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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. Transnational Criminal Organization That Dispatched Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine From The Venezuela/Colombia Border Dismantled 03/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT Tampa, FL – Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces the dismantlement of a transnational criminal organization (TCO) that operated out of La Guajira, a peninsula on the Venezuelan/Colombian border. From there, the organization dispatched thousands of kilograms of cocaine intended for the United States and Europe. Suspect Arrested in 2022 Human Smuggling and Kidnapping Case 03/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT A federal arrest has been made in connection with a 2022 kidnapping case involving two aliens who were held against their will by a smuggling organization.  U.S. Attorney's Office and FBI Announce Charges Against Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Navajo Nation Member 03/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT Jaquari Hezakiyah Porter faces federal charges after allegedly shooting and killing a Navajo woman, stealing her car, and engaging in a shootout with law enforcement officers in New Mexico. Guatemalan Fugitive Living In The United States Illegally Under Fake Identity Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Gun Trafficking 03/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Ricardo Fermin Sune-Giron (34) to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to traffic in firearms, gun trafficking, dealing in firearms without a license, and possessing firearms as an illegal alien. The court also ordered Sune-Giron to forfeit all the firearms and ammunition seized from his residence. Sune-Giron pleaded guilty on December 11, 2024. Honduran Citizen Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charge 03/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT Hampton County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Fentanyl 03/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT CHARLESTON, S.C. — John Maurice Anderson, 40, of Hampton, was sentenced to more than 1o years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute high potency methamphetamine and fentanyl. Brooklyn Podcaster and Cryptocurrency Personality Known as "T.J. Stone" Sentenced to 45 Months' Imprisonment 03/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT Thomas John Sfraga, also known as "T.J. Stone," was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn by United States District Judge Frederic Block to 45 months in prison for wire fraud.  As part of the sentence, Sfraga was ordered to pay $1,337,700 in forfeiture. The restitution amount will be determined at a later date.   Eight GoodFellas Gang Members and Associates Charged with Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering, Including Attempted Murder 03/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT An indictment was unsealed yesterday in the Northern District of Georgia charging eight members and associates of the GoodFellas Gang for their alleged roles in a criminal enterprise engaged in attempted murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and attempted carjacking in and around Atlanta. St. Louis County Man Admits Possessing Gun on School Grounds 03/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT Leslie Wilkes admitted possessing the firearm during a dispute on the early childhood education center's parking lot. 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