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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. Bakersfield Residents Plead Guilty to Drug Trafficking Offenses and One Pleads Guilty to a Violation of the Animal Welfare Act 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Jorge Calderon-Campos, 43, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and also pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of animals for an animal fighting venture in violation of the Animal Welfare Act, and Jose Angel Beltran-Chaidez, 68, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin. Member of Tulalip Tribes pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter, and using a firearm in a crime of violence, for fatal shooting in garage on tribal land 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Seattle – A 38-year-old member of the Tulalip Tribes pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to voluntary manslaughter, and using a firearm in a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman U.S. Attorney and FBI Announce Charges Against Two Zuni Men for Firearm Assault on Four Victims 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Two Zuni men were charged by indictment with multiple federal firearms offenses for assaulting 4 victims. Former School Employee Charged with Transporting a Former Student Across State Lines to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Conduct 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Brooklyn, New York Man Charged with Firearms Possession 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Caledonia man sentenced for COVID loan fraud 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT OXFORD – A Caledonia man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for receiving $800,000 in fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loans related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Missouri Man Admits Being Caught on Interstate 44 with Nearly 3 Pounds of Meth 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Antonio Braxton admitted being caught with 1.339 kilograms of nearly pure meth that he intended to distribute. Putnam County Man Sentenced to Prison for FHA Fraud Scheme 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Four Individuals Charged in Connection with Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT TRENTON, N.J. – Four New Jersey men were charged with conspiring to illegally traffic in firearms, including privately manufactured handguns, in Ocean County. Eye Practice and Its Physician Owner Agree to Pay More Than $460,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims and Receiving Illegal Kickbacks 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – Burlington County Eye Physicians (BCEP), an ophthalmology practice with locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and Dr. Gregory H. Scimeca, an ophthalmologist and the owner of BCEP, have agreed to pay $469,232 to resolve allegations that they submitted and caused the submission of false claims for payment for medically unnecessary transcranial doppler (TCD) tests to Medicare and the Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) Program in violation of the False Claims Act.  Fugitive Trinidadian Man Arrested for 2009 Armed Robbery of Restaurant 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – A Trinidadian and Tobagonian man who has been a fugitive for over 10 years has been arrested and will face charges in connection with the armed robbery of a steakhouse in 2009. Spartanburg County Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Missing Woman Case 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT GREENVILLE, S.C. — Da'Ron Jerome Collins, 47, of Boiling Springs, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and witness tampering in connection with an ongoing federal kidnapping investigation. Two Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Kern County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Marcus Tatum, 32, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to 12 years and five months in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $45,000 in restitution, for receipt and distribution of child pornography. Salvadorian Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Re-Entry of Removed Alien 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LORENZO ALEXANDER BENITEZ ("BENITEZ"), age 40, a citizen of El Salvador, pleaded guilty on July 23, 2024, to illegal reentry of a deported alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Sections 1326(a). KC Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Kansas City, Mo., man who threatened his co-workers with a firearm while he was on bond was sentenced in federal court today for distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms. Teen Admits Two St. Louis Area Carjackings 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Ramon Davis admitted carjacking a Mazda 3 in 2021 and a Mercedes GLS a year later. Slidell Woman Sentenced to Year and a Day in Prison and Ordered to Repay the Government Over $1.2 Million in Restitution for Pandemic-Related Healthcare Fraud 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MELISSA J. WATSON ("WATSON"), of Slidell, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Darrel J. Papillion to twelve months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, and payment of restitution totaling $1,281,818. U.S. Attorney and FBI Charge Albuquerque Man with Drug Distribution and Assault on Federal Officers 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT An Albuquerque man has been charged with multiple federal crimes, including drug trafficking and assaulting federal officers during a high-speed pursuit. Former Rhode Island man convicted of attempt to smuggle more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl across Strait of Juan de Fuca to Canada 07/29/2024 08:00 AM EDT Seattle –A 67-year-old former resident of Rhode Island, Texas, and Chicago was convicted late Friday July 26, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Seattle of three federal felonies connected to his scheme to smuggle duffle bags full of drugs across the strait bordering Washington State and Canada via watercraft, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. 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