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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Aliquippa Felon Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm 07/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT New Castle Felon Sentenced to Six Years of Prison for Narcotics and Firearm Violations 07/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Oklahoma Felon Sentenced To Federal Prison For Illegally Possessing Loaded Firearm 07/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Fort Myers, FL – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Andre Dominique Barnes (35, Lehigh Acres) to three years and six months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Barnes to forfeit the firearm and ammunition he possessed during the offense. Barnes pleaded guilty on April 9, 2025. Guatemalan National Sentenced To 21 Months In Federal Prison For Illegally Reentering The United States 07/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul Byron has sentenced Jorge Mendez-Bamaca (33, Guatemala) to 21 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Mendez-Bamaca entered a guilty plea on April 21, 2025. Convicted Felon Sentenced To Prison For Illegally Possessing A Pistol 07/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Terrence Jennings (47, Jacksonville) to 18 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Jennings pleaded guilty on April 23, 2025. PERRY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON 07/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – David Alan Miles, 31, of Perry, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Houston Man Sentenced to 120 months in Federal Prison for "Jugging" Robbery of ATM Technician 07/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Houston, Texas man was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison following his guilty plea to the "jugging" robbery of an ATM technician. MEXICAN MAN CHARGED FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN GULF BREEZE 07/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Teodoro Rodriguez-Alvarez, 34, of the country of Mexico, has been charged in federal court with Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Alien. Ohio Woman Sentenced for Role in Public Corruption Scheme 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT An Ohio woman conspired with a former Cleveland city councilman, with whom she was in a romantic relationship, to persuade local nonprofits to enter into arrangements from which the two could financially benefit.  Violent 24-Hour Crime Spree Nets District Man 90-Month Term in Federal Prison 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT Christopher Light, 22, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 90 months in federal prison for his role in a 24-hour violent crime spree that included a gunpoint carjacking and armed robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Two Colorado Springs Residents Charged for Dealing Fentanyl Which Resulted in the Death of a 15-year-old Girl 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT DENVER - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Eugene Edwards, 57, and Destiny Benjamin, 30, of Colorado Springs have been charged by criminal complaint with a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl which resulted in the death of a 15-year-old girl.  Texas Man Arrested on Human Smuggling Charges 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT Derek Riojas was arrested Friday near Dilley on criminal charges related to his alleged human smuggling. Venezuelan Man Arrested for Alleged Human Smuggling Scheme 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT Alexander Jose Barrios aka Alexander Jose Barrios-Pena, of Venezuelan, was arrested Sunday near Dilley on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in a human smuggling conspiracy. United States Attorney's Office for the District of Utah to Participate in Community Events During National Night Out 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah will join their law enforcement partners, neighbors, and communities in National Night Out events in cities across the state.  Delaware County Man Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT Cadence Design Systems Agrees To Plead Guilty And Pay Over $140 Million For Unlawfully Exporting Semiconductor Design Tools To A Restricted PRC Military University 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT SAN JOSE – The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California (NDCA) and the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES) of the Justice Department's National Security Division (NSD) today announced that Cadence Design Systems Inc. (Cadence), a multinational electronic design automation (EDA) technology company headquartered in San Jose, California, has agreed to plead guilty to resolve charges that Cadence committed criminal violations of export controls by selling EDA hardware, software, and semiconductor design intellectual property (IP) technology to the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) Laurel County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT Portland Man Charged with Assaulting a Federal Law Enforcement Officer and Damaging Federal Property During Violent Protest at Local ICE Office 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Portland man made his initial appearance in federal court today after committing various offenses – including aggravated assault of a federal officer and damaging federal property – during a violent protest at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland. Hopkinton Couple Sentenced for Fraud Schemes 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON - A Hopkinton couple were sentenced in federal court in Boston for separate schemes to defraud their workers' compensation insurance carriers, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and their mortgage lender.     Two Sacramento Residents Sentenced to Prison for False Income Tax Return Scheme 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT Dominic Davis, 40, and Sharitia Wright, 61, both of Sacramento, were sentenced today to federal prison for conspiring to file false claims. Buffalo man going to prison for 20 years for selling fentanyl that led to fatal and non-fatal overdoses 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Davon Mitchell, a/k/a Blu Boyy, 35, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.  East Aurora man pleads guilty to receipt of child pornography 07/28/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Brian O'Brien, 42, of East Aurora, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to receipt of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of $250,000. O'Brien will also have to register as a sex offender.

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