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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to USAO - District of Columbia news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Jury Finds Man Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse of a 15-Year-Old Girl in 2005-2006 09/27/2024 08:00 AM EDT Lucius Kearney, 52, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty today by a D.C. Superior Court jury of first-degree sexual abuse of a child, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves. Serial Sex Offender Is First Defendant Charged Under New Secure DC Law Targeting Repeat Sexual Abusers 09/27/2024 08:00 AM EDT Michael Hilliard, 65, of no fixed address, was charged by complaint today in D.C. Superior Court with one count of enhanced misdemeanor sexual abuse (a felony) and two counts of third-degree sexual abuse for sexually touching a treating nurse at George Washington University Hospital, a stranger to him. Judge Sentences 20-Year-Old Man to Nine Year Prison Term For Shooting Two Minor Victims in Northwest D.C. 09/27/2024 08:00 AM EDT Eric Lemus, 20, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today by the Honorable Maribeth Raffinan for shooting two minor victims on March 22, 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Former FAA Contractor Indicted for Illegally Acting as an Agent of the Iranian Government 09/27/2024 08:00 AM EDT Former Federal Aviation Administration contractor Abouzar Rahmati, 42, a naturalized U.S. citizen and resident of Great Falls, Virginia, was indicted today for acting and conspiring to act as an illegal agent of the Iranian government in the United States. Jury Finds DC Man Guilty of Aggravated Assault while Armed for Southeast DC Shooting 09/27/2024 08:00 AM EDT Calvon Brown, 30, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a Superior Court jury yesterday of aggravated assault while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and other related firearm charges for a late-afternoon shooting that took place on March 22, 2024, in Southeast DC, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves. Three IRGC Cyber Actors Indicted for 'Hack-and-Leak' Operation Designed to Influence the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election 09/27/2024 08:00 AM EDT The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Iranian nationals, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) employees, Masoud Jalili, 36,  also known as, مسعود جلیلی, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, 34, also known as, سید علی آقامیری, and Yaser Balaghi, 37, also known as, یاسر بلاغی, with a conspiracy with others known and unknown to hack into accounts of current and former U.S. officials, members of the media, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals associated with U.S. political campaigns.  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