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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. United States Attorney Designates District Election Officer for November 2024 General Election 10/17/2024 08:00 AM EDT Bloomington Woman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme 10/17/2024 08:00 AM EDT Chinese National Pleads Guilty To Illegally Exporting Semiconductor Manufacturing Machine 10/17/2024 08:00 AM EDT SAN FRANCISCO – Lin Chen pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally exporting U.S. technology to a prohibited end user in China, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The plea was accepted by the Hon. William Alsup, Senior U.S. District Judge. Leader of Sacramento Cocaine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison 10/17/2024 08:00 AM EDT Maurice Bryant, 54, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 5,000 grams of cocaine and 280 grams of cocaine base and for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, both in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1), U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Indian National Is Sentenced To Prison For $20 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving Fake Cryptocurrency Exchange Websites 10/17/2024 08:00 AM EDT Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To Prison For $700,000 Investment Fraud Scheme 10/17/2024 08:00 AM EDT Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Armed Robberies Of Two Convenience Stores 10/17/2024 08:00 AM EDT Employee Who Stole More than $430,000 from San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Sentenced 10/17/2024 08:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Escondido resident Katherine Lu Acquista, the former director of operations and accounting for the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, was sentenced in federal court today to 12 months and 1 day in custody for stealing approximately $433,275.89 from her then-employer.  She was also ordered to pay a fine of $50,000. Escapee from Bloomfield Halfway House Sentenced to Additional Prison Time 10/17/2024 08:00 AM EDT JONATHAN McEWEN, 35, formerly of Vernon, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 14 months of imprisonment for escaping from a Bloomfield halfway house where he was completing a federal prison term. Federal Prisoner Indicted for Assaulting Correctional Officer at FCI Herlong 10/17/2024 08:00 AM EDT A federal grand jury returned a single count indictment today against Hewer Berlany Santos, 29, of Los Angeles, charging him with assaulting a federal officer, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. 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