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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Osceola Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Scheme Relating To Federal Criminal Forfeiture 08/01/2025 08:00 AM EDT Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Levelle Joseph Harris (38, Kissimmee) has pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud. Harris faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count. Harris is also facing a forfeiture order of $640,911.85, which represents the total proceeds he obtained through his fraudulent conduct. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Lake County Convicted Felon Facing Up To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Possessing A Firearm 08/01/2025 08:00 AM EDT Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Kevin Eugene Leeks, Jr. (34, Leesburg) has been arrested on an indictment charging him with one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. If convicted, Leeks faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.  Brevard County Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Fentanyl And Methamphetamine 08/01/2025 08:00 AM EDT Orlando, Florida – Senior U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Christopher Fitzgerald Spivey, Jr. (41, Melbourne) to 20 years in federal prison for distributing controlled substances. The court also ordered Spivey to forfeit $10,500, the proceeds of his drug distribution. Spivey pleaded guilty on March 6, 2025. South Florida Man Sentenced To 14 Months In Prison For Smuggling Fentanyl And Other Contraband Into Prison 08/01/2025 08:00 AM EDT Ocala, Florida – United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Jose Santos Pardo (25, Homestead) to 14 months in federal prison for possession of contraband by a federal inmate. Santos Pardo pleaded guilty on March 25, 2025. U.S. Attorney's Office to Participate in Community Events During National Night Out 08/01/2025 08:00 AM EDT ROANOKE, Va. – The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia will join their law enforcement partners, neighbors, and communities in National Night Out events in nearly a dozen communities across the district next Tuesday, August 5, 2025."The Western District of Virginia is one of the most geographically diverse districts in the country, spanning from the Northern Shenandoah Valley all the way down to the North Carolina border and we will have AUSAs and staff at events throughout the entire region," United States Attorney C. Todd Gilbert said today. "National Night Out is an opportunity for folks in our community who might not know what the U.S. Attorney's Office is, what we do, or the services we provide to meet us one-on-one. It's a wonderful night where communities come together and reminds us, we have much more in common than we think." Nanticoke Man Charged With Pandemic Fraud Offenses 08/01/2025 08:00 AM EDT Coleman man identified by distinctive tattoos sentenced to 720 months in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material 08/01/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Coleman, Texas man was sentenced to 720 months in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material. PANAMA CITY MAN SENTENCED FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY 08/01/2025 08:00 AM EDT TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jericho Rayne Skipper, 30, of Panama City, Florida, was sentenced to 60 months in prison and ten years of supervised release after previously pleading guilty to receipt of child pornography. Virginia Man to Serve 15 Years for Stalking, Possession of Child Pornography 08/01/2025 08:00 AM EDT ROANOKE, Va. – A Moneta, Virginia man, who was part of an online group that engaged in cyber stalking and extortion, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in federal prison for stalking and possessing child pornography.Evan Strauss, 26, a.k.a. "Reaper" and "Kobe Deonsons," pled guilty in November 2024 to one count of stalking and one count of possession of child pornography. Prince George's Man Sentenced for Federal Carjacking, Firearms Charges 08/01/2025 08:00 AM EDT Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby sentenced Sean Franklin Mills, Jr., 21, of Capital Heights, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for carjacking and use, carrying, and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. According to the guilty plea, from November 27, 2022, thru December 19, 2022, Mills and a co-conspirator carjacked six victims at gunpoint in Prince George's County, Maryland.  Greensboro Woman Sentenced in Conviction with Multi-Million Dollar Urine Drug Testing Scheme 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT Schenectady Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Drug Conviction 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT Watervliet Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Dealing Firearms Without a License 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT Two Men Unlawfully Residing in the United States Face Federal Charges After Traffic Stop Yields More than 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, and Cocaine 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT Two suspected drug traffickers face federal charges after they were caught transporting approximately 120 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine on Interstate 5 in Linn County, Oregon. Burbank Man Found Guilty of Federal Criminal Charges for Embezzling $2.2 Million in Money and Property Left to Elderly Victim 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT A San Fernando Valley man was found guilty by a jury today of embezzling approximately $2.2 million from an estate left to an elderly victim by the victim's late brother. Tracy Man Pleads Guilty for his Role in Murder-for-Hire Plot 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT Shaminderjit Singh Sandhu, 51, of Tracy, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder for hire. Founder of Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club Stockton Charged with Firearms Offenses, including Unlawfully Possessing a Machine Gun 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Jashanpreet Singh, 26, of Lodi, charging him with unlawful dealing of firearms; unlawful possession of a machine gun; and possession of an unregistered short-barreled rifle, Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez announced. San Antonio man sentenced to 41 months for transporting illegal aliens in open truck bed 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT A 37-year-old San Antonio resident has been ordered to federal prison for transporting 10 illegal aliens Colombian National Pleads Guilty To Orchestrating Scheme To Submit Fraudulent Asylum Applications 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT SAN FRANCISCO – Carlos Adolfo Haeckermann Cardenas pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to orchestrating in a scheme to submit dozens of false and fraudulent asylum applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Marshall County Man Convicted of Methamphetamine and Firearms Charges 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Moundsville, West Virginia man was convicted today by a federal jury of methamphetamine trafficking and a firearms violation. Joseph William Alfred, also known as "Chris," age 50, was found guilty of distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine, attempted possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a firearm, and failure to appear. Wainwright man arrested, charged with child exploitation offenses 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Wainwright man was arrested by the FBI yesterday at his residence on criminal charges related to his alleged attempted enticement of minors in his community to meet for sexual contact. He also allegedly received and possessed child pornography and attempted to entice minors to produce child pornography. Jamestown woman sentenced for her role in drug conspiracy 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Holly Berenguer, 43, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to time serve and four years' supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.  Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Exploiting Minors 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A Worcester man pleaded guilty today to sexually exploiting three minor females. Postal Employee Pleads Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Marina Tusca Brooks Stewart (62, Groveland) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to COVID relief. Stewart faces up to 20 years in federal prison. She is also facing a forfeiture order of $10,000, which represents the proceeds she obtained through this offense.  Worcester Psychiatrist Sentenced for Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances 07/31/2025 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A Worcester psychiatrist was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally prescribing controlled substances.

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