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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. Ohio Woman Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Killing Husband with Controlled Substance 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Amanda Hovanec, 37, of Wapakoneta, Ohio, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by U.S. District Judge James R. Knepp, II, after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including distributing a controlled substance that resulted in the death of her husband.  Schenectady Woman Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Theft of Social Security Benefits 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Saratoga County Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearms Offenses 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Previously Extradited Nigerian National Sentenced For Role In Multimillion-Dollar Business Email Compromise Schemes Targeting Educational Institutions And Businesses in North Carolina and Texas 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Tehama County Man Sentenced to Over 19 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Offense 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Eduardo Castillo, 39, of Corning, was sentenced today to 19 years and seven months in prison for online enticement of a minor for sexual purposes. Two Fugitive Tenderloin Drug Traffickers Sentenced To Prison After Being Extradited From Honduras 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT SAN FRANCISCO – Two drug dealers who fled to Honduras from the Bay Area while on bond pending federal drug trafficking charges have been extradited to San Francisco and were sentenced to prison terms of 82 months and 34 months Department Of Justice Awards Nearly $32 Million In Grants To Support Public Safety Efforts In Nevada 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT LAS VEGAS – United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson today announced awards totaling $31,746,860 in Department of Justice grants to support public safety efforts in the District of Nevada. The grants were awarded by the Department's Office of Justice Programs.  Ohio Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Interstate Transportation of Stolen Andy Warhol Art Print 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT An Ohio man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for trafficking a stolen Andy Warhol print worth at least $175,000.  Colombian National Admits Conspiracy to Import 15 Kilograms of Cocaine 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – A Colombian citizen admitted conspiring to import 15 kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Columbia. Four-Time Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Distribution Quantity of PCP 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Timothy Eugene Taylor, 36, a four-time convicted felon from Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from his possession of a loaded firearm and a distributable quantity of liquid phencyclidine, commonly known as PCP, in August 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves; ATF Acting Special Agent in Charge Samuel Ward of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Division (ATF); and Chief Pamela A. Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Pennsylvania Man Admits Trafficking Heroin and Cocaine into Connecticut 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT ISRAEL MENDOZA, also known as "D-Nice" and "Israel Mandosa," 44, formerly of Reading, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, heroin and cocaine. Belgrade man arraigned on child pornography crimes 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Federal Agencies Announce New Prioritized Efforts to Address Domestic Violence in Jefferson County and Will Provide Nearly $850,000 for Local Partners 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Former Comptroller General of Ecuador Sentenced in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT The former comptroller general of Ecuador was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar international bribery and money laundering scheme in which he received over $10 million in bribes and laundered those bribes payments in South Florida. New York Man Admits Conspiring to Engage in Multimillion-Dollar Wire Fraud Scheme 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man today admitted conspiring to commit wire fraud that caused losses of more than $2 million. U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Sentencing of Mentmore Man for Federal Firearms Violation After Domestic Violence Incident 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Rumaldo Peshlakai was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for federal firearms offenses following a domestic violence incident during which he assaulted his wife and kidnapped their four children. U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Guilty Plea in Fatal Navajo Crash 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Olan Jumbo pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury, admitting to causing a fatal three-vehicle crash. Previously extradited Nigerian national sent to prison for role in multimillion-dollar business email compromise scheme 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT A 45-year-old Nigerian national previously extradited from the United Kingdom has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction in a wire fraud conspiracy involving two districts U.S. Attorney's Office indicts five child exploitation cases in September, discusses joint effort to protect Alaska's children 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Attorney S. Lane Tucker announced that a federal grand jury in Alaska returned five unrelated child exploitation indictments in September, emphasizing Alaska law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute cases to keep children safe.  Lewiston Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Sexually Exploiting a Child, Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Tips sent to NCMEC's CyberTipline led Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit and HSI to investigate Timothy Doyon. Florida Woman Admits COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida woman today admitted fraudulently obtaining $465,489 in COVID-19 relief funding after submitting fraudulent applications to victim lenders. Former contract Air Force cryptologist pleads guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT Lawson Heath Wright, 51, of Virginia Beach, pled guilty today to distribution of child sexual abuse material. Mobile Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – A Mobile man was sentenced to 24 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. 'Swatting' Phone Call Targeted IRS Employee, Led to Lockdown 10/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Kansas City, Mo., man has been charged in federal court with making a hoax telephone call that led to an IRS employee being detained and the IRS office on Pershing Road being locked down. 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