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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. Contractor agrees to pay $750,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT Stephen McLeod d/b/a A&S Contracting, of Hayes, Virginia, agreed to pay $750,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations that he inflated costs and concealed use of subcontractors on work orders conducted for the United States Postal Service. Felon Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun and Oxycodone Possession 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT Macon Man Sentenced to Prison for Robbing Credit Unions 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Macon resident who brandished a firearm during two bank robberies and an attempted bank robbery in 2022—causing victims to suffer panic attacks and stealing a total of $38,274—was sentenced to prison this week. Medical group agrees to pay $2.8M to settle False Claims Act allegations 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT Fairfax Radiological Consultants, formerly known as Fairfax Radiological Consultants, agreed to pay $2,881,260 to settle False Claims Act allegations that it falsely reported its payroll costs to receive full forgiveness of a $6.7 million Paycheck Protection loan. Media Advisory: U.S. Attorney's Office Announces National Crime Victims' Rights Week Events 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT Farmington Couple Pleads Guilty in Violent Assault Case 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT Renauldo Sandoval and Lisa Sandoval pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury, while his wife has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting in connection with a violent assault in 2023. Pharr resident charged with production of child sexual abuse material after attempting to exit U.S. into Mexico with minor 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT A 26-year-old Pharr resident has been charged with producing child pornography involving a 16-year-old minor José Adolfo "Fito" Macías Villamar, Leader of Los Choneros Transnational Criminal Organization, Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court on International Drug and Gun Charges 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT A seven-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging José Adolfo Macías Villamar, also known as "Fito," with international cocaine distribution conspiracy; international cocaine distribution; using firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking; smuggling firearms from the United States; and straw purchasing of firearms conspiracy.  Since at least 2020, he has been the leader of Los Choneros, one of Ecuador's most violent drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations.  The defendant is not in U.S. custody. Nashville Man Charged with Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm After Allegedly Pointing a Stolen Rifle at Police 04/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT 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