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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. Foreign National Accused of Attempting to Traffic Over 38,000 Kilos of Methamphetamine in Utah 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Salt Lake City, Utah – A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a foreign national living in Utah for drug crimes after he allegedly possessed over 38,000 kilograms of methamphetamine that he intended to distribute in the District of Utah. Dual Citizen Federally Charged After Agents Seize Nearly 200k Fentanyl Pills and Other Illicit Drugs 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Salt Lake City, Utah – A dual citizen living in Utah was indicted by a federal grand jury today in Salt Lake City for federal drug crimes after FBI agents seized a variety of narcotics, including approximately 196,000 fentanyl pills. Toppenish Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Violent Armed Robbery 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Customs and Border Protection Officer Convicted by Federal Jury of Receiving Bribes, Allowing Drug-Laden Vehicles to Enter the U.S. 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Leonard Darnell George was convicted by a federal jury late Monday, June 10, of accepting bribes to allow vehicles containing methamphetamine and other illicit drugs to pass through the border into the U.S. Oregon Check Casher Found Guilty for Role in Payroll Tax Scheme 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT A federal jury in Portland found the operator of a local chain of check cashing businesses guilty today for his role in a multiyear scheme to obstruct the IRS from collecting payroll and income taxes on construction workers' wages. New York City Resident Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Wisconsin Residents in Professional Sports Ticket Scam 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Mailing Drugs to Iowa Results in Federal Prison Sentence for California Man 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Firearms into Brooklyn 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn , Ariana Charles pleaded guilty to trafficking firearms and conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base.  The proceeding was held before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz II.  The defendant was charged in January 2024 under the provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first federal statute specifically designed to target gun trafficking, which Congress and the President enacted in June 2022.  Pontotoc County Resident Pleads Guilty To Assault In Indian Country 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Brenden Kaleb Rains, age 25, of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country and one count of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The Indictment against Rains alleged that on August 29, 2023, Rains attacked an individual with a dangerous weapon, intending to do harm, and caused that individual serious bodily injury. Mexican National Sentenced for Transportation Resulting in Death 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Rafael Radillo-Bernal was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role as a foot guide in a deadly alien smuggling conspiracy where he threatened witnesses to cover up his involvement after one migrant died from heat exposure in the New Mexico desert. Plymouth Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking in Central Maine 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Adam Johnson, 32, was sentenced to 180 months in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. He was found guilty by a federal jury in January of conspiracy to distribute & possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Lincoln Woman Sentenced to 79 Days Served, Supervised Release for High-Speed Flight from Immigration Checkpoint 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT When a Border Patrol agent instructed Shania England to pull over to a secondary inspection area, she instead sped away on I-95 and crashed the vehicle in a ditch.  Four men imprisoned for dealing crack cocaine resulting in death 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Multiple local residents have been sentenced for narcotics trafficking Orange County Man Indicted for Allegedly Robbing Anaheim Bank and Taking Hostages the Day After His Release from State Prison 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT A federal grand jury today returned an indictment against an Orange County man who allegedly took three bank employees hostage when he robbed a bank branch in Anaheim last month – the day after being released from state prison. Westbrook Man Sentenced to 12 ½ Years for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Michael Peterson, 39, was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for possessing child pornography. Houstonian admits to Hurricane Harvey house fraud 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT A 45-year-old Houston area resident has pleaded guilty to fraudulently applying for and receiving a newly rebuilt house worth $314,000 Chesapeake man who was arrested with drugs and firearm while in a car with children is sentenced to federal prison 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Travis Morris, aka Black, 39, of Chesapeake, was sentenced today to six years in prison after being caught with heroin and fentanyl as well as a firearm. NYS Corrections Officer on administrative leave arrested on gun charge 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Matthew R. Zamborowski, 48, of Hamburg, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person under a qualifying Domestic Violence Order of Protection, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.     Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Jackson, Miss.  - A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Rochester sex offender pleads guilty to new child pornography charges 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Gregory Pum, 48, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson to possession of child pornography by an individual with a prior sex offense conviction, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of $250,000.   Florida Man Sentenced on Felony Charge for Actions During Jan 6. Capitol Breach 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Florida man was sentenced to prison today after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge stemming from his conduct 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. Former Pearl Police Officer Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Civil Rights Offense 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Jackson, Miss. – A former Pearl, Mississippi police officer was sentenced today to 12 months in federal prison for acting under color of law to deprive a person of his civil rights. Hartford Felon Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Loaded Handgun 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT CHRISTOPHER GASKIN, 47, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 27 months of imprisonment for illegally possessing a loaded handgun. Michael White Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to Murder of Big Stone Gap Police Officer Michael Chandler 06/12/2024 08:00 AM EDT Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes 06/12/2024 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. 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