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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. Indictment Charges Waterbury Women with Fraud Offenses 10/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a 17-count indictment charging MARLENIN VITO, 45, of Waterbury, with fraud offenses. Summerville Brothers Plead Guilty to Selling $35M Worth of Counterfeit Viagra 10/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT CHARLESTON, S.C. —Ibrahim Shedid, 29, and Ahmed Shedid, 35, of Summerville, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell and traffic counterfeit goods for selling counterfeit Viagra pills in a $35 million scheme. Inmate Admits to Escape, Firearms Offenses 10/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Edgardo Quinones-Hiraldo, age 35, of Ponce, Puerto Rico, pled guilty today to escape and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents, Quinones-Hiraldo served 51 months at a federal corrections facility in Florida for a firearms trafficking conviction in Puerto Rico. Boston Woman Pleads Guilty to Armed Robberies of Postal Workers 10/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A Boston woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to the armed robberies of United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carriers on Nov. 29, 2022 in Mattapan, Mass. and Dec. 16, 2022 in Hyde Park, Mass. Barbour County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Charge 10/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT James Marklin Mayle, age 67, of Philippi, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 130 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, officers stopped Mayle's vehicle and found nearly two pounds of methamphetamine.  Justice Department Releases Information on Efforts to Protect the Right to Vote, Prosecute Election Fraud, and Secure Elections 10/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT WASHINGTON — Consistent with longstanding Justice Department practices and procedures, the department today is providing information about its efforts, through the Civil Rights Division, Criminal Division, National Security Division (NSD), and U.S. Attorneys' Offices throughout the country, to ensure that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have their votes counted free of discrimination, intimidation, or criminal activity in the election process, and to ensure that our elections are secure and free from foreign malign influence and interference. 3 SoCal Men Arrested for Allegedly Purchasing via False Statements More Than 120 Firearms in Utah and Illegally Reselling Them in California 10/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Three Southern California men were arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging they frequently made short trips to Utah to purchase more than 120 firearms there then illegally sold them in California without a firearms-dealing license and repeatedly lied on federal firearms sales forms while doing so. Billings woman sentenced to more than eight years in prison for trafficking meth on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation 10/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Felon in Possession Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison Following Shooting at the Palm Beach Gardens Mall 10/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT A felon in possession of a firearm was sentenced to 144 months in prison, following a shooting at the Palm Beach Gardens Mall (The Gardens Mall) on Valentine's Day. Weslaco resident sent to prison for importing 101 bricks of meth 10/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT A 43-year-old man has been sentenced for importing meth Covetrus Agrees to Pay $1,125,000 for Failing to Adequately Address Suspicious Opioid Orders and for Inadequate Recordkeeping Practices 10/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney's Office has reached a $1,125,000 settlement with Covetrus North America, LLC (Covetrus NA) to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act and related regulations. Covetrus NA, headquartered in Portland, Maine, is a company that distributes veterinary medicine to customers worldwide. 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