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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Labor Day Weekend Triple Murder in 2021 Yields Guilty Verdict for Six People 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced that Erwin Dubose, Kamar Queen, Damonta Thompson, William Johnson Lee, and Mussay Rezene, all of Washington, D.C., and Toyia Johnson, of Rockville, MD, were found guilty today in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on all charges for the September 4, 2021 Labor Day weekend murders of 31-year-old Donetta Dyson, 24 year-old Keenan Braxton, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner in front of 633 Longfellow Street, NW. Mexican National Charged After Killing of Attempted Carjacking Victim in Tucson, Arizona 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT TUCSON, Ariz. – Julio Cesar Aguirre, 42, of Mexico, was charged by criminal complaint on July 2, for Attempted Carjacking, Use and Discharge of a Firearm During and In Relation to a Crime of Violence, and Alien in Possession of a Firearm. Aguirre had his initial appearance in federal court in Tucson today. Gallup Man Charged with Voluntary Manslaughter for Fatal Shooting 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Herman Smith is facing federal charges following a fatal shooting during an altercation. U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico Weekly Immigration and Border Crimes Report 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Today, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico announced its immigration enforcement statistics for this week. These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, along with Homeland Security Investigations El Paso, and assistance from other federal, state, and county agencies.  Eleven Time Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Fort Dodge Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Newington Man Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Narcotic Pills, Violating Supervised Release 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT KYLE PETERSEN, 39, of Newington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 138 months of imprisonment for trafficking narcotic pills and for violating the conditions of his supervised release that followed a prior federal conviction. Waterloo Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney's Office Filed 81 Border-Related Cases This Week 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 81 border-related cases this week so far, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes. This district, encompassing San Diego and Imperial counties, shares a 140-mile border with Mexico. It includes the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the world's busiest land border crossing, connecting San Diego (America's eighth largest city) and Tijuana (Mexico's second largest city). Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Fatal Overdoses 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Jonathan Tyler Gauthier, a prolific fentanyl dealer who kept selling the deadly drug despite the fatal overdoses of two customers within a four-month span, was sentenced in federal court today to 30 years in prison. According to the government's sentencing memorandum, Gauthier sold the fentanyl that killed 24-year-old Sam Guest in September 2022 and 27-year-old Jesse White in December 2022. Gauthier continued selling fentanyl even after those deaths. As part of his February 2025 plea agreement, Gauthier admitted that the fentanyl he distributed caused their deaths. Fairburn Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Prescription Drugs Worth Nearly $400,000 and Possessing a Firearm 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Malik Kiell Forte, 29, from Fairburn, Georgia has been sentenced for possessing a firearm after numerous felony convictions and stealing prescription drugs by burglarizing a warehouse and breaking into delivery vehicles parked outside of pharmacies around metro Atlanta. Ransomville man going to prison on child pornography charge 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that John Stuart, 37, of Ransomville, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison and 25 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Stuart must also register as a sex offender.   Inglewood Woman Arrested on Federal Indictment Alleging Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT An Inglewood woman has been arrested on a 14-count federal grand jury indictment alleging she fraudulently obtained more than $1.3 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds by submitting more than 100 fraudulent applications for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits using stolen identities, including those of California state prisoners, the Justice Department announced today. Robbers Sentenced for Kidnapping and Beating a Woman in Her Home 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced that Andrew James, also known as Jeremiah Butts, 32, of Washington, D. C., was sentenced today in Superior Court for a kidnapping he orchestrated in January 2024. New Orleans Man Guilty of Multiple Federal Illegal Drug and Firearms Violations 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS, LA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that RASHAD MONTAGUE ("MONTAGUE"), age 33, of New Orleans, pled guilty on June 30, 2025 to an eleven (11) count superseding bill of information before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier. The superseding bill of information charged: Ecuadorian man pleads guilty, sentenced for illegal re-entry 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today Lorenzo Antonio Loja-Castro, 23, a citizen of Ecuador, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to illegal re-entry. He was then sentenced to time served and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.    U.S. Attorney announces immigration case updates for the Eastern District of Virginia 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced today case updates on 11 immigration cases in the district. California Businessman Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Orchestrating $14 Million Covid-Relief Fraud 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT DARREN CARLYLE SADLER participated in a scheme to fraudulently apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans. In just four days, the Southern District of Texas charges nearly 100 individuals in border security and transnational gang-related matters 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT A total of 95 cases have been filed from June 27-July 2 on immigration matters and related efforts to secure the southern border in support of Operation Take Back America El Salvadoran National Charged with Illegal Reentry 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – An El Salvadoran national has been indicted by a federal grand jury for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. Romanian Man Guilty Of Access Device Fraud 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that TAMAS KOLOZSVARI ("KOLOZSVARI"), age 30, a Romanian national, pled guilty on July 1, 2025 to three counts of access device fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(4). Stanislaus County Man Indicted for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of Two Minors 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Gonzalo Hernandez, 37, of Oakdale, was charged in an indictment with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Rutledge, Tennessee Man Sentenced To Over 24 Years In Prison For Production Of Child Pornography 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT THREE INDICTMENTS RETURNED FOR PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED ILLEGAL ALIENS IDENTIFIED IN RECENT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT TALLAHASSEE & PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced today that three previously deported aliens have been indicted separately by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States. FORMER EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE RESIDENT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR CHILD PORN CRIMES 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Daniel R. McCaffrey, 41, formerly of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for the transportation of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and abusive sexual contact with a minor female who had not yet reached 12 years of age.

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