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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. Poplar man sentenced to seven years in prison on assault and gun charges 04/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT 11 Defendants Sentenced for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl from the Mexico Border to Idaho 04/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT A large-scale Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation and prosecution resulted in the conviction of 11 Idaho defendants on federal drug trafficking charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott announced today.  The investigation involved the cooperative efforts of 10 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.  Former Corrections Officer Sentenced To Prison For Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Smuggling Narcotics Into Rikers Island 04/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GHISLAINE BARRIENTOS, a former corrections officer, was sentenced today to six months in prison, to be followed by six months of home detention, for her participation in a scheme to accept bribes in exchange for smuggling narcotics and other contraband into Rikers Island. Bronx Man Charged With Violent Sex Trafficking Of Multiple Women 04/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Alfonso, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging RALPH WALLACE, a/k/a "Chase," a/k/a "Prize," with sex trafficking multiple women by force, fraud, and coercion.   Leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana and Atlanta-Based Money Launderer Indicted 04/15/2025 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