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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. Mexican National Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Reentry 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT The defendant had a previous conviction for drug trafficking. Mexican National Sentenced for Re-Entry of Deported Alien 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting United States Attorney Michael Simpson announced the May 27, 2025 sentencing of JOEL BECERRA-CESARIO ("BECERRA-CESARIO"), age 38, a Mexican national, by U.S. District Judge Darrel J. Papillion to 27 months of imprisonment for re-entry of a removed alien, a violation of Title 8, United States Code, Sections 1326(a) and 1326(b)(2).   Labor Organizations to Pay $5.1 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loans 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Four labor organizations have agreed to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by applying for and obtaining loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for which they knew or should have known they were ineligible. The United States contended that these organization caused the Small Business Administration (SBA) to pay loan forgiveness, in addition to interest and processing fees, to financial institutions that processed the loans. Two People Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 Relief Money 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Five Charged with Falsifying MBTA Track Inspection Records 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – Four former Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ("MBTA") employees and one current MBTA employee were charged today with allegedly falsifying Red Line track inspection reports.   Two Men Sentenced for their Involvement in the April 2023 Fentanyl Mass Poisoning in Kalamazoo 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Honduran National Guilty Of Firearm Possession 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ActingUnited States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that JHOSMY JOSUE PEREZ-ALVAREZ ("PEREZ-ALVAREZ"), age 32, a native of Honduras, pleaded guilty on January 8, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(5)(A) and 924(a)(8).  Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To 15 Years For Illegally Possessing A Firearm 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Jacksonville, Florida – Senior U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger has sentenced Otis Shivers (51, Jacksonville) to 15 years in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Shivers pleaded guilty on November 20, 2024.  Jamaal Antwan Pimms Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Role in the Murder of Rosenda Strong 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Former NYPD Officer And Accident Victim Call Center Owner Both Plead Guilty To Bribery Scheme 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Michael Alfonso, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"); and Christopher G. Raia, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced that SUZETTE TRIMMINGHAM, a former New York City Police Department ("NYPD") traffic safety officer, and MERVIN RHYMES, the owner and operator of an accident victim call center, both pled guilty to participating in a bribery scheme.   Guatemalan National Indicted for Illegally Reentering the United States Six Months After Being Deported 05/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT PROVIDENCE – A Guatemalan national deported from the United States in November 2024, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rhode Island for allegedly illegally reentering the United States without the consent of the Attorney General of the United States, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. 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