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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. Texas Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Prison 03/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Chinese Nationals with Ties to the PRC Government and "APT27" Charged in a Computer Hacking Campaign for Profit, Targeting Numerous U.S. Companies, Institutions, and Municipalities 03/05/2025 07:00 AM EST A federal judge in Washington, D.C., today, unsealed two separate indictments that allege Chinese nationals Yin Kecheng, 38, (尹 可成) a/k/a "YKC" ("YIN") and Zhou Shuai, 45, (周帅) a/k/a "Coldface" ("ZHOU") violated various federal statutes by participating in years-long, sophisticated computer hacking conspiracies that successfully targeted a wide variety of U.S.-based victims from 2011 to the present-day. According to the documents unsealed today, the defendants targeted a multitude of U.S. victim companies, municipalities, and organizations for profit, causing millions of dollars' worth of damages. YIN and ZHOU, who have ties to the government of the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), are alleged to have stolen and exfiltrated data from numerous U.S.-based technology companies, think tanks, defense contractors, government municipalities, and universities that they later brokered for sale. Arrest warrants have been issued for YIN and ZHOU, who both remain fugitives. Former Alabama Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation and Child Sexual Exploitation 03/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Guatemalan Man Indicted for Illegal Re-entry into U.S. 03/05/2025 07:00 AM EST McKees Rocks Felon Charged with Possession of Firearm 03/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Justice Department Charges 12 Chinese Contract Hackers and Law Enforcement Officers in Global Computer Intrusion Campaigns 03/05/2025 07:00 AM EST The Justice Department, FBI, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Departments of State and the Treasury announced today their coordinated efforts to disrupt and deter the malicious cyber activities of 12 Chinese nationals, including two officers of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) Ministry of Public Security (MPS), employees of an ostensibly private PRC company, Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. (安洵信息技术有限公司) also known as "i-Soon," and members of Advanced Persistent Threat 27 (APT27). Former Alabama Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation and Child Sexual Exploitation 03/05/2025 07:00 AM EST A former Killen, Alabama, Police Department officer pleaded guilty yesterday for sexually assaulting a woman while on duty and for receiving sexually explicit photos of a minor. Large-scale cocaine importers sentenced to federal prison 03/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Two men who supplied kilograms of cocaine for a major drug trafficking conspiracy have been sentenced to federal prison. Florida Dentist Sentenced for Threatening Public Figures and an Election Official 03/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Tampa, FL — A Florida dentist was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for threatening public figures, an election official, and others between 2019 and 2024. Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns 03/05/2025 07:00 AM EST Greenbelt, Maryland – Charles Anthony Keemer, age 64, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty, yesterday, to aiding and assisting the preparation and filing of a false and fraudulent tax return. Florida Dentist Sentenced for Threatening Public Figures and an Election Official 03/05/2025 07:00 AM EST A Florida dentist was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for threatening public figures, an election official, and others between 2019 and 2024. Pair Sentenced to More Than 27 Years Combined in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking 03/04/2025 07:00 AM EST Orange County Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing A Firearm As A Convicted Felon 03/04/2025 07:00 AM EST Ocala, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces that Luis Ernesto Sanchez (20, Apopka) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Sanchez faces up to 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Illegal Reentry Into The United States 03/04/2025 07:00 AM EST Jacksonville, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces that Jose Luis Carrasco-Aldape (37, Mexico) has pleaded guilty to illegal reentry of a removed alien. Carrasco-Aldape faces up to two years in federal prison. No sentencing date has been set. Carrasco-Aldape was arrested on a criminal complaint on February 13, 2025, and ordered detained.  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. 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