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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. Chilean Nationals Indicted For Immigration Crimes And Identity Theft 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Hernan Nicolas Fuentes Alfaro (44, Chile) and Eduardo Luis Portilla Romero (19, Chile) with possessing fraudulent Peruvian passports and aggravated identity theft. The indictment also charges Fuentes Alfaro with illegally reentering the United States after deportation. If convicted on all counts, Fuentes Alfaro and Portilla Romero face a maximum penalty of 12 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Fuentes Alfaro and Portilla Romero that the United States intends to forfeit assets alleged to be traceable to proceeds of the offense. Tampa Man Sentenced To 8 Years In Federal Prison For Receipt And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Almando Sapp, Jr. (39, Tampa) to eight years in federal prison for receipt and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Sapp will also have to register as a sex offender and forfeit a cellphone used in the commission of the offense. Sapp pleaded guilty on January 9, 2025. A restitution hearing is scheduled for July 8, 2025. Halifax County Felon Sentenced to More Than 5 Years for Possessing a Firearm 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearm 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT Aaron Wayne Williams, 34, (Springfield, MO) pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.  Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Committing Murder at a National Park 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT An Alexandria, Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to driving more than 300 miles across state lines after she arranged to meet a victim, whom she shot and killed at a national park in Northeast Ohio.   Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT Augusta "Ghost Preparer" Pleads Guilty to Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns for Clients 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT AUGUSTA, GA: A woman who operated a "ghost" tax preparation business in Augusta, Georgia awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to preparing and filing false income tax returns, IRS Forms 1040, for clients. Convicted Felon Indicted For Possession Of A Machinegun 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Edward Anderson (44, Bradenton) with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a machinegun. If convicted, Anderson faces up to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and up to 10 years in federal prison for the machinegun offense. Augusta "Ghost Preparer" Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT AUGUSTA, GA: A man who operated a "ghost" tax preparation business in Augusta, Georgia awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Judgment Entered Against Bakersfield and Van Nuys Men for Sexual Harassment Against Bakersfield Tenant 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT The United States has obtained a default judgment against Bakersfield residents Juvenal Salazar and Javier Salazar Sr. and Van Nuys resident Ricardo Covarrubias, a maintenance worker, manager, and owner, respectively, of rental properties in Bakersfield, in a case brought by the United States alleging sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Brooklyn Man Charged with Distribution of Controlled Substances 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT Five Individuals Indicted in Insider Trading Scheme 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT Five individuals were charged in a 19-count indictment for their participation in a scheme to trade securities on the basis of material nonpublic information about the merger between two companies that resulted in profits of over $600,000. Dracut Man Sentenced for Fraud Scheme Involving Online Sales of Cosmetics 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A Dracut man was sentenced on May 21, 2025 in federal court in Boston for carrying out a scheme to obtain products from an online cosmetics company through fraud and then reselling those products on Amazon and eBay for a profit. Bloomfield Resident Admits Role in Opioid Distribution Conspiracy 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Bloomfield resident admitted participating in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute opioids, as well as unlawful distribution of opioids. Jasper County Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation 05/27/2025 08:00 AM EDT Uriah Behl, 40, (Carthage, MO) pleaded guilty to charges related to the sexual exploitation of a child. 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