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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. Gardena Street Gang Member Found Guilty of Participating in Fatal Shooting of Victim in Front of His Family's Home 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT A member of the Gardena 13 street gang was found guilty today by a jury of participating in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man who was murdered in front of his family home in November 2020. Fugitive receives significant sentence for synthetic narcotics 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT A 38-year-old Sugar Land resident has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver a synthetic cannabinoid and a separate charge for failure to appear Starr County justice of the peace and another sent to prison for roles in drug trafficking organization 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Two Starr County residents, one a former justice of the peace (JP), are now headed to federal prison for their roles in a drug-trafficking organization Former Security Supervisor at Reentry Center Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Inmate 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT PHOENIX, Ariz. – Morris Gary Hibbitt, 51, of Avondale, pleaded guilty on June 17, 2024, before United States Magistrate Judge John Z. Boyle to the felony charge of sexual abuse of an inmate. On September 9, 2024, Chief United States District Judge G. Murray Snow will sentence Hibbitt. At the time of the offense, Hibbitt worked as a Security Supervisor for Behavioral Systems Southwest (BSS), a residential reentry center in Phoenix. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) contracts with BSS to help inmates reenter the community when they complete their prison terms. Inmate wards at BSS remain in official detention and under the custodial authority of the BOP. New Orleans Man Sentenced for Being Felon in Possession of a Firearm 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Offense 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Jereal J. Booker, 24, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to a federal firearms offense stemming from his possession of a loaded firearm in March 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Suburban Chicago Physician Pleads Guilty to Federal Health Care Fraud Charges 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT MONA GHOSH owned and operated Progressive Women's Healthcare, S.C., a medical office in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Heart Butte man admits stabbing employee in Glacier Peaks Casino and Hotel on Blackfeet Indian Reservation 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Sherwood Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison For Money Laundering 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Sherwood woman will spend 15 months in federal prison for money laundering. Texas Couple Serving Decades in Federal Prison for Importing, Distributing Meth 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Georgia Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud, Passport Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Gary Dale Thrasher (56, Georgia) has pleaded guilty to five counts of bank fraud, three counts of passport fraud, and seven counts of aggravated identity theft. Thrasher faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison on each of the bank fraud counts; a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment for each of the passport fraud offenses; and a 2-year minimum mandatory term of imprisonment for the aggravated identity thefts. Thrasher was indicted on March 27, 2024. KC Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Wiring Drug-Trafficking Profits to Mexico 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT The owner of an Olathe, Kansas, business pleaded guilty in federal court today to her role in a money-laundering conspiracy to transfer the proceeds of heroin and methamphetamine trafficking to Mexico. A Kansas City, Mo., woman also pleaded guilty to her role in the drug-trafficking conspiracy. Arkansas Man Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT An Arkansas man was arrested today for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged 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. St. Louis County Man Accused of Robbing Three Banks 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Derrick Snulligan was charged by complaint with one count of bank robbery. Northeast Kingdom Man Sentenced in Drug Conspiracy Case 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Mexican National Indicted for Making False Statements in Passport Application 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT St. Louis Man Admits Receiving Drugs in Mail, Shipping Drug Cash 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Timothy Carter and A.D. Harris have admitted receiving drugs in the mail and mailing out the proceeds of the drug sales. District Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Carjacking 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT WASHINGTON – James Borum, 21, of Washington, DC, pleaded guilty today to armed carjacking in connection with several armed carjackings that occurred in January of 2021, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Funds Intended to Help At-Risk Veterans 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Justin Gebo Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearms Offenses 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Former Defense Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Government in Fake Invoices Scheme 07/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT A California woman pleaded guilty today to devising a multi-year scheme to defraud the U.S. government by submitting fake invoices for supplies that were never purchased and converting the stolen funds for her personal use. 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