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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. Border Patrol Agent Charged with Civil Rights Violations 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Former Corrections Officer Admits Providing Firearm to Felon 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Former State Employee Sentenced to 20 Months for Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Chautauqua County pleads guilty to meth charges 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Darin L. Butts, Jr., 31, of Celeron, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, a maximum of life and a 10,000,000 fine.     New Orleans Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –HORACE WASHINGTON ("WASHINGTON"), age 55, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 21, 2024 by United States District Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle for violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Knoxville Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Enticement Of A Child 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Billings man admits trafficking fentanyl, assaulting federal law enforcement officer 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Wexford Resident Charged with Attempting to Transmit Obscene Material to Minor and Coerce Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Lawsuit Filed Against Upland Company for Allegedly Starting Fire that Burned Hundreds of Acres in San Bernardino National Forest 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT The United States today filed a lawsuit alleging that the South Fire – which burned hundreds of acres in the San Bernardino National Forest in the summer of 2021 – was caused by an Upland-based grading, concrete, and pipeline contracting company's negligent operation of an excavator in a rocky area. Bergen County Man Charged in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was indicted on charges that he fraudulently obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars of Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds.   Virginia Beach bookkeeper sentenced for wire fraud stemming from embezzlement and COVID-19 program schemes 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Maria Gene Reich, 45, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced today to four years in prison for two counts of wire fraud after perpetrating embezzlement and COVID-19 program schemes resulting in over a million dollars in losses. U.S. Attorney Dena J. King Meets With Faith Leaders In Asheville 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT Tennessee Man and Company Plead Guilty to Violating The Clean Water Act 08/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT On Aug. 20, Christopher Domermuth, 49, and Domermuth Environmental Services LLC (DES), based in Knoxville, Tennessee, both pleaded guilty today to violating the Clean Water Act by knowingly discharging pollutants into a navigable waterway without a permit. Sentencing has been set for Dec. 12 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. 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