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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. Guatemalan National Charged With Illegal Reentry 04/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT San Antonio Used Car Dealer Employee Sentenced for Odometer Tampering 04/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Used car dealership manager Felipe Alcibar, of San Antonio, was sentenced in a federal court to six months in prison and ordered to pay more than $260,000 in restitution for odometer tampering Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine 04/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Cristian Javier Vente Ocoro (39, Colombia), a/k/a "Shrek," "Happy," and "Teletubis," has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic cocaine on vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Vente Ocoro faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. He was arrested in Colombia in September 2023 at the request of the United States and extradited to the United States a year later. A sentencing date has not yet been set. St. Johns County Man Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud 04/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Jacksonville, Florida – United Staes Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Daniel Tharp has pleaded guilty to the willful failure to pay taxes. Tharp faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Defendants Sentenced to Life in Prison for Deadly Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT MOBILE, AL – Three defendants were sentenced to life in prison for their involvement in a deadlymurder-for-hire conspiracy, among other crimes. Another defendant was sentenced to 84 months forinterstate transportation of a stolen vehicle during a deadly carjacking attempt. Mexican National Sentenced to 10 Years' Imprisonment for Methamphetamine Charge 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT Salvador Ochoa-Cuevas, 44, of Jalisco, Mexico, was sentenced April 2, 2025, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, after having pled guilty to distribution of methamphetamine.  Omaha Woman Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT Hanna J. Williams, 44, of Omaha, was sentenced April 2, 2025, in federal court in Omaha for distributing methamphetamine.  Boone Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Transfer Obscene Material to a Minor 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT DES MOINES, Iowa – A Boone man was sentenced on March 28, 2025, to five years in federal prison for attempted transfer of obscene material to a person he believed to be a minor. 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