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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. Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer And Two Conspirators Plead Guilty To Gun Trafficking 01/13/2025 07:00 AM EST Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Matthew L. Stephen Easton (35, Melrose) has pleaded guilty to firearms trafficking. Easton faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 24, 2025. Easton's co-defendants, Derick Yamir Perez Diaz (22, Orlando) and Ernesto Vasquez (23, Kissimmee), previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic firearms. They each also face a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. Perez Diaz and Vasquez are scheduled to be sentenced on March 25 and April 8, 2025, respectively. United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson Announces Departure 01/13/2025 07:00 AM EST New Assistant United States Attorney Sworn-in for the District of Rhode Island 01/13/2025 07:00 AM EST PROVIDENCE – United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha today announced the appointment and swearing-in of Taylor A. Dean as Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.  Ms. Dean will serve in the Office's Criminal Division, focusing on a broad array of matters vital to the safety of Rhode Islanders, including fraud, violent crime, narcotics, and complex financial crime.  Auburn Man Sentenced to 35 Months for Cocaine Base Trafficking 01/13/2025 07:00 AM EST Devonne Scott, 31, was caught on tape selling cocaine base to FBI confidential informant Spencer Man to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm 01/10/2025 07:00 AM EST Former Police Commissioner and Former Director of the Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget Charged in Bribery Scheme 01/10/2025 07:00 AM EST An indictment was unsealed today charging Ray Martinez, the former police commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD), and Jenifer O'Neal, the former director of the Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget, with participating in a bribery and money laundering conspiracy. Both defendants made their initial court appearances today in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Convicted Felons Illegally Possessing Firearms Sentenced to Prison 01/10/2025 07:00 AM EST A Bahamian fugitive and a Georgia jail escapee were sentenced to prison this week on federal gun charges resulting from separate Project Safe Neighborhoods investigations in the Middle District of Georgia. 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