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You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. PRC National Sentenced to 55 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine 08/09/2025 08:00 AM EDT PRC Citizen Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Preventing Immigration Removal 08/09/2025 08:00 AM EDT Albany Woman Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute a Synthetic Cannabinoid and Related Charges 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Using Semi-Automatic Rifle to Shoot at Sheriff's Department Helicopter After His Birthday Party 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Laguna Niguel man pleaded guilty today to using a semi-automatic rifle to repeatedly shoot at an Orange County Sheriff's Department helicopter last year from a second-story window at his home. District of Arizona Charges 172 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from August 2, 2025, through August 8, 2025, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 172 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 77 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and the United States also charged 73 aliens for illegally entering the United States. In its ongoing effort to deter unlawful immigration, the United States filed 18 cases against 22 individuals responsible for smuggling illegal aliens into and within the District of Arizona. Grand Jury Returns 4-Count Indictment Charging Two Defendants with Assaulting Federal Officers at Immigration Protest in Downtown Los Angeles 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT A federal grand jury today indicted a Los Angeles woman and a South Bay man on charges that they assaulted federal officers stationed at a federal building in downtown Los Angeles – property that one of them defaced – during an anti-immigration enforcement protest last month. Film Production Accountant Charged in Six-Count Federal Indictment with Embezzling More Than $1.9 Million from Indie Films 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT A film production accountant from the San Fernando Valley has been charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging he embezzled more than $1.9 million from the film productions that employed him, using the illicitly obtained funds to stay at Las Vegas hotels and socialize with pornographic actresses, the Justice Department announced today. U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico Weekly Immigration and Border Crimes Report 08/08/2025 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.  Leader of Transnational Terrorist Group Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT Dallas Humber, 35, of Elk Grove, — leader of the Terrorgram Collective, a transnational terrorist group — pleaded guilty today to all charges against her, including soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists South Sioux Man to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT Citizen of the Dominican Republic Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Immigration Offenses 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT KELVIN PRADO-ROBLES, also known as FRANKELY ROBLES-GUZMAN, 49, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to fraud and immigration offenses. Two Kansas men charged with drug trafficking related crimes 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT Two Kansas men have been charged through separate criminal complaints with charges related to drug trafficking following search warrants executed earlier this week. Leader of Transnational Terrorist Group Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT The Justice Department announced today that Dallas Humber, 35, of Elk Grove, California — leader of the Terrorgram Collective, a transnational terrorist group — pleaded guilty to all charges against her, including soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. Mount Vernon Man Sentenced to Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty to a Drug Trafficking Charge 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT Illegal Immigrant Who Murdered the Mother of His Children Gets 24 Years in Prison 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT Mario Miguel Banegas Deras, 43, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today in Superior Court for the beating, stabbing, and strangulation death of Maria Magdalena Ayala Guardado in Northwest, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Española Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in 2023 Assault 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT Isiah Gutierrez-Arquero pleaded guilty to federal assault charges for attacking a woman in 2023, causing her serious bodily injuries. Tioga County Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Transportation of Child Pornography 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney's Office Filed 79 Border-Related Cases This Week 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 79 border-related cases this week, including charges of assault on a federal officer, bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. Four Men Arrested and Federally Charged Following Multi-Agency Child Exploitation Operation 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT Woodruff Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Travis Legg, 44, of Woodruff, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl. Six Individuals Charged in Alleged Fentanyl Trafficking Organization 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT A newly unsealed federal indictment charges six people, including two Georgia inmates and two Chinese nationals, with allegedly distributing synthetic controlled substances, including fentanyl, sourced from China into the Middle District of Georgia. Ohio Men Sentenced For Conspiring To Distribute More Than Five Kilograms Of Cocaine 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung today sentenced Virgil Cooper (42) and Angelo Jordan (49), both residents of Ohio, for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and attempting to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Cooper was sentenced to 19 years and 7 months in federal prison and Jordan was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison. A federal jury found both guilty on May 1, 2025. Florida Men Plead Guilty to Alien Smuggling Conspiracy Involving 69 Aliens 08/08/2025 08:00 AM EDT Two Miami men have pleaded guilty to federal charges for their roles in a conspiracy to smuggle aliens into the United States by sea.

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