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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. Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Victim-Centered, Culturally Responsive and Trauma-Informed Training 10/17/2024 08:00 AM EDT Jury Convicts Two for Conspiring to Traffic Counterfeit Levi's 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – After a three-day trial, a federal jury has convicted Marin Morales-Espinoza and Francisco Alvarado-Ramirez of conspiracy to traffic counterfeit Levi's jeans labels, tags, rivets and buttons to make counterfeit Levi's jeans. Tonawanda man pleads guilty to production of child pornography 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael E. Swain, 36, of Tonawanda, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to production of child pornography, carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine.   Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Kidnapping And Death Of Woman Whose Body Was Found In Nevada Desert 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT LAS VEGAS – A Pennsylvania man who was convicted by a federal jury was sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping a woman in Pennsylvania then driving her to Nevada and killing her in the desert. Niagara Falls man arrested on fentanyl charge 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Levester Rose, 46, of Niagara Falls, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, which carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of 40 years.   Rochester businessman pleads guilty to tax charge 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jeffrey Tome, 62, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to filing a false tax return, which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a fine of $250,000.   Tri Cities Man Who Attempted to Escape Law Enforcement Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Tahlequah Resident Sentenced To 30 Years For Child Sex Abuse And Exploitation 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Gregory Neil Bias, age 41, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for nine separate counts of child sex abuse crimes, eight separate counts of child sexual exploitation crimes, and one federal firearm crime. Bias was sentenced to 360 months on nine counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian County, 360 months on two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, and 360 months on two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child by a Parent.   Bias was also sentenced to 240 months for one count of Possession of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 240 months in prison for one count of Receipt of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 240 months in prison for one count of Distribution of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 240 months in prison for one count of Possession of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and 120 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm.  The sentences are to be served concurrently. On January 18, 2023, Gregory Neil Bias pleaded guilty to 18 counts of the Indictment. On March 21, 2024, Bias's co-defendant, Leiloni Blake Smith, age 30, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was found guilty by a federal jury of eight counts of aggravated child sexual abuse, two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child by a Parent, and one count of Possession of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.  Smith awaits sentencing in the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service. According to investigators, in 2020 the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) alerted law enforcement to a Tahlequah-area internet user exchanging electronic files containing images of child sexual abuse.  Agents identified, located, and arrested Bias in January of 2022 for distributing child sexual abuse materials.  At the time of arrest, Bias resided with Leiloni Blake Smith.   During the investigation, searches of electronic devices belonging to Bias and Smith uncovered multiple depictions of sexual abuse perpetrated by Bias and Smith on two children.  Agents also located a firearm in the home which Bias could not legally possess because he had previously been convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year imprisonment.  Bias was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2022 of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of a child, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexual abuse materials, and felon in possession of a firearm. Great Falls woman sentenced to prison for embezzling from employer 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT 60 Year Prison Term for Man Who Shot and Killed a Man in Northeast D.C. 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Eric Davis, 61, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 60 years in prison for the July 2021 shooting of Theodore "Bino" Riley in the Kingman Park neighborhood. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela A. Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).              Monona County, Iowa Kidnapper and Gunman Sent to Federal Prison 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Casper man receives 200 months in prison for multiple drug and firearm offenses, including possession of a machinegun 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Albert Rueben Gaines, 31, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced to 200 months' imprisonment for felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a machinegun. Washington man who scammed pandemic relief programs sentenced to over five years in prison 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Clayton Rosenberg, 31, of Washington, DC, was sentenced today to five years and three months in prison for wire fraud after scamming pandemic relief programs. Foreign national sentenced for transporting over 15 kilograms of cocaine from Texas to Virginia 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Jesus Alejandro Ibarra-Morales, 30, a Mexican national, was sentenced today to four years and four months in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Bethlehem Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography and Related Offenses 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Beckley Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Phoenix Man Charged for Role as Recruiter and Coordinator of Alien Smugglers 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT TUCSON, Ariz. – Nathan Espinoza Jr., 22, of Surprise, was arrested last week for his role in recruiting a driver and coordinating the transportation of two undocumented noncitizens in March 2024, one of whom suffered fatal injuries after jumping out of the driver's vehicle while it was moving. Espinoza was charged by criminal complaint with one count of Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit.  Human Smuggling Coordinator Sentenced to Six Years in Prison 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jesus Alexandro Sanchez-Armenta, 23, of Phoenix, was sentenced last month by United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 72 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised released. Sanchez-Armenta pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit on February 22, 2024. Five-Year Sentence for District Man Who Used a Firearm During a Drug Crime While He Was Under Investigation for a Stabbing 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Darnell Lamont Savoy, 25, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today today to 60 months in prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, which was revealed during the investigation into an October 2022 stabbing. The stabbing occurred while Savoy was on pre-trial release -- over the federal government's written and oral objections -- in connection with the December 2018 shooting of a 14-year-old boy in Northeast. Florida Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Defrauding Biochemical Company and Diverting Products to China Using Falsified Export Documents 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Taiwanese national, Pen Yu, 51, was sentenced today to three years and eight months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $100,000, the proceeds of the wire fraud. Former Boston Police Sergeant Sentenced for Overtime Fraud Scheme 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A former Boston Police Sergeant was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with an investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department's (BPD) evidence warehouse.   Lodge Grass man sentenced to four years in prison for trafficking meth in large-scale investigation centered on Crow Indian Reservation 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Final defendant arrested in 41-person drug trafficking scheme enters guilty plea 08/02/2024 08:00 AM EDT Seattle – The final defendant of 41 arrested in an extensive drug trafficking investigation, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and unlawfully possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Billings man sentenced on firearms crime after armed patrols on sidewalk in an elementary school zone 08/02/2024 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