill, age 42, of Adair County, Oklahoma, was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment for two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country.  The terms will be served concurrently. On May 10, 2023, a federal jury convicted Asbill on two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse.  At trial, the Government presented evidence that in November of 2018, Asbill sexually assaulted a child he knew to be under the age of 12. Lee County Man Sentenced To Prison For $1.35 Million Covid-19 Relief Fraud Scheme 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Evan Graves (40, Alva) to 18 months in federal prison for committing wire fraud in connection with a $1.35 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. The court also ordered Graves to forfeit approximately $1,355,600 and five Fort Myers properties he purchased or funded using proceeds of his fraud. Graves entered a guilty plea on December 13, 2023. Two Honduran Nationals Arrested In Charlotte County 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrests and filing of criminal complaints charging Noe Armando Melendez-Amador (35, Honduras) and Carlos Damian Acosta-Melendez (28, Honduras). Both were arrested in Charlotte County, Florida, on June 7, 2024. Melendez-Amador has been charged with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and faces up to 20 years in federal prison. Acosta-Melendez has been charged with illegal re-entry by a previously deported alien and prior convicted felon and faces up to 10 years in federal prison. Federal Grand Jury Indictment Charges Money Laundering, Obstruction, and Falsifying Documents 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT New Jersey Men Sentenced for Roles in 'Ghost Gun' Trafficking Network 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT CAMDEN, N.J. – Several members of a gun manufacturing and trafficking network in Passaic and Hudson counties have been sentenced to prison terms for weapons offenses related to the fabrication and sale of personally made firearms (PMFs), commonly known as "ghost guns," and other offenses. Miami Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Fraud 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT On June 7, Jean Wesner Pierre Louis, 52, of Miami, Florida was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay over $4,000,000 in restitution for aiding and assisting the preparation and presentation of false tax returns. French National Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme Targeting California State Controller's Office 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT Gabriel Adrien Lobe Diop, 35, a French national previously residing in Fremont and Agoura Hills, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution for nine counts of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Texas U.S. Attorneys Announce "Operation Texas Kill Switch" Aimed At Machinegun Conversion Devices 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT Man Sentenced to Serve Four Years in Federal Prison for Domestic Assault in Indian Country 06/10/2024 08:00 AM EDT 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