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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. Arizona woman pleads guilty to transporting 50 kilograms of cocaine 02/25/2025 07:00 AM EST COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Arizona woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to a narcotics crime related to driving a moving truck filled with 50 kilogram-bricks of cocaine from Arizona to Ohio.  Alabama Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Violating Iran Sanctions 02/25/2025 07:00 AM EST Alabama Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Violating U.S. Sanctions on Iran 02/25/2025 07:00 AM EST Ray Hunt, also known as Abdolrahman Hantoosh, Rahman Hantoosh, and Rahman Natooshas, 71, of Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, has been sentenced to five years in prison for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. In July 2024, Hunt pleaded guilty to conspiring to export U.S.-origin goods to the Islamic Republic of Iran in violation of the U.S. trade sanctions. Danville Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud 02/25/2025 07:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Sentencing of Church Rock Man for Shooting at Law Enforcement Officers 02/25/2025 07:00 AM EST Elijah Touchine was sentenced to 147 months in prison for charges related to an attack on law enforcement officers on the Navajo Nation. FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS WALKER MAN OF DRUG DISTRIBUTION 02/25/2025 07:00 AM EST Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon announced the conviction of Richard Lance Cline Jr., age 34, of Walker, Louisiana.  After a two-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge John W. deGravelles, the jury unanimously convicted Cline of distribution of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.  Waterbury Company Pays More Than $2.2 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to PPP Loan 02/25/2025 07:00 AM EST MacDermid Incorporated, a Waterbury-based company that provides chemical products and technical services, has paid $2,226,623.62 to settle False Claims Act allegations that Coventya Inc., a company MacDermid Incorporated acquired in 2021, falsely certified its eligibility to receive a Paycheck Protection Program loan. Sex Offender Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography 02/25/2025 07:00 AM EST Thomas O. Stroud Jr. admitted using a cell phone to obtain images containing child pornography from someone in Indiana. U.S. Attorney's Office and DEA Announce Guilty Plea in High-Speed Chase and Drug Trafficking Case 02/25/2025 07:00 AM EST Jeffery Christopher Saint Louis pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges after fleeing a Border Patrol checkpoint in Otero County, leading to a high-speed chase that ended in a head-on collision with a motorcyclist and the discovery of nearly 10 kilograms of pure methamphetamine in his vehicle. Chester business owner sentenced to two years in prison for failing to pay taxes withheld from employees' wages 02/25/2025 07:00 AM EST David Neel, 63, of Chester, was sentenced today to two years in prison for willful failure to account for or pay over employment taxes. 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